Going Live: The Ultimate Fighter 15 Season Review

Another season of the flagship program for mixed martial arts, The Ultimate Fighter, will be in the books after tomorrow night. Number 15 was a lot like past years of TUF. The prospects on the show were not as celebrated entering the house. It looked as if a few guys on the show could conceivably be competing at a lower weight class. Some of the competitors have some potential to be contenders one day. There were some good fights, and there were some boring/ugly fights too. However, season 15 also held many

TUF 15 Episode 1 Recap: We are LIVE!

The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV has been a staple of mixed martial arts for 7 years, and in that time frame we’ve seen pretty much everything. Chris Leben entered our hearts with some smack talking, glass punching, and a little bit of pee. Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz brought the term “bad blood” to a whole new level. Dave Kaplan thought it was a good idea to a take a flush shot to the jaw from Tom Lawlor, which was incredibly entertaining. Junie Browning… I don’t really have to explain that one do I? Dus

TUF 13 Diary: Episode 1 Recap and Analysis

I was first introduced to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts in 1994, when I was only six years old. My uncle owned an illegal Pay-Per-View black box and recorded all the early UFC events. Out of curiosity, I used to watch these recorded tapes. I was in awe of Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, to me they were superheroes, Street Fighter II characters that came to life. I looked at these Ultimate Fighting Championship events as real life Bloodsport. Just like the movie, fighters of all styles, races, and cultures