The Ultimate Fighter 5 Video Interview Showreels
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Luckily none of these got through the next phase.
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Apply to be on the The Ultimate fighter 5
Here is the application form to apply to be on TUF 5.
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The Ultimate Fighter 4 Final Results - Yey its finally over
Fight 1:
Thales Leites vs. Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann def. Thales Leites via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27) after 3 Rounds.
Fight 2:
Charles McCarthy vs. Gideon Ray
Charles McCarthy def. Gideon Ray via Submission (armbar) at 4:43 of Round 1.
Fight 3:
Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell
Scott Smith def. Pete Sell via KO (punch) at 2:25 of Round 2.
Fight 4:
Pete Spratt vs. Jeremy Jackson
Pete Spratt def. Jeremy Jackson via Submission (injury) at 1:11 of Round 2.
Fight 5:
Jorge Rivera vs. Edwin Dewees
Jorge Rivera def. Edwin Dewees via TKO (strikes) at of 2:37 Round 1.
Fight 6:
Din Thomas vs. Rich Clementi
Din Thomas def. Rich Clementi via Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:11 of Round 2.
Fight 7:
Patrick Cote vs. Travis Lutter (TUF 4 MW Final)
Travis Lutter def. Patrick Cote via Submission (armbar) at 2:43 of Round 1 to become the Ultimate Fighter 4 Middleweight winner.
Fight 8:
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle (TUF 4 WW Final)
Matt Serra def. Chris Lytle via Split Decision (30-27 Serra, 27-30 Lytle, 30-27 Serra) after 3 Rounds to become the Ultimate Fighter 4 Welterweight winner.
Bring on TUF 5 and don't do the same mistake twice, ditch it veterans and bring in some new raw talent.
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Ross Pointon Vs Luke Cummo fight rumour for UFC 66
Rumours have been flying all over the web regarding Ross Pointon Vs Luke Cummo. Lets hope that we don't have a repeat of the Bispings Visa troubles.
Bisping now not fighting in TUF 4 final due to Visa Issues
“The Ultimate Fighter” season three winner Michael Bisping (11-0), speaking about the cancellation of his fight this Saturday with Eric Schafer (8-2-2) at the TUF 4 Finale in Las Vegas, said today, “My visa just didn’t come through in time, it’s just sheer bureaucracy” and is “absolutely heartbroken” not to be fighting.
“Hopefully this match will be rescheduled for the December show, same fight,” said the TUF 3 winner, who hasn’t fought since besting Josh Haynes (8-6) in June.
When asked about what had kept him out for so long “The Count” answered, “I injured my knee about 10 days before the TUF Finale training with Georges St.Pierre. I had a small tear of the ligament but I just iced it and fought in the final anyway. There was talk of me fighting on the October 10 show but we weren’t certain whether I’d be healed in time so decided to wait until November.”
“I just want to apologize to my fans and assure you that no one is more disappointed than me,” Bisping said. “Apologies to Eric and I look forward to making a triumphant return in December.”
The UFC is slated to host two events in December – the next installment of its UFC Fight Night series at the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, and its Dec. 30 UFC 66 “Liddell vs. Ortiz 2” event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
TUF 4 Rating For Episode Eleven Ties Record Low
The Ultimate Fighter 4 "The Comeback" episode eleven from this past Thursday night on Spike TV scored a final cable rating of 1.0, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The show is not doing so well past the half-way point this year. Not sure what to make of that.
Complete Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale Card Made Official with Bisping
The following bouts are confirmed by UFC.com for the November 11th special, Ultimate Fighter 4 finale show live on Spike TV from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada:
-Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle (TUF4 WW Final)
-Travis Lutter vs. Patrick Cote/Edwin Dewees (TUF4 MW Final)
-Michael Bisping vs. Eric Schafer
-Din Thomas vs. Rich Clementi
-Pete Spratt vs. Jeremy Jackson
-Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell
-Charles McCarthy vs. Gideon Ray
-Thales Leites vs. Martin Kampmann
The prelim bouts will be: Spratt/Jackson, Smith/Sell, McCarthy/Ray and Leites/Kampmann.
Don't forget to visit MMANews.com the day of the show for detailed live play-by-play results from the show, including the prelim bouts.
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TUF 4 Rating For Episode Ten Bounces Back …Sort Of
The Ultimate Fighter 4: "The Comeback" episode ten scored a final cable rating of 1.2, according to Nielsen Media Research.
That is up from the previous week's record-low 1.0, but still can't be considered a great sign considering Matt Serra vs. Shonie Carter was the most compelling fight that could be made among the rosters in both weight-classes.
The Ultimate Fighter 1, 2 and 3 rocked as the fighters were unknown. The Ultimate Fighter 4 showed us why old fighters are not still in the ring. Also they dont seem to like to be trained by the trainers, why is GSP and Randy there when they dont use them.
UFC please dont bring TUF 5 with old retarted fighters. Bring on the noobs.
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Ortiz-Shamrock III draws knockout ratings for Spike TV
The final chapter in the long-running feud between UFC legend Ken "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Shamrock and Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz achieved record ratings for Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. The two hour live UFC fight card on Tuesday, October 10 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) from the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. drew 4.2 million viewers, topping out at 5.7 million from 9:30pm-9:45pm. The two-hour event drew an impressive 500,000 more Men 18-34 head-to-head against the MLB playoffs on FOX (1.6 million - 1.1 million). Ortiz won the main event with a first-round knockout over Shamrock.
Overall, the fight card drew a 3.1 household rating (2.8 million homes), 4.46 M18-49 (2.4 million), and a 6.0 M18-34 (1.6 million).
"The fact that more young guys have chosen to watch this huge UFC fight over the baseball playoffs speaks volumes on the rising popularity of the UFC and mixed martial arts in America," says Kevin Kay, General Manager, Spike TV.
"Last night was a turning point for the UFC. This will further drive the evolution of mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport," said Dana White, President, Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Among the ratings highlights include:
Spike TV drew more Men 18-34 (1.6 million), than anything on
television (broadcast or cable) on Tuesday, October 10
The fight in the 8-10pm timeslot for Spike TV was up +722% with Men
18-34, +942% M18-24, and +652% M 25-34 versus a year ago.
The 9:30-9:45 quarter hour drew a 9.7 rating with M25-34 and an 8.0
M18-34
The previous most watched UFC fight was 2.8 million on June 24 for the
finale of The Ultimate Fighter 3. The previous highest quarter hour
ever for a fight was 3.4 million.
Highest ratings for a primetime night (8-11pm) for M18-34 and M18-49
in Spike TV history (UFC fight and Scream Awards).
Largest one-day tally of unique visitors to spiketv.com in network
history - 117,000
Spike TV, the first network for men, is available in 90 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.
Mike Swick Wastes No Time: “I want Anderson Silva next!�
Suffice to say, it didn’t take Anderson Silva long to establish himself as the unquestioned king of the sport’s deepest division.
In less than four combined minutes, the fearsome Brazilian striker disposed of the iron-jawed Chris Leben and then violently removed the UFC middleweight championship from the clutches of pound-for-pound great Rich Franklin.
That is the type of UFC debut that has a way of sending willing and eager future opponents scurrying in search of easier fights. However, 185-pound contender Mike Swick wants to make it crystal clear that he does not fall into that group.
“I want to fight Anderson Silva for the title in my next fight,” he said without hesitation. “I don’t want any more elimination fights or tune-ups. I want Silva next.”
To most, that may sound like hubris. But Swick takes a more philosophical view of the situation.
“The thing is that Silva is a great challenge for me,” Swick said. “I got into the sport to challenge myself by fighting the best fighters in the world. I’ve waited my whole life for an opportunity like this. I would get to fight for the title against a guy who is an absolute beast–a guy that everyone is afraid of. It doesn’t get more challenging than that, so it would be the ultimate fight for me.”
Fighting for a UFC title almost certainly qualifies as the ultimate fight for any mixed martial artist. Still, Swick is nobody’s fool. He is well aware that MMA is more than just a sport. It is also a business for the handful of professionals that call the UFC their full-time job, one that requires athletes to win often and impressively if they want to continue to flourish in their chosen profession.
Thus, it is hard to imagine Swick campaigning for a fight unless he was very confident of his chances.
“Silva is the type of fighter that I like to fight,” he said. “He’s not going to come out passively, which fits well with my style because it lets me be aggressive and it makes for an exciting fight for the fans. Also, his style is very reminiscent of Muay Thai, and I am really comfortable fighting guys with a Muay Thai style. So this is the exact fight I want.”
And it is a fight that Swick firmly believes that he deserves.
“The UFC positioned my fight with David Loiseau as a fight to determine the No. 1 contender,” he explained. “The announcers said that numerous times in the broadcast. He was the former No. 1 contender and I beat him. Sure, I had a bad night and didn’t look that great. But either way I still won the fight. And I won my previous four fights in just over five total minutes, so I’m entitled to one bad night. Whether people think I’m ready or whatever the case, I deserve the title shot. I don’t know any other middleweight in the UFC that deserves a title fight more than I do.”
Swick has a point. He has amassed a perfect 5-0 record inside the Octagon. No other fighter in the division can boast an equal or better current winning streak. And his recent decision win over David Loiseau at UFC 63 certainly felt like a title elimination bout, whether or not it was formally sanctioned as such by UFC president Dana White.
Of course, it is hard to argue that anyone is more deserving of a title shot than Franklin. Fourteen months as champion, including two successful title defenses, has to count for something. Franklin, however, is unavailable for the near future due to a badly broken nose suffered at UFC 64.
Swick, therefore, seems like the logical choice. But nothing in life is simple, including the question of who should get first crack at the new 185-pound champion.
“I have ligament damage in my hand from the Loiseau fight, so I can’t punch at the moment,” Swick admitted, raising doubt over whether he could fight as soon as UFC 66 on December 30. “I can operate my hand enough to do technique work and stuff, but I can’t spar or do full-speed grappling until the hand heals. It should heal pretty quickly. The question is whether the UFC will wait and give me the first shot at Silva or if the next TUF winner will be first in line.”
Source: UFC.com
