You could consider it a rite of passage for veterans of “The Ultimate Fighter,” or maybe just veterans in general.
The young, cocky fighter comes onto the scene and wins a couple of
fights after a setback. He starts thinking past his next fight and
around corners to plateaus not yet reached. Then, suddenly, the momentum
is gone.
C.B. Dollaway, who meets Joe Doerksen Saturday night at UFC 119 in Indianapolis, admits he went that
route after recovering from the setbacks he encountered on “The Ultimate
Fighter 7.”