The 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter has undoubtedly been the best season yet for the reality series.
Before you go off saying that the first season was the best because it was the most important, I’m not arguing with you and I’m not saying that. The first season of The Ultimate Fighter was the most important, but this season has been the most entertaining.
The reason this season has been the best yet is because of the complete package, which hasn’t been the case for seasons in the past. For example, the first season had a couple of good fights, but it was really all about the drama in the house and creating personalities.
The same can be said about the 10th season with Rashad Evans and Quintin “Rampage” Jackson as the coaches. The seventh season had great fights, but lacked altercations between the coaches.
This season of The Ultimate Fighter pulls no punches, because it has everything I look for going in.
Recently, the seasons have become stale with hardly any exchanges between the coaches and fighters that really haven’t impressed. Again, that hasn’t been the case this season.
Going into this season, I knew that the fighters would be great because it was the first time they had the bantamweights and featherweights on the show, and I saw their record before hand. Instead of records like 1-0 and 4-1, these fighters came into the house with impressive records, and they impressed me right out of the gate.
Just about every fighter was well-rounded with great striking, good Jiu-jitsu and solid wrestling. This became evident right out of the gate when the first episode featured fights to get into the house that were absolutely awesome.
It was very hard to find a slouch in the group, and this season has been filled with great fights from fighters that I believe can really make a splash in the UFC. That’s something I’m normally unsure about in recent seasons.
But the fighters haven’t been the only reason this season has been so great, because the coaches have done their part as well. From pulling hilarious pranks to shoving each other and getting in each other’s faces, Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller have done a great job of keeping us entertained throughout the season.
Bisping’s uncanny cockiness displayed once again on another season of TUF is all fans need to gain more hatred for the Brit. With everything they’ve done to each other this season, I can’t wait to see these two clash Dec. 3.
Not only because they both have explosive personalities, but both guys really are talented and match up with one another really well. It should be a fitting end to a great season. I can’t wait to see the final episode of the season next week.
Whenever fans of MMA ask me what my favorite season of TUF is, I’ll answer without skipping a beat—Bisping vs. Mayhem.
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