Jon Tuck of Guam (6-0 with three wins by KO) has made it as one of the competitors of this season’s The Ultimate Fighter, the UFC TV reality show for its aspiring MMA athletes.
Tuck is the 2010 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup gold medalist and is coming off two consecutive KO wins in MMA over Filipino champion Eduard Folayang then Strikeforce veteran Tristan Arenal, respectively,
Fighting for The Arena MMA Team, Tuck is an established name in grappling and MMA in the Oceania region and the Philippines. His last win inside the cage was over Arenal last November 26, 2011, in Pacific Xtreme Combat 28 in Metro Manila, Philippines, by KO in the first round.
More impressive was Tuck’s win over Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) and Martial Combat Superfight champion Folayang, with a KO in only eight seconds of the first round of their fight last November 21, 2009, in Gorilla Warfare 3 – Confrontation.
It remains Folayang’s lone career loss in his 11-1 record, as he remains unbeaten in the URCC and One FC, where he’s also a star.
According to Michael David Smith’s report on MMA Fighting,
…a few have been around the block: Myles Jury is a 9-0 veteran who has finished all nine of his opponents in the first round. He was on the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter but had to leave the house after suffering a serious knee injury. And James Krause, who fought twice in the WEC, is part of the cast as well.
The Ultimate Fighter has been radically overhauled for its 15th season, which will premiere on March 9 on FX. For the first time, the fights will be live, starting with a premiere episode with an unprecedented 16 live fights airing on one night. After that, the 16 winning fighters will move into the house and be divided into teams coached by Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz, and a fight or two a week will air live on FX every Friday night after that.
Jon Tuck deserves equal billing with that certain Myles Jury and a mister James Krause; this Guamanian’s a solid bet.
Any takers?
In the interest of full disclosure, the writer has met Jon Tuck—on the mat in an international grappling competition. The writer got submitted by arm bar and settled for third place, and Tuck, not surprisingly ended up champion of their division.
Photo courtesy of PacificXtremeCombat.com.
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