After taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, The Ultimate Fighter is playing catchup tonight with a two-hour episode that kicks off at 9 p.m. The four remaining lightweight hopefuls will be whittled down to two, as Jonathan Brookins takes on Kyle Watson, and Nam Phan rumbles with Michael Johnson. There will be a lot of time to kill in between, so hopefully Georges St. Pierre brings another celebrity guest-coach into the mix. (Kanye?) Tune in, and be sure to read our recap tomorrow morning…
After taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, The Ultimate Fighter is playing catchup tonight with a two-hour episode that kicks off at 9 p.m. The four remaining lightweight hopefuls will be whittled down to two, as Jonathan Brookins takes on Kyle Watson, and Nam Phan rumbles with Michael Johnson. There will be a lot of time to kill in between, so hopefully Georges St. Pierre brings another celebrity guest-coach into the mix. (Kanye?) Tune in, and be sure to read our recap tomorrow morning…
Filed under: UFCUltimate Fighter cast member Michael Johnson wanted to fight Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres from the beginning, and he finally got to step into the Octagon with his rival on Wednesday night’s episode, winning a unanimous decision to advance…
Ultimate Fighter cast member Michael Johnson wanted to fight Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres from the beginning, and he finally got to step into the Octagon with his rival on Wednesday night’s episode, winning a unanimous decision to advance to the Season 12 semifinals.
In his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com, Johnson discussed the fight, sticking to his game plan and how he felt about being matched up with Nam Phan in the season’s semifinals.
(Kyle Watson, Michael Johnson, and John Danaher join host Stephan Bonnar to run down last night’s fights on the latest episode of "The Aftermath." Warning: Danaher drops a "retard" joke within the first 30 seconds of the interview. Anybody else getting a Lanny Poffo vibe from this guy?)
Michael Johnson is one of those dudes who can’t appreciate the sheer hilarity of being sprayed with water. When Sako (or was it Sevak? one of those guys) rigs the sink to blast the next person who uses it, MJ is on the losing end and freaks out. So immature, you guys! Michael is convinced that Alex Caceres is to blame, I guess because he saw Alex pull the same prank the day before. Their quarterfinal fight can’t come soon enough.
But first, Kyle Watson and Aaron Wilkinson will have to face off. GSP says Aaron is a better striker than Kyle, so Kyle needs to get the fight to the ground. Kyle’s plan is to take Aaron down from the clinch, rather than shooting in. Logically, Coach Koscheck advises "English" to keep the fight standing. After three fights in the house, Aaron’s right eye is looking rough. And it’s go-time already…
(Kyle Watson, Michael Johnson, and John Danaher join host Stephan Bonnar to run down last night’s fights on the latest episode of "The Aftermath." Warning: Danaher drops a "retard" joke within the first 30 seconds of the interview. Anybody else getting a Lanny Poffo vibe from this guy?)
Michael Johnson is one of those dudes who can’t appreciate the sheer hilarity of being sprayed with water. When Sako (or was it Sevak? one of those guys) rigs the sink to blast the next person who uses it, MJ is on the losing end and freaks out. So immature, you guys! Michael is convinced that Alex Caceres is to blame, I guess because he saw Alex pull the same prank the day before. Their quarterfinal fight can’t come soon enough.
But first, Kyle Watson and Aaron Wilkinson will have to face off. GSP says Aaron is a better striker than Kyle, so Kyle needs to get the fight to the ground. Kyle’s plan is to take Aaron down from the clinch, rather than shooting in. Logically, Coach Koscheck advises "English" to keep the fight standing. After three fights in the house, Aaron’s right eye is looking rough. And it’s go-time already…
Filed under: UFC, NewsOn this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, the four quarterfinal fights were matched up, and rivals Michael Johnson and Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres got their wish of being able to fight each other.
On this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, the four quarterfinal fights were matched up, and rivals Michael Johnson and Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres got their wish of being able to fight each other.
In his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com, Johnson touched on why he wanted to fight Bruce Leroy and what kind of fight he expected. He also discussed the wild card fight on this week’s episode between Aaron Wilkinson and Marc Stevens, and on the fight that nearly took place outside the cage when Josh Koscheck started jawing with members of Georges St. Pierre’s team.
Filed under: UFCWhen Dane Sayers took on Sako Chivitchian on this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck, it meant that all 14 fighters in the house have had their opportunity to step into the Octagon.
When Dane Sayers took on Sako Chivitchian on this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck, it meant that all 14 fighters in the house have had their opportunity to step into the Octagon.
In MMAFighting.com’s weekly interview with Team GSP’s Michael Johnson, we asked how he felt he stacked up after having seen everyone in action, and Johnson said he liked his chances against everyone who had advanced to the next round of this season’s Ultimate Fighter tournament.
Johnson also touched on Josh Koscheck’s confrontation with a member of the Team GSP staff, and the annual Ultimate Fighter coaches’ challenge. The full interview is below.
Filed under: UFCUltimate Fighter viewers were treated to the sight of not one but two fighters getting choked into unconsciousness in the Octagon on Wednesday night, as both of the fights on this week’s episode ended with submissions.
Ultimate Fighter viewers were treated to the sight of not one but two fighters getting choked into unconsciousness in the Octagon on Wednesday night, as both of the fights on this week’s episode ended with submissions.
As we do each week, MMAFighting.com interviewed Michael Johnson, a member of Team GSP, about the show. Johnson talked about the two fights, his trash talk with rival coach Josh Koscheck, and how the guys on Team GSP felt about improving their record to 5-1 after the sixth fight.
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