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Kendall Grove Says He Asked for Fight with Demian Maia, Takes Our Trivia Quiz…(VIDEO)

UFC Middleweight and TUF 3 Champion, Kendall Grove says he asked matchmaker Joe Silva for a fight with Demian Maia because he is at a point in his career where he only wants to fight the best. Grove doesn’t think the caliber of fighters he’s beaten lately mean much to advancing him up […]

UFC Middleweight and TUF 3 Champion, Kendall Grove says he asked matchmaker Joe Silva for a fight with Demian Maia because he is at a point in his career where he only wants to fight the best. Grove doesn’t think the caliber of fighters he’s beaten lately mean much to advancing him up the ranks or testing his true abilities. Whether he wins or loses he wants to see what he can do against a respected talent like Maia.

As Grove has been fighting in the UFC since 2006, RawVegas.tv thought they would test his cognitive skills and see if he could answer a few trivia questions to gauge how the years of fighting have effected him. Grove says he’s a “dumb fighter” and didn’t expect to know the answers… Watch full video below:

Watch Kendall Grove Talks About His Upcoming Fight with Demian Maia, Chael Sonnen, and Takes a Quiz to Test His Cognitive Skills on RawVegas.tv

TUF 12 Finalists Jonathon Brookins and Michael Johnson on their Fight this Saturday (VIDEO)

RawVegas.tv caught up with the two Lightweight Finalists going head-to-head for the six figure UFC contract and honor of being the The Ultimate Fighter, Johnathon Brookins and Michael Johnson. The two former GSP teammates talk about the differences between Josh Koscheck’s disappointing camp and Georges St. Pierre’s highly beneficial camp. Our host also […]

RawVegas.tv caught up with the two Lightweight Finalists going head-to-head for the six figure UFC contract and honor of being the The Ultimate Fighter, Johnathon Brookins and Michael Johnson. The two former GSP teammates talk about the differences between Josh Koscheck’s disappointing camp and Georges St. Pierre’s highly beneficial camp. Our host also blows it for Michael Johnson by letting him know the Betting Odds are against him. Watch full videos below:

Watch Jonathan Brookins Talks About Training with Georges St. Pierre, His Upcoming Fight with Michael Johnson, and Josh Koscheck on RawVegas.tv

Watch Michael Johnson Talks About TUF 12, Training with Georges St. Pierre, His Upcoming Fight with Jonathan Brookins and Josh Koscheck on RawVegas.tv

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ 12.11 Recap: The Easter Bunny

Note: In addition to the the lightweight finals, three more matches featuring TUF 12 cast-members have been added to Saturday’s finale show. Details are at the end of this post…
"Now, fuck the team," George St. Pierre says to Jonathan Br…

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Note: In addition to the the lightweight finals, three more matches featuring TUF 12 cast-members have been added to Saturday’s finale show. Details are at the end of this post…

"Now, fuck the team," George St. Pierre says to Jonathan Brookins and Kyle Watson to kick off last night’s episode. "There’s no more team." GSP won’t be giving strategic advice to Brookins and Watson for their red-on-red semifinal match; it’s time for them to sink or swim as individuals. John Danaher says this is the fight that should have been the final, as they’re the two most talented athletes.

Watson has seen enough of Brookins to know that he loves to shoot at his opponent’s lead leg for takedowns. In practice, Watson goes over how he’ll make Brookins pay for that, with uppercuts and lead knees. Meanwhile on Team Koscheck, training has ground to a halt. Only Nam Phan is left in the semis, and everybody else is just sitting there with their teeth in their mouth, bitching about their lots in life. Marc Stevens feels like he didn’t learn much from the TUF experience, and the yellow team in general feels envious of all the great guest-coaches that GSP brought in for his guys. Sevak sort-of comes to Koscheck’s defense: "I got a lot of positive things from Josh. I expected less."

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Michael Johnson Looks Back on TUF 12, Forward Toward Finale

Filed under: UFCOn this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, Michael Johnson defeated Nam Phan by split decision, earning a spot on Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighter Finale card, where he’ll face Jonathan Brookins to see who will be the winner of th…

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On this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, Michael Johnson defeated Nam Phan by split decision, earning a spot on Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighter Finale card, where he’ll face Jonathan Brookins to see who will be the winner of this season of the UFC’s reality show.

In his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com, Johnson discussed his fight with Phan, Brookins’ unanimous decision victory over Kyle Watson, and his preparation for Saturday night’s fight, which has included training with Greg Jackson’s camp in Albuquerque.

The interview is below.

Reminder: ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Two-Hour Semi-Final Special Airs Tonight at 9 p.m.

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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…

TUF 12 The Ultimate Fighter Brookins Phan Watson Johnson

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…

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ 12.10 Recap: Mad Dogs and Englishmen

(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…

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(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…

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