As UFC and FOX announce their new multi-year partnership, details have confirmed that a revamped The Ultimate Fighter series will begin airing on FX Network this spring. A UFC press release stated: In spring 2012,.
As UFC and FOX announce their new multi-year partnership, details have confirmed that a revamped The Ultimate Fighter series will begin airing on FX Network this spring. A UFC press release stated:
In spring 2012, THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER, UFC’s signature weekly reality show moves to FX, FOX’s general entertainment cable network now in more than 99 million homes. With the move to FX, the show will feature a newly-designed format. FX is also set to televise another four-to six-live UFC events annually, with a mixture of additional events and programs heading to FSMG cable networks including FUEL TV.
Changes to the TUF show include a two-hour live season premiere to showcase 16 ‘all-or-nothing’ fights among 32 fighters and audience participation as viewers vote on who will fight who once coaches select their teams. TUF episodes will be edited in real time and live fights will follow each episode over a 12 week period leading up to the 13th episode which will be an all live event crowning the champion.
Changes to UFC pay-per-view events are also in the works and Fox’s first UFC Live event will air November 12th.
Just think of the captions that a lesser journalist would come up with. Seriously, just think it this time.
You had to see this one coming. Three weeks out from his unanimous decision defeat to Tim Boetsch at UFC 130, the UFC has decided to part ways with TUF 3 winner Kendall Grove. After defeating Ed Herman to win The Ultimate Fighter 3 back in 2006, Grove has gone 6-6 in the UFC, including losses to Patrick Cote, Mark Munoz and Demian Maia. Aside from Ed Herman, the only fighter that Kendall Grove holds a win over who is still fighting in the UFC is Alan Belcher, who he defeated by D’Arce choke back at UFC 69 in April of 2007.
Just think of the captions that a lesser journalist would come up with. Seriously, just think it this time.
You had to see this one coming. Three weeks out from his unanimous decision defeat to Tim Boetsch at UFC 130, the UFC has decided to part ways with TUF 3 winner Kendall Grove. After defeating Ed Herman to win The Ultimate Fighter 3 back in 2006, Grove has gone 6-6 in the UFC, including losses to Patrick Cote, Mark Munoz and Demian Maia. Aside from Ed Herman, the only fighter that Kendall Grove holds a win over who is still fighting in the UFC is Alan Belcher, who he defeated by D’Arce choke back at UFC 69 in April of 2007.
Kendall Grove is the third winner of The Ultimate Fighter to get fired by the UFC, joining the likes of Travis Lutter and Efrain Escudero. Interestingly enough, Grove is the first TUF winner to be released from the UFC simply due to poor performance. Escudero was released by the UFC after missing weight by four pounds before his loss to Charles Oliveira. Meanwhile, Travis Lutter was released by the UFC after, well…being Travis Lutter. Not to mention any names, but somefighters should take this firing as a wakeup call: Winning The Ultimate Fighter does not guarantee job security.
UFC middleweight Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping talks about getting the coaching role for the upcoming season fourteen of “The Ultimate Fighter”. Bisping also discusses Chael Sonnen, coaching opposite Jason Miller, a few interesting comments concerning his last fight at UFC 127, and much more.
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UFC middleweight Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping talks about getting the coaching role for the upcoming season fourteen of “The Ultimate Fighter”. Bisping also discusses Chael Sonnen, coaching opposite Jason Miller, a few interesting comments concerning his last fight at UFC 127, and much more.
Steve Cofield caught up to TUF 14 coach Michael Bisping recently during a break from taping the SPIKE TV reality series, and the cocky Brit expressed his dissentient opinion that his opposing coach on the show, Jason “Mayhem” Miller is not a worthy opponent.
“I can fully understand it. The guy’s obviously….he does Bully Beatdown. He does a TV show, so he’s got a bit of got a bit of a crossover appeal, if you will, but I wasn’t overly excited that he’s going to be my next fight. I wanted somebody like Chael Sonnen or possibly the winner of [Yushin] Okami and Anderson [Silva] — you know, somebody of that stature in the middleweight division,” Bisping explained matter-of-factly. “But I can understand from a business perspective the UFC’s decision to do…you know, to give Mayhem the shot. It’s a double-edged sword. It will be good for the show, but it wasn’t the opponent I wanted though.”
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Steve Cofield caught up to TUF 14 coach Michael Bisping recently during a break from taping the SPIKE TV reality series, and the cocky Brit expressed his dissentient opinion that his opposing coach on the show, Jason “Mayhem” Miller is not a worthy opponent.
“I can fully understand it. The guy’s obviously….he does Bully Beatdown. He does a TV show, so he’s got a bit of got a bit of a crossover appeal, if you will, but I wasn’t overly excited that he’s going to be my next fight. I wanted somebody like Chael Sonnen or possibly the winner of [Yushin] Okami and Anderson [Silva] — you know, somebody of that stature in the middleweight division,” Bisping explained matter-of-factly. “But I can understand from a business perspective the UFC’s decision to do…you know, to give Mayhem the shot. It’s a double-edged sword. It will be good for the show, but it wasn’t the opponent I wanted though.”
Bisping may have caught a break when Sonnen was barred from being on the show due to his ongoing licensing issues with the California State Athletic Commission as the durable Team Quest product would drink his milkshake seven different ways.
What’s somewhat of a head-scratcher is how Bisping thinks he should be considered a superior fighter to Miller.
Let’s compare their last ten fights:
Bisping’s current three-fight streak includes wins over 39-year-old Jorge Rivera and 35-year-old Yoshihiro Akiyama. Akiyama’s biggest win of the past three years was a very debatable split-decision over Alan Belcher. Rivera’s biggest win over the same period was against Kendall Grove.
Three of his other wins in that 10-fight span were over Jason Day, Charles McCarthy and Denis Kang — all of whom have since been dropped by the UFC.
Looking at his losses, Bisping was knocked out by Dan Henderson and dropped decisions to Rashad Evans, (which prompted him to drop to middleweight) and to aging veteran Wanderlei Silva, whose UFC success could be described as lacklustre, in spite of his go-for-broke fan-friendly style.
If we go back further and find the biggest win of Bisping’s career, it would have to be the one he stole from Matt Hamill, which most would argue was a gift decision awarded to him by hometown judges in England. Because the fight took place at light heavyweight, it doesn’t improve his spot in the rankings.
Now let’s take a look at Miller’s past ten fights.
His win over Sakuraba pretty much cancels out Bisping’s win over Rivera and you could argue that his win over Tim Kennedy is worth more than any of Bisping’s, considering he is consistently ranked higher than any of the fighters “The Count” has fought at 185.
One point that’s worth noting is that Bisping has only fought one top 5 ranked middlewight fighter — Dan Henderson — and he was knocked out in devastating fashion in that fight. Miller has faced two: Chael Sonnen and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, and although he lost to both of them, he did so by decision, which in itself is a feat considering the caliber of both fighters.
He also survived three rounds with one of the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Maybe we’re missing something, but how exactly is Bisping on another echelon than Miller?
He later backtracks slightly in the interview from all but calling Miller a can to simply stating he’s a decent fighter looking to propel himself into the limelight by beating a fighter of his, er..stature.
“Listen…Miller’s tough. There’s no question, he’s super tough. He’s got great cardio. He’s tough as hell. If you look at his fight with Georges St-Pierre, he was getting the shit kicked out of him and he was just laughing the whole time. So he’s hard to finish, do you know what I mean? He’s tough. He’s got awesome jiu-jitsu. He’s got underrated stand-up and good wrestling. So don’t get me wrong, I’m not underestimating him. I’m not thinking he’s a lesser fighter than me,” Bisping explained with a straight face after stating minutes before that he was a superior fighter to Miller. “That’s not what I’m saying. But in terms of world rankings and getting a title shot, I don’t think he’s going to progress me in my career. In some ways I think he’s a bad match-up because the pressure’s going to be on me because I’m expected to beat him. And he’s obviously looking to make a name on my back.”
So a win over Mayhem wouldn’t do anything for his career, but his past three wins over Akiyama, Miller and Rivera did?
UFC middleweight Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller talks to Heavy MMA to talk about being picked by the promotion to coach opposite Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping on the upcoming Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter”.
Miller names his coaching team, his final days with Strikeforce, his thoughts on Nick Diaz, Bisping, coaching and more.
UFC middleweight Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller talks to Heavy MMA to talk about being picked by the promotion to coach opposite Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping on the upcoming Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter”.
Miller names his coaching team, his final days with Strikeforce, his thoughts on Nick Diaz, Bisping, coaching and more.
On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission issued fighter salaries and the list of medical suspensions for this past Saturdays The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale (aka TUF 13 Finale) event in Las Vegas.
The top three earners for the TUF 13 Finale event were winners Clay Guida ($74,000), Ed Herman ($48,000), […]
On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission issued fighter salaries and the list of medical suspensions for this past Saturdays The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale (aka TUF 13 Finale) event in Las Vegas.
The top three earners for the TUF 13 Finale event were winners Clay Guida ($74,000), Ed Herman ($48,000), and Jeremy Stephens ($40,000).
Earning the longest suspensions were Kyle Kingsbury, Chris Cope, and Danny Downes, who could be out for as long as six months.
The TUF 13 Finale took place on June 4 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired live on Spike TV, while the pelim card streamed live on the UFC Facebook page.
Fighter Salaries for the event are as follows, while the full list of medical suspensions can be found after the jump:
– Kyle Kingsbury: Suspended until Dec. 2 for a left orbital fracture unless cleared by an ophthalmologist or ENT. Minimum suspension until July 20 with no contact until July 5.
– Ramsey Nijem: Suspended until July 20 with no contact until July 5.
– Tim Credeur: Suspended until July 5 with no contact until June 26.
– Fabio Maldonado: Suspended until July 20 with no contact until July 5.
– Chris Cope: Suspended until Dec. 2 for possible broken thumbs, if x-ray shows positive then must receive clearance by an orthopedic doctor.
– Danny Downes: Suspended until Dec. 2 for possible right-hand and left-shoulder injuries, may receive clearance by an orthopedic doctor. Minimum suspension until July 20 with no contact until July 5.
– Josh Grispi: Suspended until June 26 with no contact until June 19.
– Shamar Bailey: Suspended until July 5 with no contact until June 26.
– Justin Edwards: Suspended until July 5 with no contact until June 26.
– Ken Stone: Suspended until Aug. 4 with no contact until July 20.
