Mr Fight and Write TUF Shoot Week 1

So after a whole summer of hype The Ultimate Fighter’s whopping season 18 debuted this week. And whilst it was an entertaining 90 minutes the ratings have really bought the show into question-Do people still care? And more importantly, should they still care?

Mr Fight and Write TUF Shoot Week 1

 

As I said I thought it was an entertaining episode with some decent looking fights. The format does look tired there is no escaping it and by half way through I was bored of the f*cking sob stories, how many times do we have to hear about somebody saying they are doing it for their kids? Ever thought about doing something for yourself for once? But yes onto the actual fights and fighters.

It’s ironic that the show’s big drawing star Ronda Rousey actually did very little here, she was just so intense. Tate was busy getting Brownie points with Dana (although long term MMA fans may know that Tate and Dana go way back, long before Ronda was even on the scene) and Ronda just sat there in silence doing the death stare. She really is competitive as they say it would seem.

The big upset was legendary Womens fighter Tara LaRosa crashed out on Points. This was a huge upset, Tara LaRosa has been in the game for such a long time it felt almost a given she was going to be on the show. And I feel it’s a big loss already, she could of become an alder statesman(or should that be woman?) of the group.

 

I find it hard to believe that we will never see her in the UFC again, she is to legendary to disappear from mainstream. But then again she had her chance and she never took it, like they say in American Prisons; GABOS-Game Aint Based On Sympathy.

 

Speaking of prisons, here’s a tweet that never got enough attention over the summer

 

How many arm bars did we see? You get the feeling 2-3 years Arm bars will be as common as Triangles? It was a great outing all round for BJJ with some great looking grappling going on.

 

One guy I really liked was Chris Holdsworth. I loved the story of his Brother getting killed and being promoted to Black Belt at his funeral. I liked his style and I liked his look.

 

Then there was Roxanne Modafferi, what was up with her? F*ck AJ Lee-HERES A PROPER GEEK! She doesn’t fit in with the MMA world and that is what makes her so interesting, could be a huge fan favourite by the end of the season. Anoher fight I liked was Jessamyn Duke.

 

Did you see the whole thing at the end where Dana White threw somebody out? Bet it’s Tim Gorman, the guy just seemed like the sort of jerk who shoots a gift horse in the mouth. Big up to Liverpool’s Wooten and even bigger up to Mrs Fight and Write who predicted he would be picked last.

 

So the first week is down and next time hopefully the real fun will begin, next week’s fight looks great and I’m dying to know what Ronda’s meltdown is about.

 

I look forward to see what drama week 2 brings us.