Chuck Liddell: This year the TUF guys want to be fighters, not TV stars
by Jesse Holland on Feb 12, 2010 9:44 AM EST
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"We've got some good guys like usual, but this season there are some that I just know are going to be really good. The thing that reminds me of that first season is we've got so many guys who you can see that they've got what it takes. What's so much different is that the first season, we really didn't even know what we were doing. We had those stupid challenge things and we did so many stunts because that's what we thought reality TV was supposed to be about. I think we have some guys like that this year. I know some years you have guys who look like they're just going into it to stir things up and become TV stars but that's not what this year's guys are about. This year the guys want to be fighters. No one is in it thinking, 'I just want to be on TV.'"
Former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell talks about the difference in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) after ten seasons of being away from it. "The Iceman" had the dubious honor of coaching the very first season opposite Randy Couture back in 2005 and now five years later finds himself paired up with longtime nemesis Tito Ortiz for TUF 11. Shortly thereafter, Liddell and Ortiz will hook 'em up for a third time. Anyone pumped for the upcoming season of the Spike TV reality show? Or has the series reached its saturation point?
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no, i'm pumped
hopefully it won’t disappoint
" No one is in it thinking, 'I just want to be on TV.'"
Except Chuck
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
nobody wants TV time more than Tito
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Yes and No. I think Tito just wants $$$ at this point in his career. TUF definitely is an easier way to earn it than fighting. Also, let me defend Tito :
He was a good to very good fighter during his prime.
He helped sell the UFC with his very marketable “bad boy” image and increased PPV sales.
He has done alot for the military and showcased his ability to be a decent coach during his first TUF stint.
He showed alot of heart and determination despite losing to Griffin and Machida.
He may run off at the mouth and he may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but he is one of the main reasons why the UFC is at the top of the mountain.
Anyone denying any of the above is just giving in to blind hatred.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
i don't disagree with those points at all
but those points have nothing to do with my statement.
Tito did all those things, but that’s all in the past. Tito wants TV time to stay popular, because he knows he’s done. He should just retire and get inducted to the HOF or be happy fighting mid-level competition, but Tito will never do that. He wants the main event all the time…he wants all the FOTN awards. He’s becoming more and more of a greedy prick and is losing his fans, tarnishing all the things he did for the sport (your points).
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
I think you just hate him and you will validate your opinion in anyway that you can. He just wants more $$$. He is no different than anyone else in that aspect. I fail to see your justification for bad mouthing him all the time.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
OJR were gonna make you an honorary memebr of the maniacs for tito club.
now 4 people strong
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
LOL. I am not a Tito lover. I think it has gotten ridiculous, though.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I agree. Tito's actions have gotten ridiculous.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Welcome OJ!!!
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
by McArthur... on Feb 12, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
*slapping forehead* Me and my big mouth...
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
whats the weight class(es)?
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
Trying to get pumped..
but due to previous seasons, my expectations have already sunk drastically. i mean how many times are we gonna hear from dana & co about how this is gonna be “the best seasony yet”? IMO this TUF11 needs to be a complete 180 from where the show has been so far. they need to completely revamp the format. definitely no more champion/#1contender coaching situations, hijacking a divison title and holding it hostage until the show finishes. and personally, i also think the bar for potential talent needs to be set a little bit higher than previous seasons. i mean i think i can legitmately say i haven’t seen an impressive or promising TUF prospect since Bisping won season 3, and thats saying alot seeing how i can’t stand Bisping.
last prospect was Bisping??
What about Maynard and Diaz in the 5th? Even Wiman, Emerson, Lauzon, and Cole Miller.
Sotiropoulos (season 6) is movin’ up…he could upset Stevenson.
Amir Soddallah and Matt Brown in the 7th…both are lookin real good lately.
Ross Pearson looked amazin in his last fight.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Master Bader also
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
Maynard is a true prospect...
He is a top 10, currently #6 on Sherdog, something Bisping never did. So techinically, whether he bores you or not Maynard was the last true prospect…
There was a moment last night, when she was sandwiched between the two Finnish dwarves and the Maori tribesmen, where I thought, "Wow, I could really spend the rest of my life with this woman".
Pearson definitely impressed me.
He manhandled Riley, who is a legit veteran. Very impressive imo. Hopefully they dont feed him to the sharks in his next fight like they did the other winner.
Tito wants money and to be a TV star!
Tito go to the WWE where you belong! Stop making your fans look so stupid!!
I thought Ric Flair belonged in the WWE. Not tito?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
To be the man, you gotta beat the man!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
This show jumped the shark ages ago
The last season was a tired piece of shit, filled with former athletes and wannabe tomato cans that had no business being anywhere near the UFC cage. Those that continue to watch this crap fascinate me.
Well thats good to hear!
Enough with jerking off in other peoples food, I think stuff like that just takes away from the sport and gives people the impression that this is a joke and that these guys are not far up the evolutionary chain. This should be a professional show with professional athletes not a bunch of assholes that just want to destroy the house abd act like total gutter dwellers.
i completely agree
but the sad thing is…semen in food and urine on pillows gets ratings…and that’s the #1 objective. imo, it’s not worth sellin’ the sport for ratings, but im not the prez.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
I am actually excited
Last season was horrible IMO… I mean really really bad. Nelson is a talented dude and he will have some fun UFC fights but will not be in title contention at any point in the HW division. He’s far too small to compete with the monsters populating the division currently.
Tito is a goofball but has proven to be a great TUF coach IMO. Chuck (who SHOULD NEVER had been “sidelined” the way he was by Dana) still has a few years of fighting left in him and I will admit that watching he and Tito go Jersey Shore on eachother once a week could be fun.
I really hope Chuck is right about the fighters this season. I have NO DESIRE to see more Junie-esque retards try to become famous by acting like a jerk-off as opposed to displaying a solid work ethic and fighting their asses off.
I have been watching MMA for 16 years and it is the best sport on the planet! Most of the people that post in these forums make me furious on a daily basis by being a-holes or just dumb as hell... then I look around and realize ahhhh I'm at home and am just as guilty as all of you idiots.
lets all hope this is Tito's final hurrah
Please let this TUF season and the fight with Chuck be the final act for Tito Ortiz in the UFC. He has nothing to offer as fighter and hasn’t for a very long time. We see this all the time in the fight game where fighters just don’t know when to let go. Tito has lost it and will never get it back. He’s become completely pathetic just like the man he use to dog on =Ken Shamrock. Tito is in complete denial. The build up to the Griffin fight (UFC promotional requirement I know) would have us all believe the real Tito was back….hahaha all we got was lip service about injuries again. There are guys out there who would of fought Griffin on one leg if given the chance. I’m not some newbie to the sport and I give him respect for his past achievement and i think the guy would be an awesome coach to have as a TUF wannabe but surely the UFC isn’t that desperate to continue putting on circus fights just to collect some PPV $$$.
Tito would be great in the WWE.
FUCK YES!!! - was my reaction to the announcement of UFC 110 in Australia. Now I get to live my dream of watching the big show live!!
185, they'll hopefully have some stamina!
Last season they were so unfit it was unbelievable.
The mitrione vs junk fight, A couple of big hits then they were done. How they could survive in the ufc I dunno
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