The Ultimate Fighter 10 - Heavyweights Discussion

Nothing would surprise me in that regard or should surprise you. Dana paying Marcus or anyone else to sit out so Kimbo could fight wouldn't suprise me one bit. In fact, I suspect it:doh:

 

We ALL Know Rampage is THE LAST Guy that Should B Coaching, so WHY R Ya'll Surprised that he ISN'T Necessarily BEHAVING like a Coach???...

The Shittalk btwn Him & Rashad is More GOOD NATURED than it Seems...REED Thinks they Actually LIKE Each Other More than they're Letting On...There Hasn't Been Even ONE Time where REED Felt like Rashad & Rampage were REALLY Gonna Get Into an Altercation, Even when they're Face to Face...

For Better or Worse, Rampage is a TALKER...And he's COMPETITIVE...So when his Team Is Getting HUMILIATED on National T.V., he's NOT Gonna Always have Sweet Things to Say...Rampage is there to B ENTERTAINING, Not to ALWAYS B Liked...


REED:hammert:

 

They DEFINITELY Show Shit OUT of Sequence...The Only thing that's TRUE "Reality" about this Show is the Fights...EVERY Other Facet is Manufactured...



REED:hammert:

 

I highly doubt that's happening. If it were ever exposed, it could be the end of the UFC, just like the Kimbo\Petruzelli 'agreement' was the end of EliteXC.


TFK

 

Difference is EliteXC was putting Kimbo in main events. Sure the UFC is milking his popularity, just as they are milking the Rampage vs Rashad fued. Anything for ratings.

 

Good question.

 

I've always liked Rampage, but it's clear now that he is an absolute fucking cock.

I've always hated Rashad (just something about him) - but actually he seems alright, I no longer hate him.

If that fight came off I would actually root for Rashad.

It's disgraceful the way Rampage just walks off or sits there sulking when one of his fighters loses.

Actually leaving Rashad to console his fighter, who was sitting there on his own after losing, I mean wtf.

Coach or not, that's just shitty, cuntish behaviour. He might not be a coach, but neither is Rashad, and the fact is he signed up as a coach, that's what his role is on the show.

I'm all for "bad boys", but there's being a badass, then there's just being a dickhead. Rampage is the latter.

I bet notorious boxing badasses like Duran or Tyson would be much better than Rampage in this situation.

 

Why not? He's just matchmaking fights, not telling someone to take a dive,not yet anyway.

Dana:Marcus, I'll give you a guaranteed 3 fight deal.

Marcus:I still get to be on the TV show and train but fight later?

Dana:Yes, I will even buy you flowers.

 

What do you mean by that?

 

Allegedly, Petruzelli agREED to Keep the Fight STANDING, as Opposed to Going for a Takedown...REED Doubts if Kimbo was Aware of the Agreement, but it Wouldn't Surprise REED if it was TRUE...

It's BAD ENOUGH that Petruzelli was Really a LIGHTHEAVY, but then he Accepts the Terms of the Agreement & WAXES Kimbo w/a DEFENSIVE JAB, 1 Leg OFF the Ground, NO LEVERAGE, in 14 Seconds Anyways...



REED::

ps. The Fact that Kimbo LOST Hurt Elite XC MORE than Any Agreement...

 

Exactly how I felt watching last night.
Always rooted for and liked Jackson,...but no more.

His act is getting old, and like goofball Griffin..he tries too hard to be funny.

He ain't fighting Rashad because he knows

A. Rashad isn't inimidated by him one iota.

and

B. Rashad has the style to beat him.

 

If Rampage trains hard Rashad lasts 2 rounds tops. Rashad is a hypejob.

 

Haha, I'd never heard this before. Pretty hilarious, especially considering the result ::

 

I've never liked Rashad as I said before, and never rated him much as a fighter.

BUT, he isn't a hypejob. It took Machida to beat him.

Have you seen Page's last couple of fights? He looked shit.

Based on Rampage's recent form, I would pick Evans for sure.

 

Exactly. He looked great against Liddell and Wandy, but they're beyond washed up. It was a close fight against Henderson, a close fight against Jardine, and he lost a close fight against Forrest. It's not like he's been going out and dominating.

I'd give Evans a good chance of beating Rampage, and I'd give Rampage no shot at beating Machida.


TFK

 

Rampage's only instruction during fights is "get up!!!" when his fighter gets taken down.

 

By the way he's talking, and the fact taht his blog is on Spike website, it's obvious ROy Nelson made it to the final, not that it's too surprising considering his pedigre compared to the other contestants, but to put it out there in so obvious fashion is pretty weird to me. Would be shocked if it wasn't the case

 

the crappy thing is if Roy wins, there isn't any real upside for the UFC. He isn't a real up and comer, he is really about as good as he will ever be. And that isn't great by any means.

 

The UFC will feed him to the wolves to get rid of his fat ass if he wins the show. You and I both know the UFC doesn't want fat guys. I actually agree with them about that, a fat guy is not in the best shape he can be in, therefor he's not taking things as seriously as he should be. Roy is probably a 185 pounder without the flab.

 

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Coudn't agree with you more. The reason it sucks though, is the HW division doesn't get a real stud up and comer to add to the mix of HW's.

 

so far Joe, you have been completely right about every preview for every episode being about Kimbo's potential comeback. I doubt he fights next week either.

 

REED Knows Some of Ya'll will Come on Here CHASTISING Rampage for 1nce Again Neglecting his Fighter in the Immediate Aftermath of a Loss...But the Thing is, he's Upfront, ADMITTING TO EVERYBODY That he's NOT a Coach...

For Better or Worse, Rampage is GENUINE...He Can't PRETEND to B Something that he Isn't....



REED:hammert:

 

That's THE ONLY Intrigue Thus Far...

The Fights R 1-Sided, there's NOT just a Whole Lot of TALENT This Season & Each Week it Becomes More & MORE Obvious that Rampage & Rashad DON'T Hate Each Other as Much as they're Trying to Portray...

On PAPER this was Going to B the BEST TUF Ever, but it Certainly HASN'T Played Out that Way...

REED:mj:

 

not only do the fighters suck, but their personalities range from boring to weird to douchebag.

 

:shit::shit:

I believe he will fight again though. It's just crappy for the other fighters in the house who lost and won't be getting another shot. It's not like he will have deserved another chance over anyone else.:shit:

 

I feel bad for the other fighters but not Wes Sims. I think I would have left him there if I was his coach. 40 fights and gets choked out quick by a guy he had almost every advantage against.

Sims deserved to be left lying there ::

Props to Rashad for calling Rampage out on it though.

 

Wes Sims is a big sack of crap. I actually predicted him and Roy in the finals mainly due to all of his experience. What a pile.

REED you are sooo right, Rashad and Rampage don't even dislike each other. You can just see it. I bet as soon as the camera is off they are laughing and playing around. Hell, they practically are while the camera is right on them.

Rampage does admit up front that he isn't a coach. But if he needs to admit anything right now is that he is a horrible evaluator of talent. The guys he picked are fucking horrible.