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PaganGoatPants posted:They kinda spoiled it with the Live commercial too. Apparently they put up the recap way too early on the Fox Sports site, as well.
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Idk if any of you watch orange is the new black (you should) but markos reminds me of morello from that show
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I tuned in just in time for the first round and tuned out while Tecia was laying down whining. I'd say I'm doing this TUF thing right. Also I guess since every season with males creates "THE NEXT ANDERSON SILVA!", it's only natural that female seasons will always bring about "THE NEXT RONDA ROUSEY1".
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El Roncho posted:I tuned in just in time for the first round and tuned out while Tecia was laying down whining. I'd say I'm doing this TUF thing right. It is a bit more plausible here since they're working from the top of the division rather than from the fringes of it.
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TUF should have been a random or seeded tournament all along in my opinion. I'd rather see that than some trumped up reality TV bs every week about who is fighting who.
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Agreed, it would also allow it to free up more time to get back to its 'smearing cum on grocery store sushi' roots.
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Watching the media day video: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/9/11/6135001/the-ultimate-fighter-20-tuf-cast-discuss-experience-during-red Some of them seem to be in fight shape now (Penne, Rose), others don't (Calderwood).
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CommonShore posted:Watching the media day video: The finale isn't until December, so there is still plenty of time to get a camp in.
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Just got caught up on the first ep, cool fights, cool fighters, should be a good season. I hope Joanne and Rose make it through their first matches because that is an awesome potential quarterfinal.
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Carla Esparza & Tecia Torres are now going back and forth on social media regarding Esparza's insinuations that Torres lost because she wasn't roiding for the show.
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Dead Snoopy posted:Carla Esparza & Tecia Torres are now going back and forth on social media regarding Esparza's insinuations that Torres lost because she wasn't roiding for the show. If Carla doesn't make the finals, that would be a hell of a fight to book.
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I really like what I've seen so far of this season. Even the most dislikable of the contenstants this year, like Felice Herrig, seem like pretty decent human beings. They are just a bit annoying. And the fights will probably be pretty damned rad. Now that my favourite, Torres, is out I guess I'll root for Dr Kneevil.
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DekeThornton posted:I really like what I've seen so far of this season. Even the most dislikable of the contenstants this year, like Felice Herrig, seem like pretty decent human beings. They are just a bit annoying. And the fights will probably be pretty damned rad. Now that my favourite, Torres, is out I guess I'll root for Dr Kneevil. Herrig isn't annoying. You just a passive-aggressive hater, that's all.
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CommonShore posted:Herrig isn't annoying. You just a passive-aggressive hater, that's all. She's pretty annoying.
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Great episode. It kind of works out well for the UFC because you can give Tecia a win on the finale and make her the first title challenger.
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I don't think Torres would get a title shot off one win, the next title challenger is probably someone who made it to the semis.
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1st AD posted:I don't think Torres would get a title shot off one win, the next title challenger is probably someone who made it to the semis. Or one of the strawweights not on the show
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DekeThornton posted:I really like what I've seen so far of this season. Even the most dislikable of the contenstants this year, like Felice Herrig, seem like pretty decent human beings. They are just a bit annoying. And the fights will probably be pretty damned rad. Now that my favourite, Torres, is out I guess I'll root for Dr Kneevil. Herrig may not be everyone's favorite personality but she knows how to promote herself which is something a lot of the UFCs fighters can't seem to do. Unless she stinks up the cage that could keep her around a long time.
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LobsterMobster posted:Or one of the strawweights not on the show Yeah Claudia Gadelha is probably a safe bet if she picks up another win, especially since she was already supposed to fight for the belt in Invicta before getting sick or whatever.
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Tezcatlipoca posted:She's pretty annoying.  Did you watch the "red carpet" interviews? She basically dismissed any possibility that she could have ever offended anyone with any of her actions at any time whatsoever, and dismissed anyone who didn't like her as (paraphrase) "haters".
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Sep 13, 2014 01:56
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I really like how they are giving extra long segments to each of these women as they get ready to fight. The UFC is going all out in making sure we know who these fighters are so that they can transition right into the UFC once the show is over.
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Sep 13, 2014 16:45
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Anonymous Zebra posted:I really like how they are giving extra long segments to each of these women as they get ready to fight. The UFC is going all out in making sure we know who these fighters are so that they can transition right into the UFC once the show is over. They kinda are the division so why not?
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Yeah, it's a bit of a unique situation for the show and UFC and they're handling it really well.
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Fork of Unknown Origins posted:Yeah, it's a bit of a unique situation for the show and UFC and they're handling it really well. I really hope it'll pay dividends going forward. I've been looking forward to this season for an embarrassingly long time, especially given how bad TUF has been lately, but after the first episode, I feel like it's going to be pretty much what I hoped. The division has been good for a while, and this is a cool way to introduce it. Format is much improved, and that was a great upset to open the show. Tecia Torres is no Baszler, though, cause Tecia actually has a future in the UFC. Also gotta say, one of my favorite fighters in the division, Mizuki Inoue, isn't on the show, presumably because she doesn't speak English, but hopefully she'll be in the UFC soon as well. She's already beaten Bec Hyatt and Alex Chambers, and is just 20 years old.
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double negative posted:Also gotta say, one of my favorite fighters in the division, Mizuki Inoue, isn't on the show, presumably because she doesn't speak English, but hopefully she'll be in the UFC soon as well. She's already beaten Bec Hyatt and Alex Chambers, and is just 20 years old. They legally aren't allowed to put people below 21 in the house because of the liquor situation; it's why Lauzon's younger brother went directly into the UFC.
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fatherdog posted:They legally aren't allowed to put people below 21 in the house because of the liquor situation; it's why Lauzon's younger brother went directly into the UFC. I was trying to see if the UFC had been talking to her, and I actually found this, from here: quote:According to her manager Shu Hirata, the UFC has expressed strong interest in signing the 19-year-old Japanese fighter and having her debut in Asia. Hirata said Inoue wasn't a candidate to be on TUF because she doesn't speak English and her parents wouldn't let her be away from home for several weeks. She has one more fight left on her DEEP Jewels contract and would also like to compete one more time for Invicta FC. However, Hirata, Inoue and her Master Chairman Yamaguchi of Hakushinkai Karate would like her to fight in the UFC by at least the end of the year. Division's gonna be dope.
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I wonder if we'll see Michelle Waterson bulk up a bit and make a run for the UFC as well. She has beaten Penne, who is in the house already, and looked pretty good murdering that poor stone headed Japanese senior Citizen last week.
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DekeThornton posted:I wonder if we'll see Michelle Waterson bulk up a bit and make a run for the UFC as well. She has beaten Penne, who is in the house already, and looked pretty good murdering that poor stone headed Japanese senior Citizen last week. She was noticeably bigger in her fight the other week, so I wouldn't be surprised if she was already planning on this.
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I'm not sure if this is just in my area, but today after the NFL pre-game and before the SeaHawks game, FOX is showing the first episode of this season of TUF. Pretty cool for exposure.
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They don't put non-English speakers on the show for obvious reasons. I think there were a short list of 3-4 girls that will be coming into the UFC one the division starts but didn't get on the show due to this.
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What is it that Calderwood said in the promo during the Silva-Arlovski fight night that she'd make for her opponent after the fight? Carrot cake?
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Yeah Waterson is most likely heading to the UFC for 115lb fun. She had clearly put on size. She's probably an immediate title contender too. Then there's Kankaanpaa and Eggink who put on a classic at Invicta. Of course Inoue. And Jessica Aguilar who is in WSOF which is supposed to be a feeder league to the UFC anyway and is actually the number 1 115lb chick in the world.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:What is it that Calderwood said in the promo during the Silva-Arlovski fight night that she'd make for her opponent after the fight? That's it, it was referencing a comment she made when her fight was announced on the show. She said it was too bad they had to fight because Emily Kagan was nice to her and gave her some carrots when she complained about being hungry, but now "I guess she'll be wantin' her carrots back."
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MacDougall posted:Yeah Waterson is most likely heading to the UFC for 115lb fun. She had clearly put on size. She's probably an immediate title contender too. That Invicta title fight was awful.
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Here's the promo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5u0sNvpHw Joanne 
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colonel_korn posted:Here's the promo Jojo indeed. I'm trying to imagine the kinds of sweet, sincere apologies she'd offer to challengers for the stitches she's going to be sending them to get, as a champ in contrast to Rousey's schtick.
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http://mmapayout.com/2014/09/the-ultimate-fighter-20-ep-1-536000-viewers/ man, after all that hype. this is reassuring tho: quote:Fox execs are viewing TUF differently with respect to its live viewership versus how it does overall on the network (i.e., reruns, DVR numbers)
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Worth noting as well that the TUF 19 premiere was preceded by a full fight night card, albeit not a terribly interesting one (TUF Canada/Australia finals with Bisping/Kennedy headlining). That probably boosted its ratings a bit. Nonetheless I wonder if this season ends up being TUF's swan song, at least the North American one. Ratings aren't great, they haven't announced another season yet, and I wonder if the concept of the show is a bit past its prime now that they're bringing in so many new fighters anyways these days with all the shows they're running. Also 20 is a nice number to end on 
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