Season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter thankfully ended last night. Of all the seasons, this was the worst season yet.
Many fans of the show were disappointed with the lack of quality fighters and personalities on the show. There was not a lot of entertaining drama at all.
I was really looking forward to this season because of the coaches, UFC champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Forrest Griffin. Jackson and Griffin are both funny guys in different ways with engaging personalities. Unfortunately, this did not come across at all on the show.
The season was a total drag and the fights were boring and lackluster. The most exciting fighter was probably Amir Sadollah. Sadollah will be fighting C.B. Dolloway this Saturday night to see who will be this season's "Ultimate Fighter." The winner also secures a contract with the UFC.
More than half of the fighters on the show probably won't even step into a UFC cage ever again. Most of them did not show any star quality or enough talent to garner a second chance in the UFC. The UFC has been able to make stars out of the show, but they will be hard-pressed to find a star or main eventer from this season's cast members.
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One fighter who I think has potential is Matthew Riddle. The youthful fighter was eliminated on the show but showed a lot of heart and ability in his loss to Tim Credeur.
The rest of the fighters were none too impressive. Some of them talked a good game but showed nothing inside the Octagon.
Just like recent seasons, there were a lot of sophomoric stunts orchestrated by the fighters,. They also drank a lot of alcohol and destroyed the house.
Every single episode was boring and dull. I often turned to MTV to watch The Real World instead of Spike TV on Wednesday nights. The drama on that show seemed more real and interesting than the drama on The Ultimate Fighter.
The producers of the show and Dana White need to figure out a way to make this show better. I don't know how ratings were for this season, but I can't help to think that they were not very high.
Next season of The Ultimate Fighter will be coached by heavyweights Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. It should be airing in the fall of this year.
I certainly hope that next season will be much better than Season 7. Maybe a new cast of characters is what the show needs or perhaps more drama?
Whatever it is, Dana White and Spike TV must find the formula to make The Ultimate Fighter must-see TV again, or viewers won't be tuning in.
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5 months ago
Don't you think that having a foreign fighter who has difficulty with English as a second language will make next season more difficult to watch, rather than more entertaining? Only adding captions will help me decipher what is being said, and I have had difficulty understanding a lot of the contestants even when they weren't drinking. As entertaining as Frank Mir is as a commentator, I don't think he will be able to carry the whole show, and a feud with a nice guy like Nogueira would be in poor taste in my opinion. That leaves the contestants to provide interest and humor. I hope they don't throw their weight around and have drunken revels around the campfire; such behavior always turns me off. Frankly, I don't see a hit show in the making, but being me, if I am breathing I will be watching.
5 months ago
A guy has an accent and that makes bad TV? Moving on. I don't think D Wizzle actually watched this season. Maybe if he stopped flipping over to the Real World, he would realize that Rampage became a breakout STAR this season! He's hilarious! Matthew Riddle has been featured prominent since episode 4 (more proof that he hasn't been watching). Yet he fails to mention Matt Brown, Jeremy May, the soundbyte genius of Tim Credeur... why am I bothering? I am working harder on this post than he did on his article.
from 5 months ago
U make some good points Stinger. have a good weekend
5 months ago
Hello, is this thing on?! Are you kidding me?! Where's Ashton, cause I know we're being punked!! Rampage and Forrest were cracking me up every episode. Amir and Tim are stone cold class acts, in the ring and out. Matt Brown's brooding masculinity, Jeremy's obnoxious immaturity, Matt's endearing cheesiness, JT's complete dismantling of the English language, etc., etc., etc. Maybe homeboy should have left the remote alone and actually invested a little in this season's offerings. The only reason this season is my #2 pick is because I love, admire and adore BJ Penn. That aside, season 7 has given everything a true UFC fan could ask for and more. D Wizzle has obviously spent too much time with Flavor Flav, and LC of The Hills.
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