TUF Finale: Just Going Through the Motions

The TUF finale is quickly approaching, and I'm having trouble getting excited for the event. I'm always up to watch a free MMA show but in the past I've been more amped for the finale.

I think it's partially because I really don't care who wins. Both guys are great competitors and will be a welcome addition to the Zuffa family, but neither have that "it" factor. I just don't see either of these guys making a huge impact on the sport down the road.

Amir is a tough cat and he can take a hell of beating, but thats a rough way to make a living in the UFC. Dollaway has a good skill set but I don't think he has what it takes to become an elite level fighter.

Maybe the novelty is wearing off. Now we know that even if you don't win, you can still get into the UFC. From the first two seasons alone, there are sixteen guys still in the UFC.

Usually, even if the main event isn't that stellar, the rest of the show would make up for it. This year, the card isn't that attention grabbing. There are some decent fights, but nothing I'm dying to see.

Tanner vs Grove is a match between two guys in a division where you don't want to be the number one contender. All it gets you is an ass-kicking at the hands of Anderson Silva. Tanner has lost three of his last four and, if he drops this one to Grove, he may be on his way out of the UFC. Grove has lost two in a row and needs a win. Three losses in a row in the UFC is usually a kiss of death to your career.

The Diego Sanchez fight is one I don't understand. He has lost to Fitch and Kos, but both of those guys are two of the top five fighters in the welterweight division. I feel like Sanchez should be getting a bigger test to see what the kid has. If he drops another fight to a top-tier guy, then maybe he's not ready. But having him destroy mid-level guys is a waste of his talent. If he beats Luigi Fioravanti, I hope to see him taking on a top guy at 170 in his next fight.

The fight I'm looking forward too the most is Lister vs. Horn and it's probally not even going to be shown on TV. Those two will put on a Brazillian Jiu-jitsu clinic, guareented. Now that I've said that, I'm sure one of the two will land a winging right hand and get a KO.

Spencer Fisher and Drew McFedries are both guys that I enjoy watching fight, but the match-ups aren't that intriguing. Drew is fighting Marvin Eastman, who is a guy that I seem to only see getting KO'd. He has a decent record at 15-7, but when he gets knocked out it's usually in highlight reel fashion. I think that McFedries is going to add a KO to his list and the "Beastman" is in for a short evening.

Fisher is taking on Jeremy Stephens who's biggest fight to date has been a loss to Din Thomas. I think Fisher is just going to be too much Stephens.

In the Finale, I think Amir is going to beat CB again and take the title of The Ultimate Fighter. However, we will see CB in the UFC and I actually think he will have a better career than Amir.

I'm interested to see if fellow fight fans feel the same way and aren't that excited for the upcoming bouts. Maybe I'm just being grumpy, who knows?

Now we just have to wait until Saturday night.