TUF 6 season premiere the ultimate fighter
By Jesse Holland

Season six of The Ultimate Fighter is underway as the cameras pick up right where the commercials left off. Unfortunately it’s the same footage as the commercials so the episode really begins at 10:05.

Serra strolls in doing the Long Island shuffle and yuks it up with Dana about the upcoming season. Despite a menacing camera angle Pastor Hughes make a less than dramatic entrance. After a handshake that was about as sincere as the one between Rabin and Arafat on the Whitehouse lawn, Serra tells Hughes what a pompous jerk he is.

Not since Boy George asked “Do you really want to hurt me?” have so many Americans nodded in unison.

Hughes gets the first laugh of the night as he explains how his children are not allowed to watch Matt Serra on television because of his salty language. Boy what I wouldn’t pay for a quick glimpse of the Hughes family Tivo.

Outside the gym the van of inequity rolls up and as the contestants file out one of them actually shouts “Whoot! Whoot!”. For the first of what I’m sure will be many times this season, I clutch the remote and briefly consider jumping ship.

Dana welcomes the fresh meat and drops the requisite F-bomb. After some quick introductions Dana informs the fighters they’ll begin evaluations effective immediately. He then smiles and wishes them luck and gets a round of applause that was so forced it actually created a Doppler Effect.

The evaluations begin and Hughes drops a few names but doesn’t seem overly impressed. Serra eyes up a student from his school named Joe who (strategy be damned) gets the nod after Serra wins the coin toss and elects for first pick.

Hughes has a good laugh over Serra’s #1 pick and as grapplers remarks how they’re so much alike. Then Hughes picks Dan Berrera who openly admits he had a vision from God that saw him joining Team Hughes. You know what they say about glass houses.

After the remaining contestants are divided up, we learn that Roman from Team Serra was injured during evaluations. As such, he’s sent to the doctor to get checked out.

The doctor informs him that his elbow is broken and that he cannot fight. In one of the more unsettling sequences from The Ultimate Fighter, Roman gets into a staredown with the doctor and proceeds to call him an idiot.

He then storms the waiting room and assaults an innocent garbage can all the while screaming about how he’s not a pussy. Sorry Roman, but you broke your elbow during evaluations. Being labeled with the P-word is a foregone conclusion.

Roman ends the segment by questioning the doctor’s competence. His big argument is that the Doc is only 5″²4″² (like no one over six feet has ever been guilty of malpractice). He also says the doctor is out of his mind. Talk about the pot and the kettle.

Back at the gym Roman gets accolades from Dana and company who laud his desire to keep fighting. Personally I didn’t buy it. It’s easy to say you want to fight when you know they won’t let you. Haven’t we all seen that guy at the bar who doesn’t have a thing to say until a couple of bouncers are holding him back?

Despite the time wasted on Roman it was almost worth it just to hear Dana shit on Eli from Season 2 and Noah from Season 3 (cameraphobic and missing genitals, respectively).

Over at Team Hughes, Matt discusses his strategy for the first fight (which he picks) and as expected, he opts to stick a dagger in Serra. He figures a quick elimination of Joe will hurt the most and he pairs him with the more experienced Mac Danzig.

Danzig hopes to become the first Vegan champion in UFC history. He also hopes to get through the season without having his sleep or his meals interrupted. I think you may go 0-3 with those goals Mac.

During the commercial break I find myself nostalgic about the Amp’d mobile replay. Then I come down to earth with the movie preview of “The Kingdom”. I’m not sure why anyone would pay to see a movie about kidnapping and murder in the Middle East when all they have to do is turn on CNN and watch it for free.

Plus it stars Jamie Foxx. If they really want to make it worthwhile, they should leave the script the way it is except have Jamie read his lines like Wanda from “In Living Color”. Now that I would pay to see.

Anyway, we get back to the show and Serra may be a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, but he’s a lowly white belt in confidence building. He actually tells a nervous Joe about his upcoming fight with Mac: “Don’t worry about it, they put Humpty Dumpty back together again”.

We don’t get a weigh-in so Mac has to make up for his missed opportunity by taking cheap shots at Serra. Regarding his chances of losing to Joe he says “I guess I could slip on a banana peel and get caught with an overhand right”.

Mac’s climb to the top of Mt. Ego reminds me of Ed Herman from Season 3 only with less charm. If your first thought was “But Herman was an asshole on the show” then you understand my point.

The premiere is nearly over and the fight hasn’t started so I’m not expecting any surprises. Joe timidly enters the Octagon as if it was Thunderdome, closes his eyes and rushes Mac to open the round.

Mac answers with a knee and a takedown. He strikes sporadically as a bewildered Joe just stares at him. They roll around a few times but Mac maintains mount. Joe seems to be having issues with his breathing as his mouthpiece is getting more airtime than Dana White.

Mac tries to stand it up and Joe sneaks in a takedown. Mac does a good job of tying him up and Joe seems content to just flop around for a while. Mac slaps on a triangle choke with such ease it could have been mistaken for a demonstration.

Serra screams at him to hang on until the end of the round but with just seconds left Joe figures he has a way out and taps. Mac wins by submission. Serra loses by attrition.

It’s difficult to rate a premiere episode because it has only a finite amount of time for exposition and as for the fight, it’s what we’ve come to expect from the first few episodes of each season.

Stay tuned next week as Team Hughes gets fired up, Joe wants to go home, and Hughes gloats over the fact that he’s Matt Hughes and we aren’t.

See you then!

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Comment by Luppers
2007-09-19 22:19:05

Ok, so is Roman related to Karo? Or just that much of a toolbag?

 
Comment by Diesel_Power
2007-09-19 22:23:16

I feel bad for the guy with the broken elbow. I’d probably be acting the same way too.

 
Comment by george
2007-09-19 23:07:19

i hate Hughes but you do have to give him round one

 
Comment by darlyn
2007-09-20 00:47:12

i hate Hughes but you do have to give him round one[/quote]

give it to the guy who fought

 
Comment by darlyn
2007-09-20 00:48:44

I’m not sure if I wanna see Serra knock out Hughes or watch GSP kick the shit out of him again.

 
Comment by SaVaGe
2007-09-20 00:55:50

Joe choked. I wasn’t surprised against Danzig. He had to have heard Serra giving him the time and not to tap. Physical game, a black belt … mental game, a white belt.

 
Comment by pUniSHment
2007-09-20 00:57:36

I cant stand Hughes but Serra does have small mans syndrome. I don’t care which coach wins this season. I just want BJ PENN to win the LW BELT and go and capture the WELTERWEIGHT BELT.

 
Comment by freestyle
2007-09-20 01:38:51

this season is weak to me. TUF 5 was so sick and i dont think they can follow it up. Not to mention the whole hughes serra thing is gay becuase everyone knows serra is not a top ten fighter. Everyone gets lucky sometime in their life. The man has skills,,,,but wont ever be top ten maybe not even top 15

 
Comment by cts
2007-09-20 02:16:51

Serra came off like a prick. Hughes may be an ahole but at least he doesn’t bad mouth Serra. Frankly, he just doesn’t give a flying f(#* about Serra…He just wants to win.

I think everyone will grow tired of the bitching and whining from Serra as TUF moves along. He needs to take the high road. Who cares about Hughes? Why even comment?

 
Comment by grmd61
2007-09-20 02:57:39

Serra has “small man’s syndrome”…?
Wouldn’t Matt Hughes qualify for this at 5′8″? If not by his size he should at least qualify by his attitude. And unless I slept through the whole episode, didn’t the boss that Hughes idolizes speak with enough ’should have been bleeped f-words’ for Matt Hughes “UFC’s Man of God” to keep his young son from ever seeing an episode; let alone the ones that Matt Serra is in?

 
Comment by ez62474
2007-09-20 03:27:23

I cant wait for GSP to kick both of their shorter asses!

 
Comment by Robodad
2007-09-20 05:25:29

[quote comment="153199"]I feel bad for the guy with the broken elbow. I’d probably be acting the same way too.[/quote]
Was he psycho or what? THAT’s the kind of guy you want to see in the ring.

 
Comment by RobH86
2007-09-20 06:17:05

[quote comment="153292"]I’m not sure if I wanna see Serra knock out Hughes or watch GSP kick the shit out of him again.[/quote]

Preferably both.

 
Comment by Jason
2007-09-20 06:21:03

Hughes is the man.

 
Comment by BustYourFace
2007-09-20 06:58:53

I thought he was over board on the docter, go destroy your car or up root a couple plants the Dr was doing his job. I wanted to kick the guy in the nuts when he walked up on him like that… Not his fu**ing fault you fell on your elbow…

 
Comment by PhilQNY
2007-09-20 07:13:36

Wow Season 6 is in full effect.

I think Hughes has the stronger team.. Mac Danzig looked really impressive and should be looked at as one of the favs..Joe looked real nervous..I felt his heart beating thru my screen..how does a Matt Serra Blk Belt ( his first Blk Belt ) get caught in the basic triangle from the guard???

Matt Serra’s second pick I think his name is George looks real well rounded..I look forward to seeinfg him fight.. I really enjoyed the first episode of the TUF.. Serra to me is funny..the way he spazzez on his team.. Even though I’m not much of Hughes fan..he did get over on Serra in the first episode..By Serra picking Joe S as his first pick..and Matt getting Mac to TapOut Joe..what a way to set off this season.

 
Comment by Joker
2007-09-20 07:21:05

After seeing Roman’s outburst I simply turned off the TV and went to bed.

 
Comment by Kevin Kelly
2007-09-20 07:29:26

PhilQNY lol,

“Joe looked real nervous..I felt his heart beating thru my screen”

GOt to love that line, he really did look like a punk bitch I mean come one man, did you think you were going in to the octagon to imitate wrstling a la WWF when you were 12 years old. LOL he seemes almost as if he was going to ask the ref if he was allowed to get hit by Mac, like is that in the rules ?

The Dana White Fathead comment was hysterical, as always a great wrap up to the episodes. White is so f-ing full of himself and it is so evident that the show is staged to Dana’s specifications.

 
Comment by Shaolins Finest
2007-09-20 07:35:39

I honestly want Hughes’s team to run thru serras guys, and at the end, hughes beats serra for the belt and then GSP KO Hughes in the first round then gets the belt back, Im tired of Serra running his mouth about hughes, thats all what I here from that guy………

 
Comment by KTATAU
2007-09-20 07:36:45

I actually think this season is going to be great. It will show everyone how sucky Serra is. I thought he did a very poor job at coaching yesterday. About Roman, I wanted to see him fight :\ I look forward to this season :D

 
Comment by Prgrappler
2007-09-20 08:12:35

Great opening to the first season. Joe lost before he even entered the cage. Mac didn’t look that great against a guy who was shaking in his shorts… But he did pull off the win. I think Mac is the target now..

 
Comment by BearTap
2007-09-20 08:14:33

Bleh, that’s how I felt after the show. :P I wish they would bring back challenges so we don’t see a bunch of morons talk shit all day. If anything, Serra comes off looking like a “dick” cause he never shuts up about how he hates Hughes. It reminds of Ken Shamrock talking a huge game and Tito just executing it. Hughes I think will take the show and more then likely have the most people in the quarters. I just think Serra is too egotistical now because he had a lucky night on GSP. Now he thinks he’s going to have a lucky season against someone he wants to hate. Difference is, Hughes just wants to win, plain and simple.

No way in the world is Serra a top 10, he doesn’t even make the Top 10 in coaches on the show and there’s only been 6 seasons. How sad is that?

 
Comment by GriffinFan05
2007-09-20 08:18:20

I loved how Hughes pretended like he was gonna take Joe, when he never even wanted him. That was hilarious. That sucks about that guys elbow. Me and my friends laughed so hard when he went outside, picked a flower, and smelled it.

 
Comment by KitsuneX
2007-09-20 09:32:05

it was a good show and i’m glad Hughes was able to show that Serra really did waste his first pick. Although i don’t really care for Mac, he’s a pussy vegan.

 
Comment by john
2007-09-20 09:38:10

Joe scaroloa is doing a huge disevice to serra. Out of Loyalty Serra had to make Joe his 1st pick, which right off the bat crippled team serra. Then Joe pays serra back by shitting his pants in the cage and straight up quiting. I am no BjJ black belt but I saw that triangle comming a mile away, and it took Danzig like 10 seconds to lock it on properly. No excuse for Joe to have lost the way he did, he clearly quit, actually he lost that fight before he even came out of his dressing room. I feel bad for Serra.

Sometimes loyalty can be a real BITCH!!!!

I hope Dana gives that dude Roman a chance on some prelim when he gets healthy. I dont knlw anything about Roman’s skills but I know he has the attitude of a true fighter and he should be allowed his chance to prove it in the cage. When he is healthy that is!

 
Comment by Jesse Holland
2007-09-20 09:48:24

[quote comment="153479"]The Dana White Fathead comment was hysterical…[/quote]

I’m glad you liked it. Apparently you’re the only one since it’s been deleted from my recap.

 
Comment by RearNakedSlam
2007-09-20 10:01:51

So hypothetically, if Serra beats Hughes, will you recognize him as top 10 at that point? After beating the #1 and #2 ranked fighters in the division.

 
Comment by Anne
2007-09-20 10:07:26

I hate Serra. He won a fight with 30% skill 70% luck and now thinks that he’s the man.

Can’t wait to see Hughes set his ass straight.

 
Comment by ViolentMike
2007-09-20 10:17:24

[quote post="3386"]this season is weak to me. TUF 5 was so sick and i dont think they can follow it up. [/quote]

There’s only been one episode, how can you possibly come to that conclusion? The first fight last season was Cole Miller vs Monstah Lobstah, which was just as one sided as Danzig/Scarola. Like I have been saying since I knew Mac was on this show – he has to be the instant favorite to win the show. He has WAY more experience than everyone else. I mean, he has fought Hayato Sakurai in PRIDE. Yes, he did lose the fight, but where have these other fighters fought? Scarola probably hasn’t fought outside of Long Island, and everyone else probably fought at high school gymnasiums and biker rallies (Rob Roy TapOut episode).

 
Comment by ViolentMike
2007-09-20 10:25:53

[quote post="3386"]Joe looked real nervous..I felt his heart beating thru my screen..how does a Matt Serra Blk Belt ( his first Blk Belt ) get caught in the basic triangle from the guard???[/quote]

Right! I thought Joe would have at least had a decent ground game. It looked like someone with the BJJ skill set of Cheik Kongo could have submitted him with ease.

[quote post="3386"]I really enjoyed the first episode of the TUF.. Serra to me is funny..the way he spazzez on his team.. Even though I’m not much of Hughes fan..he did get over on Serra in the first episode..By Serra picking Joe S as his first pick..and Matt getting Mac to TapOut Joe..what a way to set off this season. [/quote]

Matt Hughes is going to be f*cking with Matt Serra all season long. I’m going to love it. He is the king of TUF coach mind games. I was laughing when he was telling Scarolo that he better have Serra pick him early, otherwise he (Hughes) was going to coach him up to be a champion. lol. Then Serra like the dumbass he is, picks the crappiest fighter of the 16 first.

And then we come to Matt Hughes’s first pick – Dan Barrerra. WOW, we all thought that Hughes talks about God to much. It sounds to me like Dan has 2 shrines in his bedroom – one dedicated to God, and the other dedicated to Matt Hughes. I was laughing so hard in his little segment after he was picked first. “I was Matt’s first pick. Matt Hughes sees God in me” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

And how about Roman at the doctors office. That, for sure, was a classic TUF moment. I have a feeling that we will be seeing a lot of classic TUF moment’s this season! Everything he was saying to the doctor was hillarious. I especially enjoyed the way he says the word pussy. He was saying “I’m no poosy! I’m gunna fight!

 
Comment by ViolentMike
2007-09-20 10:28:45

[quote post="3386"]Me and my friends laughed so hard when he went outside, picked a flower, and smelled it. [/quote]

Yeah, I was laughing throughout that entire segment!

I also remember Hughes saying that he is so competitive, that if he can’t win, he won’t play.

 
Comment by Jo
2007-09-20 10:32:53

[quote comment="153299"]I cant stand Hughes but Serra does have small mans syndrome. I don’t care which coach wins this season. I just want BJ PENN to win the LW BELT and go and capture the WELTERWEIGHT BELT.[/quote]

Totally agree with you. I used to like Serra a lot but he has lost a lot of my respect since he won the belt. From the looks of it, Hughes might be putting on a performance similar to Ortiz. Time will tell.

 
Comment by TRIangleCHOKE
2007-09-20 10:44:09

Team Hughes WILL run through team Serra for the simple fact that Hughes is way better coach that is far more respected IMO.

I’m glad to see that Joe charecter out. Hughes mindf’d Serra into taking him first and then had Mac send his ass packing with a white belt sub on a “black belt” fighter! Unreal!

I think the reason Mac looked mediocre was due to nerves ~ what happened to Joe was from not being that good in the first place the nerves.

Team HUGHES gets the sweep! and then he pounds the belt right off of Serra and puts it where it should be, on Matt Hughes waist!

 
Comment by TRIangleCHOKE
2007-09-20 10:45:17

that was supposed to say “PLUS the nerves” ~ the plus sign didn’t show up.

 
Comment by Rusty
2007-09-20 10:49:43

The guy with the broken elbow was being over dramatic for the cameras. Getting everything out of his 5 seconds in the spotlight. Quit your crying and suck it up, puss.

 
Comment by KitsuneX
2007-09-20 11:14:32

[quote comment="153656"]The guy with the broken elbow was being over dramatic for the cameras. Getting everything out of his 5 seconds in the spotlight. Quit your crying and suck it up, puss.[/quote]

would you act differnetly if you were in his place? you finally get a shot at the big leagues to find out that you are gonna get sent packing because of an injury.

 
Comment by Jack
2007-09-20 11:16:49

Roman, with the broken elbow, didn’t ham it up for the camera’s – the guy’s first language isn’t even english. He just wanted to fight, and it was clear that he didn’t understand that the doc could keep him from doing so.

Roman needs his own show – I was riveted (and cracking up) almost every AUTHENTIC moment he was on screen.

Joe was a big wet dripping %ussy – that idiot beat himself before the fight got started. Period.

FROM LAST NIGHT – IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST SEASON YET! Hughes is an arrogant ass, and if Serra can’t take him out GSP definitely will! You can take that to the bank.

 
Comment by Patrick
2007-09-20 11:22:44

“It’s easy to say you want to fight when you know they won’t let you. Haven’t we all seen that guy at the bar who doesn’t have a thing to say until a couple of bouncers are holding him back?”

Absolutely hilarious

 
Comment by PhilQNY
2007-09-20 11:23:21

[quote comment="153639"][quote post="3386"]Matt Hughes is going to be f*cking with Matt Serra all season long. I’m going to love it. He is the king of TUF coach mind games. I was laughing when he was telling Scarolo that he better have Serra pick him early, otherwise he (Hughes) was going to coach him up to be a champion. lol. Then Serra like the dumbass he is, picks the crappiest fighter of the 16 first.

And then we come to Matt Hughes’s first pick – Dan Barrerra. WOW, we all thought that Hughes talks about God to much. It sounds to me like Dan has 2 shrines in his bedroom – one dedicated to God, and the other dedicated to Matt Hughes. I was laughing so hard in his little segment after he was picked first. “I was Matt’s first pick. Matt Hughes sees God in me” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

And how about Roman at the doctors office. That, for sure, was a classic TUF moment. I have a feeling that we will be seeing a lot of classic TUF moment’s this season! Everything he was saying to the doctor was hillarious. I especially enjoyed the way he says the word pussy. He was saying “I’m no poosy! I’m gunna fight![/quote]

LOL!!!!!!

 
Comment by George R
2007-09-20 11:34:27

[quote comment="153688"]“It’s easy to say you want to fight when you know they won’t let you. Haven’t we all seen that guy at the bar who doesn’t have a thing to say until a couple of bouncers are holding him back?”

Extremely Pathetic, What an embarrasement that guy.

 
Comment by MMALoVinFooL
2007-09-20 11:38:10

My favorite part of the show was when Matt Hughes was saying how he doesn’t let his kids watch Matt Serra. He said he cusses too much and he’s not a role model. Then the next scene was Dana White talking and he must have dropped 4
F-bombs in one sentence. I was laughing my ass off. Hughes is a big dipshit. It’s a shame he’s going to walk right through Serra. I see Hughes taking him down, not come cloes to getting caught in a submission. Serra will be on his for the whole fight, and if BJ Penn couldn’t get him to tap. There’s no way Serra will. Just my opinion though…

 
Comment by PW
2007-09-20 11:47:20

Does anyone know if Broken Elbow Guy is part of the extended Parisyan/Gamburyan clan? One the one hand he totally looks and sounds like it, and his name looks Armenian, but on the other hand I never once heard him call anybody bro.

 
Comment by Kevin Kelly
2007-09-20 11:54:23

” Jesse Holland
Sep 20th, 2007 at 9:48 am Quote this comment
The Dana White Fathead comment was hysterical…

I’m glad you liked it. Apparently you’re the only one since it’s been deleted from my recap.”

Umm ok I guess, not sure if thats a shot at me or not. Still found it funny.

 
Comment by Jesse Holland
2007-09-20 12:03:58

[quote comment="153715"]” Jesse Holland
Sep 20th, 2007 at 9:48 am Quote this comment
The Dana White Fathead comment was hysterical…

I’m glad you liked it. Apparently you’re the only one since it’s been deleted from my recap.”

Umm ok I guess, not sure if thats a shot at me or not. Still found it funny.[/quote]

No, that was a shot at my editor. Suppressing free speech makes him feel powerful.

Vae Victus!

 
Comment by freestyle
2007-09-20 12:51:38

[quote post="3386"]So hypothetically, if Serra beats Hughes, will you recognize him as top 10 at that point? After beating the #1 and #2 ranked fighters in the division.[/quote]

If Serra beats hughes DISNEY needs to make a movie about him lol… something like the ROOKIE or INVINCIBLE
Cause he will be the most accomplished AVERAG AT BEST fighter ever

 
Comment by freestyle
2007-09-20 12:54:12

[quote post="3386"]FROM LAST NIGHT – IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST SEASON YET! Hughes is an arrogant ass, and if Serra can’t take him out GSP definitely will! You can take that to the bank. [/quote]

GSP already did take him out, Hughes is terrified of fighting GSP again

 
Comment by Gary
2007-09-20 13:15:25

[quote comment="153702"]My favorite part of the show was when Matt Hughes was saying how he doesn’t let his kids watch Matt Serra. He said he cusses too much and he’s not a role model. Then the next scene was Dana White talking and he must have dropped 4 F-bombs in one sentence. …[/quote]

I was wondering when someone was going to bring that up. that was hilarious.

Another hilarious moment was when Mac was talking about how good of a temper he had, and then you hear his jackass teammate talking in the van and he just rolls his eyes.

[quote comment="153702"]Serra will be on his for the whole fight, and if BJ Penn couldn’t get him to tap. There’s no way Serra will. Just my opinion though…[/quote]

BJ made him tap. I think Serra has a better chance than most people give him credit for. He’s a stocky guy with some solid striking skills. People say he got a lucky punch with GSP, but the way I remember that fight, he was stalking GSP and showing some good agression. You make your luck.

 
Comment by freestyle
2007-09-20 13:26:26

thats what lucky people say im surprised i havent heard serra make that same comment before

 
Comment by nathan
2007-09-20 13:43:33

Over all good show, roman is truly a psycho and I would LOVE to see this guy in the cage, he just might bite his opponent, guys truly whacked. I agree with Hughes comments on Serra that he isn’t a top ten fighter, and that anyone could lose on a given night. Serra won fair and square but I’m convinced he could never repeat that performance and Hughes is going to expose him. I like Hughes but the comment about him not letting his kids watch the tv with serra’s foul mouth is on was funny, almost everyone swears on the show and its on spike so its all bleeped out …whatever. Serra pulled off a miracle with gsp, won fair and square and deserves credit for that fight but he doesn’t have the ability to consistently beat top 10 guys like Gsp and Hughes can. Hughes will get the belt back, then most likely lose it to gsp again. Its a win win for me because if hughes loses then gsp gets to fight serra again which I would love, gsp needs some pay back and I want to see him avenge his loss.

 
Comment by KitsuneX
2007-09-20 13:56:59

whats with all the Dana White hate?

 
Comment by JD
2007-09-20 14:25:23

It is already obvious from the first episode that the egomaniac, Matt Hughes, cares nothing about helping these fighters attain their goals, but only about beating Matt Serra. I love how Hughes says in the same sentence, “I am not going to go after his weak fighters; I want to take his strong fighters out first” and the immediately says that he is matching up Danzig, his most experienced fighter, with Joe S., a weak fighter.

On another note, did anyone else feel sick when Barrera states that God wants him to be on Hughes team? Is he so conceited and/or stupid that he really thinks that God, if he exists, gives a flying fuck which team he is on? I mean, aren’t we talking about the same guy who just supposedly just sits around and watches people kill each other day in or day out? Sure, he won’t take a hand in stopping people from killing each other but he’s gonna step in and make sure Dan Barrera is on Matt Hughes team. What a donkey.

The big difference in this show in the long run should be that Serra’s fighters will want to win for him because they see that he is there FOR them whereas Hughes fighters will see a coach that only cares if they win for his OWN sake. I do believe that Serra has a slightly weaker team, mainly because he used his first pick on someone with little heart (in his defense, that is a tough place to be in), but I still think (hope will all my heart) that one of Serra’s fighters will win in the end.

I guess it really doesn’t matter which team wins as long as Serra beats the shit out of Hughes at the finale.

 
Comment by Schiro
2007-09-20 14:54:28

“”"”….Roman, with the broken elbow, didn’t ham it up for the camera’s – the guy’s first language isn’t even english. He just wanted to fight, and it was clear that he didn’t understand that the doc could keep him from doing so.

Roman needs his own show – I was riveted (and cracking up) almost every AUTHENTIC moment he was on screen….”"”"

I agree.

His insanity was out of line, yet completely entertaining at the same time.

The smelling of the flower, the scoff at the doctors credentials, the kicking of the garbage can, quotes like…”The doctor said I can’t fight,but you know, f%$@ him…” confirmed that insanity. It also confirmed that he does indeed deserve his own show.

Seriously though, I am pretty sure that he is either related to Karo/Manny or he trains with them, one of the two or both.

 
Comment by Cocoanutt
2007-09-20 15:13:28

Honestly, I’d like to see GSP knock both these guys out

 
Comment by c-war
2007-09-20 15:40:52

First thing Dana says….”Are you guys ready to be F8ckin fighters?” lol

 
Comment by KitsuneX
2007-09-20 16:48:32

i love dana white. he doesn’t give a crap about being PC, and tells it like it is. if you are retarded, he tells you so. Honestly do you think MMA would be where it is today if Dana hadn’t taken over the UFC?

 
Comment by bw
2007-09-20 22:16:46

[quote comment="153615"]So hypothetically, if Serra beats Hughes, will you recognize him as top 10 at that point? After beating the #1 and #2 ranked fighters in the division.[/quote]
well said. i’m a little late in my blog, but i would like for all the guys who say that serra is not in the top 10 or 15 in the ufc to name 10 wws in the ufc who are better. i could only come up w/ about 6 or 7.

 
Comment by bw
2007-09-20 22:40:24

[quote comment="153322"]this season is weak to me. TUF 5 was so sick and i dont think they can follow it up. Not to mention the whole hughes serra thing is gay becuase everyone knows serra is not a top ten fighter. Everyone gets lucky sometime in their life. The man has skills,,,,but wont ever be top ten maybe not even top 15[/quote] name 10 wws in the ufc who are better than serra. i could only come up with about 6 or 7.

 
Comment by Tony Draper
2007-09-20 23:03:32

[quote comment="153240"]i hate Hughes but you do have to give him round one[/quote]
I can’t stand Sera! His mouth will get shut on New Years eve. All that cussin. He is making an entire imbasil out of himself. And to think that Sera would be the originator of the new word, “BroMan” LOL. Priceless! Way to make New York proud buddy! Keep it up Tuff. Sincerely, Tony Draper

 
Comment by Tony Draper
2007-09-20 23:17:48

[quote comment="154126"][quote comment="153322"]this season is weak to me. TUF 5 was so sick and i dont think they can follow it up. Not to mention the whole hughes serra thing is gay becuase everyone knows serra is not a top ten fighter. Everyone gets lucky sometime in their life. The man has skills,,,,but wont ever be top ten maybe not even top 15[/quote] name 10 wws in the ufc who are better than serra. i could only come up with about 6 or 7.[/quote]Yeah but why does he get to talk shlit for so long? Beacause Dana likes it and it’s good for bizness. Serra should be with the rest of the Gracies, teaching. Nick Diaz is the cream of the Gracie crops and he can’t mind his manners either. How did flipping off the camera’s work out for him? His lil bro is out earning him. Keep smokin man. Sera can’t talk without a filthy word comin out of his mouth.

 
Comment by Steven
2007-09-21 07:14:40

Hughes has shown that he is a much smarter person than Serra, a much better coach, and is far more mentally tough than Serra will ever be. Serra is a moron who got lucky, and even before his fight with Hughes he is being exposed as weak. Hughes will continue to dominate him this season, and continue to toy with Serra’s mind.
If Serra show up to the fight, Hughes will destroy him with no problem whatsoever.

 
Comment by OutlawTruth
2007-09-21 08:44:06

I’m a really religious guy, a devout Catholic. When I heard the guy make the comment about the “vision from God,” and made me laugh. Then it made me upset because I’m always telling people how great God is, and this kid is making me look like an idiot! Not to mention Matt Hughes, who won’t allow his kids to cuss, but doesn’t mind lying (breaking a commandment) in order to play mind games. If there’s anything people can take away from this, don’t watch TUF for a theology lesson.

I really hope Matt Hughes runs into the same problem he ran into with Mike Whitehead in season 2. I hope he has a bunch of over hyped fighters who in the end can’t perform and he’s the one the ends up looking like a moron. It’s a shame that one of the best welterweight champs in the sport is also one of the sport’s most arrogant jerks. It’s hard to say whether Matt Serra is the real deal at 170, but he’s the champ right now, and I hope he stays that way at least until after December. He may cuss, but he’s a much better ambassador to the sport than Matt Hughes. At least he’s honest, and has a likable personality.

 
Comment by bw
2007-09-21 10:25:50

[quote comment="154375"]Hughes has shown that he is a much smarter person than Serra, a much better coach, and is far more mentally tough than Serra will ever be. Serra is a moron who got lucky, and even before his fight with Hughes he is being exposed as weak. Hughes will continue to dominate him this season, and continue to toy with Serra’s mind.
If Serra show up to the fight, Hughes will destroy him with no problem whatsoever.[/quote]
i agree that hughes did a much better job in picking his fighters. serra only picked joe 1rst out of loyalty, wich i kinda respect. i think it still remains to be seen who is the better coach. when hughes coached in season 2 he did nothing but bad mouth rashad evans for showboating too much, (wich was true) and said he would never have rashad on his team. but after rashad kept winning and the teams became uneven he was more than happy to coach evans on his team. i think when serra and hughes fight, hughes will probably win a boring decision, wich sucks because i would rather see gsp get his rematch/revenge against serra. i really dont see much appeal in 3rd gsp/hughes fight, i dont think hughes stands a chance. as a matter of fact if hughes does win against serra i’ll bet he retires or tries to move up to mw. i dont think he wants any part of gsp anymore.

 
Comment by Mattastic
2007-09-21 12:44:57

Serra needs to look in the mirror and get a dose of reality. It was just so funny to see him explain why he dislikes Hughes when he is a prime example. All he does is talk about people, even his own friend.

Just crazy to me you can hold a grudge against someone for acting the same way you yourself do.

Anyway this season looks like it will be pretty entertaining.

 
Comment by GriffinFan05
2007-09-21 15:24:46

Looks like people get into a fight at the house again. If Dana reacts like he did last season those guys will be gone.

 
Comment by GriffinFan05
2007-09-21 15:29:33

When Roman was in the Dr.’s office he said something like, “This 5′6″ guy is trying to tell me what to do, I will smash him.” HAHA. Then when Serra was saying he had to leave I was thinking, come on Roman, he’s 5′6″, why don’t you smash him?!

 
Comment by nathan
2007-09-21 15:53:57

[quote comment="154498"][quote comment="154375"]Hughes has shown that he is a much smarter person than Serra, a much better coach, and is far more mentally tough than Serra will ever be. Serra is a moron who got lucky, and even before his fight with Hughes he is being exposed as weak. Hughes will continue to dominate him this season, and continue to toy with Serra’s mind.
If Serra show up to the fight, Hughes will destroy him with no problem whatsoever.[/quote]
i agree that hughes did a much better job in picking his fighters. serra only picked joe 1rst out of loyalty, wich i kinda respect. i think it still remains to be seen who is the better coach. when hughes coached in season 2 he did nothing but bad mouth rashad evans for showboating too much, (wich was true) and said he would never have rashad on his team. but after rashad kept winning and the teams became uneven he was more than happy to coach evans on his team. i think when serra and hughes fight, hughes will probably win a boring decision, wich sucks because i would rather see gsp get his rematch/revenge against serra. i really dont see much appeal in 3rd gsp/hughes fight, i dont think hughes stands a chance. as a matter of fact if hughes does win against serra i’ll bet he retires or tries to move up to mw. i dont think he wants any part of gsp anymore.[/quote]
As much as it pains me to say this I agree with bw, it pains me because I like Hughes and was pissed when he got tko’d by gsp but now I’m a gsp fan and am much more impressed with him as a fighter. What pains me is even though I like Hughes he really has nothing on gsp, gsp made one of the top wrestlers in MMA look like a beginner, how can Hughes take him down? He’ll get destroyed standing with him, I really don’t see how Hughes can beat gsp he doesn’t have heavy hands like serra and can’t overpower him to win, he’s screwed and should either retire or move to middle weight. Hughes will kick serra’s arse though, serra will be on his back the entire fight getting pummeled, yes serra does have very good submission skills but Hughes will have no problem neutralizing him. Serra isn’t rubberman like penn and won’t be able to get Hughes back, serra’s only chance is a punchers chance like the one he had with gsp but hughes isn’t going to stand with him very long, just long enough to set up a shot. I feel lytle is a better fighter over all than serra even though he lost the split decision and Hughes will do much more damage to serra than he did to lytle and will tire serra out and most likely tko him.

 
Comment by theman
2007-09-21 17:12:32

Hughes doesn’t seem to be focusing on Serra as much as Serra’s focusing on Hughes. All Hughes has said is he’s not a top ten WW, while every scene you see of Serra he’s calling Hughes a dick. I don’t see why so many people are upset at Hughes, it seems like Serra’s the one doing 90% of the bad mouthing.

 
Comment by Kickboxing Kevin
2007-09-25 14:03:36

Well I was never the biggest Matt Hughes fan however – Matt Serra – what a toss pot, I now have a new respect for Matt Hughes, what tatics, the fight was over before it began, did you see the fear in Joe’s eyes ha ha classic moment. I can’t wait to see Serra get dicked, he certainly has Little Little Man Syndrome boo hoo, what a Sapp!!

 
Comment by Kickboxing Kevin
2007-09-25 14:11:10

[quote comment="153623"]I hate Serra. He won a fight with 30% skill 70% luck and now thinks that he’s the man.

Can’t wait to see Hughes set his ass straight.[/quote]

Anne – nice one well said

 
Comment by Kickboxing Kevin
2007-09-25 14:13:14

[quote comment="153972"]i love dana white. he doesn’t give a crap about being PC, and tells it like it is. if you are retarded, he tells you so. Honestly do you think MMA would be where it is today if Dana hadn’t taken over the UFC?[/quote]

Dana is a smart cookie

 
Comment by grmd61
2007-09-26 00:00:13

“Dana is a smart cookie.”
I’m sure that few people would argue with that statement. Dana White is a master at marketing and how many people could rival what he has done for the UFC & MMA fans? I am just waiting to see how long it takes him to realize that unlike boxing, there are a lot of women who enjoy MMA fights but are appalled at the language that Mr. White and his fighters use snd how the damage to the Ultimate Fighters’ house increases with each season. If anyone is expected to consider these people as “professionals”, rather than the WWE savages that are infamous for tearing up not just the scenery but motel rooms as well, a change needs to occur. Please, Mr White, clean up the language, set a good example for your up-coming young fighters, expect them to behave like solid citizens and not bong- smoking, alcoholic, freaks with ADHD. Let us see young gentlemen who have good manners and can speak with more respect, much like the high school atheletes who are expected to dress respectably and behave when they attend meets, and not like the impressionable losers that emulate the crudest element of the WWE and their leader. Maybe someday it will be safe for Matt Hughes and others out in the tv viewing audience to let the kids watch their favorite sport along with the rest of the family.

 
Comment by kickboxingkevin
2007-09-26 14:16:47

[quote comment="159166"]“Dana is a smart cookie.”
I’m sure that few people would argue with that statement. Dana White is a master at marketing and how many people could rival what he has done for the UFC & MMA fans?

I am just waiting to see how long it takes him to realize that unlike boxing, there are a lot of women who enjoy MMA fights but are appalled at the language that Mr. White and his fighters use snd how the damage to the Ultimate Fighters’ house increases with each season. If anyone is expected to consider these people as “professionals”, rather than the WWE savages that are infamous for tearing up not just the scenery but motel rooms as well, a change needs to occur. Please, Mr White, clean up the language, set a good example for your up-coming young fighters, expect them to behave like solid citizens and not bong- smoking, alcoholic, freaks with ADHD. Let us see young gentlemen who have good manners and can speak with more respect, much like the high school atheletes who are expected to dress respectably and behave when they attend meets, and not like the impressionable losers that emulate the crudest element of the WWE and their leader. Maybe someday it will be safe for Matt Hughes and others out in the tv viewing audience to let the kids watch their favorite sport along with the rest of the family.[/quote]

This is the real world!!

 
Comment by MrFye
2007-09-28 06:55:01

Matt robbed his own fighter of confidence with that Humpty Dumpty comment. I was not impressed by Mac Danzig. He nailed Joe with that knee but didn’t finish him. He spent most of the round on his back. All this against a guy who had his confidence stolen before he left the locker room. Serra did not help his guy before, during and after the fight. Too much talk can be a distraction.

 
Comment by kickboxingkevin
2007-09-29 11:51:15

[quote comment="161081"]Matt robbed his own fighter of confidence with that Humpty Dumpty comment. I was not impressed by Mac Danzig. He nailed Joe with that knee but didn’t finish him. He spent most of the round on his back. All this against a guy who had his confidence stolen before he left the locker room. Serra did not help his guy before, during and after the fight. Too much talk can be a distraction.[/quote]
Serra sucks as a coach

 
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