Comments on: The Ultimate Fighter 7: Episode 5 recap and discussion http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/ UFC news, event schedules, fight analysis, Octagon predictions, UFC fighters and MMA thoughts Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:46:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: GangOfOne http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-479330 GangOfOne Sat, 03 May 2008 02:43:12 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-479330 Wow, what a snoozer! Dante threw about 5 punches with anything on them. Brandon's guard was looser than a whore's cooch. I'd call it "Lay and Pray" but I think it was more like just Lay. I really thought Dante was a better fighter with his record but he had side control a couple of times and, except for a couple of knees, he did absolutely nothing. Terrible! Wow, what a snoozer! Dante threw about 5 punches with anything on them. Brandon’s guard was looser than a whore’s cooch. I’d call it “Lay and Pray” but I think it was more like just Lay. I really thought Dante was a better fighter with his record but he had side control a couple of times and, except for a couple of knees, he did absolutely nothing. Terrible!

]]> By: GangOfOne http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-479328 GangOfOne Sat, 03 May 2008 02:40:00 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-479328 This was an old charge. He just showed up in Oregon to face the music so he could get his visa for England. This was an old charge. He just showed up in Oregon to face the music so he could get his visa for England.

]]> By: BobC http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-478139 BobC Fri, 02 May 2008 17:03:01 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-478139 Tell that to J Lau Tell that to J Lau

]]> By: chefdaddy http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-477803 chefdaddy Fri, 02 May 2008 14:35:28 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-477803 If he were a gentleman about it, he would have supported half his weight on his elbows! hahaha If he were a gentleman about it, he would have supported half his weight on his elbows! hahaha

]]> By: UPTIX http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-477773 UPTIX Fri, 02 May 2008 14:26:08 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-477773 It's disappointing how the UFC chooses to select fighters for the show. You've got a bunch of guys who talk sh#& but are largely untrained, regardless of their 'record.' The UFC seems to be more concerned with creating an exciting dialogue at the house than an impressive, technical match in the ring. Surely there are better guys with enough personality out there to put on the show. It’s disappointing how the UFC chooses to select fighters for the show. You’ve got a bunch of guys who talk sh#& but are largely untrained, regardless of their ‘record.’ The UFC seems to be more concerned with creating an exciting dialogue at the house than an impressive, technical match in the ring. Surely there are better guys with enough personality out there to put on the show.

]]> By: Pckstp http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-477659 Pckstp Fri, 02 May 2008 13:39:42 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-477659 If Sene wanted to win the damn fight he should have fought when they were on their feet, he did nothing standing except allow Dante to shoot on him at will. It's about where and when you are active not just the fact that you are active. He consistently waited for Dante to push him against the fence or put him on his back before he would "inflict damage", he allowed himself to be controlled. If Sene wanted to win the damn fight he should have fought when they were on their feet, he did nothing standing except allow Dante to shoot on him at will. It’s about where and when you are active not just the fact that you are active. He consistently waited for Dante to push him against the fence or put him on his back before he would “inflict damage”, he allowed himself to be controlled.

]]> By: Flow with the go http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-477525 Flow with the go Fri, 02 May 2008 12:31:07 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-477525 Seriously! Just seeing a gogoplata makes me laugh. How bad is your base and position to be caught in that. Violent Mike nailed it right on the head! Seriously! Just seeing a gogoplata makes me laugh. How bad is your base and position to be caught in that.

Violent Mike nailed it right on the head!

]]> By: Clint http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-476872 Clint Fri, 02 May 2008 04:09:35 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-476872 Rivera didn't impress me at all, and I think his cardio might be suspect. Not a bad prelim fight, but certainly not a great one. Rivera, barring anything unforeseen, won't make it past quarterfinals. Rivera didn’t impress me at all, and I think his cardio might be suspect. Not a bad prelim fight, but certainly not a great one. Rivera, barring anything unforeseen, won’t make it past quarterfinals.

]]> By: rob http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-476637 rob Fri, 02 May 2008 02:13:12 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-476637 great article. very funny great article. very funny

]]> By: PitBullNY http://mmamania.com/2008/04/30/the-ultimate-fighter-7-episode-5-recap-and-discussion/#comment-476511 PitBullNY Fri, 02 May 2008 01:05:21 +0000 http://mmamania.com/?p=6063#comment-476511 Forrest Griffin is the number one contender to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's UFC light heavyweight championship and coaching opposite the champ in the new season of The Ultimate Fighter. After the season the two coaches will go at it one on one for the 205-lb unified world title, but first Griffin brings you an inside look at each episode of the new season of TUF. Courtesy of the UFC and Spike TV, Forrest Griffin and InsideFighting will receive a copy of each week’s episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 7" before it airs. Forrest will then provide InsideFighting readers with his reaction to the episode in his coach's blog which is immediately posted online after the show is done airing every Wednesday night. I still thought watching Dante and Brandon’s fight again that Dante won. Obviously it was not in impressive fashion, it was pretty horrible actually, but he just had one of those days. A lot of it was that Dante had a certain way he worked out before the show but he bought into my workout and I had him do a lot of things differently and he really over trained and was flat afterwards. I kind of ran him into the ground a little bit. It was a normal workout for guys who don’t have a fight later in the week. It would have been a great workout if you had a ten day taper before a fight. Some of the guys asked me, “Is this what you would do a week before a fight of yours?” and I said, “No way, what are you crazy? This is just what we are going to do here.” The last time I did a workout like that was when I was on the show myself. I’m not even sure the match up was my idea. The process for choosing match ups was not real formal. In the beginning it was whoever stepped forward and said whoever they wanted to fight. With Dante the idea was to get Brandon on the ground and submit him. We knew Dante was a good Jitz guy and we knew that Brandon wasn’t. Dante told me he was gassed. I smacked him in the face before the third round and just told him, “Gut check. Go out there and do something.” I didn’t ask him to knock Brandon out, I would not have asked him for miracles, but I just wanted him to drop his hand on the other guy more than he did. It was hard to tailor the workouts to the guys. Matt Brown and Jesse Taylor could do whatever you threw at them and ask for more. Nick Klein would work himself into the ground doing what you asked but it would be overtraining for him and he got worse over the course of the show. He did whatever I asked and never complained but he over trained instead of backing off. It worked out well for some guys and not so well for others. But eventually the guys decided what they were going to do. I gave them workout options and they decided whether or not they were going to do that or go on the treadmill or whatever else they needed. If the link doesnt work, heres the text One thing I should mention is that I took Dante for a hard run right before his fight because I forgot he had a fight coming up. We were doing these native American runs and by the third mile he told me, “Hey, I think I’m going to quit doing this,” and I said, “Oh yeah, I didn’t want you to do this.” I had forgotten that he was fighting the next day. I didn’t intend for him to do anything. Forrest Griffin is the number one contender to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s UFC light heavyweight championship and coaching opposite the champ in the new season of The Ultimate Fighter. After the season the two coaches will go at it one on one for the 205-lb unified world title, but first Griffin brings you an inside look at each episode of the new season of TUF.

Courtesy of the UFC and Spike TV, Forrest Griffin and InsideFighting will receive a copy of each week’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ before it airs. Forrest will then provide InsideFighting readers with his reaction to the episode in his coach’s blog which is immediately posted online after the show is done airing every Wednesday night.

I still thought watching Dante and Brandon’s fight again that Dante won. Obviously it was not in impressive fashion, it was pretty horrible actually, but he just had one of those days.

A lot of it was that Dante had a certain way he worked out before the show but he bought into my workout and I had him do a lot of things differently and he really over trained and was flat afterwards. I kind of ran him into the ground a little bit.

It was a normal workout for guys who don’t have a fight later in the week. It would have been a great workout if you had a ten day taper before a fight.

Some of the guys asked me, “Is this what you would do a week before a fight of yours?” and I said, “No way, what are you crazy? This is just what we are going to do here.” The last time I did a workout like that was when I was on the show myself.

I’m not even sure the match up was my idea. The process for choosing match ups was not real formal.

In the beginning it was whoever stepped forward and said whoever they wanted to fight. With Dante the idea was to get Brandon on the ground and submit him. We knew Dante was a good Jitz guy and we knew that Brandon wasn’t.

Dante told me he was gassed. I smacked him in the face before the third round and just told him, “Gut check. Go out there and do something.” I didn’t ask him to knock Brandon out, I would not have asked him for miracles, but I just wanted him to drop his hand on the other guy more than he did.

It was hard to tailor the workouts to the guys. Matt Brown and Jesse Taylor could do whatever you threw at them and ask for more. Nick Klein would work himself into the ground doing what you asked but it would be overtraining for him and he got worse over the course of the show. He did whatever I asked and never complained but he over trained instead of backing off.

It worked out well for some guys and not so well for others. But eventually the guys decided what they were going to do. I gave them workout options and they decided whether or not they were going to do that or go on the treadmill or whatever else they needed.

If the link doesnt work, heres the text

One thing I should mention is that I took Dante for a hard run right before his fight because I forgot he had a fight coming up. We were doing these native American runs and by the third mile he told me, “Hey, I think I’m going to quit doing this,” and I said, “Oh yeah, I didn’t want you to do this.”

I had forgotten that he was fighting the next day. I didn’t intend for him to do anything.

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