TUF 15 Live: Cruz vs Faber: Season Debut March 9 on FX

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[polandprzem]

June?

My god

[The TroutBum]

Wow, two uncontrollable ego/douchebags. Boy, that sounds like great TV...

[dbreiden83080]

June?

My god

The new TUF format is going to make it hard for the UFC to get the elite top stars to committ to doing the show..

[polandprzem]

The new TUF format is going to make it hard for the UFC to get the elite top stars to committ to doing the show..

How they are gonna concentrate on training?

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[dbreiden83080]

How they are gonna concentrate on training?

Not sure this live format had to be done..

[Red Hawk #21]

I think it's gunna be a great season, my favorite season still was TUF 12 with Team GSP vs Team Koscheck. Hopefully GSP's getting better, I currently have a torn ACL and Meniscus as well so I know the hell GSP's going through.

[The TroutBum]

I think it's gunna be a great season, my favorite season still was TUF 12 with Team GSP vs Team Koscheck. Hopefully GSP's getting better, I currently have a torn ACL and Meniscus as well so I know the hell GSP's going through.
Sucks about your knee holmes, but I agree with you on season 12. Of course, I loved Mir vs. Nog also.

When I first heard about the coaches, I was bent -- I can't stand either of these guys. But after watching interviews, trailers, etc. I think it's going to be pretty damn good. I've read up on a bunch of the fighters and seen a few of their past fights and it looks like a pretty solid crop. Not to mention the fact that Cruz is a MAJOR tool, but he's taking it to Butt-Chin pretty hard in all the smack talk, but not in the usual Koschek sort of way, but by pointing out how dumb Urija is. Quite enjoyable, really.

[dbreiden83080]

I think it's gunna be a great season, my favorite season still was TUF 12 with Team GSP vs Team Koscheck. Hopefully GSP's getting better, I currently have a torn ACL and Meniscus as well so I know the hell GSP's going through.

Good thoughts.. Yeah i love Season 3 Tito and Ken and Season 12 the best.. Season 10 had potential but the fights all sucked..

[Red Hawk #21]

Sucks about your knee holmes, but I agree with you on season 12. Of course, I loved Mir vs. Nog also.

When I first heard about the coaches, I was bent -- I can't stand either of these guys. But after watching interviews, trailers, etc. I think it's going to be pretty damn good. I've read up on a bunch of the fighters and seen a few of their past fights and it looks like a pretty solid crop. Not to mention the fact that Cruz is a MAJOR tool, but he's taking it to Butt-Chin pretty hard in all the smack talk, but not in the usual Koschek sort of way, but by pointing out how dumb Urija is. Quite enjoyable, really.

Yea bro this type of injury is hell but I know in my heart I will come back better than before in a few months.

And yeah season 12 was great, but there were multiple seasons of this show that were great as well. I haven't watched all the seasons but TUF 1, 7, 8, 11 were all exciting. TUF 12's my favorite, and this past season was highly entertaining as well. Those little guys really have a lot of heart and big egos as well. I was rooting for Team Mayhem but I was happy for anyone who won. The pranks and trash talk of season 14 were great as well haha.

I was a little disappointed in the Finale when Dennis Bermudez got caught in the armbar by Diego Brandao, Dennis was only moments from winning that fight :depressed lol. But yeah this season has major potential in my eyes, not sure how it will end up though because it'll be live...that kind of bothers me.

[Red Hawk #21]

Good thoughts.. Yeah i love Season 3 Tito and Ken and Season 12 the best.. Season 10 had potential but the fights all sucked..

Yeah, how could I forget Season 3...Major fireworks between Ken and Tito in that one. However, if I remember correctly Tito and his coaching staff clearly outcoached Ken Shamrock and his guys. And Tito dismantled Ken in the Finale as well I believe. And I agree with you on Season 10, that was a big let down.

[dbreiden83080]

Yeah, how could I forget Season 3...Major fireworks between Ken and Tito in that one. However, if I remember correctly Tito and his coaching staff clearly outcoached Ken Shamrock and his guys. And Tito dismantled Ken in the Finale as well I believe. And I agree with you on Season 10, that was a big let down.

What i loved about season 3 was that it was a gigantic middle finger to all the Tito haters. They thought Ken is an experienced coach and vet and Tito is the punk who is only doing the show for attention and pub. "Tito won't actually do much coaching, he won't give a shit" Tito comes out and takes the job more serious than anyone that had coached before, Ken acts like he is only there for the pub and Tito's team dominates with all the great Tito/Ken trash talk in the background.. It was classic..

[Red Hawk #21]

What i loved about season 3 was that it was a gigantic middle finger to all the Tito haters. They thought Ken is an experienced coach and vet and Tito is the punk who is only doing the show for attention and pub. "Tito won't actually do much coaching, he won't give a shit" Tito comes out and takes the job more serious than anyone that had coached before, Ken acts like he is only there for the pub and Tito's team dominates with all the great Tito/Ken trash talk in the background.. It was classic..

Exactly brother, Tito really showed that he cared about his guys and got the job done as a coach. It's funny I was looking at some videos of that season and I stumbled on how their bad blood started. Remember this?

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[polandprzem]

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[ace3g]

The TUF LIve debut fights are only 1 five minute round. Very interesting twist.

Again this is just to get into the house, won't be like this for the other fights, also they are giving 5K to allt he fighters who finish fights to get into the house.

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wow what a KO!!!

[The TroutBum]

I thought the whole live thing was a disaster... WAY too much awkward dead time, no music, no announcers, nothing. That was horrrrrid. A lot of good fighters though.

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[Red Hawk #21]

I thought the whole live thing was a disaster... WAY too much awkward dead time, no music, no announcers, nothing. That was horrrrrid. A lot of good fighters though.

Agreed. I really hope this live format ends man. It's horrible and something about it seems so dead and depressing.

[dbreiden83080]

Agreed. I really hope this live format ends man. It's horrible and something about it seems so dead and depressing.

I'm gonna wait until tomorrow is over to pass judgement.. Should be the same show with the drama in the house just with the Live fight..

So we'll see..

[ace3g]

definitely more normal now, since only the fights will be live, everything else is pre recorded /edited during the week

[ace3g]

Holy crap!!!

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Damn!!!!

[ace3g]

Also looks like FX is giving TUF time extension, 10:02 show is still on

[Stringer_Bell]

Cruz's training segments displayed just how good a mentor and overall athlete he is. My dislike of him has definately downgraded to "mildly perturbed." He's a good coach.

Sad news about that one fighter that lost his father, hope he gets a win in the house.

That live fight was lame. Vick just avoids contact of any kind, like his other fight, and lands the lucky kick/knee. He could be amazing with the right training, but he looks too average in there even tho he won.

[The TroutBum]

Cruz's training segments displayed just how good a mentor and overall athlete he is. My dislike of him has definately downgraded to "mildly perturbed." He's a good coach.

Sad news about that one fighter that lost his father, hope he gets a win in the house.

That live fight was lame. Vick just avoids contact of any kind, like his other fight, and lands the lucky kick/knee. He could be amazing with the right training, but he looks too average in there even tho he won.

Seriously, I was about to say ALL OF THIS. You're so hot.

[dbreiden83080]

Cruz telling Faber to pick his guy to fight when Cruz had the right to choose was an epic mind fuck.. :lol

[Red Hawk #21]

Cruz telling Faber to pick his guy to fight when Cruz had the right to choose was an epic mind fuck.. :lol

He really punked the shit out of Urijah with that one lol, first faber couldn't decide who to pick and then he asked his guys "Anyone feel like scrapping?" And none of his guys said anything. They looked like a bunch of pussies right there :rollin

But imo, Cruz followed that brilliant troll job with a big mistake by choosing Marcello to fight Lawrence. :nope Marcello is a beast, that might turn out to be a costly move.

[dbreiden83080]

He really punked the shit out of Urijah with that one lol, first faber couldn't decide who to pick and then he asked his guys "Anyone feel like scrapping?" And none of his guys said anything. They looked like a bunch of pussies right there :rollin

But imo, Cruz followed that brilliant troll job with a big mistake by choosing Marcello to fight Lawrence. :nope Marcello is a beast, that might turn out to be a costly move.

Yeah we'll see but his team probably liked that. Cruz is telling his guys "I got faith you can beat anyone here so let Faber pick, we are still gonna win"..

And it was hilarious that Fabers whole team was like "Uh i don't know" LOL.. They all should have been ready to go since it was Cruz's pick..

[polandprzem]

If Dana asked" So who wants to be a fuckin' fighter" ?

then maybe some of faber guys would stand up

[ace3g]

The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale
Date: Jun 01, 2012
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort*
Broadcast: FX and FUEL TV*

Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann
"TUF 15" finalist No. 1 vs. finalist No. 2

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Potential and #1 pick vs Experience (BJJ Black Belt instructor for Wandi)

[ace3g]

2 victories for team Cruz, 2 times he calls out a combo and it lands

[ace3g]

This is an odd season because usually there are 2 or 3 fighters I root for and same for those that I hate. Tickle is the first on the list of fighters I hate, he complains too much during training; hope he loses tonight:

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[MannyIsGod]

Tickle is such a damn bitch.

[The TroutBum]

Tickle is such a damn bitch.

I enjoyed watching him give up and pretty much let that choke happen. Stick to the local fights that pay you $200.00 a night, where you can afford to not train, eat well, or have any real skill, shit head.

[dbreiden83080]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dominick-cruz-injured-ufc-148-190420411--mma.html

It looks like Urijah Faber will have to wait for the chance to settle his long standing rivalry with Dominick Cruz.

The UFC's reigning bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been forced out of UFC 148 after suffering a knee injury in training while working at The Ultimate Fighter Live.

Sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMAWeekly.com on Monday.

Cruz was coaching alongside his teammates from the Alliance Training Center, teaching his team of lightweights on the first ever installment of TUF on FX.

The injury occurred while Cruz was working with his team, while also training for his showdown to Faber on July 7 in Las Vegas.

Cruz being forced out of the bout now leaves Urijah Faber without an opponent for the UFC 148 card, and it's unclear at this time if there will be a replacement or if Faber will be pulled.

MMAWeekly.com will have more information on this breaking news when it becomes available.

[ace3g]

Sounds like this happened during the filming of the show, is this the first time a coach suffered a serious injury during the filming of TUF?

[polandprzem]

:pctoss


Damn that sheeeeieyt


The series are good though IMO

[dbreiden83080]

Sounds like this happened during the filming of the show, is this the first time a coach suffered a serious injury during the filming of TUF?

From what i can remember. High Drama Show on Friday should boost the bad ratings this season but the bigger picture is very unfortunate..

[ace3g]

It will be interesting to see if they replace Cruz with another coach, or just keep him on for the rest of the season.

[dbreiden83080]

It will be interesting to see if they replace Cruz with another coach, or just keep him on for the rest of the season.

They replaced Tito when he got hurt so i am guessing Cruz will also get replaced.

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[Red Hawk #21]

This has been a great season of TUF, I'm so proud of Team Faber. I honestly felt that Team Cruz was the more talented team, but Team Faber had more heart. So many good guys on Team Faber : Mike Chiesa, Andy Ogle, Joe Proctor, Al Iaquinta, Chris Saunders and others. Funny how Cruz had a blank look on his face at the end, I'm sure if his team had won he would've been acting smug per the usual.

Urijah did a great job of coaching those guys, he was about business but he also helped the guys when they were emotionally down. That's exactly why a guy like Mike Chiesa who's father died on the first week of the show was able to reach the finals. Faber and the other guys were there helping and supporting him throughout. Iaquinta will be a tough challenge though. He's an assassin. He just looks like he's reached a point where he won't let anything stop him. We'll see what happens in the finale, but much props and respect to Team Faber.

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MAIN CARD (FX)

Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann
Mike Chiesa vs. Al Iaquinta ("TUF: Live" tourney finale)
Jonathan Brookins vs. Charles Oliveira
Max Holloway vs. Pat Schilling
Justin Lawrence vs. John Cofer

PRELIMINARY CARD (FUEL TV)

Daron Cruickshank vs. Chris Tickle
Myles Jury vs. Chris Saunders
Cristiano Marcello vs. Sam Sicilia
Jeremy Larsen vs. Joe Proctor

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

John Albert vs. Erik Perez

[polandprzem]

dead forum

[Stringer_Bell]

I think it was just the finale lacking any real momentum. Totally forgot about it.

Hendricks vs Kampmann for #1 Contender.
Glad Mike C won, from what I saw he was solid.

[MannyIsGod]

Chiesa overcame a lot to win that shit. Pretty amazing.