Archive for the ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Tag
Article by MMA Lifestyle Coaches of “The Ultimate Fighter: Smashes” will meet later this year, as Ross Pearson and George Sotiropoulos meet in a lightweight affair. UFC officials made the announcement of the fight, which is scheduled for UFC on FX 6, which takes place on December 14 in Australia where middleweights Hector Lombard and Rousimar Palhares will meet in the main event of the evening. Pearson, the Season 9 winner of TUF, is 1-1 since dropping down to the featherweight division, though will now be returning to the 155-pound class after suffering a surprise knockout to Cub Swanson. Now,…
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Article by Nick Walshaw ROSS Pearson landed in Sydney this week with a special addition to his luggage – a pair of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts. Speaking with The Daily Telegraph on his first day of shooting The Ultimate Fighter: Australia v Great Britain, the tattooed Englishman revealed he had flown a group of sparring partners Down Under to help prepare for his December fight with Australian George Sotiropoulos. The lightweight rivals, now squaring off as head coaches in the UFC reality TV series, are both desperate to win their next fight. Which is exactly why Pearson – who…
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ProMMAnow.com reporter Joe Gugelman caught up with UFC bantamweight champion and coach on this season’s The Ultimate Fighter Live, Dominick Cruz (19-1), during a special TUF luncheon last week. Cruz talked about his overall experience as a coach on the show and some of the challenges he faced in that role. Cruz shared his thoughts on the Renan Barao vs. Urijah Faber match-up and how he sees the fight going. Cruz seems to be in favor of Faber winning the fight with Barao so they can meet once again and settle their unfinished business. Without a dog in the fight,…
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Article by Coach Doug Balzarini Monday Like the previous weeks, this week began on Monday in San Diego with my “general population” clients. This week I decided to fly back Tuesday morning so I was able to relax on Monday night and not have to sit in the car for 5 hours. The flight is relatively inexpensive so I think I’ll be taking the 1 hour flight back instead of the long drive from here on out. Tuesday I flew back Tuesday morning with Jeremy Stephens who is out in Vegas with us for his training camp. Great fighter and…
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Article By Strength & Conditioning Coach Doug Balzarini Week 3 was another great week. They are long grinds, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Like last week, I was in San Diego on Monday training clients. I truly enjoy working with so many different populations; it challenges me and keeps me on task and always wanting to learn more. During a normal week, I will work with a UFC champion, many amateur and professional fighters, middle-aged business executives, athlete clients in their 20′s, and a client who is in her mid-70′s. After a full day of training at…
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Article By Craig Amos The latest installment of the The Ultimate Fighter has not been long in establishing itself as a microcosm of reality. It is a reality show after all, but the reality I refer to is not the exhibition of real people enacting an unscripted performance. The reality of which I speak is a reflection of the real. The reality of which I speak is this: Dominick Cruz has Urijah Faber’s number. The current contest between rivals began in earnest when Team Faber’s Daron Cruickshank and Team Cruz’s James Vick squared off. The bout was selected by Faber,…
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Dominick Cruz TUF Live VLOG Haircut Square Salon Las Vegas
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Written by Spencer Lazara Episode 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter Live” was another step in what may be the best season ever. Much of the episode was the lead up to the fight featuring Justin Lawrence and Christiano Marcello. Round one began rather slowly with neither man overextending. Lawrence sets his range nicely in the first round, doing more damage and landing more of his strikes in a round that was entirely kept standing. In round two, Lawrence began to gain a bit more steam, although still remaining patient and calm. His jab is landing, and his power punches just…
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Article by Michael David Smith The top pick on this season of The Ultimate Fighter showed why with an impressive win. Dominick Cruz made Justin Lawrence the first pick when the coaches selected their teams on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, and when Lawrence stepped into the Octagon with Cristiano Marcello on Friday night, he made Cruz’s pick look smart. Lawrence out-struck Marcello in the stand-up exchanges in the first round, then started landing with more power in the second round and ultimately connected a left hand to Marcello’s chin that knocked Marcello flat on his back, ending the…
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The Ultimate Fighter TUF15 TEAM CRUZ: Coach Eric Del Fierro’s Weekly Video Blog ENGLISH
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The Ultimate Fighter 15 TEAM CRUZ: Coach Eric Del Fierro’s Weekly Video Blog Spanish
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Article by Thomas Gerbasi for UFC.com This Friday night, March 9th, a new era in the history of The Ultimate Fighter begins, as the 15th season of the reality series premieres on FX with a new twist: all the fights are live. And even with this exciting change in format, one thing remains the same, the fact that the show will be the launching pad for some of the mixed martial arts world’s brightest stars and perhaps a few champions. So after 14 complete seasons, who are the 30 fighters who have emerged as the cream of the crop? Today,…
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Every week or so I plan to share a couple thoughts and experiences I had while out in Las Vegas for the MMA reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter”. For me, week 1 began on Tuesday (3/6) when I made the extremely windy drive out to Sin City first thing in the morning. I got settled in to my condo which will be my home for the better part of the next 3 months. I met up with my 3 roommates, UFC Champ Dominick Cruz, Tigger, and Marley. The first guy you probably know, the other two are Dom’s cats. It…
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See how Alliance MMA is eating during The Ultimate Fighter Camp in Las Vegas
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Video by FAMOUS SAS Dominick Cruz will carry a plethora of talents, as well as his Championship belt, into The Ultimate Fighter Live house tonight on FX. There will be 16 live fights to determine which 16 fighters continue on to the traditional TUF house to be coached by either UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz or former WEC featherweight champ and current number one bantamweight contender Urijah Faber. Dont miss it – the action starts at 9PM! Follow: @TheDomin8r
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The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) LIVE on FOX TEAM CRUZ Viewing Party / Birthday Celebration Friday At Alliance Training Center WHEN: Friday 9, March 2012 TIME: 6:00PM PST WHERE: 795 Third Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
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The winners of previous seasons of The Ultimate Fighter have found mixed results over the years. Many have gone on to chase and in certain cases win UFC titles while others fell into mediocrity. While mediocrity in the UFC represents MMA greatness, some results simply did not live up to expectations. On the other hand of course a few exceeded expectations. It amounts to what the fighter made or makes of the opportunity they earned by emerging with the hallowed six figure contract and all that comes with it. Ross Pearson is a TUF winner that has yet to see…
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Ross Pearson has shed 10 pounds in hopes of finding bigger fights and greater opportunities in the featherweight division. The 27-year-old Sunderland, England native is just 1-2 in his last three fights, most recently earning Fight of the Night honors while losing a split decision to Edson Barboza at UFC 134. With the list of contenders in the UFC lightweight division growing with each passing event, Pearson knows opportunities are limited in the 155-pound weight class.That’s why he’s made the decision to test the waters at featherweight from here on out. “You hear Dana saying all the time that these…
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