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wtf is wrong with these heavyweights on TUF?
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XBiker
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This is probably the worst season thus far, although the decent talent has already fought.
The Kimbo hype has brought a lot of new viewers and honestly as a fan and follower of MMA, I'm a little embarrassed.
Watching two big tub o' lards gas out in 2 minutes of the first round is kind of boring.
Marcus Cooper is Quinton's last hope for spoiling Rashad's looming clean sweep of the show.
The Kimbo hype has brought a lot of new viewers and honestly as a fan and follower of MMA, I'm a little embarrassed.
Watching two big tub o' lards gas out in 2 minutes of the first round is kind of boring.
Marcus Cooper is Quinton's last hope for spoiling Rashad's looming clean sweep of the show.
elgenyo
New member
Actually I heard on Jason Ellis show on Faction XMradio that Jackson is done with the UFC and there won't be a fight with Rashad after the show. Apparently according to Mayhem a fighter he had on the show Rampage and Dana White got into an arguement over the shooting of the show and Rampage acting in the new A-Team movie. Rampage leveled with White telling him about how important doing the movie was because it was the last time he spent time with his real dad (which was on drugs real bad apparently) and instead of being cool Dana White throws it in his face at a press meeting making fun of Rampage. Also, Rampage was supposed to get the title shot with Machida but got benched for the show by White....all of this pushed Rampage over the edge and he said he was done with Dana White and UFC for good.
Now of course this is all what I heard on a radio show on satellite radio a couple weeks back so who knows?
Now of course this is all what I heard on a radio show on satellite radio a couple weeks back so who knows?
canadianhitman
Well-known member
Agreed. These heavyweights are pathetic; you'd think they'd have trained their asses off when they found out they were going to be on the show, and would have showed up in great shape. Instead, they roll in looking like they haven't been in the gym in months if not years, and clearly eating clean is a foreign concept to them. I don't see a single guy in that house who could last 60 seconds against Brock Lesnar.
redsamurai
Banned
A) All the UFC hw's have gas. Some of em, like lesnar and velasquez......have the tanks of welterweights.
B) some of the guys on the show can bang for a minute. Kimbo is in ridiculous shape, and of all the guys I was thinking that he was going to have the most problems with cardio because that's what he's showed in all his fights. Even after he beat that bum Thompson he looked like he was dying after the fight, had to be helped off. Nelson has alot of gas too.
All these guys go through grueling training practically every day......I don't understand how they have such bad wind despite how they train...??
javaguru
Banned
I have no other explanation than they weren't conditioned. I'm a fat ass at 265 and I can still run a jump rope....I need to get my fat ass back to 240 and I'm doing it with HIT rope jumping. I'm embarrassed based on my current conditioning based on my conditioning in high school when I wrestled 189.
javaguru
Banned
But they had conditioned heavyweights on previous seasons. Methinks they're running out of talent. How many well rounded heavyweights has the UFC had...
As much as I like Rampage, Rashad has some good points about him. When Rampage was trying to defend himself for his shitty coaching by saying he wasn't a coach and Rashad came back with "well why you took the job then?" he didn't have an answer for that.
Now if big baby Marcus winds up being a suckfest when he fights, I am not even going to watch the rest of the season. There is no one else there with charisma or even approaching-average talent.
When I say I could whip the shit out of any of them, that isn't just talk. Those bitches are some scrubs.
Now if big baby Marcus winds up being a suckfest when he fights, I am not even going to watch the rest of the season. There is no one else there with charisma or even approaching-average talent.
When I say I could whip the shit out of any of them, that isn't just talk. Those bitches are some scrubs.
PICK3
New member
I only watch the last 15 minutes of the show ... the fight part.
Not interested in a bunch of Mo's walking around in a confined area flexing on each other.
Besides, the obvious lack of cardio, in general their skill sets don't seem as impressive as in earlier years.
Fuck, I hope Kimbo gets to fight again though
Not interested in a bunch of Mo's walking around in a confined area flexing on each other.
Besides, the obvious lack of cardio, in general their skill sets don't seem as impressive as in earlier years.
Fuck, I hope Kimbo gets to fight again though
HugeLifter
Head Mango
I don't understand why people still like Rampage. This guy is full of excuses, the latest one "I'm not a coach". Then why are you on the show??
This season of TUF would have been better if they embarrassed Kimbo after his loss and told him that he has no place in the UFC. Wasn't the whole season supposed to be about Dana saying how Kimbo has no game?
This season of TUF would have been better if they embarrassed Kimbo after his loss and told him that he has no place in the UFC. Wasn't the whole season supposed to be about Dana saying how Kimbo has no game?
HugeLifter
Head Mango
I think he will. He is Rampage's last hope.
Wasn't the other guy the last pick for Rashad? It looks like a strategic play on Rashad's part to hold off big baby till the end. This gives a good streak and knocks Rampage's ego.
HugeLifter
Head Mango
I think the other problem with the heavyweights is the bodyfat. I think this deters many viewers who are used to the leaner guys. Not that they watch them for their bodies, but some of these guys don't even look like athletes.
I believe the heavyweights range from 206 to 265. This is a much wider range than the 20lbs for all other weight classes.
I was hoping there would be some heavy hitters in the heavyweights, but they can't even give us that!!
I believe the heavyweights range from 206 to 265. This is a much wider range than the 20lbs for all other weight classes.
I was hoping there would be some heavy hitters in the heavyweights, but they can't even give us that!!
redsamurai
Banned
The only guy that's kind of impressed me this season was actually Mitrione. For 45 seconds the dude showed some pretty good stuff and he's probably the hardest hitter in the house, maybe.....we'll see after marcus fights. But Mitrione can throw sharp bombs until his gas runs out. Last week's fight was his if his wind was up to shape. He is a prick though, I think the producers of the show put some of these gun on to some of the shit they pull. I just don't understand how a dude like mitrione would pull these seriously bitch ass moves like he has. Passing notes to the other team? wtf?
redsamurai
Banned
HugeLifter
Head Mango
He is emotionally unstable.
It was a 10 minute fight with a break in between, he gassed out at 3 mins in the first round and didn't recover.
This just shows that he didn't pace himself and doesn't know his body well enough.
He did try, i'll give him that, but he doesn't deserve to fight in the UFC. He is a streetfighter (if anything).
This has been a very disappointing season so far.
javaguru
Banned
Jump rope between sets is an intense version....your two minutes between sets consists of jumping rope. The next best version is doing intervals with the rope after the workout. Jump rope at high intensity for a specified period of time and then you go back to it....best conditioning I did as a high school wrestler was doing a circuit of jumping rope, push ups and sit ups with mountain climbers thrown in.
