MMA: The Ultimate Fighter Finale Discussion Thread

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

If either of them are ever going to be any good, it's years and years down the road.

TUF may have run its course; they're really scraping the bottom of the barrel now. I mean, seriously, a guy with *zero* professional fights wins the whole thing? It's a great story, in pro wrestling terms, but realistically speaking, he wouldn't have been on the show in the past, much less have had a chance in hell of winning it. Experienced, halfway-trained fighters would absolutely murder anybody on this year's show.

There were actually fighters that were trained and had some experience on this years show, so your theory is not correct.

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

There were actually fighters that were trained and had some experience on this years show, so your theory is not correct.

There were a few with limited experience, but I don't really know that any of them that had any kind of legitimate MMA training. At the end of it all, I think Riddle is the only one with a legitimate future.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

There were actually fighters that were trained and had some experience on this years show, so your theory is not correct.

It's not a thoery, it's an opinion. And that opinion is that they may have run out of suitable up-and-coming talent after 6 (and now 7...) seasons of the show, so they're having to scrape the bottom of the barrel now. They did the best they could beefing the fighters up with post-production magic, but I think the series might have run its course. It was fun while it lasted, and maybe if they keep screwing around with the format the way they did early this season, they can keep it going a little longer.

Hey, don't get me wrong. I hope they find a hidden trove of future contenders under a rock somewhere, because I enjoy watching.