The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 11

There can be only one. Tonight we were treated to the 2-hour regular season finale and four, count 'em, four fights.  Factor in all the extraneous drama and it was a big night for TUF. Things start out with much discussion of Matt Mitrione and the "will he or won't he" nature of his fight …

The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 10

This week brings us week 2 of the quarter finals.  Our scheduled fight is Brenden Schaub and Jon Madsen. However, the bigger news seems to be the ongoing soap opera of Matt "Meathead" Mitrione.  Mitrione finally returns to the training center with a story of his brain swelling as the cause of his recent absence.  …

The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 9

Tonight we begin the quarter finals.  There are only 8 fighters remaining. Tonight's fight is between Roy "Big Country" Nelson and Justin Wren. Wren impressed me in his first fight by submitting UFC veteran Wes Sims in the first round. Tonight he takes on a much tougher opponent in Nelson.  Nelson's physique belies his abilities …

The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 7

Now that I've finally caught up on the backlog I had, I can actually do a timely review of last night's episode. Team Rashad is up 6-0 after Darrill Schoonover's impressive victory over Zak Jensen last week.  There are four men left who haven't fought, including "Big Baby" Marcus Jones and Matt "Meathead" Mitrione. Meathead …

The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 4

Well, life caught up with me and I've gotten a bit behind on these reviews.  That doesn't mean I've forgotten them. I spent a good portion of my weekend catching up on Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter.  I'm glad I did. When last we checked in on our Vegas house full of MMA wannabes, …