Message #1036

[Hammy]

Debuts: September 16th 2009

Coaches
Rashad Evans
Quinton Jackson

Fighters
Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson
Zak Jensen
Marcus Jones
Scott Junk
Jon Madsen
James McSweeny
Matt Mitrione
Roy Nelson
Demico Rogers
Brendan Schaub
Darrill Schoonover
Wes Shivers
Wes Sims
Abe Wagner
Justin Wren
Mike Wessel

Some really interesting stuff to look forward to this season.  The tension between Rampage and Evans should be enjoyable, watching Dana White's video blog from UFC 100 they kicked off and Royce Gracie had to pull them apart  

Kimbo is there for the ratings, we all know that, his only chance of winning is if there are some really poor fighters on, lucky for him there are.  Brit James McSweeny is not one of our best prospects, 3-4 with losses to Neil Grove and Al-Turk.  Wes Sims has the interesting backstory of being the guy who fought Frank Mir twice, getting DQ'd the first time because he had a moment of madness and thought he was in Japan.  A few other one time UFC fighters who failed like Wessel and Junk are thrown in for good major as well as some former American Footballers, you really do get the idea sometimes there aren't that many Heavyweights out there considering the caliber of some of the people chosen.  Roy Nelson has to be an early favourite, I'm surprised he has to go through a show like this, he is good enough to get a contract now.  I remember when I scanned the profiles at sherdog.com there are also some young unbeaten prospects in there who obviously have a good chance of winning, being unknown guys, they may be pretty damn good.

http://www.spike.com/video/ultimate-fighter/3202907

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