VIDEO: ROY NELSON TUF 10 FINALE POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW

Roy Nelson takes care of business in the Octagon. For those familiar with “Big Country’s” previous performances it was no surprise to see him win the whole show. However the manner in which he won it, KO by big right hand, was unexpected.
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VIDEO: KIMBO TUF 10 FINALE POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson earns his first career victory in the Octagon by outlasting Houston Alexander. Kimbo talks about his unanimous decision victory.

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RAMPAGE’S TOP 10 COACHING TIPS OF THE WEEK

Rampage was working the corner for Abe Wagner in last night’s premiere of “The Ultimate Fighter”. Rampage didn’t offer up a lot of technical corner advice to Wagner. Actually he didn’t tell him anything that fans at home couldn’t have told him. Except that most fans were probably too busy laughing to yell out such gems as these:

1. “Get up!”
2. “Time is short, man!”
3. “He keeps doing the same thing over and over!”
4. “Man, c’mon Abe.”
5. “Keep goin’.”
6. “Do what you gotta do, Abe. Do what you gotta do.”
7. “Sweep or get up, man.”
8. “Why you tryin’ to shake hands with him, man! Get up.”
9. “You gotta do somethin’.”
10. “Abe, you wanna win? You gotta go.”

Not exactly instructive. And Kimbo seemed happy to be with Rampage, but he’d probably be much better off with Greg Jackson and Rashas. Tune in again next week for Rampage’s next top10!

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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 10: MEET THE HEAVYWEIGHTS

We now know that Rampage will be skipping the Rashad fight to go and shoot “The A-Team” — likely a “B” movie — so there will be no coaches duel, at least not directly after season’s end. That shouldn’t take away too much enjoyment from the latest season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, which premieres September 16th on Spike.

With Kimbo Slice, former IFL champ “Country” Roy Nelson, Wes Sims and 4 former NFL players, the potential is there for this to be the best ever season of TUF — in the ring and in the house.

PRO ATHLETES THAT COULD’VE BEEN MMA FIGHTERS

The upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter” has a handful of former NFL players as competitors. Shaq trains MMA, as does QB Matt Leinart. Even Jose Canseco has taken a run at it. With that in mind here are some pros that we think would have been fierce MMA fighters.

Ray Lewis
	Ray Lewis is known for his intensity, energy and desire to win. He lives to punish people on the football field. For him football is like MMA – you keep going until someone doesn’t get up. He’s super fast, 6′1″ 250 lb. and he’d never stop fighting. He’d surely never tap. He’d also redefine “Epic Staredown”. Nobody would bring it more than Lewis.
Nolan Ryan
	He may be retired but remember that fight with White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura? Classic dirty boxing that would’ve made Randy Couture cry with pride. Ryan showed bad-assery at age 46 against a much younger Ventura. In the offseason Ryan wrestled with and branded steer on his ranch.  One can only imagine how nasty Ryan’s clinch game would’ve been.
Alicia Sacramone
	Grapplers dream of her flexibility. I bet she could easily pick up Eddie Bravo’s flavor of Jiu-Jitsu given her attributes. Plus, she has an underrated left hook. Remember this video? Another thing Alicia has is strength. Gymnasts are known for having most functional strength among athletes. A lot of fighters incorporate gymnastics body work/exercises into their strength routines. Plus, don’t forget the attitude. After all, there’s a reason they don’t call it gym-nice-tics.
Kyle Farnsworth
	The Farns is big, strong and has just enough crazy in him to make the fighter across from him very nervous. He kicked an electric fan so hard he sprained his knee and had to go on the DL. He shot in on Paul Wilson, took him down with ease and bloodied his face. Or how about his awesome double-leg and slam of Jeremy Affeldt? At 6′5″ 240, with tree trunks for legs, Farns would have made Cro Cop look small.
Adrian Wilson
	Adrian Wilson is 6′3″ 230 lbs of mean. He can jump 66 inches off the ground — see it right here — and he has a standing vertical of almost 40. Athletic ability is great to have in MMA, but Wilson is also one of he hardest hitters in all of football. Wilson has received a few unnecessary roughness penalties in his career. “Probably about 100% of the time the hits I do make, they’re kind of violent, and that’s what they probably see is the violent part of the hit.”
Carlos Zambrano
	Carlos Zambrano has already had 2 nicknames that were good enough for MMA: “El Toro” and “Big Z”. They are both spot on. Zambrano is 6′5″ 255, and his temper is exactly like that of a bull. He disfigured the face of former teammate Michael Barrett in a brawl that started in the dugout and made its way to the clubhouse. He beat the tar out of a Gatorade machine. You don’t mess with the Zambrano.
Shaq
	Shaq already trains Gracie Jits and Muay Thai. He would have no problem putting anyone in a triangle choke with those super-long legs. Also, imagine catching a flying knee from him. Being over 7 feet tall he’d have no problem landing a head kick on Lesnar or any other heavyweight. He also has his first opponent in mind. He wants to take on Hong Man Choi.
Tie Domi
	Domi made a career in the NHL by taking on — and usually beating up — much bigger players. His bouts with Bob Probert were legendary. He once knocked Scott Niedermayer unconscious with a vicious elbow. When a taunting fan fell through the glass into the team bench, Domi pinned him and started throwing. And his nickname is MMA-ready too: “The Albanian Assassin”.

Have any to add to the list? Let us know in the comments section.

ULTIMATE FIGHTER 10 PROMO

Here’s the Ultimate Fighter 10 promo — and it is awesome. Roy Nelson can bang, Wes Sims is a character (to put it kindly) and of course there is the buzz of Kimbo. My only concern is spoilers. I don’t know anyone that enjoys them and I hope we don’t hear anything too soon. I want to fully enjoy this.

INTERVIEW WITH TUF 10 FIGHTER ZAK JENSEN

Ray Flores talks with Zak Jensen about getting the call to appear on TUF 10, being in the house with Wes Sims and Kimbo and the TUF experience.

CLAY GUIDA TALKS ABOUT TUF 9 LOSS

It was a valiant effort by Clay Guida, but in the end Diego Sanchez won the fight. There was some discussion amongst fans as to how the fight should have been scored, with many thinking Clay won the bout. Here Clay and his mom talk with Cagewriter about the battle.

JAMES WILKS AND ROSS PEARSON TUF 9 PRESSER

James Wilks and Ross Pearson are The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 champs. They talk about their wins at the post-fight presser.

CHRIS LYTLE UFC TUF 9 PRESSER

Chris “Lights Out” Lytle talks about his amazing battle with Kevin Burns at the TUF 9 Finale.

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