The Iceman Danceth 2: Chuck's Revenge

Per CagePotato

During his debut appearance on Dancing With the Stars last week, Chuck Liddell tried to pretend that he was Mr. Nice Guy Charming Won't Punch Your Face In, and his discomfort was palpable. Last night, the gloves came off (literally), and Chuck was out for blood. Highlights included Anna Trebunskaya's spot-on John Hackleman impression at the very beginning, and the insane Iceman pose at 1:14. (Is he going to end every dance like that from now on? We can only hope.) The performance earned Liddell a score of 19, which tied him for second-to-last with three other competitors. Only Tom DeLay and Kathy Ireland fared worse, with scores of 18. In other words, the Iceman will probably live to dance another day.

Oh, and by the way?

That...

Just...

HAPPENED.

TUF 10: Episode 2

Per Cagewriter

On last week's show, Team Rampage picked up Kimbo Slice and Team Rashad won the first fight, a bloodbath win for Jon Madsen over Abe Wagner.
As the show starts, Kimbo is sitting by himself. He assumes that he will have the next fight, and wants to prove himself as a fighter. Roy Nelson continues his delusions of grandeur by saying that a fight with Kimbo would be a headliner anywhere.
At Team Rampage's practice, Kimbo is getting special work on the ground game with Tiki Ghosn. He appears to pick up the ground work quickly, and works his tail off in the gym.
At Team Rashad's practice, Nelson is not listening and is anything but coachable. His coaches sit him down, and he keeps talking back. Finally, they pull out the big bomb, and says, "Do you want to get knocked out again like you did by Arlovski?" That shuts him up.
"It's like when two masters come together," Nelson says. Well, no. You were the IFL champion. Rashad Evans was the UFC champion. Do you not see the difference?
James McSweeney versus Wes Shivers is announced for the next fight. Rampage says that he wants to knock out Rashad's number one pick, but Rashad doesn't seem concerned. In a pretty sweet British accent, McSweeney says that he didn't choose to fight. Fighting chose him.
At one of the training sessions, Team Rashad runs late, which annoys Rampage. "I decided to confront him, all gentleman-like, because everyone knows I'm not the cocky one here," Rampage says. They speak in a relatively civil manner, until Rampage started to yell, "Get the hell out of here."
Wes Shivers is a large Southern man who once played in the NFL. He is now striving to find a life as a fighter outside of football. Rampage's gameplan is to have Shivers go after McSweeney's lack of a ground game.

(Team Tammy's) Wes Shivers (Team Rampage) vs. (Team Roxanne's) James McSweeney (Team Rashad)
Round 1: Shivers sticks to the gameplan and immediately tries for a takedown. After working in the clinch, he gets the takedown and smothers McSweeney. Shivers then attempts and fails on an armbar, McSweeney gets back to his feet. After a bit of standup, Shivers accidentally kicks McSweeney in the family jewels. When they return, Shivers again tries for a takedown but can't get it. Shivers looks gassed about three minutes into the first round. His punches are big and loopy, and not connecting. McSweeney is not doing much more, though he is landing a few leg kicks.
Round 2: McSweeney starts the round with more jabs and leg kicks while Rashad yells, "Keep it simple." On one of the kicks, Shivers grabs McSweeney's leg and takes him down. Again, Shivers smothers the smaller McSweeney. He finally mounts him and then takes his back, trying for a rear naked choke. McSweeney gets out and gets to his feet. Both fighters are exhausted, taking time to catch their breath between exchanges. Shivers even goes so far as to rest his arm on the cage. They both put their hands on their hips and knees. The coaches are getting hoarse, screaming that their fighters need to do something. In the final 45 seconds, McSweeney lands a punch and a kick. When Shivers goes for a takedown, McSweeney catches him in an unsuccessful guillotine. Shivers gets out of the choke seconds before the round ends.
McSweeney wins it by majority decision. Shivers is unhappy about the decision, but how angry can you be when you were gassed that early? Afterwards, Rashad says that he shut Rampage up. Cut to a shot of Rampage, silently shaking his head.

-(Team Roxanne's) James McSweeney def. (Team Tammy's) Wes Shivers via majority decision for 7pts.
-Team CJ, Team Roxanne, Team Roy, and Team Adam each earn 1pt for having Rashad as their coach.

In a rare move, the bout announcement for the next fight is at the end of this episode. (Team Jon's) Roy Nelson vs. (Team Tommy's) Kimbo Slice. Wow. So, I guess the ratings will be good next week.

The Emmy's were horrible

as in Dr Horrible.

The Iceman Danceth

UFC 103: Results

— The UFC handed out its traditional end-of-night bonuses following UFC 103, which totaled $65,000 this time around. Fight of the Night went to Rick Story and Brian Foster, whose two-round bang-up ended with Story sinking in an arm-triangle choke. For this, Story also got the Submission of the Night Award; not a bad payday for an up-and-coming fighter. KO of the night went to Vitor Belfort for his old-Vitor-esque first-round smashing of Rich Franklin. The event drew a sellout crowd of 17.428 fans to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, producing a live gate of $2.4 million.

— During the post-event press-conference, Dana White made his intentions known about Belfort's place in the UFC middleweight division: "To be honest with you, the way the last two fights happened with Marquardt and Henderson against Anderson Silva, I think it would be better to see them fight each other, and the winner of that become the next contender. I think Vitor is ready to fight Anderson Silva (now)...I love the fact that we have Vitor at that weight class." Belfort credited his win to a new focus on karate: "It's just something that I want to use right now. I was taking my time. I was feeling the fight. As soon as I see something, I make sure I have the zip code, the address and the social security number...Sometimes I take my time; sometimes I'm aggressive. But as soon as I start, I make sure I fight. That's what people want to see."

— One fighter who didn't emerge from UFC 103 as a returing hero was Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, who had nothing to offer for the younger, stronger Junior Dos Santos, and quit in the middle of the third round. According to White, it may have been Cro Cop's last performance in the Octagon: "I'm not saying that I've ever been at the level of a Mirko 'Cro Cop' or any of these guys, but I used to fight. You get to a certain age where you remember what you used to be able to do, and you can see all the openings. You just can't pull the trigger. I think that's where he's at...Listen, we all get older. I could see it. It happens to the best of us. It takes nothing away from who he is or what he's accomplished. We just all get old."

— If you watched the UFC 103 undercard broadcast on Spike last night, you saw Efrain Escudero score the first knockout victory of his career against a much-taller Cole Miller, increasing his pro record to 12-0. The feat is even more impressive when you consider that Escudero was in the hospital the day before, getting re-hydrated via IV after a rough weight cut. As he told MMA Fanhouse, he had been sick all week and his body didn't respond well to the cut; making things worse, he missed his 156-pound limit on his first weigh-in attempt. Still, "Hecho en Mexico" was able to execute his gameplan perfectly: "I'm working my standup every day and I'm going to continue to do that. I didn't want to go and use my jiu-jitsu. I thought it was time to make a statement, and I sure did that."

-Vitor Belfort def. Rich Franklin via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 3:02
-Junior Dos Santos def. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic via submission (verbal) - Round 3, 2:00
-Paul Daley def. Martin Kampmann via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 2:31
-Josh Koscheck def. Frank Trigg via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 1:25
-Tyson Griffin def. Hermes Franca via knockout (punches) - Round 2, 3:26
-Efrain Escudero def. Cole Miller via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 3:36
-Tomasz Drwal def. Drew McFedries via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 1:03
-Jim Miller def. Steve Lopez via TKO (injury) - Round 2, 0:48
-Nick Lentz def. Rafaello Oliveira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
-Rick Story def. Brian Foster via submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 2, 1:09
-Eliot Marshall def. Jason Brilz via split decision (30-28, 27-30, 30-27)
-Vladimir Matyushenko def. Igor Pokrajac via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Rafael Dos Anjos def. Rob Emerson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Strikeforce: Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers to Air on CBS November 7

The CBS Television Network will return to the mixed martial arts (MMA) cage with STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS, to be broadcast Saturday, Nov. 7 live at 9pm. SHOWTIME Sports will produce the four-fight event with host Gus Johnson calling the action and MMA legend Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo serving as color analysts.

"There's no question this is a sport that is fast becoming a force in popularity and as a business," said Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive Vice President, Prime Time, CBS Television. "We're excited to be the platform that will enable millions more to see the athlete regarded as the very best in his sport. The Number One heavyweight on the most-watched network has a very nice ring to it."
"It is an honor to have the opportunity to bring the STRIKEFORCE brand to CBS," said Scott Coker, Founder and CEO of STRIKEFORCE. "We are looking forward to bringing MMA back to the network and to having the world's No. 1 heavyweight-Fedor-compete for the first time on live network television against one of America's most promising young, undefeated stars-Brett Rogers."

Here is the card so far:
-Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers
-Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Jake Shields
-Gegard Mousasi vs. TBA
-Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. TBA

Fantasy TUF 10: Episode 1

Per Cagewriter:

Here we are, the start of another season of "The Ultimate Fighter." This has been the most pre-hyped season in quite a while. Let's jump in and see if it lives up to the hype.
Dana White starts the show by saying that this is the most exciting time in the history of the UFC for heavyweights. Before long, we get some trash-talking between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans, and Rampage is already mugging for the cameras. They are interrupted by a parade of behemoths, as the heavyweights come wakling in.
As we saw in the preview, Kimbo Slice walks in after everybody else, and after Dana White gave him an introduction. Kimbo seems to not want to draw attention to himself, while Roy Nelson seems disappointed that he is not the biggest name in the room.
Before the fighter evaluations even begin, Rampage tells Kimbo that he will be picking him. Rashad has no problem with that. Rashad has legendary coach Greg Jackson helping him, and they are both keeping an eye on James McSweeney and Brendan Schaub, fighters who both train at Jackson's.
When evaluating Nelson, Jackson can't help but notice his belly, and the, ahem, chest of Darrill Schoonover. Rampage uses a different word, though. Rampage sees that he has his work cut out for him with Kimbo, as his ground game is just ugly.
Rashad wins the coin toss for the first pick, and goes with his teammate James McSweeney. Rampage was hoping to win the coin toss so that he could steal away McSweeney. It doesn't work out, so he calls out for, "My boy! Kimbo Slice." This is a good place to point out that Kimbo Slice looks anything like a boy. In fact, he looks downright old. The teams shake out to be:
Team Rashad: James McSweeney, Brendan Schaub, Jon Madsen, Roy "Big Country" Nelson, Darrill Schoonover, Matt Mitrione and Mike Wessel.
Team Rampage: Kimbo Slice, Abe Wagner, Demico Rogers, Wes Sims -- who is pissed he didn't get picked earlier -- Scott Junk, Wes Shivers, Marcus Jones and Zak Jensen.

Jensen was the last guy picked, and of course, Rampage had to make a joke about him being the last kid picked, asking if he could pick a camera man over Jensen. Getting to the house, the main thing the guys talk about is Kimbo. For his part, Kimbo is well-aware of the target on his back.
At Rampage's first practice, Marcus Jones has a tough time keeping up with everyone else, but he says that he would have to be killed to quit.
The first fight is Jon Madsen vs. Abe Wagner. Rashad is quite happy about the match-up since Madsen is a good wrestler while Wagner has no ground game. Sims calls Abe the toughest computer geek that he has ever met. Considering that Wes has been living under I-55, how many computer geeks does he know?
Before the fight, as he predicted, Wagner pukes. He is confident in his jiu-jitsu. What he is not confident in is trash talking. "I don't really have a message for him," Wagner says.

(Team Jen's) Abe Wagner (Team Rampage) vs. (Team Jen's) Jon Madsen (Team Rashad)

Round one: Madsen goes in with an early takedown and lands some punches from on top. He pushes Wagner's face down, preventing Wagner from moving at all. Madsen lands some elbows, opening up Wagner's face and creating a sea of blood under his head. Rampage yells, "You've gotta do something, Abe." Great advice, 'Page. When Abe moves, more blood pours out, and the sea of blood turns into an ocean.
Between rounds, Stitch, the cut man, works a miracle in cleaning up Abe's face. His white towel turns red with Abe's blood.
Round two: This round starts with another immediate takedown from Madsen. After they don't do anything on the ground, referee Steve Mazzagatti stands them up. Madsen goes for another quick takedown, and opens up Abe's face again. Abe tries for a guillotine, but they are so slippery that Madsen pops his head right out. Rashad yells to Madsen to finish the fight, prompting him to try to land a few more punches.
Ouch, 20-16, 20-17, 20-17 unanimous decision for Jon Madsen. Rampage blames himself for the bad matchmaking. They show a close-up of his cut, and it's nothing short of gruesome. What a way to start the season!

-(Team Jen's) John Madsen def. (Team Jen's) Abe Wagner via unanimous decision (20-16, 20-17, 20-17) for 7pts.
-Team CJ, Team Roxanne, Team Roy, and Team Adam each earn 1pt for having Rashad as their coach.

Fantasy TUF 10: The Draft

Here is how the draft went down. (An interesting side note is that 6 of the first 8 fighters drafted ended up on Rashad's team).

1. Team CJ - Darrill Schoonover (Rashad)
2. Team Roxanne - James McSweeney (Rashad)
3. Team Roy - Demico Rogers (Rampage)
4. Team Adam - Justin Wren (Rashad)
5. Team Jen - John Madsen (Rashad)
6. Team Tammy - Brendan Schaub (Rashad)
7. Team Tommy - Wes Sims (Rampage)
8. Team Jon - Roy Nelson (Rashad)

9. Team Jon - Marcus Jones (Rampage)
10. Team Tommy - Kimbo Slice (Rampage)
11. Team Tammy - Wes Shivers (Rampage)
12. Team Jen - Abe Wagner (Rampage)
13. Team Adam - Scott Junk (Rampage)
14. Team Roy- Zak Jensen (Rampage)
15. Team Roxanne - Mike Wessel (Rashad)
16. Team CJ - Matt Matrione (Rashad)

17. Team CJ - Coach Rashad
18. Team Roxanne - Coach Rashad
19. Team Roy- Coach Rashad
20. Team Adam - Coach Rashad
21. Team Jen - Coach Rampage
22. Team Tammy - Coach Rampage
23. Team Tommy - Coach Rampage
24. Team Jon - Coach Rampage

UFC 103: This Saturday Night

UFC 103 will be live on Pay-Per-View this Saturday night. The main event of this card features the return of former former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort taking on UFC Middleweight Champion Rich "Ace" Franklin. Also featured on the biggest MMA event to ever hit Texas will be perhaps the most explosive heavyweight battle of the year when one of the sport’s most feared strikers, Mirko Cro Cop, takes on Brazilian knockout artist Junior Dos Santos. The card starts at 9pm on Spike TV for two undercard fights and then moves to PPV at 10pm.

Franklin Vs. Belfort

Cro Cop Vs. Dos Santos

Kampmann Vs. Daley

Koscheck Vs. Trigg

Griffin Vs. Franca

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
-Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin
-Junior Dos Santos vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
-Paul Daley vs. Martin Kampmann
-Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
-Hermes Franca vs. Tyson Griffin
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
-Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
-Tomasz Drwal vs. Drew McFedries
PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)
-Steve Lopez vs. Jim Miller
-Nick Lentz vs. Rafaello Oliveira
-Brian Foster vs. Rick Story
-Jason Brilz vs. Eliot Marshall
-Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Igor Pokrajac
-Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rob Emerson

UFC Fight Night 19: This Wednesday at 8pm

UFC Fight Night 19
Wednesday, September 16th at 8pm on Spike TV

For the first time in 15 years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® is on its way back to Oklahoma. Not since UFC 4 saw the legendary Royce Gracie defeat fellow Hall of Famer Dan Severn in 1994 has the world’s greatest mixed martial arts organization put on a show in the Sooner State.Headlining this event will be a lightweight doubleheader that is guaranteed to shake up the 155-pound weight class. In the main event, The Ultimate Fighter season five winner Nate Diaz will square off against Louisiana knockout artist Melvin Guillard, while the highly anticipated co-feature sees the return of Roger “El Matador” Huerta against unbeaten contender Gray “The Bully” Maynard.

Nate Diaz Vs. Melvin Guillard






Gray Maynard Vs. Roger Huerta







Carlos Condit Vs. Jake Ellenberger






Nate Quarry Vs. Tim Credeur

Under Card:
-Steve Cantwell vs. Brian Stann
-Mike Pyle vs. Chris Wilson
-C.B. Dollaway vs. Jay Silva
-Phillipe Nover vs. Sam Stout
-Justin Buchholz vs. Jeremy Stephens
-Brock Larson vs. Mike Pierce
-Ryan Jensen vs. Steven Steinbeiss

It's Official: Evans and Jackson will not be fighting at UFC 107

Per cagepotato.com

It looks like Rashad Evans has another reason to hate Quinton Jackson's guts. As Sugar revealed on yesterday's edition of the “It’s Time” radio show with Bruce Buffer, Evans and Jackson will not be fighting at UFC 107 as originally planned, due to the demands of Rampage's role in the upcoming A-Team movie. Said Evans:

“It’s definitely off on the 12th. I am (going to fight him), but not when I’m supposed to. He’s kind of getting sidetracked taking other opportunities above fighting. They haven’t nailed down any dates, but they did say it would happen after the new year. I think they we’re waiting to speak with Quinton’s guys to see when exactly he feels he should be ready.

If it couldn’t happen at all, I would definitely want to fight somebody else, but I know the UFC definitely has a lot invested in us fighting each other. It makes no sense for us to fight somebody else because then all that they have created is just a waste...

[If faced with the same situation] I would stick with my obligations and do the fight. I know he has this amazing opportunity to do this acting, but at the same time, at the end of the day he’s still just going to be a fighter. He’s not going to be an actor. He’s a fighter. That’s what he does. We all want to branch off and do different things because we never know when this is going to end, but you have to remember what’s paying the bills for you at this particular time.”

Though Dana White has expressed his distaste for fighters branching out into acting, he has to realize that Jackson's appearance in The A-Team will ultimately create publicity for the UFC — which is probably why he's allowing this to happen. But it's still unfortunate that a season's worth of heat between the two TUF 10 coaches will inevitably cool off because of the delay. It's the kind of thing that turns must-see grudge matches into fights that nobody really cares about.

Fantasy TUF 10: The Cast

Season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter” features a cast of sixteen heavyweight fighters, the first season to focus solely on that weight class, from various backgrounds such as the EliteXC, the IFL, and former NFL players. The coaches are former UFC light-heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans.
Check out the full cast and quick bios below (records provided by Spike TV).

- Zak Jensen
Record: (11-2)
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 265
Age: 26
Zak Jensen was a collegiate wrestler and football player at Northern Illinois University and Augsburg College. After college, he found success in “Tough Man” competitions and Golden Gloves competitions and eventually made the move to MMA in 2007.

-Marcus Jones
Record: (4-1)
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 260
Age: 35
Marcus Jones is the most prolific of the show’s NFL quartet. While playing defensive end at the University of North Carolina, Jones was an All-American and the 1995 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and became the 1996 first-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After eight successful years in the NFL, he joined Gracie Tampa and made the transition to MMA.

-Scott Junk
Record: (6-2)
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 265
Age: 30
Scott Junk was a former Division II All-American football player at Southwest Oklahoma State. After college, Junk began training in mixed martial arts, earning his way into the UFC in 2007. Junk, who took the fight on less-than-two-weeks’ notice, suffered a first-round submission loss to Christian Wellisch.

-John Madsen
Record: (3-0)
Height: 6'
Weight: 240
Age: 29
Madsen grew up in South Dakota, where he earned all-conference and all-state honors in football, wrestling and track. After defeating current UFC champion Brock Lesnar in a high-school wrestling match, Madsen went on to earn a Division II wrestling national championship at South Dakota State University. Madsen currently trains at Matt Hughes’ H.I.T. Squad.

-James McSweeney
Record: (12-4)
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 230
Age: 28
The Englishman James McSweeney started with a striking background, beginning his training in kickboxing at 6 years old before moving to Thailand to train full-time. After amassing a 136-9 combined record in multiple kickboxing organizations, McSweeney moved in with former UFC champion Rashad Evans and now trains full time at Greg Jackson’s MMA in New Mexico.

-Matt Mitrione
Record: (0-0)
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 275
Age: 30
Matt Mitrione was a two-position football All-American while in high school. After attending Purdue University and earning All-Big Ten honors, Mitrione played six seasons in the NFL as a member of the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. Following a devastating injury, Mitrione returned to his childhood passion of combat sports and began training with UFC veterans Chris Lytle and Jake O’Brien.

-Roy Nelson
Record: (14-4)
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 265
Age: 33
Roy Nelson was born and raised in Las Vegas, training in martial arts from an early age while playing football, baseball and wrestling. After turning pro, Nelson surprised many opponents with his less-than-impressive physique. “Big Country” earned the now-defunct IFL’s heavyweight crown, before suffering recent losses to notables Jeff Monson and Andrei Arlovski.

-Demico Rogers
Record: (4-0)
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 235
Age: 27
Demico Rogers was a stand-out wrestler and football player while attending high school in his native Washington. Rogers began training jiu-jitsu as a means of staying in shape, and after winning a local mixed martial arts tournament, he began to focus on the sport as a potential career.

-Brendan Schaub
Record: (4-0)
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 240
Age: 26
Brendan Schaub credits the Jean Claude Van Damme movie “Bloodsport” as his inspiration to pursue martial arts. Growing up in Colorado, Schaub was an all-state athlete in both football and lacrosse. Schaub went on to play fullback at the University of Colorado before later playing in the Arena Football League and earning a spot on the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad in the NFL. Schaub remained active in tae kwon do and jiu-jitsu, and he currently trains at T’s KO Fight Club and Jackson’s MMA.

-Darill Schoonover
Record: (10-0)
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 250
Age: 24
Darill Schoonover grew up in Texas and began training in jiu-jitsu, judo and submission grappling at 17. After graduating high school, Schoonover entered the Army, serving two years in the armed forces. Schoonover remains on active reserve while pursuing a career in teaching, though with 10-stoppages wins in 10 trips to the cage, mixed martial arts may quickly take precedence.

-Wes Shivers
Record: (3-1)
Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 285
Age: 32
Wes Shivers grew up in Mississippi, earning a scholarship to play football at Mississippi State University. Shivers earned all-SEC honors before playing in the NFL with both the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons. Shivers followed his football career with a four-year stint in law enforcement. Shivers continues to train in Mississippi, including with UFC veteran Alan Belcher.

-Wes Sims
Record: (22-12-1)
Height: 6' 10"
Weight: 260
Age: 29
The 6-foot-10, 260-pound 29-year-old Sims originally planned to pursue a career in professional wrestling before UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman convinced “The Project” to take a shot at mixed martial arts. Sims earned his way into the UFC in 2003, dropping back-to-back outings to former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. Sims currently runs a gym in his native Ohio.

-Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson
Record: (3-1)
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 235
Age: 35
Kimbo Slice needs little introduction to hardcore or casual MMA fans. The street fighting YouTube sensation played football at the University of Miami before working as a bodyguard, earning extra money with his bareknuckle brawling exploits. A four-time veteran of the now-defunct EliteXC, Fergsuon last fought in a now-infamous loss to Seth Petruzelli.

-Abe Wagner
Record: (6-2)
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 265
Age: 29
Abe Wagner grew up in Wisconsin, excelling in both football and basketball while in high school. Wagner played linebacker at Michigan Tech University, earning a degree in mechanical engineering. Wagner began training in mixed martial arts in 2005.

-Mike Wessel
Record: (6-1)
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 255
Age: 31
Mike Wessel was raised in Ohio, eventually playing his way onto the University of St. Francis football team. Wessel played briefly in the Arena Football League before accepting a position as the strength and conditioning coach at the University of Arkansas. Wessel suffered his first professional defeat at the hands of Antoni Hardonk in his lone UFC appearance at UFC 92 in December 2008.

-Justin Wren
Record: (10-1)
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 264
Age: 22
Justin Wren was a two-time high-school national champion wrestler in his native Texas, earning a spot on the Iowa State University wrestling team before an injury forced him to take a year off and recover. During his time away from wrestling, Wren focused his energy on mixed martial arts training, eventually electing to turn pro. Wren trains in Texas with “The Ultimate Fighter 4″ champ Travis Lutter, and he plans on moving to Las Vegas to train full-time with current UFC interim champ Frank Mir.

Here is the first 8 minutes of the first episode.

Fantasy TUF 10: The Rules

Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter is about to start again, and this means it is time for Fantasy TUF. The rules will be similar to last season. It will cost just $20 per team. There will be 16 fighters this season, so I am looking for 8 teams with 2 fighters per team. The draft will be Wednesday, September 16th around 7pm.

The Ultimate Fighter 10: Team Rampage vs. Team Rashad is the tenth installment of The Ultimate Fighter which premieres on Wednesday, September 16th at 10pm. This season features 16 heavyweight fighters (206-265 lb) competing to earn the title of The Ultimate Fighter. They will be coached by former UFC light heavyweight champions “Sugar” Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

Prelim Elimination Round: There will be no prelim round this season. All 16 heavyweights are already on the show.
Draft: Before the first episode we will hold a draft to pick the 2 fighters for each team. The draft will take place on Wednesday, September 16th around 7pm. The draft order will be based on last season's rankings (Ex. Team Jon finished first so Team Jon will pick last). Any new teams will have their draft order picked at random. Here is the draft ordered based on the confirmed teams:
1. Team CJ
2. Team Roxanne
3. Team Roy
4. Team Jen
5. Team Tommy
6. Team Jon
Points: Here is how the scoring will work. Each player will receive points if their fighter does the following on the show or in the Live Finale:
10pts Victory in the 1st Round
9pts Victory in the 2nd Round
8pts Victory in the 3rd Round
7pts Victory by Judge's decision
These points will be doubled for the tournament championship fight on the Live Finale.
Also, each player gets to pick a coach in either Rampage Jackson or Rashad Evans. Each time one of your coach's fighters wins a fight you will receive 1pt. If your coach wins the Coach's Challenge you will receive 5pts.
There will be no negative points this season.
The winner will be whichever team has acquired the most points at the end of the Live Finale.

Prize Money:
Most Points Points: $100 Plus the coveted Wookie Cup!
2nd Most Points Points: $40
3rd Most Points Points: $20

When:
The Draft: Wednesday, September 16th around 7pm
1st Episode: Wednesday, September 16th at 10pm
New Episodes: Every Wednesday night at 10pm
Live Finale: Saturday, December 5th.

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