Issue 124
January 2015
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TREMENDOUS TUF
I am just writing to say how much I enjoyed the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter. It’s been incredible! We all know the ladies absolutely bring it after seeing their fights in Strikeforce and the UFC in the last few years and this just helped to prove that even more.
I really think this might have been the best season of fights ever. Right from the very first fight, it was obvious each of the 16 women in the TUF house were there to win and they were going to leave it all in the cage to do so.
It was a great idea to let the 16 best fighters in the strawweight class fight it out on the show too. I didn’t know too much about them all and I got to discover all about each of their personal stories, as well as seeing them all lay it all on the line in the Octagon.
I have thought the show actually needs to change things up for a while now, and it was refreshing to hear at the November press conference that there will be something new in the future, but this was the perfect way to let the old format go out with a bang after 10 years.
Hopefully, the UFC can bring in the women’s 105lb and 125lb weight classes sometime soon also, and let another 32 girls fight it out for those belts. I’d definitely tune in.
Stephanie Graham, via email
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FIGHT TWEETS
@JohnMcCarthyMMA
@marcgoddard_uk U will never please everyone with decisions u make in a fight. All u can do is b as fair as possible. Keep up the good work
@marcgoddard_uk
@JohnMcCarthyMMA and dont we know it ! Thanks John see you soon mate. And keep an eye out in this months @FightersOnly - I got your back :-)
@joerogan
It’s absolutely incredible that @THEREALBHOP continues to fight at a world championship level at almost 50 years old. Truly inspirational.
@TheNotoriousMMA
Wait a f***ing minute!! You mean all I have to do is whoop a few rookies on the occasional Saturday night for this life? Get the f**k out.
GALLERY
My seven-year-old old son Chase with his latest Lego creation. He started out building a plaza with a big tower so he could place his mini octagon on the top where people could watch the fights. He added various cool things like the Fighter’s Only MMA Awards, UFC Fight Club, and UFC Fan Expo signs, and topped it off with “statues” of his favorite fighters Jon Bones Jones and Ronda Rousey over the entrance.
Michael Hatch, Arnold, MO 63010
I would like to introduce you to my nephew, Niamh. Undoubtedly the greatest thing to ever happen in my life other than falling in love with full contact sports. His mom, my sister, is a fan of MMA and her husband has actually fought in amateur Tuff-N-Uff matches here in town.
Armando Romo, Las Vegas, NV
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James Malinchak, via email
