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December 9, 2007

TUF 6 Recap: Will Quinton Jackson be the other TUF 7 coach?

At the end of last night's TUF 6 Finale telecast, Dana White announced that Forrest Griffin will be one of the coaches on TUF 7. He also dropped some knowledge on us by stating that Griffin is the number one contender in the light heavyweight division. And, White said that Griffin will be fighting the opposing coach at the end of TUF 7.

Combine that information with a promo for tonight's 2007 Video Game Awards on Spike TV (where the other coach will be announced) that showed Quinton Jackson at that show and I believe the logical conclusion is that Rampage will be announced as the other TUF 7 coach tonight.

If so, it's a great choice. Both coaches are great choices, in fact. Both have personality and both have proven themselves as fighters in the best sense of the term. I'd tune in just to watch them. It looks like Griffin's star continues to rise. While I'm not sure if he's ready for a title shot, at this point, what's the harm in giving him one? We know that he'll put on a good show and with his heart, I wouldn't count him out.

TUF 6 Finale Recap

Last night, Mac Danzig claimed what many thought would be his all along -- the TUF 6 crown. He schooled Tommy Speer much the same way he schooled all his other opponents. Danzig then announced he'll be dropping down to lightweight. He brings an impressive array of skills to the Octagon and defeated fighters who were bigger than him on the show. Look for him to be a force in the lightweight division.

In the main event, Roger Huerta impressed me with his courage in gutting out a rear naked choke victory over Clay Guida. Guida had dominated the first two rounds by dominating the ground game and had almost finished the fight at the end of the second round. Somehow, Huerta survived the onslaught and came back strong in the third round, placing a knee to Guida's chin that pretty much spelled defeat for "The Carpenter." Huerta continues to win very entertaining fights and this was a tremendous victory for him.

In some of the other fights, George Sotiropoulos won by rear naked choke over Billy Miles and Matt Arroyo was impressive in defeating John Kolosci by armbar.

Also, John Koppenhaver won a battle over Jared Rollins in a fight that was similar in intensity and action to the main event fight. Moments before Koppenhaver ended it by TKO, it looked as though Rollins was about to win by TKO himself.

Odds and ends

- With the conclusion of TUF 6, here's how I rank the top 4 for the season:

1) Mac Danzig

2) George Sotiropoulos

3) Matt Arroyo

4) Tommy Speer

- I went 2-1 with my predictions last night, bringing my total count over the last couple of months to 13-4.

- Check out Spike TV tonight at 9 PM ET to find out who the other TUF 7 coach really is.

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Mark Chalifoux covered his first MMA event at UFC 68 in Columbus, Ohio. Since that night, he’s been hooked on the sport. He is based in Cincinnati and also works in sports talk radio. He’s written for the Athens News, ESPN.com, SI.com, The Cincinnati Enquirer and the Chalifoux Family Christmas Newsletter.

Pramit Mohapatra, who currently runs FightTicker.com, previously authored this blog.
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