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December 4, 2009

TUF season finale

The Ultimate Fighter finale is this Saturday and I cannot wait for this card. First, yes, it was sort of a lackluster season of TUF after Kimbo Slice was eliminated and because Rampage Jackson pulled out of the Rashad Evans fight. Still, the card gives at least three fights that will be pretty intriguing.


The Roy Nelson vs. Brendan Schaub fight should be decent enough, even if everyone predicted Nelson winning this season.

The fight I’m looking forward to the most is Jon Jones vs. Matt Hamill. Jones has established himself as one of the hottest up-and-comers in the division. Hamill used to have that kind of heat but people have forgotten about him, even though he only has one career defeat (Rich Franklin- Bisping was stolen from him). This will be a great fight.

And then there’s the fight most people will tune in for, Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander.

Honestly, I think the Slice experiment is drawing to a close. Dana White has taken enough crap just to have signed Slice (which is hypocritical, based on past statements he’s made) so I can’t see him sticking around without a great showing Saturday.

Posted by Andy Knobel at 10:57 AM | | Comments (0)
        

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Kevin Richardson has been a fan of mixed martial arts competition ever since UFC 3, when 600-pound sumo wrestler Emmanuel Yarborough was beaten by Keith Hackney. Kevin will cover the world of MMA — in Baltimore, nationally and internationally. He plans to take readers into the locker rooms and MMA schools, where they'll hear from local fighters and trainers. If you have a news tip or suggestions for the blog, please e-mail him.

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