Welterweight Chuck “Cold Steel” O’ Neil has trained with some of the biggest names in MMA today, and it shows. Chuck is no stranger to the cameras having most recently taking part in TUF Season 13: Team Lesnar vs. Dos Santos. As a part of Team Lesnar, O’ Neil’s shining moment was his impressive D’arce choke victory over Team Dos Santos Javier Torres as the fight was coming to a close.
Last night, Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Fighting Championship put on a great show in their new home at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. Featured on the thirteen-bout fight card were two women’s championship matches (115lbs & 110lbs) and one men’s championship match (155lbs). For those who have never experienced a Tuff-N-Uff show, you’re missing out on one of the most professionally ran MMA productions in the country.
Following an entertaining preliminary card that aired on Facebook, the main card delivered quick finishes, back and forth decisions, upsets and another Ultimate Fighter season winner. Team Lesnar’s vs. Team Dos Santos might have been a questionable season but the finale closed the 13th season nicely.
Free fights, leading into more free fights are exactly what the UFC gave its fans today with the Ultimate Fighter 13 finale. Six fights aired on Facebook leading up to the five fight main card that will crown another Ultimate Fighter winner.
This season of the Ultimate Fighter we had the pleasure of Team Dos Santos fighter Javier Torres blogging after each episode. Giving readers a look at what happened throughout the season when the cameras were off and what was said behind closed doors.
Now that the 13th season of the Ultimate Fighter is in the books it’s time to crown yet another season’s champion. Ramsey Nijem of Team Dos Santos will take on Tony Ferguson from Team Lesnar for that six figure contract. Ironically both fighters were the coaches’ picks to make it to the finals.
Once it was announced that Jason “Mayhem” Miller would coach opposite Michael Bisping on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, Aaron Simpson was left without an opponent at UFC 132 in July. Now with just over a month until the fight, Brad Tavares has been chosen as the replacement against Simpson.
Concussions are a serious injury and a hot topic in sports these days, especially the more violent sports like football, boxing and MMA. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance, coordination, and sleep patterns.
