Team Cruz: Myles Jury, Jeremy Larsen, Justin Lawrence, Mike Rio, Sam Sicilia, Chris Tickle, James Vick, Vinc Pichel Team Faber: Michael Chiesa, John Cofer, Daron Cruickshank, Al Iaquinta, Cristiano Marcello, Andy Ogle, Joe Proctor, Chris Saunders
- Originally meant to be a season of Lightweights and Welterweights, TUF 15 will now feature only Lightweights.
- The Ultimate Fighter 15 (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: LIVE) is the fifteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season will mark the show's debut on the FX network as well as the debut of Jon Anik as the show's host.
- As part of the deal with FX, the show will undergo a revamp. Prior to season fifteen the show was shot in six weeks, edited and aired several months after filming was completed. Beginning with this season the show will be shot over thirteen weeks and edited "the week of" before being broadcast. In addition season fifteen will be the first to feature live fights.
- The UFC and FX held open tryouts on December 5, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The casting call went out for Lightweight and Welterweight fighters. Some of the fighters that showed up for the tryouts included UFC veteran Jamie Yager, WEC veteran Blas Avena, and Bellator veterans Rudy Bears, Zak Cummings, and Jacob McClintock, and K-1 kickboxer Kultar Gill.
- On December 6, 2011, it was announced that the coaches for the season would be Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber. They are currently two of the top bantamweight division fighters and are set to fight for the title as part of the TUF 15 finale on July of 2012. It will debut on March 9th, 2012.
a former gay pornstar is on this season, dakota cochrane. even his name sounds like hes a gay pornstar. hopefully the other castmates find out and shit gets really awkward and uncomfortable
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NotSorry United States. Mar 07 2012 16:00. Posts 2603
On March 07 2012 01:02 Daut wrote:
a former gay pornstar is on this season, dakota cochrane. even his name sounds like hes a gay pornstar. hopefully the other castmates find out and shit gets really awkward and uncomfortable
You think any of them would say anything? Seems like pretty sore ass situation to get into
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On March 07 2012 01:02 Daut wrote:
a former gay pornstar is on this season, dakota cochrane. even his name sounds like hes a gay pornstar. hopefully the other castmates find out and shit gets really awkward and uncomfortable
I think it's sad that you even care... or think that they would care.
On March 07 2012 01:02 Daut wrote:
a former gay pornstar is on this season, dakota cochrane. even his name sounds like hes a gay pornstar. hopefully the other castmates find out and shit gets really awkward and uncomfortable
I think it's sad that you even care... or think that they would care.
I can only name one openly gay MMA fighter, and considering hes 12-14 overall in shitty promotions, he wont come anywhere close to making the UFC.
with all the close body contact involved in MMA, I think it will be very interesting to see how fighters react to someone who they believe is gay. dakota cochrane actually isnt gay, he just said he got paid a lot of money to do it (80k). regardless if they find out he will be treated as if he was gay, and fighters as well known as big nog have said they wouldnt train with a gay fighter because it made them uncomfortable. id imagine the average tuf contestant is fairly homophobic, and being in a house with 16 testosterone filled males may only increase that.
i dont give a shit what someone did in their past as long as it wasnt something fucked up like rape or pedophilia. everyone makes mistakes, and he made his and I dont think he should pay for it for life or be ridiculed forever for it. but if you aren't at least curious to see how that plays out then I guess you are immune to the charms of senseless drama. me? im hoping for some anything to make TUF at least watchable, because its been pretty fucking bad the last 3-4 years
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On March 07 2012 01:02 Daut wrote:
a former gay pornstar is on this season, dakota cochrane. even his name sounds like hes a gay pornstar. hopefully the other castmates find out and shit gets really awkward and uncomfortable
if you know im sure they know. Its live after all and I would assume they are not in the house yet
reviewing the list of names again, it will be interesting to see how they react to Chris "Mr. Tickles" as well
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PuertoRican United States. Mar 07 2012 21:46. Posts 13047
Any drama is good drama, but it will be pretty sad if all 31 fighters know someone on the show is gay and don't want to practice with him because of it. I remember seeing a clip of the season where Matt Hamill was on, and there was one fighter making jokes at the expense of Hamill because he's deaf.
There's been some pretty fruity guys on that show who weren't gay, like Stripper Ramsey for instance, and after a couple weeks in the house they all turn a little gay it seems.
The usual length of The Ultimate Fighter is 6 weeks, this season will be 13 weeks long.
While the fights are live, there might be some parts of the show that aren't, like when they're doing dumb shit inside the team house. UFC keeps making a point out of saying "the fights are live", instead of "the whole show is live". The fights are only 20-25 minutes of the actual show.
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NotSorry United States. Mar 07 2012 22:23. Posts 2603
I'm just bitter I didn't get picked for the last set of HWs because they wanted to add a few more ex-football guys who gas in the first round and made the show so bad we might not ever see a HW season again...
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PuertoRican United States. Mar 08 2012 22:36. Posts 13047
Other "TUF: Live" format details include:
- The fighters are already aware of their matchups for Friday's opener (however, they won't be released publicly). The matchups also will be announced for the following week's episode so UFC officials have a full week to publicize the fight and the fighters.
- Although officials initially suggested that fans may get to vote to determine the matchups, that no longer will be the case, White said.
- Despite the live fights, there will be no fight broadcasters. UFC commentator Jon Anik will serve as a weekly host with White and will introduce that week's episode. However, once it's fight time, the sounds of the gym and the fight will take over the show while void of commentary.
- White will be involved in every episode. That means for UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden, he'll be in Las Vegas for "TUF: Live" on Friday, hop on a jet that night, land in Stockholm, watch the fights, and then be back on the plane to Vegas five hours later.
- The fighters will, in fact, be cut off from the outside world for 13 weeks rather than the usual six. He said the usual restrictions (no phones, computers, personal calls, outside trips, etc.) will remain in place.
- The show editing will now be done on site. The editing of the show used to be outsourced, but with the need to package the show quickly and include footage that's sometimes just hours old, everything has moved to Las Vegas.
- The fighters will have no access to social media while on the show. While it would have marketing/promotional benefits, White convinced fellow co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta to nix any of the fighters' Twitter and Facebook use this season. However, White said he'll evaluate this season and may reconsider it for "TUF: Live 2."
- It's okay if UFC related lived shows go 5/10/15/ minutes over the scheduled time, FOX is a sports company and allows it.
Joe Proctor > Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 2:08
Cristiano Marcello > Jared Caristen via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 2:43
Sam Sicilia > Erin Beach via knockout (punch) - Round 1, 0:08
Chris Tickle > Austin Lyons via knockout (punches) - Round 1, 0:24
Andy Ogle > Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
Vince Pichel > Cody Pfister via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 3:39
John Cofer > Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
Chris Saunders > Chase Hackett via decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
James Vick > Dakota Cohrane via split decision (9-10, 10-9, 10-9)
Michael Chiesa > Johnavan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 2:05
Mike Rio > Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 3:32
Justin Lawrence > James Krause via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 1:25
Daron Cruickshank > Drew Dober via decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
Jeremy Larsen > Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
Al Iaquinta > Jon Tuck via decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
Myles Jury > Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
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