November - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
28
Is It Time To Admit That
TUF Has Failed?
Article By: Jay Anderson - Photo Credit TUF/Zuffa LLC.
Disclaimer: I am not a reality
T.V. fan, and that includes The
Ultimate Fighter.
When everyone was watching
the early seasons, I tuned in to
the third Shamrock vs. Ortiz
bout. I skipped the show itself.
It didn’t have anything that in-
terested me, because I already
hated the idea of reality televi-
sion — mainly because “real-
ity T.V.” was anything but. At
worst it was staged, at best,
those on it knew the cameras
were there, and were ham-
ming it up for them.
The Ultimate Fighter was no
different. While it has had sea-
sons that have produced solid
results, despite various for-
mat tweaks (TUF: Live, TUF:
Nations), it has pretty much
remained the same over the
years: put a bunch of guys in
a house. Let testosterone run
rampant. Wait for the inevi-
table conflict. Hope for some
good fights. Rinse, repeat.
The Ultimate Fighter 19 Cast (Zuffa, LLC)
