Meet the TUF 11 Cast: The First Four
by Scott Haber on Jan 19, 2010 11:07 AM EST
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Five Ounces of Pain has gotten the scoop on four fighters scheduled to appear on the upcoming 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will feature middleweights. The season premiere is rumored for March 31st, with UFC Fight Night 21 in Charlotte, NC serving as a lead-in. Let's take a quick look at these first fighters, and see what might be in store for this season of TUF after the jump:
Kris "Savage" McCray
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
Gym: Gold Medal Grappling
Record: 5-0 (4 subs, 1 TKO) - mostly competing in the UWC
Most recent fight: submitted Marcos Aijan with a shoulder lock at Ballroom Battleground 1 in November
Charles Blanchard
Hometown: Coconut Creek, FL
Gym: American Top Team
Record: 7-2 (3 TKO, 2 subs, 2 decisions) - notable win over "Judo" Jim Wallhead
Most recent fight: took a unanimous decision over Douglas Lima at KOTC: Invincible last March
Warren "The Destroyer" Thompson
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Gym: Team Khunpon
Most recent fight: submitted Chidi Njokuani with a keylock at an Atlanta-area event in September
Record: 5-0 (4 subs, 1 TKO)
Charlie Lynch
Hometown: Minnesota
Gym: Unknown
Record: 6-0 (3 subs, 3 (T)KOs - mostly competing for Brutaal Fights
Most recent fight: forced Nick Almen to submit to strikes at a Brutaal Fight Night event in September
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Hell yeah Kris McCray, dude absolutely WRECKED his opponent at the last UWC event I was at. Terrific prospect and also he’s from VA, the DMV needs more light on it’s fighters and gyms, we have great ones!
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
by Patrick Tenney on Jan 19, 2010 12:11 PM EST reply actions
UWC
F the UWC, they black balled our gym from the event. In the next UWC Kris was supposed to fight for the Middleweight Title which is currently open. Because Kris turned it down to come over to TUF, the UWC owners/promoters refuse to let any of our other fighters on any of their fight cards. Master Lloyd Irvin (Brandon Vera and Mike Easton’s trainer) even got involved in it to try and help change their minds, but it was still a no go, so….
Indeed, I get get chills down my spine when I think of those nicknames
Other fabulous nicknames that increase the fear factor:
The Pitbull
The Hitman
The Predator
The Green Ranger
by Tommy from the Power Rangers on Jan 19, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
semtex, rush, prodigy, spider, BROCKLESNAR...
'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They’ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko
by Well Read Idiot on Jan 19, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
what's in a nickname?????
How do you know that those “nicknames” don’t fit those fighters? I can tell you from personal experience, “Savage” fits Kris. I’ve trained with him for the last 2 yrs at Gold Medal Grappling and he WILL go places. He is undefeated as an am. and as a pro fighter (9-0-0 am/5-0-0 pro). Not one of his pro fights has made it past the first round and only 2 or 3 am. fights went past the first round. Kris’s last fight in Baltimore lasted all of 29 seconds ending with a shoulder lock. His fight before that was a 39 second victory over undefeated Igor Almieda 6-0-0 (none of his fights went past the first round, and they still haven’t, lol) via KO. Watch out for Kris on the show, just sayin……
It's right there
the upcoming 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will feature middleweights.
by Scott Haber on Jan 19, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
read the article
first sentence of text:
Five Ounces of Pain has gotten the scoop on four fighters scheduled to appear on the upcoming 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will feature middleweights.
Goldie: "Michael Jordan-esque in his grappling skills is Travis Lutter."
Rogan: "No, no he's not. No."
by Stillberry on Jan 19, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
230. ;)
(I know you won’t get this joke, but I still have to make it. haha)
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 19, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I've been here for a while
And I still don’t get it.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
you weren't in the TUF 10 thread when Kimbo fought?
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 19, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
I was
But I’ve erased TUF 10 from my memory. Could have sworn the joke was around before that.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
no, that's about the Kimbo weigh in..
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 19, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Gotcha
Time to go get some Zaxby’s.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
is that an inside joke I don't know about?
are you trying to get back at me? hahahhaah. :P
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 19, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
No lol. It's lunch time, and Zaxby's has the best Chicken Tenders.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
looks good.
I’ll get a midnight snack now. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 19, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Are you one of those vegetarians that no one likes?
j/k
by Tommy from the Power Rangers on Jan 19, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
You don’t win friends with salad
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twitter.com/thisredengine
by Matthew Roth on Jan 19, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
god i want some zaxby's.
you need gloves to eat their buffalo chicken sandwich
From now on whatever event I am planning will be know as the ‘Bas Rutten Invitational ____’
he's referring to the made up division
between light heavy and heavyweight people had been asking for…..
by reallybloodyelbow on Jan 19, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
Dammit, it's still funny to me!
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Any idea how old these guys are?
'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They’ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko
by Well Read Idiot on Jan 19, 2010 12:42 PM EST reply actions
i'll bet they are younger than the last show
that one guy looks like he might be 22 years old.
i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 19, 2010 12:48 PM EST reply actions
Not to be racist, but Charlie Lynch looks a bit dark though..
and I can’t seem to peg what age he is at from that angle.
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 19, 2010 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
same build as many other fighter's i have seen on ufc and wec prelim cards.
i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 19, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
he must be good then.
I’m rooting for that guy!
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 19, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
the Destroyer Thompson ...
looks like the miniature version of Colossus Thompson.
by ThereWlLLbeBlood on Jan 19, 2010 12:57 PM EST reply actions
without the blood impacted earlobe.
i’ll bet he can drink anybody’s milkshake.
i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 19, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
kinda makes losing dan henderson because of tito getting a big contract pretty stupid on zuffas part huh?
tito is not a draw anymore even matched up with chuck which previously was their biggest card no one will care… i still would like to see chuck fight franklin and griffen but tito?
make tito fight rampage or better yet feed tito to jon jones eh who am i kidding i love to see this guy get beat up!
Ortiz might not be a PPV draw right now, this is true. The UFC can rebuild him if he wins.
Still, he was worth a lot to Strikeforce. imagine being able to have Ortiz on free TV like CBS? Yikes!! That would be a huge ratings success.
So his big payday is just as much attributed to his potential value to Strikeforce’s as it is to his value to the UFC. Henderson doesn’t have much value
I wonder if Chuck will draft both of the Chuck’s and have an all-Chuck team?
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
These four have pretty good records, and I hope they get more fighters like this who actually come off as prospects than getting a seasoned veteran like Roy Nelson, who just came off like a ringer. Granted, the UFC did get Jason Dent who is also a veteran, and he did not win, but I always felt that this show was best for prospects. Bader, Escudero, Sotiropolous, Pearson, , Saunders, Winner, Riddle, Dollaway and a couple other fighters from TUF are either up-and-comers or prospects with bright futures.
I hope this makes up for the last season.
Good Prospects, Chuck Liddell’s Punchdrunkedness, and Tito’s Business Tutorials should make for good TV.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
Chuck's Chuck's vs Tito's Neanderthals.
Charles and Charlie
Destroyer and Savage
Seriously, I’m running with this. Don’t try to stop me.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
No bad, looks like some big guys and shit. Def getting some guys from good gyms, I see ATT, some unbeaten prospects, that one guy beat Jim Wallhead, isnt he the WW Bellator just signed?
So hopefully they have a full cast of some top MW prospects.
Question is, will it be just 16 guys in the house, or will it be 32 fighters and you have to fight to get in the house?
I think this is gonna be a good season, these guys look to be good fighters and in shape, it wont be the sloppy HW season, I think this will be a really solid season with some good solid prospects.
I'm over the guys fighting their way in
There isn’t enough talent for that, and it’s always a dreadful two weeks of shows.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Those two shows are the best TUF episodes of the season.
All fights, maybe enough time for Dana/Chuck/Tito to make quips about the performances and a solid 40 minutes of fights.
Keep firing Assholes!
Mind numbing, tedious and ultimately self defeating.
Yeah right
They’re mostly awful, sloppy fights between guys that came in out of shape, have a lot to learn, and/or a reasonable number of guys that are never going to make it. Totally awesome..
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
yeah right???
I know for a fact Kris won’t be out of shape. He’s been down in NM the last few weeks in prep fro this. Training with Greg Jackson’s camp and the Tap Out crew. Hell, during one of the mat work sestions of the tryouts, Kris tapped his guy 5 times in the minute they were given. He is never really out of shape. I can’t speak for the others, but he will give you a show!!
Can Anyone Confirm Mario Miranda?
I’ve seen conflicting reports, I’ve seen two sites saying he is def in, though I saw on Sherdog someone is saying that it is confirmed he was cut.
now I know, shit, actually I think it was this site that I read about prospects to watch for and he was one of them, thats how I know the name. He is apart of Blackhouse I believe, he is 11-0, unbeaten, I know he fights at LHW, but I believe he can make MW.
So Bloodyelbow, can you confirm that Miranda has made the cut? Or was he let go?
Look, I got real excited hoping he is on this season, but if for some reason he isnt, and they look at him as a LHW not a MW, thats fine, but tell me they signed him to a contract then.
TUF fucked up by letting Tyron Woodley get away, this is a highly touted prospect that is apart of the Blackhouse family, who is unbeaten in 11 fights, how the hell could the UFC not give this kid a shot? Even if not on TUF, they should have this kid locked in a contract yesterday, I mean what are they doing?
I really hope he is on TUF 11.
I ask cause like I said, I’ve seen two sites as of a few days ago saying he was confirmed, and now on Sherdog they said he was cut.
Man I really hope the UFC isnt that dumb to cut this kid, or hopefully they gave him a contract then.
WHats the deal with Mario Miranda?
YES PLEASE
I have no idea, but that’d be money.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Tyron Woodley is not with Black House.
He trains with ATT.
by Scott Haber on Jan 19, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
The Savage
Kris McCray is an amazing and exciting fighter, and he puts on a great fucking show. I trained with him a bit at Gold Medal Grappling last summer. He’s gonna absolutely WRECK these guys! And i cant believe UWC banned the gym! what doushebags
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