Full Cast Announced for TUF 13
by Nick Thomas on Mar 2, 2011 9:21 PM EST
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Left to Right: Clay Harvison (6-1), Keon Caldwell (8-1), Ryan McGillivray (11-4-1), Anthony Ferguson (10-2), Michael Bowman (7-2), Nordin Asrih (16-5-1), Zachary Davis (4-1), Shamar Bailey (10-3), Charlie Rader (16-5), Len Bentley (9-4), Javier Torres (3-0), Chris Cope (4-1), Ramsey Nijem (4-1), Myles Jury (9-0)
Spike TV has announced the cast for this upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter 13, which premieres March. 30 on the cable channel.
14 welterweights will compete in a tournament to determine one winner of a six-figure UFC contract. The coaches this season are Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and top contender Junior dos Santos.
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• Name: Clay Harvison
Age: 30
Trains: Marietta, GA – X3 Sports
MMA record: 6-1-0
• Name: Keon "The Black Assassin" Caldwell
Age: 26
Trains: Moultrie, GA – Team Reality
MMA record: 8-1
• Name: Ryan McGillivray
Age: 24
Trains: Edmonton, Alberta Canada – Legends Training Centre
MMA record: 11-4-1
• Name: Anthony "El Cucuy" Ferguson
Age: 26
Trains: Ventura, CA – Knuckleheadz Boxing
MMA record: 10-2-0
• Name: Michael "Mick" Bowman
Age: 26
Trains: Liverpool, England – Wolfslair
MMA record: 7-2-0
• Name: Nordin "Fist of Tangier" Asrih
Age: 32
Trains: Dusseldorf, Germany – Pride Gym
MMA record: 16-5-1
• Name: Zachary Davis
Age: 26
Trains: Rockville, MD – Evolve / Team Lloyd Irvin
MMA record: 4-1-0
• Name: Shamar Bailey
Age: 28
Trains: Indianapolis, IN – Integrated Fighting Systems
MMA record: 10-3
• Name: Charlie "Superstar" Rader
Age: 29
Trains: New Orleans, LA – Power MMA
MMA record: 16-5
• Name: Len "The Liger" Bentley
Age: 27
Trains: Olympia, WA – Victory Athletics
MMA record: 9-4-0
• Name: Javier "Chunty Boy" Torres
Age: 25
Trains: Las Vegas, NV – Team Tompkins
MMA record: 3-0-0
• Name: Chris "C-Murder" Cope
Age: 28
Trains: San Diego, CA – Arena MMA
MMA record: 4-1
• Name: Ramsey Nijem
Age: 22
Trains: Orem, UT – River Academy / The Pit
MMA record: 4-1-0
• Name: Myles "Fury" Jury
Age: 22
Trains: San Diego, CA – Victory
MMA record: 9-0
Extended bios for this year’s cast can be found at ultimatefighter.com.
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damn, that looks nice.
very polished. maybe they’ll finally ditch that awful show intro in favor of something like this.
sleeper alert
Tony fergusen is a talented and exciting fighter…very fast
Love that Jury is on here, he’s got a lot of potential. Ryan McGillvray is a nice addition too, he’s solid, I’d think his experience will take him pretty far. I got Shamar Bailey for the win, though.
Jury will get train wrecked against anyone who is decent. The problem with Jury is that if you watch most of his fights, his opponents have no real value in helping him improve. A few of the guys didn’t even know the concept of a guard.
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Jury was on our radar, but after watching him kill some guy who flopped around on the ground like he was drunk and never tried to tie up Jury’s limbs as he passed guard seamlessly — I couldn’t justify ranking him when he fights such horrible opponents.
I think we discounted Bailey due to his stint with Strikeforce.
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Also...
A lot of these guys weren’t on our radar because… as you know, a number of them will fight outside of the weight they have been fighting.
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Interested to see Torres
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
no kyle pimental??
i thought i saw him in the trailer!
god im pissed. thought he was gonna win the whole show
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by DK_Monster on Feb 28, 2011 12:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yea
i guess dat was tony ferguson
he kinda looks like kyle pimental
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by DK_Monster on Feb 28, 2011 12:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
thought Karl Amoussou was going to be on too
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by keyboardwarrior on Feb 28, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
Chris Cope is gonna do well I hope.
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by Patrick Tenney on Feb 28, 2011 12:01 PM EST reply actions
Wild that Andre Galvao tried out and didn't make it.
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One of a handful.
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by Charles Awad on Feb 28, 2011 12:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
yeah that surprised me, was looking forward to seeing him
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by keyboardwarrior on Feb 28, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think he's aTV type of guy
He’s an undercover narc cop in France, and from what I’ve seen, legitimately psychotic.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
Maybe he answered "no."
When they asked if he was likely to get too drunk and make an ass of himself.
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yeah I'm bummed Galvao didn't make the show
they’ve turned guys down before because they were too good or too experienced for the cast they were putting together.
To be fair, he hasn’t done too well in MMA. Doesn’t seem to respond well to punches.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 28, 2011 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
dunno about you guys, but I’m cheering for the ‘Fist of Tangiers’
by ruckus on Feb 28, 2011 12:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Could have been so much better
Thanks Spike. For the sake of this show, the UFC should not re-up with them after this year. Move it to Versus or elsewhere, make it about sport. They turned down some exceptional talents this season, presumably because they don’t speak good english and/or don’t get shit faced every night.
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by Charles Awad on Feb 28, 2011 12:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yupp true
there is no way galvao is any less than any of these casts.
i heard the rumor that he didnt make it so i expected this already but still im kinda shocked
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by DK_Monster on Feb 28, 2011 12:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Its I'm stoked for international TUF
I have to think that they would go with “talent” over crazy. Are they going to be peeing in each others food in the Phillipines? China? Show us the monsters who can fight, not guys clowning around.
by Scribonius Curio on Feb 28, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
“Fist Of Tangier” is one of the most awesome nicknames ever.
Are our bones not dust?
Is our Blood not Poison?
On my knees in the black light
Praying for Salvation, bitter Redemption
So throw your dice and cast your shadow
You may look away
But your children will not...
by ProfessorBLove on Feb 28, 2011 12:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I feel old and out of date
The only name I recognize is Bailey. I guess I’ve been living in England to long.
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by F'n Clownshoes on Feb 28, 2011 12:08 PM EST reply actions
No Josh Samman?
I’m boycotting this season.
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by Damon O. on Feb 28, 2011 12:08 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Isn’t he MW? They had try-outs for both 170 and 185.
by Horselover Fat on Feb 28, 2011 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Guess I was right, dude’s a middleweight. Sherdog
by Horselover Fat on Feb 28, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
And WTF?
No double punch gif?
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
Can't make 170!
here’s a consolation prize video of me vs season 13 contestant Chris Cope!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppG6zD3P2RE
anyone who knows how to make a GIF, now is the perfect time :)
I love that the events you've been fighting at are called 'Ubersmash'.
I thought it was a reference to your insane GnP.
BJJ > Sambo
by lowellthehammer on Feb 28, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Good God man
That was some aggressive ass gnp. Lol the ref should’ve stopped the fight after the 3rd Hulk Smash! Nice.
by SentientAndroid on Feb 28, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Boom
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by Damon O. on Feb 28, 2011 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Props to Josh...does he have a name for that technique?
If not, I propose “The Cymbal Smash”
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by Snatchl on Feb 28, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
SONIC BOOM
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Javier Torres
He’s a huge sleeper here. He’s been boxing since he was 8. He has an extensive background along with a crazy training schedule of six nights a week with Judo, Muay Thai, and BJJ. Trains out of Las Vegas as well, so the standard is there for him to succeed.
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Another Torres?
Oh my! Very Excite!
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by xFenixKnightx on Feb 28, 2011 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
Ouch
One of my favorites has been really active of Twitter since the beginning of February… I’ll take that as bad sign
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i dont think they are doing the "going into the house" fights
they only picked 14 casts. i guess they are not doing this evaluation fights
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by DK_Monster on Feb 28, 2011 12:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You have to combine the underground and Sherdog and others.
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 12:25 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Unsanctioned bouts outside of the bar?
by Brent Ducharme on Feb 28, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Some are confirmed by the fighter himself, others were never deemed amateur or professional… but obviously if the man was paid — it’s counted as a pro bout, etc.
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
What if he pulled guard at a family barbecue?
Trying to cover all our bases here Leland. :D
by Brent Ducharme on Feb 28, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
Well, they count the fairground bouts here in Illinois, which shouldn’t even count. It’s drunk A vs. drunk B most of the time.
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
I was at an event way back. Well, I didn’t go there for it. I was at a fair basically where they had fights, and the promoter was literally trying to find random people around the fairgrounds. Interestingly enough, a few biker gang disagreements were settled inside the cage. Some of the most humorous “mixed martial arts” I’ve ever seen.
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by Leland Roling on Feb 28, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve seen promoters/managers who never use Sherdog’s record.
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i swear their shorts get longer each season.
by Smuckers on Feb 28, 2011 12:49 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
lol NBA shorts ftw!
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I know Zach Davis in passing.
He trains/teaches at another TLI Affiliate under BJJ Black Belt Mike Moses (Evolve Academy). He actually has a really interesting story. He was told that he’d never be able to fight again over a year ago after his eye was completely screwed up. After various surgeries and rehab, he was finally cleared to fight and was matched with a very good Yamasaki prospect in Diego Peclat (making his pro mma debut, although he had been tearing it up in MT and in amateur mma). Zach ended up winning that fight via 2nd round RNC. It’s good to see him get on TUF. The guy never stops working and should be good for some exciting fights.
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