Last night's episode of the Ultimate Fighter showed two of the best fights I've ever seen in seven seasons. The fight between Amir Sadollah and CB Dalloway kicked off the show to see who would fight Jesse Taylor in the finale this Saturday.
I believe CB was winning the fight through the first two rounds. He was able to get Amir on the ground and punish him, although he couldn't finish him off as he did with Cale Yarbrough and Nick Klein. Amir was able to get some good shots in on him and knocked him down a few times.
Near the end of the third round, CB had him in what he and most of the viewers though would be a rear naked choke. Amir, the toughest fighter on the show, was able to get way with it and submit CB with an arm bar.
This win seemed to be quite an upset around the gym, even to Amir.
Before the fight, he even stated he thought he was the underdog. That title wasn't a hindrance to Amir as he came out and gave CB an absolute war for three rounds.
Once that fight was over, we heard Dana White talking about how some of the fighters stayed in Las Vegas for a few extra days. Dana told them to have fun and all that stuff—but to behave and represent the UFC the right way.
Jesse Taylor must've been in the bathroom during this speech.
White was shown security tapes from the hotel parking lot and lobby. The first tape showed Jesse Taylor kick out a window from the limo he had ridden in that night.
Then he got out and ran into the hotel and started harassing some of the female workers. When security tried to calm him down he starts shouting "Do you know who the F#$% I am? I'm in the F'N UFC!"
Dana called in Forrest and Rampage to show them the tapes and get their reactions. They both pretty much responded the same way, saying they were disappointed Jesse did that because they liked the guy. At the same time they also remarked that you don't want someone like that representing your company.
The decision for Dana was simple.
Jesse then came back to the gym for what he thought was just a follow-up to get ready for the finale. Dana asked him what happened that night and ultimately, after much evasion by Jesse, told him that "Vegas is my town and he (Dana) knows everything that goes on there" so he's out.
There is some incentive for Jesse to try to keep his wits about him. Dana did say to just go home and get his head on straight and then call him in a couple of months when he's settled down.
I watched an interview that SpikeTV.com did with Jesse Taylor this morning and he said he's been attending Alcoholics Anonymous classes and has completely ruled alcohol out of his life.
I hope he gets a second chance and is thankful for what he's being given the second time. He's a good fighter and could have a good career in the UFC.
So after all this Dana had to make a decision. He brought CB and Tim back to the gym to explain what happened. Then he told them he had decided to have those two fight each other to see who is going to replace Jesse in the finale.
This was a match-up I wanted to see all season long. The two number one picks for each coach were finally going to do battle.
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6 months ago
An excellent article! Very acurate in details and very thorough too. Nice job, Marcus.
from 6 months ago
Thanks Dorothy. As most people agreed on there wasn't much surprise it was Jesse that flipped out, I'm just surprised he did knowing he had the finale ahead of him.
6 months ago
Very good article.
I just do not understand why someone would put there career in jeapordy by doing all that stuff that JT did. He had the chance of a lifetime, but I'm glad to see him doing what he needs to do at home.
I can't wait for the CB/Amir rematch. There is going to be some major fireworks flying in that one.
from 6 months ago
Thankfully you do not know much about an alcoholic's behavior; I sure wish I didn't know so much about it and the damage it does to young lives.
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