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Thanks for the interview, TJ! Good luck this week! 
VadimWhite - Oh no.
You cannot diss TUF. Never.
That was one of the main reasons Kendall Grove was cut, and UFC is going to cut another 1000 fighters or something...
Hopefully he doesn't lose in the next decade.
Grove and TJs TUFs were on Spike though. Different team at FX now. So no worries there.
VadimWhite - Oh no.
You cannot diss TUF. Never.
That was one of the main reasons Kendall Grove was cut, and UFC is going to cut another 1000 fighters or something...
Hopefully he doesn't lose in the next decade.
Based on the overmatched guy after overmatched guy Dillishaw has been fighting, I think the UFC is wanting to really promote him not cut him.
Another Meisha not admitting he got beat.
Argo - Another Meisha not admitting he got beat.
watch the fight man i'm a dodson fan and i think it was early as hell.
TUF shows what happen bottom line. You are filmed you are the one on video and they just show you being you. No one is putting shit into any of these guys mouths, its all them at the end of the day it shows stuff they said or did. Yes they can't show everything its impossible. But they can't make shit up either. These guys are just mad that they look bad when they are the ones that did it themselves, don't blame the editors or the producers they just show stuff that happen.
And I have first hand knowledge from a friend that was in the house who said that TJ tried to take the easy road and I bet if you ask the other fighters they will back that up too.
Tj is a great fighter but he should just own up to shit instead of making excuses for his actions.
deadlysyn -
TUF shows what happen bottom line. You are filmed you are the one on video and they just show you being you. No one is putting shit into any of these guys mouths, its all them at the end of the day it shows stuff they said or did. Yes they can't show everything its impossible. But they can't make shit up either. These guys are just mad that they look bad when they are the ones that did it themselves, don't blame the editors or the producers they just show stuff that happen.
And I have first hand knowledge from a friend that was in the house who said that TJ tried to take the easy road and I bet if you ask the other fighters they will back that up too.
Tj is a great fighter but he should just own up to shit instead of making excuses for his actions.
I know 2 fighters from that show, and both are probably in top 5 of most hated, its all bullshit. Even charles mcarthy said they added scripts, and someone made a thread here about it.
Its for entertainment, you think flavor of love or real world is real? Its for entertainment purposes only. Reality tv was sypposed to die like 10 years ago, but they realized, people will believe anything they see on tv.
I hope they go fukl on real world with this se ason, and this show dies for good.
deadlysyn -
TUF shows what happen bottom line. You are filmed you are the one on video and they just show you being you. No one is putting shit into any of these guys mouths, its all them at the end of the day it shows stuff they said or did. Yes they can't show everything its impossible. But they can't make shit up either. These guys are just mad that they look bad when they are the ones that did it themselves, don't blame the editors or the producers they just show stuff that happen.
And I have first hand knowledge from a friend that was in the house who said that TJ tried to take the easy road and I bet if you ask the other fighters they will back that up too.
Tj is a great fighter but he should just own up to shit instead of making excuses for his actions.
I have heard otherwise from a lot of people.
That is the nature of journalism from the New York Times down though - media is not trying to get the truth, they are trying to get what is compelling.
Kirik -deadlysyn -
TUF shows what happen bottom line. You are filmed you are the one on video and they just show you being you. No one is putting shit into any of these guys mouths, its all them at the end of the day it shows stuff they said or did. Yes they can't show everything its impossible. But they can't make shit up either. These guys are just mad that they look bad when they are the ones that did it themselves, don't blame the editors or the producers they just show stuff that happen.
And I have first hand knowledge from a friend that was in the house who said that TJ tried to take the easy road and I bet if you ask the other fighters they will back that up too.
Tj is a great fighter but he should just own up to shit instead of making excuses for his actions.
I have heard otherwise from a lot of people.
That is the nature of journalism from the New York Times down though - media is not trying to get the truth, they are trying to get what is compelling.
Yra, I don't think anyone with common sense actually believes reality tv is real.
deadlysyn -
TUF shows what happen bottom line. You are filmed you are the one on video and they just show you being you. No one is putting shit into any of these guys mouths, its all them at the end of the day it shows stuff they said or did. Yes they can't show everything its impossible. But they can't make shit up either. These guys are just mad that they look bad when they are the ones that did it themselves, don't blame the editors or the producers they just show stuff that happen.
And I have first hand knowledge from a friend that was in the house who said that TJ tried to take the easy road and I bet if you ask the other fighters they will back that up too.
Tj is a great fighter but he should just own up to shit instead of making excuses for his actions.
I must respectfully disagree with your comments about filming at TUF and other "reality shows". It really all comes down to how its being edited. Being an editor myself I know I could make someone look like a mental patient or a hero.
man meets fate -Kirik -deadlysyn -
TUF shows what happen bottom line. You are filmed you are the one on video and they just show you being you. No one is putting shit into any of these guys mouths, its all them at the end of the day it shows stuff they said or did. Yes they can't show everything its impossible. But they can't make shit up either. These guys are just mad that they look bad when they are the ones that did it themselves, don't blame the editors or the producers they just show stuff that happen.
And I have first hand knowledge from a friend that was in the house who said that TJ tried to take the easy road and I bet if you ask the other fighters they will back that up too.
Tj is a great fighter but he should just own up to shit instead of making excuses for his actions.
I have heard otherwise from a lot of people.
That is the nature of journalism from the New York Times down though - media is not trying to get the truth, they are trying to get what is compelling.
Yra, I don't think anyone with common sense actually believes reality tv is real.
Not everyone on the UG is in abundant possession of common sense (he said delicately ;-)
I realize that the producers can use the magic of editing to do a lot for the show, but at the same time I think that fighters can do some things to prevent it.
In most cases I believe where there is smoke there is fire...What I mean is that a lot of guys can't use the whole 'editing' excuse to say why they may have come across as a douche on the show.
Please someone search that thread about Charles McCarthy inter iew where he sId tuf uses scripts a lot
In other news: Scientists say water found to be wet. 
TUF has some VERY shady and questionable shit going on. Ive spoken to a number of guys from several different seasons of the show.
Everything from scripted events, to baiting you into doing something that they will then show totally out of chronological order to present events that didnt happen, to fighters having gay tv execs talk about watching them clean themselves after using the bathroom.(full cameras set up in all shower and toilets)
Really soured me to the whole thing. And I was at the very first public tryouts and thought TUF would be awesome to be on.
BJ Penn said almost all of the drama and crap was fake in his book too
I don't feel sorry for anyone exploited on the show because they know what they're getting into and they sign away certain rights that some try to whine about later. You don't even have to be an applicant to see the agreement TUF castmembers will be required to sign and it isn't a short document. This section is clear, IMO:
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Entire agreement these fighters get in advance can be found at: http://www.ufc.com/TUF18
Cindy