Ahh the irony. Could TUF, often credited with giving the UFC new life, become the source of its decline? First, we had the mess with Serra and Hughes that turned out to throw a wrench into the gears of the UFC's best division. Now the beleaguered HW division will be held hostage by the reality show. This is a poor choice by the UFC not because of who the coaches are, but because of the timing. What if one of the fighters gets hurt? Will we have an interim interim champion? This situation seems to do little to help those who seek to legitimize MMA as a sport and seems to add fodder to its detractors. Wouldn't we all be better off if the coaches were the top 2 contenders in a division and the winner of their fight would then get a title shot?
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10 Most DESPISED Fighters
1. Brock Lesnar 2. Kimbo Slice 3. Matt Hughes
4. Matt Lindland 5. Tito Ortiz 6. Shinya Aoki
7. Tim Sylvia 8. Robbie Lawler 9. Ben Rothwell
10. Chris Horodecki
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