The Ultimate Fighter Posts -- FanHouse

Latest The Ultimate Fighter Stories

Kimbo Slice 'The Ultimate Fighter' Media Call Live Tweet

Posted: Sep 28th 2009 12:59PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

Kimbo Slice will fight Roy Nelson on Wednesday night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV in what is sure to be the most-watched bout in the history of the UFC's reality show. But before Kimbo vs. Big Country hits the airwaves, Kimbo will speak with the media on a conference call at 2 PM ET Monday, and we'll have all the details here at FanHouse.

We won't be giving away any Ultimate Fighter spoilers, but we will be asking Kimbo for his thoughts on the fight against Nelson and his future in MMA, and even if you're not on the conference call, you can get all the details by following along below or following me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

Continue Reading Kimbo Slice 'The Ultimate Fighter' Media Call Live Tweet

Kimbo Slice Gets 'The Ultimate Fighter' Its Best Ratings Ever

Posted: Sep 17th 2009 7:15PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

0 COMMENTS

The decision to put Kimbo Slice on The Ultimate Fighter has already paid off in a big way for the UFC and Spike TV, which saw their best ratings ever for Wednesday night's Season 10 premiere.

According to a release issued by Spike today, the episode reached 4.1 million viewers, easily beating the previous Ultimate Fighter high of 2.8 million viewers for the Season 3 Ultimate Fighter finale in 2006.

Continue Reading Kimbo Slice Gets 'The Ultimate Fighter' Its Best Ratings Ever

Jake Shields Hopes Win Over Lawler Sets Him Up for Title Shot With Cung Le

Posted: Jun 5th 2009 11:00AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive

3 COMMENTS

After eight months away from the cage while in legal limbo, former EliteXC welterweight champ Jake Shields returns in one of the biggest tests of his career, moving up to a 182-pound catch weight to fight former EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler.

The matchup takes place Saturday night at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, about a 15-minute drive from Lawler's current hometown in Granite City, Illinois. The event airs on Showtime at 10 pm ET.

Shields was nice enough to take some time out of his fight week schedule and talk to FanHouse about moving up in weight classes, why he'd fight either Joe Riggs or Kimbo Slice, how close he came to joining the UFC and more.

Continue Reading Jake Shields Hopes Win Over Lawler Sets Him Up for Title Shot With Cung Le

Ben Saunders: 'I'm Looking to Make It a Dominating Win' over Mike Swick

Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 8:30AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

0 COMMENTS

Ben Saunders first came on to the national MMA scene when he appeared on the sixth season of The Ultimate Fighter. Though he lost in the quarterfinals on in the show, he has gone on to become the most successful member of the season. Each time out in the octagon, he appears to get more comfortable, and in his last time out, he roughed up Brandon Wolff in a devastating first-round TKO win.

On June 13, Saunders takes a step up in competition level when he takes on welterweight contender Mike Swick at UFC 99.

Saunders recently took a few minutes to speak to FanHouse about the biggest fight in his career, whether he considers Swick a top 10 caliber fighter, and where he hopes to go from here.