Garry Cook mentioned at the Berlin post-fight conference that they're starting to look at locations to host a TUF Europe show featuring fighters from across the continent.
If the show selects the fighters wisely the cast could be one of the strongest in many years, obviously if it gets the OK it would still a while off yet but I see no harm in some mild speculation for entertainment purposes.
I watch all of the TUFs so that I can watch the matches specifically. Part of my monthly Top 10 Fights of the Month lists. Honestly those lists are a way for me to keep track of the best matches.
I think this makes more sense then the whole idea of a TUF India which was abandoned anyways. Seriously did Dana White think a TUF India was viable? One MMA promotion in India isn't enough.
Watching that basically confirms that TUF Europe is way off. They can't get the fighters. Most decent European fighters are in contracts with big organisations like Bellator, BAMMA, One FC, KSW etc. I know that all of them and now CWs don't have UFC release clauses in contracts, which means that a fighter whose just started a multi fight 18 month contract isn't getting anywhere near TUF. And the majority of the other unsigned fighters would be of a lesser standard than TUF China.
Also, outside of Fight Pass, European Networks aren't interested in having TUF shows on their channels. It's a real uphill battle.
Dude, I live in Portugal, and I agree with you 100%. Europeans are the biggest fvcking pussies in the free world, next to India. What a joke. TUF India. TUF China was a complete joke. 1 Billion people, the birthplace of martial arts and all they could come up with is a shit cast of character actors who've never been punched. LMFAO.
Yeah, that was a complete fluke and I think the UFC should just do fight nights in China. I thought they would've had a variety of martial arts backgrounds. Instead they had subpare fighters.
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