(Episode One, MatchUps and Teams, click on the spoiler tag)
TUF 20 Teams and First Round Matches
After an eventful promotional week for TUF 20, several sites are reporting the teams and opening round matches for the show, which will have its two hour premier Wednesday on Fox Sports 1.
Team Pettis (Green) : Alex Chambers, Felice Herrig, Carla Esparza, Joanne Calderwood, Ais Daly, Randa Markos Thomas, Jessica Penne, and Justine Kish
Team Melendez (Purple): Rose Namajunas, Heather Clark, Emily Kagan, Angela Magana, Tecia Torres, Lisa Ellis, Angela Hill, and Bec Hyatt.
After the teams were selected, they seeded the competitors and had each match have a representative from each time. The opening round matches contain two epic rematches – Penne vs. Ellis and Clark vs. Herrig. Here is the complete list:
•Rose Namajunas vs. Alex Chambers
•‘Heather Clark vs. Felice Herrig
•Joanne Calderwood vs. Emily Peters Kagan
•Aisling Daly vs. Angela Magana
•Tecia Torres vs. Randa Markos Thomas
•Jessica Penne vs. Lisa Ellis
•Carla Esparza vs. Angela Hill
•Justine Kish vs. Bec Hyatt
All the first round fights will air on Wednesday.
Further spoilers from footage I've seen sees...
-Tecia Torres being mounted by her opponent
-Carla Ezparza being knocked down
-Joanne Calderwood being viciously dumped on her head
-Aisling Daly passing out trying to make weight, and ambulances being called in
Am I the only one who finds Pettis's personality far more dislikeable than Melendez's? To me it really seemed like Pettis is there to make sure that HE wins the coaching aspect, but Melendez wants to help the fighters as much as he can. I might be off because it's only based on one episode. I've always liked Gilbert as a corner man too.
I know it's episode 2 but I think the old so and so sitting in a tree k I s s I n g chant was the official exact moment a show about mma fighters jumped the shark
One could probably argue last season was a shark jumper but then again you have this season. Also Dana White's been quoted as saying there is TUF brainstorming. They don't want a 19 repeat but know 20 will be a success so how can one replicate it?
Joanne needs to keep her hands up, but outside of that she's fairly solid everywhere. Melendez is saying that the other chick almost got the upset in the background here, how? She landed a few strikes, and lay on top after a slam (arguably lay in a submission). Joanne's striking is probably the second best I've seen in MMA technically, behind Karate Hottie. I agree with Pettis that she could have been more aggressive but she was great all round.
I was gonna quote you in a spoiler and inform you that you can't do anything about it But I can't do that on my phone... So I guess the thought is what counts
I thought this thread was just Liz highlighting the spoilers the UFC gave away in the promos before the season started.
You bastards just hijacked it
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