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Who do you think has been the best coach on TUF??

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#1 ·
I actually think Jens Pulver was really god, as was Tito!! I think MAtt Hughes was betetr in season 2 than 6! Randy possibly the best even tho he injured Nate Quarry lol!
 
#7 ·
I have to say tito on this one. Everyone on his team made massive improvements, he dominated the competition, gave his team what most new MMA fighters are lacking, cardio, and brought in probably one of the best coaching teams so far, especially in grappling/BJJ. Him and lister are two of the best in the business and I'm sure everyone on his team learned loads.
 
#18 ·
Serra could def have had one of his guys in the finals if he had done what he wanted and made tommy speer fight danzig. He did what his team wanted though, which you can't blame him for.

Tito was good except his favoritism.

i think Serra on season 4 as the unofficial coach may have been the best. Jens did a great job as well.
 
#12 ·
Mt theories on Ken's coaching(Not sure if they are true).

1. He didn't care about the show and just wanted a chance to fight Tito.

2. From what i have seen he trains the Lions Den HARD and is a lot better then what is seen on TUF. The time off he gave may have been a habit because of how hard he trained his Lions Den guys. He could have also not trained much to not let his coaching out into the public so mabe fighters could have used it to their advantage when taking of a Lions Den member.
 
#15 ·
Pulver was better than Tito, Tito did good but took on a coach that did a poor job, Pulver led a team against a team that also had some good coaching and still crushed them. its the old adage that your only as good as the
guy(s) you beat. I have never cared for Tito or Jens but they both did a phenomenal job on the show.
 
#16 ·
I thought Tito by far and away put his guys in better shape and outclassed the opposing coach the worst... but I have a soft spot for Matt Serra in this voting.

Serra really cared about his guys and Team Hughes was overall a lot bigger and more technically developed from top to bottom IMO.

Team Hughes was "supposed" to win most of those first round fights (Hughes was even mocking most of the picks) and they only won two. Yeah, Team Hughes won but Danzig was the best and Spear was the strongest and that had nothing to do with the coaches. Serra's team had success with what seemed to be pure heart and guts. It was great to watch.
 
#17 ·
Glad to see at least 2 others agree that Serra was the best. Jens did a great job, I mean great, but shit Serra has that gift about him that he makes others around him wanna train harder, fight stronger, and really push themselves. I would love to see a Team Serra vs. Team Pulver season if they both were 155, that would some exciting stuff.
 
#21 ·
3 come to my mind as the best, first is definitely Matt Serra. The guy just has the natural gift of being a great coach. Tito Ortiz trained his guys really well and they were all in great shape. Jens Pulver also was a great coach, Nate Diaz won TUF and has said that he wouldn't have done as well on BJ's team.
 
#22 ·
Ok, so I've watched all 6 seasons back to back in the past month. My conclusion is that Tito was the best coach. He trained them the hardest and the most efficiently.

Serra did a good job as a coach on Season 5, but didn't do anything spectacular on season 6 besides rub Joey's nuts. Yeah, his guys won more fights than Hughes, but that was due primarily to picks and not coaching. This is obvious by who was in the finals...Two Hughes guys.

Pulver did a good job but, as with Serra, he didn't do much. He was a solid coach that didn't do anything crazy. I didn't see much difference between Jens and BJ when it came to coaching (minus kicking out Wang :)) I don't get why everyone is all over Jens nuts for his coaching? He did well, but nothing spectacular. What did he do that was so great?

Anyways, just my two cents.

BTW, Nate Diaz saying that he wouldn't have done as well on the other team, which he didn't trian with and therefore can't truly comment on, doesn't hold much water. He's biased for Pulver, that is obvious at the end of the season. Doesn't mean that BJ wouldn't have brought out the best in him as well.
 
#23 ·
Ok, so I've watched all 6 seasons back to back in the past month. My conclusion is that Tito was the best coach. He trained them the hardest and the most efficiently.

Serra did a good job as a coach on Season 5, but didn't do anything spectacular on season 6 besides rub Joey's nuts. Yeah, his guys won more fights than Hughes, but that was due primarily to picks and not coaching. This is obvious by who was in the finals...Two Hughes guys.

Pulver did a good job but, as with Serra, he didn't do much. He was a solid coach that didn't do anything crazy. I didn't see much difference between Jens and BJ when it came to coaching (minus kicking out Wang :)) I don't get why everyone is all over Jens nuts for his coaching? He did well, but nothing spectacular. What did he do that was so great?

Anyways, just my two cents.

BTW, Nate Diaz saying that he wouldn't have done as well on the other team, which he didn't trian with and therefore can't truly comment on, doesn't hold much water. He's biased for Pulver, that is obvious at the end of the season. Doesn't mean that BJ wouldn't have brought out the best in him as well.
Thats true, I was just stating what he said. He did work out with them once because he was fighting Corey, but other than that your right. BJ is obviously a better fighter than Jens, but that doesnt always matter when it comes to coaching I guess.
 
#25 ·
Definately Tito. I went into that show as a Shamrock fan and he was such a disappointment. Didnt Ken bring in a weight training coach? Who does that?

I think deep down Tito is a nice guy with much respect for the sport. Now if he dumped his anorexic gf and attitude he could be a legend.
 
#28 ·
Sorry but I kind of skimmed the answers...so here is my thing, were Season 1 with Liddell and Couture that bad as coaches? I mean to say in these kinds of discussions there names never come up. Its always Jens or Serra or Tito I think Jens and Serra are fresh in ppl.'s memories and Tito looked good, I mean come on a monkey would have looked good beside the edit and coaching job Shammy did. Just my .02 cents.
 
#30 ·
Serra, great coach, just has this girly attitude. did he bitch and complain half of the season about Joey? I'm going to kick him off the team, so let em motivate him to stay.... Tito: great coach, but i believe he overtrained his guys. Tito overtrains himself. BJ - great fighter, bad coach, the dude is naturally so good, he has hard time passing that to others. Pulver seemed to be a large part of his team. He put time, effort and seemed to carry about every one of his fighter(well, maybe not everyone, but most).
Any thoughts on Franklin Hughes Season? It seemed that Franklins' Heavyweights did better than Matt's and Matt's welterweights did better.
 
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