So far, so good
March 26, 2009
I have been a little down on The Ultimate Fighter since, say, the fifth season. The show has simply felt like one long rerun: same house, same personalities, same format, same jerseys, etc.
Well, now here comes a sneak peak at the upcoming ninth season, and I must say, this feels like a breathe of fresh air.
You see, you don’t have to tweak this format all that much. All it takes is a theme (USA vs. UK), a new location (Wolfslair Gym) and new jerseys (football). Ok, maybe I don’t care all that much about the jerseys, but I do think it was interesting to see both Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson at the top of the show before they competed in their TUF eliminator fight at UFC 93 (won by Hendo).
Hopefully, they don’t simply fly the eight UK winners back to Vegas and everything returns to status quo.
