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Tito Talks TUF, Coleman Remarks, & Chuck Liddell

Just moments after a verbal spat with Mark Coleman after the Hall of Famer's loss to Randy Couture at UFC 109, Tito Ortiz spoke with examiner.com's Ryan McKinnell about the beef between the two, Tito's second stint as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter, and accusations he made about former champion Chuck Liddell's alleged alcohol abuse.



(Check out more of Ryan's MMA coverage at examiner.com)

"TUF 10" Finale Gate Numbers In

Keith Kizer, Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, on Thursday released official attendance numbers and live gate revenue for "The Ultimate Fighter" season ten finale, which took place Dec. 5 at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.

According to official NSAC figures, 1, 791 fans attended the event. 1,310 were paid attendees, while 481 tickets were issued as "comps." 355 tickets went unsold.

The total live gate take for the show was $503, 600. The UFC initially reported $504, 350 in revenue.

Roy Nelson took the crown of "Ultimate Fighter" at the event, earning a multi-fight, multi-year contract with the promotion with a knockout over finalist Brendan Schaub.

In the main event, Jon Jones was disqualified against Matt Hamill for throwing several illegal elbows from the mount in the fight's first round. Jones is currently appealing the NSAC to change the ruling.

Kimbo Slice's UFC Debut - Before and After Videos

Kimbo Slice made his Octagon debut at The Ultimate Fighter season 10 finale last week. It certainly failed to live up to expectations, but it did draw the fans that both the UFC and Spike TV had hoped. Check out Kimbo's video interviews, both going in, and coming out of his bout with Houston Alexander...


Kimbo Slice TUF 10 Finale Pre-Fight Interview:

Kimbo Slice TUF 10 Finale Post-Fight Interview:

White Says Houston Alexander Is Out Of The UFC

UFC president Dana White said he almost got up and walked out of the Palms Casino's Pearl Theater before the main event of "The Ultimate Fighter" finale.

So angered was he at the snoozefest that was Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander, he would have skipped the TUF 10 finals if he wasn't required to hand out the winner's trophy.

"Not a good night for me," said White.

Slice, he said, bore no responsibility for the outcome of the fight.

"The last thing I expected was for Houston Alexander to come in and do the Kalib Starnes," White said. "I don't even want to talk to Houston. Houston had an opportunity to...."

He grunted in disgust.

"Kimbo was dancing around the ring, asking him to engage, trying to make it a fight, and Houston didn't want to fight him."

White promised to cut Alexander from the UFC's ranks.

"If we didn't cut him yet, we're cutting him soon," he said.

Monte Cox, Alexander's manager, did not respond to text messages asking for Alexander's status with the UFC, but it's safe to say that fans won't see the father of six in the Octagon soon, or ever for that matter.

Instant Replay Used for the First Time In Nevada MMA

Matt Hamill was declared the winner by disqualification against Jon Jones on Dec. 5 at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale after Jones landed three illegal elbow strikes to the face of Hamill.

Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight and determined Hamill was in no condition to continue due to the cut on his nose.

To determine whether or not the illegal strikes contributed to the facial wound that stopped the fight, instant replay was used for the first time in Nevada in a mixed martial arts fight.

"This is actually the first time instant replay has been utilized in Nevada" said Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer.

After reviewing the tape, Mazzagatti awarded Hamill the win by disqualifying Jones.

TUF 10 Finale Videos

Roy Nelson vs. Brendan Schaub - The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Final:




Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander:




Matt Hamill vs. Jon Jones:




Marcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione:




Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Veach:

A Huge Ratings Draw, Kimbo Given Second Shot at UFC

UFC president Dana White has said that the only way Kimbo Slice would get into the UFC was by winning The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Well, he retracted that just a bit. Kimbo is out of the running to win the series, but will compete against Houston Alexander on The Ultimate Fighter finale on Spike TV on Saturday night.

Kimbo's fight with Roy Nelson this season was one of the most watched fights in U.S. mixed martial arts history, so it's no surprise that Kimbo would be given a chance to continue proving himself in the Octagon.

Video Preview of the Final Two Episodes of Ultiamte Fighter: The Heavyweights

An extended video preview of the final two episodes of The Ultimate Fighter: The Heavyweights, which air at 9 p.m. on Wednesday night (Dec. 2) on Spike TV. The two finalists for Saturday's season finale will be determined...

Hate the Fights of TUF 10? Mir Agrees...

Kimbo Slice has not drawn Frank Mir to the latest season of "The Ultimate Fighter."

In fact, he'd just as well watch the WEC.

"I don't even know what's going on, I had to turn it off," he said of the UFC's flagship reality show at a WEC Q & A last week. "I'm being serious. It was bad. Some of the fights were horrible."

The former UFC heavyweight champ praised the fights of the lighter weight organization, which, according to Dana White, won't be folded into the UFC anytime soon.

"I haven't seen any fights in the WEC that could ever amount to being that bad, because the lighter guys are just more competitive," Mir continued. "They're in shape, they're more strategic. Even when you go to a college wrestling match, typically, the heavyweights are boring to watch."

The 32-year-old Mir fights Cheick Kongo at UFC 107 on Dec. 12, though he's really jonesing for a rematch with Brock Lesnar.

But when it comes to watching MMA on TV, Mir says he'll stick to the little guys.

"I'm a heavyweight and I'm saying... (the fights are) nowhere near as exciting as the lightweights," he said.

TUF Heavyweights Quarterfinals Preview: Nelson vs. Wren

Preview of this week's episode of The Ultimate Fighter, which features the first quarterfinal match-up pitting Roy Nelson vs. Justin Wren...

MMA Live Previews MMA's Return to CBS, Fedor vs. Rogers

MMA Live gets you ready for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers on CBS. The crew also examines the rash of injuries plaguing some UFC champions and looks back at another episode of The Ultimate Fighter.

Joe Duarte Gets Naughty... Sort Of

Former "Ultimate Fighter" Joe Duarte did a recent interview with "Naughty America" about his fighting career, his training and his plans on avenging his only career loss. The site will also host a live chat with Duarte this Friday at 11 am PST/2pm EST.

Sneak Preview of Tonight's Episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

The friction between Rashad and Rampage continues to escalate. Check it out on the sneak preview of tonight's episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights...

White Says Reports of Kimbo Favoritism False

Dana White is hopping mad at Roy Nelson and promises fireworks between them as "TUF 10" progresses.

At a gathering of reporters Thursday following the UFC 104 press conference, White fired back at allegations Nelson made of favoritism towards Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, whom Nelson defeated in the quarterfinals of the show.

In an interview with USA Today following Episode 3 of the show, Nelson said concessions were made with Slice that no other fighter received.

"Kimbo's the only one that I know that had an entourage there; he actually had his family there, his management, while the rest of us kind of had to suffer," said Nelson. "The UFC made, we'll say, different concessions for Kimbo. I think he had a media room."

Meanwhile, Nelson pointed the finger at White, whom he publicly called a "puppet master."

"He's on the show saying we did that show for Spike after, where he's saying Kimbo's list, anything Kimbo put down, he got in minutes," said White on Thursday. "We'd write it down, we wouldn't get it for two days. What a bunch of crybabies. Let me tell you what: not only did Kimbo not get any special treatment on the show... the only difference between Kimbo and all the other guys was that if Kimbo made it into the UFC, he had a bigger contract than the other guys. That's it. I said that the day we did media day before the show even started. It kills me."

White went off on allegations that Kimbo got special communication privileges, particularly, the use of a phone during the show.

"Roy Nelson is a moron," said White. "He's an idiot. The guy really is that dumb. Never once did this guy use the phone to call anybody, and you'll actually see later on as the show progresses, there's a situation that happens where I have to get on the phone, and then I put (Kimbo) on the phone. He didn't get any special privileges, and even if he did, I'D (EXPLETIVE) TELL YOU! You're damn right, we gave special privileges, we pulled seven million viewers with him. If he wants to use the phone, he can use the (expletive) phone. He didn't. We didn't give him any special privileges. Roy Nelson is a moron. Interview him sometime, you'll find out."

Nelson was unavailable for comment on White's remarks.

Dana White Fires Back at Rampage's Editing Complaints

LOS ANGELES -- UFC president Dana White doesn't buy Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's claims he was poorly edited on "TUF 10."

Posting on his personal blog last week, Jackson decried the show's portrayal of him and his team as they dealt with a disastrous showing in team competition.

"They edited the show to make me look like I didn't care about my team, but as you can clearly see I was coaching against a T.U.F. show champion and he came from the Ultimate Fighter so he knows how to play the camera and be fake," wrote Jackson.

Evans, the opposing coach on the show and TUF champion in question, has led his team to a complete shutout of Team Jackson, and has not been shy about gloating to "Rampage."

At a gathering of reporters following the press conference for UFC 104, White, in so many words, told Jackson to suck it up.

"When you don't look good on the show--editing, editing!" White said. "It is what it is. There's no way to edit. We don't dub him. We don't voice him over. People don't like the way they look sometimes on the show. I've been not crazy about the way I look on the show sometimes. It happens."

White and Jackson have hit the skids following Jackson's decision to portray B.A. Baracus on the upcoming movie remake of "The A-Team." Weeks after Jackson's announcement he would retire from fighting, the two are still on the outs, though White said he wished Jackson luck if he truly wanted to pursue acting.

However, when asked Thursday if he would meet with Jackson to smooth the situation over, White said, "if he wants to meet, he can come down here and meet with me. I'm not going to chase him."

Scenes from Wednesday Night's Episode of The Ultimate Fighter

Check out Spike TV's "leaked" scenes from Wednesday, Oct. 14's episode of The Ultimate Fighter: The Heavyweights, where Marcus Jones is lobbying hard to get a fight...

MMA Live Talks with Dan Henderson, Previews WEC 43

Dan Henderson joins MMA Live to discuss his contract status with the UFC and much more. In addition, a preview of WEC 43, a look back at DREAM.11 and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.

Kimbo Makes Bid To Step in for Marcus Jones This Week

Although he was eliminated from The Ultimate Fighter competition with a loss to Roy Nelson last week, it's not over until it's over, and Kimbo Slice makes a bid this week to step in for his ill teammate, Marcus Jones.

Is Kimbo Already Headed Back From Elimination?

Kimbo Slice was eliminated in his first bout on Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter, losing to former IFL champion Roy Nelson. But it's being hinted that he could be returning sooner rather than later...

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