Exclusive: Mike Marrello selected for 7th season of “The Ultimate Fighter”
January 25, 2008 by Sam Caplan
Chicago-area middleweight Mike Marrello has been selected for the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV, sources have revealed exclusively to FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com).
Marrello has compiled a
The 29-year old has competed for both the Xtreme Fighting Organization and King of the Cage fight promotions. His last bout was on December 1 at XFO 21, where he recorded a submission victory over Ron Fields at
His lone pro loss occurred this past June, when he was defeated by Terry Davinney via TKO as a result of a referee’s stoppage.
Marrello served in the Marines from 1996-2000 and was stationed in
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Very Cool!! Another Illinoisian to cheer for!
Cheers from Chi-Town!
Jay K.
Sam, any word on if Aaron Meisner will be involved with TUFF 7?
Decent Prospect. Better than TUF 6 by a mile so far.
Yeah I think this guy has more fights than half of TUF 6 put together.
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He will be the next TUFF winner, mark my words
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