Comments on: The Juggernaut Diaries: Mike Wessel’s TUF 10 Blog; Episode 9

By: Makington

Makington — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:55:13 +0000

Man I hope John Madsen gets ktfo’d next week. When Abe went to touch gloves with him as a sign of respect and John ducked under it and took him down, I took that as one of the most disrespectful moves I’ve seen in a while in TUF. It was a pretty dirty move. I don’t think Abe had much of a chance anyways but it was still a grimy move.

Good blog, Mike!

By: Angry Mike

Angry Mike — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:58:18 +0000

Roy Nelson may have eked out a decision against Wren, but it was the right decision. Wren had no answer to Roy’s jab, and Roy landed leg kicks almost at will in the second round, frequently at the end of good combinations. Is Roy sandbagging? I suspect he is, and I think White suspects it, too. White’s unflattering comments so far suggest Roy better win this thing outright or he might not have a shot at the UFC.

By: RU486

RU486 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:59:32 +0000

Mike – First off, thank you so much for giving us a week to week inside look at how things went down outside of the editing process.

I’ve been a long time hater of Rashad Evans ever since he graced season 2 because of his boastful antics and “Showboating” (in Matt Hughes’ words). However after watching this season of TUF, he comes across as being the best Coach to ever grace the show, and earned a ton of respect for his drive to help every fighter in the house get the most out of the training time as possible, his focus on each fighter’s objective and gameplan, and his overall concern for the members of his team.

How was it training with Evans, Van Arsdale, Whitman, and Greg Jackson (the best coach in all of MMA)? Having already fought in the UFC, and currently under contract with 3 fights remaining, do you foresee yourself hooking up with the Jackson camp in the future to further your training, and the direction of your career in the UFC?

By: JollyDV

JollyDV — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:23:59 +0000

I have to ask, are the doors in the house made of cardboard also?

By: edub

edub — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:14:45 +0000

mwwessel90: He said “man i dont know’ and “im sorry but i just said it and dont know what i was thinking.” It was a worthless conversation but so was the hole idea about the note. He didnt know scott was tight with me so he never thought it would been caught that he said I was scared but it was funny how everyone on both teams and coaches debunked that I was scared of anyone.

Yea they at a few points in the show looks as though he's taking way too many shots to the head in his life but at others he just looks like he's milking it. And I dont mean just injury milking I mean he acts like the dumbest guy in the world when he's really scheming his ass off.

mwwessel90: edubI am serious when I say this, what am I being selfish about?

I meant I was being selfish in that I didnt know if you wanted to talk about or anybody else really care to hear aboout it. I wasnt trying to call u selfish.

By: bigbadjohn

bigbadjohn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:42:38 +0000

Hey Wessel, (if you read this) would you please weigh in on how you think Fedor and Brock would match up?

By: qat

qat — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:42:46 +0000

i see the fight as mike does. justin started strong, but roy kept his cool and controlled him after the first minute.
i can understand the judges giving the fight to roy, just look at this fight again and count. justin had his moments, but after the first minute he had little impact. roy on the other hand didnt score big, but he scored consistently, with consistent impact.

if mat pulls out, i would rather see mike going in again than kimbo. since mike impressed me a bit more in his fight than kimbo did. but we all know what it would come down too. but if kimbo really fights again and is now supposed to fight houston alexander, it would mean he lost again, right?

By: mwwessel90

mwwessel90 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:31:10 +0000

edubI am serious when I say this, what am I being selfish about? BUt, I did confront matt about the note and aboput why he threw me under the bus and his response was the normal. He said “man i dont know’ and “im sorry but i just said it and dont know what i was thinking.” It was a worthless conversation but so was the hole idea about the note. He didnt know scott was tight with me so he never thought it would been caught that he said I was scared but it was funny how everyone on both teams and coaches debunked that I was scared of anyone. Oh well he remains the show douche bag for now. LOL

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:17:34 +0000

Roy Nelson fought a very stupid fight.
I can’t put it any better than that.
Luckily for him, the judges came up with a horrible decision..
Apparently he’s just trying to play it safe and conserve his energy, but that is the worst thing to do with these judges.
Wren clearly won the first round and could’ve possibly won the 2nd on aggression, yet there was a decision.

Roy got very, very lucky..

By: edub

edub — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:32:26 +0000

Kind of a selfish question Mike but if you get back on here I was wondering if you ever said anything to Matt about the whole note thing. Especially when it seems he has been looking for a way out of his semifinal fight.

By: mwwessel90

mwwessel90 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:18:35 +0000

GassedOut,

I really would like to talk you about what Joe and I have talked about recently but I am unable to comment until the last episode. SO, expect the real, real truth to come out then, LOL I appreciate your comments on the blog I have been complimented alot so thanks to you and everyone that reads this. I promise that I will tell you the truth and not be bias. Even if it means throwing myself under the bus I wont bullshit it. If I mess up or am a dick I admit it.

By: GassedOut

GassedOut — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:45:44 +0000

Mike, I have to say I have really enjoyed your insider’s view of what was going on for the TUF episodes. Thanks for doing this. Any thoughts on what’s coming up for you? Any calls from Joe Silva that you can talk about?

By: fanoftna33

fanoftna33 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:02 +0000

I think it was a good fight but Justin was gassed out way early, a good decision only because Justin would have been koed if they went 5 more min.
Gotta wonder about Miterone, if he is playing up the injury angle so he can get out of the house without a loss, and go back and really build up the cardio as his was just terrible.
I am looking forward to next week to see what Dana has to say about Matt, and the fight between Schaub and Jon Madsen, I am pulling for Madsen to get koed here for sure.