Phillipe Nover: The Final TUF 8 Blog
First, let me start by apologizing for the late blog post. I received the DVD the day of the episode and I’ve been so busy. Episodes 11 and 12. Bader vs. Marshall - I thought Bader did his thing. He is a great wrestler with unbelievable power! It wasn’t the most exiting fight but he pulled out the win! I personally thought Elliot should have thrown less high kicks and stay in ow stances... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover Blog: Dana gets a hug from Polakowski, Junie’s outburst, picking a semi-final opponent, and more
I really enjoyed last night’s episode. The fight was exiting and it really showed the personality of both fighters. The fight was between the two nicest guys in the house. I would find it more difficult to fight someone who happens to be a really nice guy rather then fight an asshole. George Roop is quiet and soft-spoken and has a really “chill” attitude about fighting. I could... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover TUF 8 Blog: Dave Kaplan’s rampage; the legend of Al Stankie; Nogueira vs. Mir $18,000 soccer match; and more
Dave’s reaction to the fight was surprising. He still could not accept that he lost. His excuse was using the wrong game plan. He said, “I wanted to take Phillipe’s best punches and show him that he can’t hurt me.” Now that is just plain stupid. No one plans on getting hit during a fight. In any fight each person tries to avoid getting hit. If that was really his game... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover: Breaking down fight vs. Dave Kaplan; thoughts on Mir’s reaction; comments on special Wasabi sauce; and more
This episode was one of my favorite’s so far, mainly because it was the episode I fought on!. I’m greatly satisfied by Spike TV’s editors. They included some great clippings of my training and confessionals! I believe that people got the chance to see an accurate portrayal of the real me. Now, let’s start from the top… If you’re ever on a reality TV show, don’t... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover: Thoughts on Junie as a fighter; Vinny disrespects Nogueira; personal appearance info; and more in weekly TUF 8 blog
Let me start by saying that with all the hype and talk that Junie promoted himself he should have beat Roli in the first round. Junie was first pick overall and fought the last pick overall. Either Roli was just better than everyone expected or Junie really wasn’t as good as he said he was. I chose the latter. Junie was upset with his performance and so was Frank Mir. I would be too if I was... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover’s TUF 8 Blog: Junie is full of surprises
The one thing I can say heading into this episode was that Junie was really dying to fight ASAP. He was going to explode if he didn’t get in that cage soon. As you all can see, Junie decided to pick Delgado. It was a smart pick for him. Delgado didn’t win his fight to get in the house so Junie thought he would be an easy kill. On the show, the editing made Delgado’s black belt... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover TUF 5 Blog: Junie’s antics; Anderson Silva; who he wants to fight first; and more!
The show started off as a continuation of Junie’s antics. We recapped the fight between Nelson and Efrain. Then Junie jumped over the cage and embarrassed himself, his team, and his coaches. It was totally out of line. At that point I remember standing and watching in total disgust. I remember thinking why doesn’t Mir just ask Dana to throw him off the show. If I was his coach I wouldn’t... [Read More...]
TUF 8 cast-member Phillipe Nover shares Week Four thoughts about Junie Allen Browning and drinking in the house
After watching the episode a few times I was appalled to see how much focus was given to Junie’s and Nelson’s antics. I hope the people watching can separate that type of a so-called MMA fighter from the new age professionals that truly deserve to be on the show. The UFC and MMA in general have blown up to incredible proportions in the last 10-to-15 years. The only thing stopping MMA from... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover blogs his thoughts on animated Week Three episode of TUF
Wrapping up things from last week, I must say that Eliot definitely deserved getting back into the house. I think he won the fight. He fought such a tough battle against Karen and was pretty beat up after. I remember him icing his body up with this icing machine he had. He is definitely a UFC-caliber fighter. As everyone saw tonight, I wound up on the red team as Nog’s first pick. It felt great... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover TUF 8 Blog: Episode Two
I received a lot of positive feedback from my first blog submission last week here on FiveOuncesOfPain.com and I wanted to thank everyone for their support. A few people mentioned they would like me to get into more detail, so before I get into my thoughts from the second episode, I will share more thoughts about the premiere. First, I wanted to give everyone some more background on me. I fight out... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover joins Five Ounces of Pain as guest blogger, shares TUF 8 premiere thoughts in debut column
Editor’s Note: FiveOuncesOfPain.com is proud to announce that TUF 8 lightweight competitor Phillipe Nover has joined the site as a guest blogger. Nover will be sharing his thoughts for us every week throughout the current season of TUF. Below is Nover’s first submission. I flew in from New York slightly dehydrated and underweight. I didn’t know what to expect. I felt weak and light... [Read More...]
