TUF: United States VS United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter TV series, for the first time in it’s 5 year history, will pit one country versus another. Typically a competition between 2 teams made up of aspiring UFC fighters fighting to win a six figure contract with the UFC, the standard 2 teams per season have always been a mix of fighters from various countries (although primarily American) but never matched up against one another based on nationality.
This move sparks a lot of interest for the SpikeTV series, and has the potential to create even more growth for the sport that has surged into mainstream popularity in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere in the world within the last few year. UFC fighter and ‘Coach’ of the UK TUF Team believes this match up between the two countries is likely to create not only more MMA fans, but on a larger scale, more mixed martial artists in both the United States and United Kingdom.
Even during these uncertain financial times the UFC is a thriving and growing business. MMA companies in general have not noticed the collosal losses that many industries have faced. Smart moves like this one by the UFC will no doubt keep the MMA industry growing for the short term.
