Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's recap for episode No. 1 of "The Ultimate
Fighter 12."
The lightweights-only season of the reality show, which features UFC champ Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck as coaches, airs each
Wednesday (10 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV and features 28 UFC hopefuls vying for the famed "six-figure" contract.
For a full rundown of the latest episode, including the full elimination round of fights, check out this week's show summary. (Warning: Episode spoilers are
included.)
Georges St-Pierre thinks Josh Koscheck's villain routine was very predictable when the two shared the set on "The Ultimate Fighter 12."
But that doesn't mean it escaped his attention.
During a conference call promoting the reality show, which debuts tonight on Spike TV after a live broadcast of UFC Fight Night 22, St-Pierre briefly set aside his nice-guy exterior to make it clear he won't hesitate to put "Kos" in check.
The next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is set to take place with it’s first episode on Sept. 15 following Spike TV’s broadcast of “UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares”. This season features a cast of lightweight fighters who will be coached by UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and top welterweight contender, Josh Koscheck.
Watch this exclusive “Countdown to ‘The Ultimate Fighter’” here. Look for more clips and episodes from past seasons at UltimateFighter.com.
“I believe a lot of the guys try to take me off track. They do that, because I do believe skill wise and technically I’m the best fighter in the world. They want to take me off track. They want me to fight with my anger and not with my head and my heart. I’m not going to do that mistake.”
“Of course a guy like that (Josh Koscheck), that trash talks, says I’m a frenchie. It just puts extra motivation for me to twist my knuckle on his head when I hit him.”
If it didn’t come from UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s own mouth, most MMA fans wouldn’t believe that the takedown king doesn’t do any strength and conditioning but its true. Fighters Only recently talked to the champ:
I don’t do strength and conditioning. The reason I lift weights is to make me more marketable, to make my shape more symmetric. I don’t life weights to have an effect on my performance, I don’t believe in it.
I believe sometimes you can do some exercises that help the nervous system. Like Olympic lifting, it makes you more explosive. Olympic lifters are the most explosive athletes in the world. Also gymnastics, I like gymnastics, I think it makes me more athletic.
GSP is certainly going against the mold with his training, but you can’t deny the results as his 21-2 record clearly shows. St. Pierre is currently riding a seven fight win streak which he’ll look to improve on when he rematches Josh Koscheck at the end of the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.
UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has been a dominant force in the division and hasn’t looked close to losing his title. The last round he lost was to Koscheck, but St. Pierre isn’t worried. He was recently in Toronto to promote Gatorade, and he expressed that he is the best fighter for the rematch.
The cast for this falls upcoming “The Ultimate Fighter” season 12 which features 28 lightweight fighters coached by opposing fighters UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and challenger Josh Koscheck.
Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's recap for episode No. 1 of "The Ultimate
Georges St-Pierre thinks Josh Koscheck's villain routine was very predictable when the two shared the set on "The Ultimate Fighter 12."