Nick Ring’s Ultimate Fighter 11 Blog: Episode 11

May I Have My Shoe Back Please?

To Yager it was a very welcome shift of focus after pussin-out to Kaycey when people started asking for their shoes back (he has been caught stealing now for the 20th time). Yager knows everyone is fed up with him and he wisely decides to surrender by saying “it’s all going too far” and he returns the shoes.

I love how he uses the word “it” when he saying things had gone too far. Yager used the word “it” as if “it” was some type of separate entity from himself. He implied that it was “it” who was responsible for the chaos that erupted on that morning rather than taking responsibility for the chaos he had caused by his actions. Yager was basically saying that it was “it” (not Yager) who was the one who was throwing things at Hammortree causing a big fight, and that it was “it” (not Yager) who was the one who was responsible for stealing everyone’s shoes and making everyone angry.

Even after Yager returns the shoes he did not really take full responsibility when McKinney was grilling him over it. Yager immediately started pointing the finger at Seth and to anyone else he could to spread the blame out on (look at the video and watch Seth walk away in disgust – hahaha).

I don’t really know what to say about old-Yager. He probably needs professional help (and I’m not necessarily saying he needs help for his sake, I am more saying it for the people who have to live around him).

I Want To Go Home

For me to witness almost brawl this far into the filming of the show was actually a surprise to me because it was literally only hours before we were to leave the Ultimate Fighter house forever. I figured it being the last day that we would all probably just get along and ride it out for the last little bit but wow was I ever wrong.

What I saw that day was complete insanity and it was built-up aggression from the last few weeks of living together that had just culminated into that one heated moment – it was very intense for all who witnessed it. I was actually quite surprised that no punches were thrown for how heated the situation had become, all I knew was that I really was sick of living here and I really did want to go home now – this just wasn’t fun anymore.

Kris McCray Versus Josh Bryant

I had my money on McCray for this fight because I really felt that he took the time to improve. I have re-watched the fight a couple of times and I thought that Bryant did a really good job at defending McCray’s takedown attempts and I wasn’t real sure whether the points were being scored for McCray’s successful takedowns (which never really ended up in any solid control) or in McCray’s takedown attempts (which was where he spent most of the time). I think the judging was weighted more towards McCray pushing the pace by trying to get the takedown but I also thought Bryant did a good job at defending them. The match was awarded to McCray who had fought much smarter this time around against Bryant but again this was a close one and Bryant showed to me (yet again) that he is a very consistently and tough performer.

It Is Over

I am proud of both Court and Kris to get this far, and as sad as I am to have had my season end the way it did for me, I feel that both of these guys completely deserve to be here and I truly hope they make the most of their fight careers.

I am really honoured to have been part of the show and I cannot wait until I can take my next fight. I am now just juggling my time rehabilitating my knee from my 3rd ACL surgery (which I had done in Canada April 7th, 2010) and making enough money to pay my bills. I am doing everything I can to balance real life with building the life that I am trying to create for myself.

I am preparing hard for the day where I will get to call myself a fighter again – this is not the last you will see of Nick Ring.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my thoughts on my life in the Ultimate Fighter house, I sincerely hope you enjoyed living this with me.