Ultimate Fighter 7 spoiler: 4 Fighters Revealed

If you're up for surprises then don't read any further but mmanews.com has revealed 4 of the 16 fighters for season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter.


Four of the sixteen competitors selected for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter have been revealed in recent days. The Ultimate Fighter 7 “Team Griffin vs. Team Rampage” began taping this week and will debut on April 2nd immediately following UFC Fight Night 13.

Steve Byrnes (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Byrnes is a UFC-veteran who has also fought in well-known MMA promotions Icon Sport and Rumble on the Rock. After starting his career with six straight submission victories Byrnes made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 7 in late-2006 losing to Logan Clark via unanimous decision. After more than a year away from professional action Byrnes will now return to the UFC.

Luke Zachrich (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Fighting out of Cincinnati, Ohio Zachrich has shown well-rounded skills throughout his brief career. None of his eight career fights have gone the distance with Zachrich securing four wins via TKO and three via submission. His lone loss came via submission in early-2007 though he has since bounced back with four straight wins.

Aaron Meisner (2-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Meisner made his professional debut in mid-2007 and has defeated both of his opponents in a combined 2-minutes and 28-seconds. In his professional debut in Junem Meisner defeated Pat Russo via first-round KO. In his last fight in October, Meisner defeated Chris Reedy via TKO

Mike Marrello (5-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Marello has fought nearly exclusively in the Xtreme Fighting Organization with a single fight in King of the Cage. A veteran of the Marines, Marrello is a member of Team Curran. Since turning pro in late-2006 Marrello has fought 7-times including recent back-to-back wins over Ron Fields and Fahid Khamo.


That's a direct quote from the website as I've never heard of any of these guys. But more characters is what this sport needs. I don't mean jerkoffs either. Learning about guys and where they came from gives us, the fans, reasons to root for or against these guys. It's one thing that Dana White and the UFC have over every organization is this reality show. Unfortunately, after the show most of the guys disappear unless they win the entire thing. Look at Sammy Morgan from TUF 2. He was supposed to contend, got knocked out by Luke Cummo during the show and I'm not sure if he's won since. He just lost via knockout to Paul Daley at Friday's 'ShoXC' event in Atlantic City. It wasn't a surprise because Daley is a force but just look how far Morgan's fallen.

Yet had he never been on TUF 2, I doubt anyone would even know who he was. It's great to learn about these guys and so far the only way we have been able to is through the show.