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#1: Kyle “KO†Noke (16-4-1)
Kyle Noke could follow in the footsteps of fellow Australian and fellow UFC Ultimate Fight alumni, George Sotiropoulus in entering the UFC after taking part in the reality show. Kyle Noke has already fought a top notch list of MMA fighters, like the aforementioned George Sotiropoulus, Scott Smith, Seth Kleinbeck and Hector Lombard. Kyle Noke has never ventured into the octagon of the UFC, but has stepped foot in promotions like Warriors Realm, Elite XC and Xtreme Fighting Championships. Kyle Noke already has fought in one of the big league MMA promotion, the now deceased Elite XC, so that experience could help the Australian fighter in the long run.
#2: Kyacey “Ice Cold†Uscola (18-15-0)
Few things can give a fighter an advantage like Kyacey Uscola has when he enters the UFC Ultimate Fighter House, that advantage is experience. Kyacey Uscola enters the house having competed in thirty three professional MMA fights in a career that has spanned nearly six years. In that well traveled MMA career, Kyacey Uscola has competed against Josh Burkman, Joey Villasenor, Trevor Prangley, Gegard Mousassi, Chael Sonnen, Xavier Foupa-Pokam and Kyle Noke. To show just how driven Kyacey Uscola is as an MMA competitor, the fighter once fought twelve times in 2006, winning seven of those fights.
#3: Clayton McKinney (4-2-0)
If a fighter in Clayton McKinney is willing to destroy the face of his buddy like he did to enter the house, then you got to think he will do the same to those who he isn’t exactly friends with. Despite having only a few MMA fights under his belt, Clayton McKinney has already fought top MMA prospects like Danillo Villefort and Steve Bruno. Clayton McKinney is a fighter who is known for finishing his fights, with only one of his fights going past the opening round. In fact, Clayton McKinney once won three straight fights in which all of those fights ended in under one minute. Despite having a lack of MMA experience, Clayton McKinney does have the explosiveness to make a run through the competition.
#4: Jamie “The Chosyn 1†Yager (2-1-0)
The manner in which Jamie Yager won his qualifying fight on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11 premier showed that this fighter has the skills to become a great fighter. Jamie Yager has fought primarily in the Art Of Fighting promotion, where he competed against Eric Haritakas and Robert Turner. Jamie Yager was never submitted or knocked out in his only MMA loss, he was actually disqualified against Robert Turner in his last MMA fight. The one this that can prove to be a disadvantage for Jamie Yager is that if he were to make it to the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, the fight could occur at a point in which it would be a full year between professional MMA fights for Jamie Yager, who doesn’t have a lot of experience to begin with.
#5: Brad Tavares (4-0-0)
Of the five fighters I have chosen to win the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11, Brad Tavares is the only one I’ve chosen that enters the competition as an undefeated fighter. Brad Tavares has primarily competed in the X-1 MMA promotion, defeating Joshua Ferreira and Jonathan Joao. Brad Tavares also competed in the Icon Sport promotion, which had also seen current UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn and current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva fight in their cage. Brad Tavares, like the aforementioned Clayton McKinney, has only seen one of his fights go past the opening round.
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