411’s Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters Report 8.29.18

The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters Episode ONE
INTRODUCTION: Season 28 of the Ultimate Fighter is here. This season will feature women’s featherweights and men’s heavyweights divisions, and the coaches are current UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker battling against title contender and former middleweight The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum.

– We start off with the fighters arriving on Las Vegas to begin the training and initial evaluations prior to the teams being picked. Gastelum is impressed more by the ladies than the heavyweights on the first look. Dana arrives for team pick’ms time.

TEAM WHITTAKER
* Anderson Da Silva (3-0-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Justin Frazier (10-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Michel Batista (4-0 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Przemyslaw Mysiala (22-9-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Katharina Lehner (7-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Larissa Pacheco (11-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Leah Letson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Julija Stoliarenko (4-2-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)

TEAM GASTELUM
* Ben Sosoli (6-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Maurice Greene (5-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Josh Parisian (7-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Justin Frazier (10-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Marciea Allen (7-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Bea Malecki (2-0 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* Pannie Kianzad (9-3 MMA, 0-0 TUF
* Macy Chiasson (2-0 MMA, 0-0 TUF)

– Gastelum picks the first fight since Whittaker had the first pick, he picks Maurice Greene (5-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF) vs. Przemyslaw Mysiala (22-9-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF).

– The fighters arrive at the house and do the mad dash to find a bed and room. They relax, play some pool, and talk about living in the house with the opposite sex and others with different languages.

– Team Gastelum trains first and he wants to build a team environment with everyone training together. The women like it because they can go hard and the men like it because the women are fast and they have to adapt.

– Whittaker starts off playing games with his team as a team building drill. Whittaker says he doesn’t want to do overly heavy sessions (like fight week) and isn’t looking to change the fighters too much.

– Back at the house, everyone looks tired as Green looks at packages from his family, including cards and specialized pillowcases. This is his motivation. This leads to home video of Greene and his kids. He’s a stay at home dad due to his job being downsized and receiving a nice severance package. He loves focusing on family and training. He wants to teach his kids to work hard and chasse their dreams. He also crochets in his free time, and says he had mad skills. He trains under Brock Larson.

– We now see Przemyslaw Mysiala train. BJJ is his main game, but is always looking for a finish. Whittaker drills with him personally for a while.

– Back at the house, Greene drinks some beer and he says he loves it. We then see Greene training, Gastelum finds him very coachable. They want him to utilize his reach and athleticism. Greene is excited to be focused 100% in training.

– Back at the house, Greene is back to drinking, hard liquor this time. We now get home video of Mysiala, who is fighting for his poor family. He just wants a better life. His brother died of cancer, they were close, and it hit him hard. Mysiala got into drugs and then went to rehab, once he was done, he got into MMA, which saved his life. He’s Polish, but now lives in England. He has two kids, and becoming a successful MMA fighter is his dream. His whole family trains BJJ. He’s been fighting 14-years for this chance.

– Greene crochets Mysiala a hat as a gift.

– WEIGH-INS: Mysiala (224), Greene (253). Greene gives Mysiala his hat, and they face off.

– We get the usual pre-fight warm-ups.

Heavyweight Fight: Maurice Greene (5-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF) vs. Przemyslaw Mysiala (22-9-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF): Mysiala is 4-years older, but has the big experience advantage. Greene is heavier, is 7-inches taller, and will enjoy a 7-inch reach advantage. Greene immediately backs off Mysiala, takes him to the cage and lays in knee strikes. They separate, Greene keeps laying in jabs, but Mysiala is landing a few counter shots. Greene keeps distance, and then rocks Mysiala and takes him to the mat. He gets mount and lands an elbow before Mysiala kicks him away. Greene chases a bit now, hits a push kick and Mysiala basically runs from him. Greene catches him with a knee, Mysiala crumbles, and ground and pound from Greene follows. Mysiala somehow makes it back to his feet and is immediately dropped and the fight’s over; that was a destruction from Greene.

OFFICIAL DECISION: Maurice Greene via RD1 KO

– Next Week: Pannie Kianzad (9-3 MMA, 0-0 TUF) vs. Katharina Lehner (7-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF).

– We get a sizzle reel for the rest of the season. THERE WILL BE DRAMA.

TEAM WHITTAKER
* HW: Anderson Da Silva (3-0-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* HW: Justin Frazier (10-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* HW: Michel Batista (4-0 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* HW: Przemyslaw Mysiala (22-9-1 MMA, 0-1 TUF)
* FW: Katharina Lehner (7-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* FW: Larissa Pacheco (11-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* FW: Leah Letson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* FW: Julija Stoliarenko (4-2-1 MMA, 0-0 TUF)

TEAM GASTELUM
* HW: Maurice Greene (5-2 MMA, 1-0 TUF)
* HW: Ben Sosoli (6-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* HW: Josh Parisian (7-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* HW: Justin Frazier (10-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* FW: Marciea Allen (7-2 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* FW: Bea Malecki (2-0 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* FW: Pannie Kianzad (9-3 MMA, 0-0 TUF)
* FW: Macy Chiasson (2-0 MMA, 0-0 TUF)

– End Scene.

– Thanks for reading.

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