It's about getting the title shot. That's what The Comeback is all about.
The young fighters from previous seasons were looking for a chance to break into the big leagues. The veterans in UTF 4, who have already been on the show, want a shot at the title. And never has that been more apparent than in episode eight.
From Shonie's eccentric antics to the determination of the two credible middleweights who fought in this week's middleweight elimination bout, these guys want to win. This could be their last chance. They need to win.
After the review of last week's win by Matt Serra, this week's show opens with that strange riff on the xylophone, which could only mean Shonie's in the house. Housemates beware.
Shonie notes the Team Mojo welterweights have all won their elimination matches and will now have to face each other in the semi-finals; a teammate versus teammate match. And so Shonie, in his singular way, concludes "this ain't no team sport," and sets out on his own path.
"Guys," he announces, "I'm going with the other workout."
And when Team No Love objects to Shonie getting into their van heading off to the training center, Shonie tells it like it is. Jorge Rivera, sitting next to him, takes the brunt of it, and isn't too impressed. Shonie's attitude about defecting from his teammates can be summed up in one thought: "I don't give a f***."
He continued his rant about why he had decided to switch workouts all the way to the training center, but it came down to this: "I'm just generally stating, I don't give a f***."
Shonie wants to break away from his team mates because, well... he's Shonie. But also, when you get right down to it, he breaks away because he wants to win. He wants to disassociate himself from a potential opponent. Nobody likes the idea, but whether they admit it or not, everybody intuitively understands it.
On the surface though, people are upset. When Team Mojo arrives at the training center, Matt Serra reminds Shonie of the agreement the team members had of working together to make the semi-finals.
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