Staying in a house, isolated, with a bunch of guys who fight each other can make you crazy, but this week, one fighter was willing to put his chance at a UFC title shot on the line for that craziness. But he got caught, and he got to pack his bags. And if you don't go crazy, there's other treachery to deal with — contagious treachery!
But first the usual weekly torture of second-guessing the match-ups.
All the Team No Love middleweights seemed resigned to the fact that they were going to fight Patrick Cote. And Patrick seemed ready to go. Then came the confrontation in the kitchen between Pete "Drago" Sell and Travis Lutter. Pete was talking smack in the kitchen, to which Travis Lutter responded, "Come on bitch." A call to a fight anywhere in the world, although Pete's best response was "You talk like that on the farm?" Travis seemed unfazed. He was itching for a fight.
And then came the rash. Fighters contracted a staph infection. Their skin was erupting with boils, and the breakout would have an impact on Team Mojo's match-up strategy.
But before the match-up came the drama. First was the sad story of Jeremy Jackson's recent struggles. He had had bad luck with relationships and money, and had been sleeping in his car for the last six months. So what does he do? Mess up his chance to get back on his feet, of course.
It all started with a change of routine, ironically enough, as an attempt to break the drudgery of being in the Ultimate Fighter house, day in, day out. Trainer Georges St. Pierre took the fighters to the YMCA for some swimming and some basketball. At the Y, Jeremy spotted a female lifeguard, and was apparently smitten. He schemed to meet with her outside of the house, and that night after some deception at the fire pit where the fighters congregated, Jeremy slipped away and jumped the fence to meet his lifeguard maiden.
The next morning, the fighters got the phone call. And Dana came over. He talked to the fighters about the opportunity they were given, but in the end, he said the words everyone was expecting to hear, "Pack your bags, you're going home."
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