So, I got this idea in my head the other week to go back and watch Season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter. Don’t know why, maybe just felt like seeing some grit again. You remember that one, right? With Rampage Jackson and Forrest Griffin as the coaches, building up to their own fight.
Finding it wasn’t super straightforward, had to dig around a bit, you know how these things disappear sometimes. But eventually, I got the whole season lined up. Settled in, thinking I’d just have it on in the background while I tinkered with some stuff.
Getting Stuck In
Well, that didn’t happen. I actually got sucked right back in. Watching those guys, mostly young fellas back then, putting everything on the line. The training looked brutal, living in that house… intense.
What really stood out this time around was Amir Sadollah’s journey. Here’s a guy, comes in with basically no professional fights, looked totally out of his depth at first glance. But he just kept listening, kept working, kept finding ways to win. It wasn’t always pretty, but he just ground it out.
- Seeing the daily grind they showed.
- The pressure of knowing you have to fight a teammate.
- How different guys handled the wins and losses.
What It Made Me Do
Watching Amir just keep plugging away, fight after fight, it kind of got to me. I’d been putting off this annoying project in the workshop for weeks. Just a fiddly thing, replacing some worn-out parts on an old piece of equipment I like to use. Kept finding excuses.
Seeing that season, especially Amir’s run, sort of flipped a switch. It wasn’t about becoming some ultimate fighter myself, obviously. It was just about the simple idea of starting something tough and seeing it through, even if you’re not sure how it’ll end up. That ‘just get it done’ attitude.
So, next morning, I went out there. Pulled the whole thing apart. Laid out the pieces. Found the replacement bits I’d ordered ages ago. Spent a good few hours cleaning, fitting, figuring out the tricky bits. Didn’t finish it all in one go, still got a bit left to reassemble. But I made a real dent in it. Felt good, actually doing it instead of just thinking about it.
Funny how revisiting something like an old reality TV show can give you a kickstart on something totally unrelated. Just needed that little nudge, I guess. Seeing people push through difficulty, even on a TV screen, sometimes that’s enough.
