Tim Sylvia Wants On The Ultimate Fighter

[No More Sorrow]

Remember that "big announcement" former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia was teasing for April 14? Well he revealed all on his Twitter account and while some were surely hoping Dana White had changed his mind about bringing "The Maine-iac" back to the UFC, that's simply not the case.


Instead, it was just as my colleague Jesse Holland said it would be: a simple fight announcement on a regional show later this year.


Indeed, Sylvia announced at the Fight Night 2 event in Biddeford, Maine, that he will be returning to action on June 16 in Lewiston, Maine, against an opponent to be announced later.


Sylvia was telling The Hammerfisting Podcast that he would go through The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) house to earn his spot.


"Absolutely. I helped coach season two with Matt (Hughes) and Rich (Franklin) because it was half heavyweights and half 170 or 185-pounders. Matt being a 170-pounder and Rich being 185-pounds at that time and needing some help with the big boys, so, those are two of my best friends in the fighting industry. I went out there and stayed with those guys and helped them with their heavyweights and made some pretty good friends with that heavyweight division as well. But yeah, I watch The Ultimate Fighter and I would definitely do it if I needed to."

I guess this was his big announcement? I don't know. Not really any kind of announcement. Anyways i think going through the show would be his only way back to the UFC, Still hoping that doesn't happen though.

 

[Troy]

Big announcement was some regional show which is pretty weak. I agree that going through the house is the only way he could get back into the UFC but his chances of getting on it are very slim. Sylvia must be hoping that if he bugs Dana enough Dana will give in and give him another shot.

 

[Deezy]

:trollol:

 

[The Cork]

Dana is just scared that Sylvia will will bust up JDS and go on an undefeated streak.

 

[Deezy]

You photoshop Silvia on Yokozuna's body and you'd get a more accurate pic.