Rampage, “CB has got the most skills in the house, but he’s got a big head… I need to put all 12” of my foot up his ass”.

While CB is practicing his ground defense, he gets knee barred in practice. Rampage loves it and makes fun of him. CB jokingly throws a kick at Rampage.

Rampage kiddingly, “It’s on now”

He takes his socks off and somewhat seriously spars with CB. He immediately takes him down, but CB uses a Peruvian neck tie and Rampage taps.

Rampage is impressed, “He set me up. Man he kicked my ass. He’s good.”

TEAM FORREST TRAINING

Nick Klein is working out on the mat. Forrest seems a little concerned with his confidence level but likes Klein’s raw skills.

“He’s got pretty good submissions, his jiu-jitsu is pretty good, and his stand up is actually real good”

Accentuating his upbringing Klein explains the basis for his physical strength,

“I’m a farm kid and I’ve been doing this for 5 years. Most of my strength comes from my dad making me pitch cow crap.”

Meanwhile chicken faced (Rampages description not mine) assistant coach Mark Beecher preaches the importance of getting top position on a wrestler like CB.

“Oh yeah, you put him on his back. Oh yeah, they (wrestlers) panic when they get put on their back.”

WEIGH-IN

Both fighters weigh-in at an even 185 lbs. Klein challenges Jeremy May for funniest drawers, when he shows up in underwear adorned with monkeys.
As the weigh-in goes on, Dana White chimes in with his analysis of the two fighters,

“CB’s got great hands, all-american wrestling, and he got a ton of submissions. Nick’s a big kid, but he’s going to have his hands full.”

TUF HOUSE (kitchen table)

Klein’s teammates continue trying to raise his confidence level,

Luke Zachrich, “I think CB is really overrated.”
Dante Rivera, “He’s got all the pressure.”
Klein, “ I ain’t worried, I feel I can turn the switch on when I have to.”

FIGHT DAY

CB is sounding as confident as ever. In his most arrogant tone he talks about himself in the third person, “CB is here to win… CB has been training…”

Rampage makes the coming match between his # 1 and Team Forrest’s # 7 seed seem like even more of a mismatch,

“If you look up ULTIMATE FIGHTER in the dictionary. That’s what CB is all about. He’s no joke.”

We hear one last sound bite from the fighters before the fight,

CB “I didn’t come here to win for my teammates, I came here to win for me. I came here to win this whole *ucking tournament.”