When Dana White kicked Jesse Taylor off “The Ultimate Fighter” Finale for being a drunken knucklehead, he also told Taylor to call him when he matured and got his act together. Apparently that only takes a few months, because Fight Hype is reporting that Taylor will be added to the July 19 event on Spike TV, and guess who he may be up against:
Despite being kicked out of The Ultimate Fighter Finale, it appears that Jesse Taylor is set to make his return to the UFC. Sources close to the situation have informed us that, less than one month after he was supposed to face Amir Sadollah in the finale, Taylor will be entering the Octagon on the July 19th card headlined by Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin. Although an opponent has yet to be named, it’s rumored that CB Dolloway, who replaced Taylor in the finale and ultimately lost a second time to Sadollah via first round submission, could be the frontrunner to land the fight.
Well isn’t this a twisted little scenario. At least we know Dollaway is relatively unscathed after his fight with Sadollah, and probably also pretty eager to get back in the Octagon to erase the painful memory of his one-tap defeat. It just goes to show that opportunity knocks more often for everyone when the UFC has a competitor they need to crush.
Now maybe if the AFL would hurry up and get huge Kalib Starnes might even find his way back into the Octagon. Probably not, though.



People who are saying this is one month really don’t have a clue… The Season 7 of TUF wrapped up many months ago!!! That is why they have already started filming TUF 8 with Nog and Mir but they won’t fight til New Years. Dana specifically said to call in a few months. I am sure 2 or 3 months to the day, JT Money was calling back and telling him that he will NEVER touch alcohol again. If this fight is announced, you can be sure Dana will have laid down some serious ground rules for JT Money to stay with the UFC. I predict CB will win…. JT is stronger but has no striking or ground and pound. This will totally validate Amir’s title. Cheers mates!