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Originally Posted by thebwit
I have to agree with the majority here. Tito and Serra were the two best coaches. I am a Tito fan, but I have been loosing some respect for him the way he runs his mouth and doesn't back it up. Plus after reading Chuck's book Tito just doesn't seem the same. But mad props to Tito and Serra for taking an interest in their guys more than the other coaches seemed too. Jens is 3rd no doubt, but Tito and Serra took more interest than Jens did
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Early on in his career, Tito, even though I am a fan of his, I thought he talked way too much trash, was too cocky, and arrogant. But over the past 2 or 3 years, since TUF, I think he's matured alot.
You have to remember, that's Chuck's point of view. There are always 2 sides to a story and Chuck has become just as bad, if not worse for bad mouthing fighters. Plus, Chuck is a Dana puppet. Chucks dvd "Ultimate Iceman" was more about smearing Tito than it was uplifting Chuck. I do hate how much Tito talked trash in the past but it seems like he mellowed out lately with all of that. Tito isn't the same as he was when he would laugh at a fighter at a press conference. I think he's matured alot since early days. And I don't agree with Dana and Chuck's assessment that Tito dodged Chuck for all those years. It's BS, in my opinion. I think it was more a contract dispute with the UFC that took him away when he was supposed to fight Chuck more than it was that Tito was scared of him. And Tito is one of those guys who doesn't want to fight someone that he considers his friend much the way Anderson Silva is. Tito has said that he wouldn't fight Rampage even if it was for the title because of their relationship. (For the record, Rampage would smash Tito).