‘TUF 24′ Recap: Episode 6

Wednesday’s episode begins at the “The Ultimate Fighter” house at night with Matt Rizzo and Matt Schnell (with others) lounging around the house and talking about how cool the various championship belts look and which ones are the best. Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White quickly moves into his hype of Schnell and how good of a fighter he is behind various highlights of his combat in Legacy Fighting Championship. From there, Schnell is training hard as he works on his striking and grappling. Coach Henry Cejudo is singing his praises while Schnell admits that, stylistically, he’s not super excited about fighting Rizzo, who is a wrestler and jiu-jitsu player through and through. Still, “Danger” says that he’ll collect another jiu-jitsu black belt by the time the fight is over.The next scene has an excited coach Joseph Benavidez, who has gotten permission to bring his group out to Lake Las Vegas for an afternoon of paddleboarding so the guys can get a rest day. Terrence Mitchell admits that he can’t swim so he’s nervous even with his life vest on. The entire team is having a blast on the water but the fun is short-lived and Benavidez eventually rounds them up to return to the mansion. Rizzo is now in training camp and talking about his wrestling upbringing and how he got into jiu-jitsu. Highlights of his Ring of Combat conquests are shown next as White talks him up quite a bit, as does Benavidez, who says that “Razor Sharp” needs to make it an ugly fight against his upcoming opponent. Back at the house, Schnell is explaining his childhood and how he was always getting into fisticuffs. From there, the show shifts gears to his home video footage down in Florida and …

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