We all watched as James worked hard and won his fights on the Ultimate Fighter season 9. We’re proud of how he represented himself and our Orange County MMA school and his training partners. We’ll be looking forward to seeing James next fight in UFC and even more excited to help him train for it!
Great job James!
Article From mma.fanhouse.com:
“James Wilks defeated DeMarques Johnson with a first-round rear-naked choke Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighter Finale, meaning both of this season’s Ultimate Fighter winners are from the United Kingdom.
“This is the best moment of my life, for sure,” Wilks said afterward. “I really appreciate the opportunity the UFC, Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta have given me.”
The British Wilks represented Team UK on the UFC’s reality show, but he’s done most of his MMA training in the United States, and he said he worked several years as a martial arts trainer before deciding to dedicate himself completely to fighting in the cage.
“I moved to the States in 2000 and have been training and teaching martial arts,” Wilks said on a conference call this week to promote his fight with Johnson. “I was fighting sporadically, I’d have a couple years and then have a year off, and I didn’t really dedicate myself to it. But then as I got older I started taking it more seriously and fighting was something I wanted to pursue. I’d been teaching martial arts, which I really enjoy, but now I’m really just focused on the fights.”
That focus has paid off. Wilks is now The Ultimate Fighter.”
Congratulations James! It was a very impressive performance. Your post fight interviews were great. Spencer and I will see you soon.
Nice one James, well deserved win. You dominated from start to finish.
Corey
Birmingham, England
OMG fair play James that was an amazing performance! Us Welsh don’t usually support the English but we were right behind you all the way after seeing you knock Franks gnashers out. Done the UK pround mate!
Congratulations on beating DaMarques and finnaly making him quite! Also, excellent fights against Frankie
Well done, hope to see you soon in the Octagon
England
well done mate, you wherwe unstoppable in the fight. hope to come over and train wiv u in the future
Good job James! As a fellow Brit living in Yankee land you did us all proud! All we need now if for Bisping to win to get the hat-trick.
Good luck with your new gym – get Mr.Beckham to pop round so you can toughen him up for next years World Cup!
Im a massive fan of the UFC & TUF series and was over the moon when they announced that TUF 9 was UK Vs USA This made it alot more patriotic for the veiwers. Being UK born and bred i was extatic and acctually screaming at the tv when yourself and ross brought both contracts home for the UK team.Keep up the good work me old china and i hope to see ya kick more ass in many fights to come. I wissh you good luck with your new gym and hope all your dreams come true.
You earnd it fair and square and done your nation proud bruv.
Pazman out
Congratulations on winning the TUF finale and good luck in your career, glad you shut up Damarcus after all of his trash talking!