Darrill Schoonover, a cast member of the current season of The Ultimate Fighter, has been called back to active military duty in the U.S. Army, and will have to report shortly after his Dec. 5 fight on the TUF finale.
Schoonover, who previously served four years in the Army, believes he may be called to serve in Afghanistan, according to an interview he conducted with Shambala Sports Radio.
"At first I was kind of pissed," he said. "I was like, 'I've already served my country for four years and been out for almost two years.' I'm getting my fighting started and getting the ball rolling on that. I was kind of mad, but the very next day, I just accepted it. I'll do what I gotta do, and then I'll come back and work on my fighting."
Schoonover added that he will have to serve a 400-day stint, and that he hopes to use the time to lose weight, which may make possible a move down to the light-heavyweight division.
The 24-year-old Texas heavyweight had a perfect 10-0 record before being chosen for the Ultimate Fighter.
During the show's season, which is currently broadcasting, he became the focus of several episodes after a series of confrontations with opposing coach Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Inside the octagon, he defeated Zak Jensen in the tournament's first round, and will fight former NFL player Marcus Jones in a quarterfinal matchup that has yet to air.
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No way Titties you can't drop to 205 and lose those signature mammaries, you're fans will be disappointed.
looks like ti is fighting in the finale ,,,it said it in the begining of the article that he was to report shortley after his fight in the dec-5th finale ? ,rashad was a better coach,,,what the hell was on his face in the last episode,,, but rampage said he is no coach,,thats for sure,, so dana must have made him do it with a nice big check,,dana said they are going to still fight in the future ,,,more big payouts before the fight,,,and damn forest and tito got 250,000 Gs for there fight ,,thats some good wood for half a beat down,,,,any how, i hope rampage wins the fight if it happens ,,,, and since rashad got KOd i think he is not as cocky and im staring to like him ,,,just my oppinion
i lost respect for rampage and gained respect for evans from what i've see of the tuf.
rampage has lost his cables and is dropping in size. i guess a pis test does that. ramproid might be fighting middle weight if he ever comes back.
Whatever dude 'Page ain't no roider. Keep on talking junk but don't come whining like a baby when people say Brock is roiding up. Unbelievable. I expect more out of you, Bikle.
Rampage has said himself that he isn't a coach, and the only reason he did TUF is because he was basically forced to by Dana. Do you honestly think that the TUF footage is being edited to make Rampage look good, given his standing with the UFC?
Rampage' physique has looked exactly the same throughout his entire Pride and UFC career, so suddenly pointing him out as a roider makes no sense. You're losing credit here ...
Rampage has fought Eastman, Liddell, Henderson, Griffin, Silva, and Jardine in the UFC and he only has 1 controversial loss. Not many guys have had a more impressive UFC career.
oh you got that for sure do you johnny#5, and yea rampages accident was due to redbull. what else straight facts you got?
it wasn't cheating to take roids in japan. just how many fighers you think didn't?
speaking of just talking, have any of you guys actually ever seen rampage a couple of times (besides tv world) to compare how he looks now to before? if you had, i doubt you'd be saying he doesnt look smaller than when he fought in pride. just how do you compete with guys that are taking if you're not? just some higher ethical standard? yea.
if you cant see the number of pride guys that have dropped a weight class or two since coming to the usa to fight, you arent looking... or maybe they just dont work out anymore.
and yea, i though rashad was much more of a class act than rampage.
Cro-cop, Big Nog, Lil Nog, Shogun, Rampage, Herring, Henderson, etc. all are the same size and fight in the same division. Wanderlei was only 195-200 lb in Pride ... he is now going to fight in his correct division at 185.
If anyone has dropped a couple divisions and lost ALOT of muscle it's your boy Vitor.
cro cop, big nog and herring are heavyweights
year, dear lord vitor didnt look even remotely as in shape as he did before. guess it doesnt really matter cuz hes still got the big KO power. wonder what kinda weight work hes doin these days...better yet, wtf was he doin before to get so big at such a young age. haha.
eh Eric, all the brazilians fighting in the US are going to be a lot smaller as time goes, vitor is no exception. roids in brazil are really easy to get at any training gym. Right now Wanderlei is looking like he could fight welter weight
maybe i should add some double question marks... yea, thats what i'll do to be twitty.
People need to get off the whole Steriod thing till they pop on a test it`s all speculation and your opinion!Enough said!!!
BJ Penn vs Sherk thats how you compete against steriods.Steriods will make you stroger but will never make you a better MMA fighters.If you want me to break it down for you I will.I mean I will run over alot of people when it comes to steriods.It really drives me nuts when people yap about speculating about s*** like that like I always say you can speculate all you want!By the way just because your not jacked and muscular doesn`t mean your not shooting.Bicyclists notorious for it never would acuse one of those guys would ya!didn`t think so!Don`t make me do it !Please don`t!I understand speculation!I get it!But until they pee dirty you just don`t really know!
BJ Penn vs Sherk thats how you compete against steriods.Steriods will make you stroger but will never make you a better MMA fighters.If you want me to break it down for you I will.I mean I will run over alot of people when it comes to steriods.It really drives me nuts when people yap about speculating about shit like that like I always say you can speculate all you want!By the way just because your not jacked and muscular doesn`t mean your not shooting.Bicyclists notorious for it never would acuse one of those guys would ya!didn`t think so!Don`t make me do it !Please don`t!I understand speculation!I get it!But until they pee dirty you just don`t really know!
Well, I would definitely look forward to seeing Rashad and Rampage fight. Unfortunately, it may not happen anytime soon. Rashad of course came off the show as a superior coach, but he also seemed to be a bit of instigator too. That being said, he seems much more cocky now than before. The competitive nature I guess. I still think he's cool. I hope Rampage wouldn't return the favor a la Micheal Bisping vs. Dan Henderson though.
Darrill is a class act. I hope he earns some medals and comes back to win the LHW title.
He is going to destroy the Black Mummy. Hopefully, Darrill will square off against Roy 'Cheeseburger' Nelson at the finals.
Word on the streets is that D.white and Roy Nelson hang out at the Station Casino`s!!!LMAO!He Cracks me up.OH! Roy Nelson might not be able to fight he might be 7 months pregnant!WOW!I really don`t mean that but he makes me wanna change the channel.I`m usually not mean.
On a Serious note Good Luck on TUF and overseas!Be safe creep slow shoot fast!No place like overseas!
richard...ur gunna try and be TWITTY ?? wow dude, seriously just stop posting...u should quit life man cuz ur an ultimate tard. how the HELL can u say ALL brazilians are gunna get smaller over time ???? so umm...that means anderson silvas gunna go down to 170...oooh wait, he moved UP a weight class. ur seriously the biggest idiot ive ever met, u sound like a dumb person...in the literal sense, like theres not much goin on in that head of yours.
is this the eric thats wrestled since he was 8 then later mentions he QUIT in high school? just how does a smart guy kepp doing something he quit...
no dumbass, i said the ones coming to fight in the us are going to drop. why dont you site the law in brazil making steriods illegal, smart guy? or maybe you assumed all countries are governed by US law?
dumbass.
i've wrestled since i was 8.... uuuh, until i quit.
you seem like a quiter.