TUF Was James McSweeney a straight up nasty "bully"?

[Home_Slice]

I watched this film years ago when I was living in London called "Football Factory".

"I'll kick fuck out of you mate!!", was an often used expression by the actors.

When McSweeney was basically harassing Zak Jensen on TUF, then Zak had enough and front kicked him and volleyed off a couple punches, then McSweeney front headlocked him, that's what he said.

He basically said, "sit still and accept the fact we're all tormenting you for sport, spearheaded by myself.............. or I'll kick fuck out of you mate".

I'm actually kind of familiar with that style of British personality, and it's overwhelming commonly found in these dudes that pass themselves off as well mannered and decent, but in reality just unpleasant, bad humoured, spiteful nasty SOB's with some notion that it's "good to be bad" (and by "bad" I mean, a total asshole).

 

[Home_Slice]

He should make a comeback in kickboxing and fight one or both of those "Tate" dudes.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I always enjoyed him losing

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Yeah he was the biggest twat in the history of the show imo.

 

[Deleted member 609094]

He seemed a bit lonely underneath it all and I think the idea of the UFC pulled out his dickhead demeanour.
He had to have something for the cameras.
He effectively lied in Rickson Gracie fashion about his Muay Thai credentials. Was an ok kickboxer and people bought into his hype.
Going to ONE and juicing gave him a tiny bump up but he was always mid and had an air of bully dickhead arrogance "mate".
That said. I don't know him.
People change and it was a long time ago.

 

[Home_Slice]

People change and it was a long time ago.

Looks like the same old McSweeney to me, but older.

Like yourself, I respect that he made it somewhat as a pro fighter, of course.

But like many others, I find his bully attitude so distasteful. I can't understand why Dana never matched him with Jensen on the TUF finale, or made that fight happen at some point.

 

[Home_Slice]

I say the following with no agenda either but, there's like a movement or subculture of sorts, of dudes in the UK with a very similar attitude/appearance.
Some juicing but all with that heavily muscled look, covered with tattoos, shaved head, same "in your face" demeanour with the British touch of "class and refinement".

And they're all doing gay porn on onlyfans.

I only mentioned that as it feels like they're cut from the cloth (or culture), and I honestly think McSweeney would have organized gang bangs in the TUF house if prison rules were allowed.

 

[Deleted member 609094]

I say the following with no agenda either but, there's like a movement or subculture of sorts, of dudes in the UK with a very similar attitude/appearance.
Some juicing but all with that heavily muscled look, covered with tattoos, shaved head, same "in your face" demeanour with the British touch of "class and refinement".

And they're all doing gay porn on onlyfans.

I only mentioned that as it feels like they're cut from the cloth (or culture), and I honestly think McSweeney would have organized gang bangs in the TUF house if prison rules were allowed.

Sounds to me like you are living in the past and can't move on from something that happened to you.

 

[Home_Slice]

I've never actually watched it but there's a series called "Love Island"?

Is it similar to "Geordie Boys"?

Or the UK equivalent of "Jersey Shore"?

Come to think it I did actually stay in one of those FRAT houses on the Jersey Shore fuckin' years ago. That series is absolutely real and not a dramatization.

But the "Love Island" dudes all look and behave like McSweeney.

 

[Sms_productions713]

Knowing him personally for most of his mma career, he is a good guy who means well. He used mma to fight off a lot of demons in his life and one of those journeyman who did well for himself. I think in terms of where you seen him at on the global mma landscape, he is probably the most successful I’m willing to bet.

He is a hard ass, but for new kids wanting to become fighters, he is the best I’ve ever trained with, and I trained with a lot of names.

This story will be told in its entirety this summer. There is a lot that majority don’t know, but I will say, he took the hardest path you can take. Yea the record has some stories told, but he always wanted to go straight for the best to prove himself. He also essentially trained himself I’d say almost half of his mma career when you take away the time at Jackson’s and with drysdale which may equalled to about 6 years. If he ever had a legitimate camp with other talent and the right coaches, he would have been a monster ( ONE debut being his best)

 

[Mask Of Winters]

Being a world class jerkass is literally the only reason I remember McSweeney at all so...yeah.

People do change but these days it's only for the worse.

 

[TCE]

I've never actually watched it but there's a series called "Love Island"?

Is it similar to "Geordie Boys"?

Or the UK equivalent of "Jersey Shore"?

Come to think it I did actually stay in one of those FRAT houses on the Jersey Shore fuckin' years ago. That series is absolutely real and not a dramatization.

But the "Love Island" dudes all look and behave like McSweeney.

Tommy Fury (Tyson's brother) was on Love Island lol.

 

[tank666]

I'm British and remember being embarrassed by how much of an arsehole he came across as.

 

[Home_Slice]

Tommy Fury (Tyson's brother) was on Love Island lol.

Damn, I would have no idea who he is if Jake Paul didn't church him up.

That show is an obscenity.

Reminds me of that show Graham Norton used to host back when.......... "Ibiza Uncovered"?

All about nasty British tourists in a Spanish principality.

 

[Home_Slice]

I'm British and remember being embarrassed by how much of an arsehole he came across as.

Do you watch "Love Island"?

Do the actors on that behave any different?

 

[tank666]

Do you watch "Love Island"?

Do the actors on that behave any different?

Lol my wife watches that shit I definitely don't although subliminally I guess I do if I'm in the same room.

There's definitely a lot of testosterone flying around when vying for the women. Don't remember anyone as bullying or aggressive as McSweeney being on there.

Then again it is supposed to be about hooking up not fighting. I just remember McSweeney picking on that poor guy and locking him in a cupboard and thinking it was funny. Loved it when Nelson beat him.

 

[Home_Slice]

Lol my wife watches that shit I definitely don't although subliminally I guess I do if I'm in the same room.

There's definitely a lot of testosterone flying around when vying for the women. Don't remember anyone as bullying or aggressive as McSweeney being on there.

Then again it is supposed to be about hooking up not fighting. I just remember McSweeney picking on that poor guy and locking him in a cupboard and thinking it was funny. Loved it when Nelson beat him.

It seemed the entire house were dicks to that dude Zak.

That little dipshit Jon Madson, "we're gon' try knock tears out him".

Just goes to show, in that group environment if you show weakness = the sharks swarm.

But it was Sims and McSweeney pushing the issue.

Assclowns.

I'm not sure if Wes Sims is well regarded but he came across like on oversize goof on that show, constantly cracking tasteless jokes.