Fox producers and the Ultimate Fighting Championship work hard to isolate the contestants on The Ultimate Fighter reality series from the real world during the shooting of the show, but every now and then real life finds its way into production. Popular Australian fighter and Team Melendez member Bec Rawlings hoped that her ailing stepfather, suffering from a deteriorating physical condition, would be able to cling to life long enough to witness her realize her dream of fighting in the UFC. Unfortunately, he did not. UFC president Dana White called Rawlings into his office to break the news to her that her stepfather had passed away. “He has Parkinson’s and he was on his last days,” said an emotional Rawlings
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TUF 20 Episode 3 Notes: Real Life Creeps Its Way onto the Reality Show – MMA Weekly