MMAFightLine.com: There have been a lot of rumors going around about TUF 7 including unconfirmed rumors that Brandon “Murder” Sene from Gracie Tampa will be competing on the show. They also announced that this season they are going to start off with 32 contestants who will all fight each other before making it to the house with only the winners surviving. What do you think of that?

Arroyo: I think it is awesome. I think it will shut a lot of people up. A lot of people say that they are not picking the toughest guys out of the 50 because what they do is they get thousands of people trying out, and they narrow it down to 50 and then they invite those 50 out to Vegas for one last interview and a bunch of medicals but no more fighting. I’ve heard a lot of people say that: “Oh, that guy made it to the top 50, and he is tougher than all those guys, but didn’t get picked.” Now, they are picking almost three-fourths of them and letting them fight to get a slot to be in the house. I think it is awesome to shut the critics up and weed out any guys that aren’t as skilled. You’ve got 16 guys who you know have won at least 1 fight.

MMAFightLine.com: What do you think about Rampage and Forrest as coaches?

Arroyo: That’s awesome. It is going to be a hilarious season. It has always been 2 coaches with one more charismatic than the other, like in our season, but never 2. These are the 2 craziest personalities in the sport. It’s not just TUF. I’ve never seen anybody as funny as Rampage or Forrest in the UFC. It’s going to be awesome. It’s going to be a funny season. It should be the highest rated one yet.

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