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'The Ultimate Fighter' can no longer intelligently defend itself

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The 33rd season of " The Ultimate Fighter " kicked off on Tuesday .

It is the 20th anniversary of the show, which has been running since 2005 .

Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen are coaches for the latest season .

The new season will focus on flyweights and welterweights.

There is no denying the magic of "TUF," but the format has been in its death throes for some time.

However, if we narrow our glance and just consider "TUF" as a television show, it’s gone the distance and well beyond that point. Imagine if "The Sopranos " had 33 seasons . Imagine if we were still watching Avon and Stringer fight for corners in Season 28 of " The Wire ." Sometimes shows end not because they’ve failed — but because they’ve said everything they needed to say. Sometimes, the toughest fight is knowing when to hang it up. For "TUF," the final bell has long since rung..

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