Announcing MMA Nation's TUF 14 Blogger: Akira Corassani

With the launch of season fourteen of Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' reality show series, we wanted to make sure readers here knew we were going to be providing them the inside track on the show. What better way to do that than to feature one of the show's contestants and cast members? We are thrilled to announce that we've got one and we think he's going to be an extraordinary contribution to site, to the show and to the fans. Enter: Akira Corassani.

Akira will be bringing us a behind-the-scenes look after every episode this season, letting us know what didn't get aired, what really happened and how he say things unfold. So, be sure to come to MMA Nation every Thursday morning to get the inside scoop on what really happened.

Brush up on your knowledge of Akira's game.

Let's take a look at some footage of Corassani in action. First, here's a general highlig

And here's his October 2010 bout against Graham Turner:

And his 2009 win over Peter Mettler: