Inside The Ultimate Fighter: Fishbowl format distorts reality for reality TV

They’re everywhere ... Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images“It's rarely the best fighter that wins the show. It's the person that can stay focused the longest. It's easy to get caught up with a whole bunch of dramatics and a whole bunch of non-relevant bullshit in that house. It’s the living embodiment of Lord of the Flies.” -- Matt Mitrione

“The Ultimate Fighter house sucked, man. I (bleep) don’t recommend it, to be honest with you.” -- Nate Diaz to Joe Rogan after winning TUF 5 finale

No one wants to watch a TV show in which a bunch of dudes are sitting in front of the TV or reading. That’s why everything about the house on The Ultimate Fighter is designed to promote or even force…