Whitman native Eric Magee, Marshfield native Eric Foley and Holbrook native Matt Johnson took the day off of work, packed into a car and drove to the Sheraton Hotel in Boston to take a stab at a one-of-a-kind audition last week. The Ultimate Fighting Championship in town to assess fighters for its popular Spike TV reality show "The Ultimate Fighter," a tournament-style show in its seventh season where 16 fighters from across the country room together and fight each other in pursuit of a contract with the UFC, the leading organization in the sport. "I have no idea how this is going to go to be honest with you," said Magee shortly after arriving at the hotel and being assigned a number. "I don't care. I'm just going to go in there and do my thing like I always do. I go in there, overpower guys, try to get on top, get good position and pound their face in for the win . . . I'll take any opportunity to try to get discovered. Do what I got to do." Contestants had the chance to grapple, kickbox and interview before UFC President Dana White and Spike TV producers. Hundreds of fighters turned out, and many went to great lengths to leave an impression. www.patriotledger.com
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