The next time Canadian UFC fighter Elias Theodorou steps into the octagon, he will be putting his undefeated 11-0 record on the line. The same cannot be said for his unbeaten reality show streak which, after his success on The Ultimate Fighter, came to an abrupt end on The Amazing Race Canada.

Theodorou and his girlfriend Max Altamuro were eliminated in the first episode of the new season of the CTV series due mostly to the UFC fighter's difficulty completing a challenge that involved reading a sports report on TSN Sportscentre.  

"I joke around with my friends that the only person that can beat me is me," Theodorou told TSN.ca. "Obviously the part that I struggled the most with was the TSN teleprompter challenge.  For me, I've battled dyslexia my whole life and I've been able to get around it being me, my biggest strength and my biggest weakness in life is my inability to colour inside the lines. "

Taking things in stride and just being himself are two of many likeable qualities of the 27-year-old fighter.

"When you win a fight it's not a happy moment, it's a relief that all of the preparation, all the months, the blood sweat and tears have paid off," said Theodorou. "It's not until after you reflect on it that you get to have a joyous moment and memory.  I got to learn defeat when it didn't matter, I would much rather lose on Jeopardy than in the cage."

He was also one of what could end up being more than a million people that watched UFC 189, the marquee event during International Fight Week, which marked a new direction for the promotion.  They introduced new broadcast graphics for the PPV main card as well as the debut of the Reebok fighter kits.

Theodorou counts himself as a fan of the new look.

"Most people are scared of change, I embrace it, I love change," said Theodorou. "I love the uniforms in the sense that it makes us more professional, gone are the days of NASCAR, it's more clean, crisp and professional.  Would I like a little more diversification in regards to a signature aspect? Of course.  I would love to trim it into my own thing I have a little flair, why not throw a little razzle dazzle on my jersey."

In the co-main event of UFC 189, Canadian Rory MacDonald was five minutes away from capturing the welterweight title when a punch to his nose, which he had broken in the first round, put an end to his night.  An immediate trip to the hospital was required and pictures of the gruesome aftermath have since surfaced showing the residual damage to his face.

Many people have speculated that MacDonald will never be the same as a fighter but Theodorou believes this experience will make him both stronger and better in the future.

"It was one of the greatest title fights in a long time, unfortunately Rory (MacDonald) fell short, even though he was ahead 3-to-1 on the cards," said Theodorou. "It just shows how raw and real our sport is, he was leading and then it all came crashing down.  My heart goes out to him because I know how hard he trains, I've trained with him, he's a buddy of mine.  He really deserved to be there and it was his night until it completely wasn't."

"His nose is destroyed and so is his face.  No one can blame him for going down, he had a destroyed face and he kept on getting hit in it, I wouldn't want that for my worst enemy.  It's just a case that he's taking it all in stride and it shows what a warrior he is.  Most people wouldn't be able to come back from that but then most people wouldn't be able to come back from the beating Carlos Condit put on him and it made him that much greater.  I'm excited to see how much more amazing a fighter he'll be because he's only 25."

Theodorou also had praise for McGregor who turned his brash talk into championship gold in the main event.  

"Saturday he fought one of the best wrestlers in the division, not Frankie (Edgar), but he gets to stick it to the naysayers because he faced adversity, which he never really did before in any of his fights.  He did what he needed to do and he did a great thing for the sport because our sport needs more Conor McGregors, it needs more personality.  People don't only watch because of how good you are, they watch because they want the story, they want the personality, they want everything in between and that Irishman can talk one hell of a story."

While the middleweight waits for his next opponent in the cage, he's keeping himself busy outside of it getting involved in other projects.

"I'm going to put my hands in many outside ventures because I don't want to be just a fighter, I want to be Elias.  I'm taking my time when it comes to my career because I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.  The average median age in my weight class is 31 and I'm 27."

As for where you might see him next, don't take your eyes off the dance floor as he may try to add the Mirror Ball trophy to his already impressive list of accomplishments.

"I'm a phenomenal dancer, so Dancing with the Stars is always an option," said Theodorou. "There's a couple things in my personal life that I'm developing, tv shows, so people will be seeing me on tv in the next little bit."