After only about a month of training, Taylor took a fight against a much more established fighter and was victorious.
Win 4—0 Decision unanimous June 11, 2008 airdate 3 5:00 , United States Semi-finals.
A professional competitor since 2006, he was a cast member of 's , winning his entry, preliminary, and matches, and then became infamous for being the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to that occurred after filming was completed.
Taylor faced in the semi-finals and won via submission in the third round to advance to the finals.
Taylor upset the more experienced Fickett, winning by due to strikes in 1 minutes and 42 seconds.
He lost the fight via submission in the first round.