The Ultimate Fighter (2005)
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen seasons on Spike TV. The show features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized six-figure contract with the UFC. The series debuted on January 17, 2005.
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Episode 1 - No Poseurs
Release Date: 2008-04-02It's win or go home! 16 fighters enter the Octagon to earn a chance to compete on the newest season of The Ultimate Fighter! TUF Season 1 winner Forrest Griffin coaches against current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
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Episode 2 - No Losers Here
Release Date: 2008-04-09The first eight have won their way into the house; who from the remaining 16 will emerge victorious and earn a coveted spot on The Ultimate Fighter?
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Episode 3 - The Heebie-Jeebies
Release Date: 2008-04-16Rampage and Forrest pick teams; one fighter has a contagious skin disease that jeopardizes his future in the competition.
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Episode 4 - Everything to Lose
Release Date: 2008-04-23Matt Riddle is dying to fight and Dante messes with his head. The second preliminary bout turns into a battle royale between youth and experience.
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Episode 5 - Chewbacle
Release Date: 2008-04-30Jeremy's obnoxious behavior rubs his fellow fighters the wrong way, and a controversial result causes one coach to unleash his fury.
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Episode 6 - Piece of Meat
Release Date: 2008-05-07Both teams are rooting for Matt Brown to beat down Jeremy May, and everyone is shocked when two nice guys transform into savages in the Octagon.
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Episode 7 - Under the Radar
Release Date: 2008-05-14The final 3 preliminary fights are decided. In the first of two bouts, an inexperienced combatant faces an intimidating foe. And a battle between two heavy-hitters causes friction between the coaches.
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Episode 8 - Mean and Nasty
Release Date: 2008-05-21Rampage's trash talking sets Forrest off. After the final preliminary fight, Dana and the coaches are faced with their own challenge: deciding the quarterfinal matchups.
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Episode 9 - Throwin' Bombs
Release Date: 2008-05-28Jesse's uncontrollable appetite could be his undoing leading up to his quarterfinal fight against Dante. Then the guys prepare for a brutal showing from two of the house's hardest hitters, Matt Brown and Amir.
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Episode 10 - Losers Go Home
Release Date: 2008-06-04Jeremy tries to sabotage one fighter's dream as the last quarterfinal fights get underway. After Tim fights Dan, and Cale takes on CB, Dana sets up the semifinal matchups.
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Episode 11 - Coco Is King
Release Date: 2008-06-11Forrest and Rampage go head-to-head in the Coaches’ Challenge. Tim Credeur intervenes to save his pal Jesse Taylor when alcohol transforms him into a crazy, drunken animal. Then the two friends must face-off in the Octagon for the first semifinal fight.
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Episode 12 - First Time Ever
Release Date: 2008-06-18In a special 90-minute episode, favorite CB Dollaway battles ironman Amir Sadollah in the second semifinal fight. And, after the most shocking event in Ultimate Fighter history, Dana is forced to make his toughest decision yet.
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Episode 13 - Team Jackson vs Team Griffin Finale
Release Date: 2008-06-21The seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter culminates with a three hour live broadcast on Spike TV! After the most shocking twist in The Ultimate Fighter history, see the finals of the middleweight tournament live. Plus, a feature bout between Kendall \"Da Spyder\" Grove and former middleweight champion Evan Tanner. Also on the card, fights featuring Diego Sanchez and Spencer Fisher.
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Episode 14 - Team Jackson vs Team Griffin Finale Pt 2
Release Date: 2008-06-21