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 - Ready to Fight
Release Date: 2008-09-17The first eight fighters have earned their way into the house. A fight-ending injury, a no-contest and a light-headed fighter highlight an explosive first episode of the new season of The Ultimate Fighter!
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Episode 2 - Down to Business
Release Date: 2008-09-24The final eight fights take place, and an injury causes one fighter to postpone his dream of becoming the next Ultimate Fighter.
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Episode 3 - Demons
Release Date: 2008-10-01Coaches Nogueira and Mir pick their teams. A night of drinking brings out the good, the bad and the ugly in lightweight Junie Browning. The first preliminary light heavyweight match-up is fought.
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Episode 4 - Punk
Release Date: 2008-10-08Drunken debauchery puts the future of two lightweights in question, and after a grueling preliminary battle a fighter's rage causes chaos in the Octagon.
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Episode 5 - From Chill to Kill
Release Date: 2008-10-15A coach steps in as the pranks go too far. Team Nogueira trains with UFC World Champion Anderson Silva before two more light heavyweights face off in the Octagon.
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Episode 6 - Fight, Fight, Kill, Kill
Release Date: 2008-10-22Rolando's black belt is called into question by the other fighters. An act of disrespect at the fight announcement injects more hatred between the teams, leading up to the most intense lightweight showdown yet.
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Episode 7 - Body Bag
Release Date: 2008-10-29Mir punishes his team with a grueling workout regimen. Nogueira has a blowout with a fighter who’s been talking smack. Two light heavyweights with opposing styles face-off in the Octagon.
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Episode 8 - Splushi
Release Date: 2008-11-05The pranks at the house reach a new low. A fighter turns on his own teammate, offering up secret advice before a highly-anticipated lightweight bout.
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Episode 9 - Hurts Like Hell
Release Date: 2008-11-12A fighter gets knocked out at the house. Light heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury prepares to face Team Mir's number one pick, Krzysztof Soszynski.
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Episode 10 - Fire The Cannons!
Release Date: 2008-11-19Habitual hugger John Polakowski turns mean after Team Mir messes with his cereal. George Roop struggles with an injury before battling it out with John in the last of the preliminary fights. Dana and the coaches set the semifinal matchups.
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Episode 11 - Make Him Pay
Release Date: 2008-12-03The road to the finale makes it's final stop as eight fighters enter the Octagon - which four will make it to the Palms in Las Vegas and get their chance at being the next Ultimate Fighter?
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Episode 12 - Three Strikes
Release Date: 2008-12-03The road to the finale makes it's final stop as eight fighters enter the Octagon - which four will make it to the Palms in Las Vegas and get their chance at being the next Ultimate Fighter?
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Episode 13 - Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
Release Date: 2008-12-13The Finale features the last battles for the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight Ultimate Fighter Team Noguiera vs Team Mir season winners.
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Episode 14 - Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale Pt 2
Release Date: 2008-12-13