The Ultimate Fighter: UFC's The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) TV Show
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) is a reality TV show produced by UFC in partnership with Spike TV where professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters get their opportunity to make it big and make a name for themselves. The participants are housed near Las Vegas with the winner of each TUF competition getting a large contract to fight with UFC. While the series began with two weight classes in the early seasons, more recently seasons of The Ultimate Fighter have been limited to a single weight class. Results of the fights are not controlled by the Nevada Athletic Commission in an effort to keep the results secret until the airing of each show, however the season finale does count towards the fighter's overall record.
Past winners of The Ultimate Fighter include:
- TUF 1 - Diego Sanchez & Forrest Griffin - The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 1 results - April 9, 2005
- TUF 2 - Joe Stevenson & Rashad Evans - The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 2 results - November 5, 2005
- TUF 3 - Kendall Grove & Michael Bisping - The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 3 results - June 24, 2006
- TUF 4 - Matt Serra & Travis Lutter - The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 4 results - November 11, 2006
- TUF 5 - Nate Diaz - The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 results - June 23, 2007
- TUF 6 - Mac Danzig - The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 results - December 8, 2007
- TUF 7 - Amir Sadollah - The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 results - June 21, 2007
- TUF 8 - Efrain Escudero & Ryan Bader - TUF 8 finale preview - The Ultimate Fighter 8 finale results & recap - December 13, 2008
- TUF 9 - Ross Pearson (Lightweight) & James Wilks (Welterweight) - The Ultimate Fighter 9 finale results - June 20, 2009
- TUF 10 - Roy Nelson (Heavyweight) - The Ultimate Fighter 10 finale results - December 12, 2009
- TUF 11 - To Be Determined - TUF 11 News - The Ultimate Fighter 11 finale fight card & results - June 19, 2011
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