Ultimate Television

The Ultimate Fighter is a reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, originating from the United States, and produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). On this show, professional MMA fighters that have yet to make a big name for themselves are situated in a house outside of Las Vegas, Nevada and compete against each other for the title of The Ultimate Fighter , winning a six-figure, multi-fight contract with the UFC.

For the first four seasons, prospect UFC fighters were selected in two weight classes. The fighters are divided into two teams, irrespective of weight class, each team coached by a current UFC headliner. The teams then compete (in a manner which varies by season) to determine which team would have the right to pair one of their own fighters against an opponent of their choice in the same weight class to an MMA match, the loser being eliminated from competition. At the end of a season, the two remaining fighters of each weight class are placed in a single-elimination tournament, where the title of Ultimate Fighter is awarded to the winner. Seasons five to seven and ten have only featured one weight class each.

The show features the daily preparations each fighter makes to train for competition and the interactions they have with each other living under the same roof. Day-to-day events on the show are overseen by UFC president Dana White. White has attributed the UFC's success to the popularity of The Ultimate Fighter.

With the exception of the season finales, fights on The Ultimate Fighter are sanctioned by the Nevada Athletic Commission as exhibition matches and do not count for or against a fighter's professional record. This is done to keep the results from going public before the air date.

Seasons

• The Ultimate Fighter 11 (April 2010 - June 2010) - Middleweights and Light Heavyweights.
• The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights (September 16, 2009 – December 5, 2009) – Heavyweights
• The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom (April 1, 2009 – June 20, 2009) – Welterweights and Lightweights
• The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir (September 17, 2008 – December 13, 2008) – Light Heavyweights and Lightweights
• The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest (April 2, 2008 – June 21 2008) – Middleweights
• The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra (September 19, 2007 – December 8, 2007) - Welterweights
• The Ultimate Fighter 5 (April 5, 2007 – June 23, 2007) – Lightweights
• The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback (August 17, 2006 – November 11, 2006) – Middleweights and Welterweights
• The Ultimate Fighter 3 (April 6, 2006 – June 24, 2006) – Light Heavyweights and Middleweights
• The Ultimate Fighter 2 (August 22, 2005 – November 5, 2005) – Heavyweights and Welterweights
• The Ultimate Fighter 1 (January 18, 2005 – April 9, 2005) – Light Heavyweights and Middleweights

Winners

The winners of each season of the Ultimate Fighter are as follows, with lighter division winners listed first

• Season 9: Ross Pearson (Team UK, Bisping), James Wilks (Team UK, Bisping)
• Season 8: Efrain Escudero (Team Nogueira), Ryan Bader (Team Nogueira)
• Season 7: Amir Sadollah (Team Forrest)
• Season 6: Mac Danzig (Team Hughes)
• Season 5: Nathan Diaz (Team Pulver)
• Season 4: Matt Serra (Team Mojo), Travis Lutter (Team No Love)
• Season 3: Kendall Grove (Team Ortiz), Michael Bisping (Team Ortiz)
• Season 2: Joe Stevenson (Team Hughes), Rashad Evans (Team Franklin)
• Season 1: Diego Sanchez (Team Liddell), Forrest Griffin (Team Liddell)

Six-figure contract

The winners of the first three seasons of The Ultimate Fighter competition, and certain runners-up depending on their performance in their competition finals, receive the touted "six-figure" contract to fight in the UFC. These contracts are specifically three-year contracts with a guaranteed first year. Each year consists of three fights, the first year's purse per fight consists of $12,000 guaranteed with a $12,000 win bonus (a maximum of $24,000 per fight), the second year's purse per fight is $16,000 with a $16,000 win bonus (a maximum of $32,000 per fight) and the third year's purse per fight is at $22,000 with a $22,000 win bonus (a maximum of $44,000 per fight). A TUF winner who goes 9-0 can earn $300,000 total on the contract, but only $150,000 is guaranteed for all three years if 9 fights are fought.

Those that have not won the competition can still fight in the UFC. Their contracts however are not the same as the six-figure deal above.

TUFFEST 25 Moments

On October 23, 2007, Spike TV aired an episode of TUF, entitled TUFfest 25 Moments, in which the producers and viewers chose the best moments in The Ultimate Fighter History (seasons 1 through 5). Later a DVD of the same name was released that included 10 bonus moments.

References

1. ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 11". mmajunkie.com . http://mmajunkie.com/event/667/the-ultimate-fighter-11-debut.mma . Retrieved 2009-11-25 .  
2. ^ Trembow, Ivan (July 19, 2006). "The UFC and the joys of re-writing history" . http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-and-joys-of-re.html . Retrieved 2009-01-28 .  

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