The Ultimate Fighter (2005)

United States vs. United Kingdom

For the first time ever, The Ultimate Fighter will be country vs. country as the United States takes on the United Kingdom. Dana White travels to England to watch 16 of Great Britain's toughest welterweights and lightweights fight their way onto coach Michael Bisping's UK Team.

Released Jan. 17, 2005 Episode 45 min 14+

Genres: Action, Reality, Reality TV, Sport

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Watch Providers: fuboTV

Production Companies: Zuffa, Pilgrim Studios

Network: ESPN

Country: United States
Languages: English, Spanish, Norwegian

IMDb

7.8

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Trakt

/333/

TMDb

/49/

Frank Fertitta III
Director

Dana White
UFC President / Self

Conor McGregor
Head Coach, Head Coach / Self

Michael Chandler
Head Coach / Self

Matt Hughes
Guest Coach / Self, Head Coach, Head Coach / Self

TJ Dillashaw
Coach, Head Coach, Self

Randy Couture
Guest Coach / Self, Head Coach / Self, Self, Self…

Forrest Griffin
Coach / Self, Head Coach / Self, Self, Self - FIg…

Chuck Liddell
Coach / Self, Guest Coach / Self, Head Coach / Se…

S9E1 - Bangers and Mashers

April 1, 2009, midnight

S9E2 - Scars and Stripes

With Team United Kingdom set, the US elimination fights get underway in Las Vegas. But the Americans stumble badly out of the gate, and Dana questions Team United States commitment.

April 8, 2009, midnight

S9E3 - Red, White & Bruised

The Americans and Brits move into the house as a fighter loses control and is ostracized. The last two Team USA members are decided when Kiel Reid and Jason Dent take on Frank Lester and Rob Browning.

April 15, 2009, midnight

S9E4 - Game On

Team USA grows tired of Bisping's cockiness and retaliate against the British team. After a clever strategy session and intense training it's finally time for the first US vs UK preliminary fight.

April 22, 2009, midnight

S9E5 - Wiggity Wack

Team USA’s infighting drives one American to form a bond with the Brits. Four fighters enter the Octagon for lightweight and welterweight bouts, and a coach fails to support his team member.

April 29, 2009, midnight

S9E6 - $100 a Tooth

One fighter’s nerves nearly incapacitate him. Another makes a pre-fight bet that ends in a bizarre payoff. Two fights in one episode continue the battle between nations.

May 6, 2009, midnight

S9E7 - The Bash Room

Sudden injuries and infections leave everyone wondering who will be chosen to fight. Pierce becomes an outcast among his team. Bisping and Henderson go head-to-head in the Coaches Challenge.

May 13, 2009, midnight

S9E8 - Negative Energy

A Team USA injury becomes a nasty infection, while one of the Brits struggles with a career-threatening mental problem. Then, after the next preliminary fight, Dana is forced to make a controversial decision that could blow the competition wide open.

May 20, 2009, midnight

S9E9 - Battle Royale

Dana decides which Team USA fighter will replace Jason Pierce and take on David Faulkner in the final preliminary fight. And both teams collide in a heated argument over changing training times.

May 27, 2009, midnight

S9E10 - Smiling and Punching

Dana adds a wrinkle to the semifinal matchups that infuriates the coaches. Team USA wonders if there's a traitor in their midst. And a bruising three round battle kicks off the semifinal fights.

June 3, 2009, midnight

S9E11 - More Ups, Less Downs

One Team UK member is exposed for his embarrassing habit, while another suffers an injury in training. And in two action-packed semifinal match-ups, four lightweight fighters slug it out to earn their spot in the live finale.

June 10, 2009, midnight

S9E12 - Rematch

Michael Bisping drops by the house for a meal with his fighters, after which some UK teammates get out of control. Then in the final semifinal fight, Frank Lester and James Wilks face off in a rematch to see who will fill the last spot in the finale.

June 17, 2009, midnight