The Best Episodes of Tapout

Every episode of Tapout ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Tapout!

TapouT is an American reality television series that focuses on the world of mixed martial arts. The series premiered on Versus, which is now NBC Sports Network, on June 3, 2007, before moving to its

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    Tapout Season 1 Episode 1 - Diamond in the Rough
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    #1 - Diamond in the Rough

    S1:E1

    The TapouT crew picks up Page from his home gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he trains with Greg Jackson. They drive with him to Iowa, where they meet his opponent, Rod Montoya, who trains with Pat Miletich. Page and Montoya face off at Extreme Challenge. Damacio dominates the fight, knocking out Montoya in the first round.

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  2. Tapout Season 1 Episode 2 - Little Fireball
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    #2 - Little Fireball

    S1:E2

    Banuelos, roommate and training partner of Chuck Liddell, is training for WEC 26. He's facing Charlie Valencia to determine the number-one contender for the WEC Bantamweight title. Valencia catches Banuelos with an uppercut three minutes into the first round, knocking him out.

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  3. Tapout Season 1 Episode 3 - Hot Head
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    #3 - Hot Head

    S1:E3

    The crew meets Major at his home gym, American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, where he's living in an office above the gym. They drive with him to Decatur, Illinois for Courage Fighting Championship 8 for his professional MMA debut. After Major works to cut weight, his opponent Adrian Hopson weighs in 11 pounds over and shows up to the fight 13 pounds over. After struggling in round 1, Major comes back in the final two rounds and wins a unanimous decision.

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  4. Tapout Season 1 Episode 4 - The Search Continues
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    #4 - The Search Continues

    S1:E4

    TapouT scouts several talented fighters on a cross-country trip. They decide on Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, who has an undefeated record. They stop in at Matt Hughes’ farm before heading out to the Ring of Fire, a mixed martial arts event in Colorado. Cowboy wins his match in the first round by submission with a triangle choke.

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  5. Tapout Season 1 Episode 5 - Charuto
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    #5 - Charuto

    S1:E5

    The TapouT crew travels to Hawaii to sign up B. J. Penn's Brazilian Jiu-jitsu trainer, Renato "Charuto" Verissimo. After a tour of the island, the boys return to California to attend to some business, then travel back to Hawaii to support Charuto in his ICON Sport-Epic fight against Lars Havens. After an initial flurry by Havens, Charuto takes him to the mat and ends the fight with his ground and pound.

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  6. Tapout Season 1 Episode 6 - Sergio
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    #6 - Sergio

    S1:E6

    Mask, Punkass and SkySkrape travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin to scout Sergio before his fight with Marcus Hicks at WEC 27 in Las Vegas. In the week leading up to the fight, the crew works to coordinate Las Vegas publicity activities. On fight night, Sergio closes Hicks' right eye with strikes in round one and has Hicks on his back for much of round two before getting caught in a sudden guillotine choke and being forced to tap out.

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  7. Tapout Season 1 Episode 7 - Sunshine
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    #7 - Sunshine

    S1:E7

    The crew meets fighter and coach Jeff Curran in Crystal Lake, Illinois, who introduces them to Matt "Sunshine" Fiordirosa. After watching Matt train and coach some young kids in wrestling, the crew overcomes RV trouble and rain delays to get to New Jersey for his bout with Khristian Geraci. Geraci catches Matt with a big shot to the face in round one but Matt rallies in round two to take Geraci to the ground and force a referee stoppage.

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  8. Tapout Season 1 Episode 8 - Rob Roy
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    #8 - Rob Roy

    S1:E8

    The TapouT crew return to Kenosha and meet Sherron "Rob Roy" Leggett, who's angling to become "TapouT's first superhero." They travel to Davenport, Iowa for his fight at Extreme Challenge 79 against Chris McDaniel. Sherron's coach and cornerman can't make the fight so Punkass and Spencer Fisher step in. Leggett submits McDaniel in the first round after catching him in a kimura lock.

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  9. Tapout Season 1 Episode 9 - Einstein
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    #9 - Einstein

    S1:E9

    The crew meets Scott "Einstein" Epstein in Los Angeles through his coach, Eddie Bravo. They agree to sponsor him and immediately put him in a photo shoot for some new TapouT gear. Epstein is set to face Sergio Quinones at Xcess Fighting's inaugural Havoc in Hollywood event and on fight day the crew is worried that Epstein is too casual. Quinones gets the better of Epstein through much of the first two rounds but Epstein is able to use his jiu jitsu skills to choke him out in round two.

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  10. Tapout Season 1 Episode 10 - Special
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    #10 - Special

    S1:E10

    The crew revisits past fighters and previews the upcoming season.

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  11. Tapout Season 2 Episode 1 - Lighty and Glover
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    #11 - Lighty and Glover

    S2:E1

    The crew travels to San Luis Obispo, California where they meet training partners Lighty and Teixeira. They decide to sponsor both fighters and take them to Palace Fighting Championship 6 in Lemoore, California. Lighty fights first. He splits open his opponent's forehead, forcing him to tap. Teixeira knocks out his opponent in just five seconds.

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  12. Tapout Season 2 Episode 2 - Dany Lauzon
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    #12 - Dany Lauzon

    S2:E2

    Dan Lauzon is the younger brother of UFC fighter Joe Lauzon. The crew recognizes his potential but realize his trainer is wrong for him. They match him up with trainer Mark DellaGrotte before taking him to fight at World Championship Fighting. UFC president Dana White makes a guest appearance. Dan submits Frank Latina with a triangle choke in the first round.

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  13. Tapout Season 2 Episode 3 - Greg McIntyre
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    #13 - Greg McIntyre

    S2:E3

    The TapouT crew checks in with an old friend named Greg McIntyre in San Diego, California who is re-entering the MMA world after having his colon removed as the result of an auto-immune disease. The crew heads to Throwdown Elite Training Facility to catch up with Greg and his trainer, UFC veteran Dean Lister. TapouT decides to sponsor Greg at the PURECOMBAT fight event in Visalia, California. Greg wins his fight against Richard Chavez by unanimous decision.

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  14. Tapout Season 2 Episode 4 - Johny and Jake
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    #14 - Johny and Jake

    S2:E4

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Tapout Season 2 Episode 5 - Albert Manners
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    #15 - Albert Manners

    S2:E5

    The crew return to Hawaii to scout Albert Manners, who trains with B. J. Penn. They change his nickname from "Always Bad" to "Respect" and find him a permanent apartment. Although battling a knee injury and facing "Baby mama drama," Manners overcomes his opponent by rear naked choke in the opening moments of the first round. Despite his victory, the TapouT crew express some reservations and hope that Manners will continue to mature both as a fighter and a person.

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  16. Tapout Season 2 Episode 6 - John and Julie
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    #16 - John and Julie

    S2:E6

    Mask, Punkass and Skyskrape scout Dodson in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There they also meet Kedzie and try to decide whether to sign her as the first-ever female TapouT fighter.

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  17. Tapout Season 2 Episode 7 - Pat Curran
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    #17 - Pat Curran

    S2:E7

    On this episode of TapouT, the guys head to Lakemoor, IL to meet up with UFC fighter Jeff Curran who has been training his cousin, Pat Curran for the past few years. Pat has just turned Pro MMA and TapouT believes he might have what it takes to go far.

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  18. Tapout Season 2 Episode 8 - Travis Marx
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    #18 - Travis Marx

    S2:E8

    The crew travels to Salt Lake City, Utah to scope out Travis Marx, an officer of the Utah Highway Patrol.

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  19. Tapout Season 2 Episode 9 - TJ Cook
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    #19 - TJ Cook

    S2:E9

    The guys travel to Ocala, Fla. and meet up with their friend Tommy Sauer and check out fighter TJ Cook.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Diamond in the Rough" is the best rated episode of "Tapout". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/3/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Little Fireball".