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The Best Episodes of The Ultimate Fighter

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

The Best Episodes of The Ultimate Fighter

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...
  1. Background image for A Lotta Heart
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - A Lotta Heart

    S11:E3

    One fighter's dream comes to an abrupt end, opening the door for another to return. Team Ortiz struggles to find harmony during training. Two Middleweights leave it all in the cage for a slot in the Quarters.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Opportunity of Your Life
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Opportunity of Your Life

    S32:E1

    Current UFC flyweight champion, Alexa Grasso, and her rival, former flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko coach 16 fighters representing 14 countries on this season of TUF.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Rematch
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Rematch

    S9:E12

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for I Against I
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #4 - I Against I

    S14:E2

    Bisping and Miller make their official team picks. Miller then makes the first fight, an underdog match that will feature his fighter Bryan Caraway against Marcus Brimage.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Get the 'F' Up
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Get the 'F' Up

    S14:E4

    Bisping doesn't show up for the featherweight fight announcement and his team wonders where he has been. The featherweight matchup was announced: Dennis Bermudez vs. Stephan Bass.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Swagger Jacker
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Swagger Jacker

    S14:E5

    After the previous fight, Diego Brandao calls out Steven Siler, wanting to fight him next. Miller devises a plan to throw off Team Bisping by postponing the predetermined matches to one week.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Thrown to the Lions
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Thrown to the Lions

    S14:E6

    Two fights highlight this one, including a finish that shocks Dana White!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Game On

    S9:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Ultimate Finale
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #9 - The Ultimate Finale

    S14:E11

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Ultimate Fighter Finale
    8.6/10(63 votes)

    #10 - The Ultimate Fighter Finale

    S1:E13

    In a 2 1/2 hour extravaganza and for the first time on free broadcast television, the TUF finals will be live from Las Vegas on April 9th. In the middleweight division, Kenny Florian faces Diego Sanchez, and in the Light Heavyweight division, Forrest Griffin will take on Stephan Bonnar. Both of these final matchups will be undercards to the UFC matchup between Ken Shamrock and Rich Franklin.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #11 - $100 a Tooth

    S9:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for More Ups, Less Downs
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #12 - More Ups, Less Downs

    S9:E11

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Death Leprechauns
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Death Leprechauns

    S14:E3

    Bisping gets Mayhem back after his tire prank in the dressing room by jacking the tires on Mayhem's car. Tempers flare during a Team Bisping sparring session, especially between Diego Brandao and Marcus Brimage.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Don't Do This at Home
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Don't Do This at Home

    S14:E8

    Louis Gaudinot breaks down the separation going on in the house breaking it down into three groups: Louis, Dodson, Ferguson, Diego, Marcus, and Akira all hang out with each other; then there's the "Bible Study Group" which is Bedford, Dennis, and Dustin who stay to themselves; and lastly is "The Casino" made up of T.J., Neace, Prince (Albert), Caraway, and Bass who all play cards together every night.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for It's About to Go Down
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #15 - It's About to Go Down

    S14:E10

    The last two semifinal fights take place (Bantamweights): Johnny Bedford vs. John Dodson, and (Featherweights): Bryan Caraway vs. Diego Brandao.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Lion's Den
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Lion's Den

    S15:E8

    No description available

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    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Negative Energy

    S9:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Battle Royale
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Battle Royale

    S9:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Smiling and Punching
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Smiling and Punching

    S9:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Bangers and Mashers
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Bangers and Mashers

    S9:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Wiggity Wack
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Wiggity Wack

    S9:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #22 - The Bash Room

    S9:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Scrappers
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Scrappers

    S14:E1

    Dana White welcomed the 32 fighters, consisting of 16 featherweights and 16 bantamweights, to the show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He introduced them to the coaches, middleweights Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Michael Bisping.

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  25. Background image for Get Me to the Finals
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Get Me to the Finals

    S14:E9

    Dustin Pague acts like a good samaritan when he tells the van driver to stop so he can give a homeless man on the street a food care package. When Mayhem stops by the house for the fighter's barbeque, he dares Dustin Pague to eat a couple of live backyard bugs. Dustin excepts and eats the creepy crawlers for Mayhem's $60.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Dog With No Bark
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Dog With No Bark

    S15:E6

    Friday: It was discussed that Chris Tickle was drunk during the previous week's fight. In the locker room, Tickle was laughing and making jokes about his just announced fight with Joe Proctor. Dominick Cruz gets upset with Tickle's attitude and tells Tickle to keep his mouth shut for the next week. Saturday 10:30am: Mike Rio complains of pains in one of his knees and having difficulties moving it. Rio and Jeremy Larsen have a discussion about the lifetime of a mixed martial arts figher.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Lotta Heart" is the best rated episode of "The Ultimate Fighter". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/14/2010. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Opportunity of Your Life".