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The Best Episodes of The Ultimate Fighter Season 9

Every episode of The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Ultimate Fighter Season 9!

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Bangers and Mashers" is the best rated episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" season 9. It scored 8.4/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/1/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Scars and Stripes".

  • Bangers and Mashers
    8.4/1012 votes

    #1 - Bangers and Mashers

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Scars and Stripes
    8.3/1011 votes

    #2 - Scars and Stripes

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Red, White & Bruised
    8.3/1011 votes

    #3 - Red, White & Bruised

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Game On
    8.7/1011 votes

    #4 - Game On

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wiggity Wack
    8.4/1010 votes

    #5 - Wiggity Wack

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • $100 a Tooth
    8.6/1010 votes

    #6 - $100 a Tooth

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bash Room
    8.4/1010 votes

    #7 - The Bash Room

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Negative Energy
    8.5/1010 votes

    #8 - Negative Energy

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Battle Royale
    8.5/1011 votes

    #9 - Battle Royale

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Smiling and Punching
    8.5/1010 votes

    #10 - Smiling and Punching

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • More Ups, Less Downs
    8.6/1010 votes

    #11 - More Ups, Less Downs

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rematch
    8.8/1010 votes

    #12 - Rematch

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2009

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Team US vs Team UK Finale
    8.1/1014 votes

    #13 - Team US vs Team UK Finale

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Team US vs Team UK Finale 2
    NaN/100 votes

    #14 - Team US vs Team UK Finale 2

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 6/20/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A