After an absolutely terrible season of "The Ultimate Fighter," with out-of-shape heavyweights and a coaches’ battle that took too long to happen, the UFC and Spike are cleansing our palate with middleweights and coaches who absolutely hate each other. Newsflash: Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz don’t like each other. Even the training center has been remodeled into a training palace.
After the standard welcome and an expletive-filled inspirational speech from UFC president Dana White, a new wrinkle is introduced to the show. The fighters have to fight their way onto the show as usual, but they are leaving a spot open in the quarterfinals for a wildcard spot. Two fighters who lost in the elimination bouts but impressed Dana and the coaches will be given a second chance to fight their way onto the show.
With that, we jump immediately into the fights…
