Episode
Friends: The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion
Overview
To Monica's horror, Pete wants to be the Ultimate Fighting Champion. Chandler has a problem when his new boss is slaphappy. Phoebe sets Ross up on a date with a woman who used to be bald. The group overhears a scandalous conversation at Central Perk.
Details
- Series
- Friends
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1997-05-08
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion is Episode 24 in Season 3 of Friends. It aired on 1997-05-08. The runtime is 23 min.
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