Episode
The Ultimate Fighter: The Semis
Overview
The final four fighters along with both coaches visit the Harley Davidson Motorcycles showroom to customize their bikes as one of the prizes for being The Ultimate Fighter.
Details
- Series
- The Ultimate Fighter
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2013-04-09
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Semis is Episode 12 in Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen of The Ultimate Fighter. It aired on 2013-04-09. The runtime is 60 min.
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