Episode
The Ultimate Fighter: Throw Leather
Overview
A heavyweight struggles with his conditioning; a gym mishap lands a fighter in the dentist chair; and two fighters go head to head in the first female featherweight matchup. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
Details
- Series
- The Ultimate Fighter
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2018-09-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Throw Leather is Episode 2 in Heavy Hitters of The Ultimate Fighter. It aired on 2018-09-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 1: Biggest and Baddest
MMA men’s heavyweights and women’s featherweights train, compete and live together with an eye on the ultimate prize of a pro contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship. Middleweights Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
Episode 3: War Tanks
It’s a house divided, as a rift emerges between the American and foreign fighters. A fighter gets help from his entire team during a difficult weight cut. And two more heavyweights face off in the third preliminary fight.
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Episode 4: A Win Is a Win
Episode 5: Life is a Fight
Leah debates whether she should switch teams; a motivational trainer helps out one of the teams and puts the fighters through rigorous drills; and two heavyweights meet in the fifth preliminary fight. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum are coaches.
Episode 6: Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
A featherweight edges closer to switching teams; Kelvin invites his TUF 17 final opponent to join his coaching staff. Then, the third featherweight preliminary fight determines the next semifinalist.
Episode 7
Episode 8: Be First to be Last
The last featherweight preliminary bout is held. Also: Maurice Greene’s excessive drinking becomes a problem at the house; and Dana White announces the semifinal matchups. Middleweights Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
Episode 9
Episode 10: Made For This
The semifinals continue in the Octagon, with a spot in the finale at stake. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
Episode 11: Be Loose, Be Free, Be Me
The semifinals continue in the Octagon, with a spot in the finale at stake. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
Episode 12: One Thousand Percent
Two featherweights prepare for the last fight ever to take place in the Ultimate Fighter gym. A difficult weight cut leads a fighter to break down during practice. Then, an exciting semi-final bout determines who moves on to the live finale.
Episode 13: The Ultimate Fighter Finale Early Prelims: Dos Anjos vs Usman