Episode
The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Begins
Overview
Sixteen mixed martial artists, who have all fought and lost in the UFC, get a chance to put their careers back on track. The winners will receive one hundred grand and a championship title fight in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the UFC.
Details
- Series
- The Ultimate Fighter
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2006-08-17
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Comeback Begins is Episode 1 in The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback of The Ultimate Fighter. It aired on 2006-08-17. The runtime is 60 min.
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