Episode
The Ultimate Fighter: Ready to Fight
Overview
The first eight fighters have earned their way into the house. A fight-ending injury, a no-contest and a light-headed fighter highlight an explosive first episode of the new season of The Ultimate Fighter!
Details
- Series
- The Ultimate Fighter
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2008-09-17
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Ready to Fight is Episode 1 in Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir of The Ultimate Fighter. It aired on 2008-09-17. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 4: Punk
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Episode 5: From Chill to Kill
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Episode 6: Fight, Fight, Kill, Kill
Rolando's black belt is called into question by the other fighters. An act of disrespect at the fight announcement injects more hatred between the teams, leading up to the most intense lightweight showdown yet.
Episode 7: Body Bag
Mir punishes his team with a grueling workout regimen. Nogueira has a blowout with a fighter who’s been talking smack. Two light heavyweights with opposing styles face-off in the Octagon.
Episode 8: Splushi
The pranks at the house reach a new low. A fighter turns on his own teammate, offering up secret advice before a highly-anticipated lightweight bout.
Episode 9: Hurts Like Hell
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Episode 10: Fire The Cannons!
Habitual hugger John Polakowski turns mean after Team Mir messes with his cereal. George Roop struggles with an injury before battling it out with John in the last of the preliminary fights. Dana and the coaches set the semifinal matchups.
Episode 11: Make Him Pay
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Episode 12: Three Strikes
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