The Ultimate Fighter

Sixteen Mixed Martial Artist fighters begin their journey towards fame and fortune. Coached by the Utimate Fighting Championship legends, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, they will fight each other for two six-figure contracts in the UFC.

Team Couture and team Liddell compete against each other in a test of strength, agility, and will. After several grueling challenges, two fighters are eliminated and sent home.

In preparation for the premiere fight, a top contender struggles to lose 20 lbs in 24 hours, or face elimination. Two fighters christen the Octagon' with a classic battle of brute strength.

After losing three of its members, Team Couture comes up with a new strategy to get a win. UFC President Dana White throws a twist into the competition and two Middle Weights face off in the Octagon'.

A night on the town for the team members turns violent. Contest rules are broken and the responsible fighters are reprimanded. Dana White and his coaches wrestle with how to settle the conflict.

Two contestants go into intensive training as they prepare for battle. Both teams rally around their fighters as the emotional conflict is settled in the Octagon'.

After the much-anticipated Leben vs Koscheck fight, people in the house are divided as ever. One of the teams is struggling with discord among its members. The Light Heavyweights have a match up that pits two of the strongest fighters against each other.

One fighter creates controversy by training with the opposing team, Nate discovers his fate in the game, and a previously eliminated fighter gets another shot at the contract.

The Light Heavyweights compete in the challenge, and controversy arises during the fighter selection. The mood turns ugly when the fighters suspect there is a thief in the house.

Forrest's cut puts his dream for the contract in jeopardy. The remaining fighters hear a surprising announcement from Dana that effect who they will fight to get into the finals.

Stephan Bonnar fights his close friend and training partner Mike Swick in the first bout. Forrest Griffin finds out if his cut has healed enough to fight Sam Hoger or give up his chance for the contract to alternate Bobby Southworth.

Forrest is still up in the air about his future in the contest, but he does get his stitiches out and the healing is progressing nicely. The fighters continue their battle for the remaining spot in the middleweight finals.

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs Team Liddell Finale was the UFC's watershed moment as the first two winners of the reality show were crowned including the fight that set the world on fire as Stephan Bonnar went to war with Forrest Griffin.