The BEST episodes of The Ultimate Fighter season 28

#1 - Be Loose, Be Free, Be Me

Season 28 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2018

Team Whittaker has issues with their coaching staff, and takes training into their own hands. Robert and Kelvin face off in the coaches challenge. Then two fighters go head to head in the second heavyweight semifinal.

#2 - Act Like a Professional

Season 28 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2018

Maurice’s drunken tirade causes tension between the teams, and forces one fighter to contemplate quitting the competition. Then, the semifinals kick off as two heavyweights take to the Octagon, with a spot in the finale at stake.

#3 - Be First to be Last

Season 28 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2018

Maurice Greene’s excessive drinking becomes a problem at the house. The remaining two featherweights battle it out in the final preliminary fight. Then, Dana White announces the semifinal matchups.

#4 - One Thousand Percent

Season 28 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2018

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 semifinal bout determines who moves on to the live finale.

#5 - War Tanks

Season 28 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2018

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.

#6 - A Win Is a Win

Season 28 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/2018

Kelvin Gastelum gets a welcome surprise from one of his longtime coaches. A featherweight struggles to mesh with her team. Then, two featherweights battle for a spot in the semifinals.

#7 - The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Dos Anjos vs Usman

Season 28 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/30/2018

#8 - Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

Season 28 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/3/2018

A featherweight edges closer to switching teams. Kelvin invites his opponent in the TUF 17 final to join his coaching staff. Then, the third featherweight preliminary fight determines the next semifinalist.

#9 - Made For This

Season 28 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/2018

Maurice Greene substitutes cigarettes for alcohol in an effort to keep his emotions in check. Dana White rewards both teams with a fun day at the waterpark. Then, the first featherweight semifinal determines who moves on to the finale.

#10 - Biggest and Baddest

Season 28 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/2018

8 heavyweights and 8 female featherweights from around the world come to Las Vegas to compete in the first-ever tournament between the biggest fighters in MMA. TUF Smashes winner and current UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, and TUF 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum take the helm as coaches, and the competition kicks off with the first preliminary matchup.

#11 - The Ultimate Fighter Finale Prelims: Dos Anjos vs Usman

Season 28 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/30/2018

#12 - The Ultimate Fighter Finale Early Prelims: Dos Anjos vs Usman

Season 28 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/2018

#13 - I Never Have Fear

Season 28 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2018

Leah finally makes a decision on whether to switch teams. Maurice gets into a heated confrontation with Juan. Then two heavyweights face off in the seventh preliminary fight.

#14 - Life is a Fight

Season 28 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/2018

After a visit to the house from Kelvin and his coaching staff, Leah debates whether she should switch teams. A motivational trainer helps out one of the teams and puts the fighters through rigorous drills. Then two more heavyweights face off in the fifth preliminary fight.

#15 - Throw Leather

Season 28 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/2018

A heavyweight struggles with his conditioning. A mishap at the gym lands a fighter in the dentist chair. Then, two fighters go head to head in the first female featherweight matchup in Ultimate Fighter history.