The BEST episodes of The Ultimate Fighter season 33
Every episode of The Ultimate Fighter season 33, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Ultimate Fighter season 33!
Sixteen aspiring mixed martial artists live together, train together and compete against each other to become the Ultimate Fighter. They receive coaching from UFC champions and contenders in a variety of martial arts including wrestling, boxing, judo, Jiu-Jitsu, karate and kickboxing. The winner receives a six-figure contract from the UFC.
#1 - A Lesson in Brutality
Season 33 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/1/2025
TUF alumni and former UFC champions Rose Namajunas and Raquel Pennington help Team Cormier during training; the third welterweight quarterfinal fight, Team Sonnen’s Matt Dixon takes on Alex Sanchez of Team Cormier.
#2 - Blood and Business
Season 33 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/17/2025
The second welterweight quarterfinal fight pits Team Cormier’s, Jeff Creighton of the U.S. against Irish Romanian powerhouse Andreeas Binder of Team Sonnen.
#3 - Frenemies
Season 33 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/24/2025
Former TUF season 24 competitor and two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno helps Team Cormier during training; Team Sonnen's Furkatbek Yokubov faces Alibi Idiris of Team Cormier in the third flyweight quarterfinal fight.
#4 - Tested By The Fire
Season 33 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/12/2025
TUF Season 2 winner & former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Rashad Evans visits the UFC Apex to train and motivate Team Sonnen’s fighters.
#5 - Comfortable With the Uncomfortable
Season 33 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/22/2025
Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen face off in the coaches’ challenge, a pickleball competition at the UFC Apex with $10K on the line.
#6 - Bring Your Best
Season 33 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/5/2025
Season 32 winner, Mairon Santos, drops by the TUF house to offer advice and inspiration to the teams. Coach Sonnen works to draw a new gear out of Joseph Morales, while Coach Cormier helps Imanol Rodriguez develop his wrestling. Santos and Rodriguez get motivating calls from home before they head to the Octagon with a flyweight finale spot on the line.
#7 - Give Them A Show
Season 33 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/10/2025
TUF’s first prospect from India, Team Sonnen’s Arshiyan Memon, faces Team Cormier’s heavy-handed Mexican, Imanol Rodriguez in a flyweight quarterfinal fight.
#8 - Make Them Remember Me
Season 33 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/8/2025
Former UFC middleweight champion and TUF Smashes winner Robert Whittaker visits Team Sonnen’s training session. Then, Team Sonnen’s Roybert Echeverria faces Tumelo Manyamala of Team Cormier for the final flyweight semifinal spot.
#9 - Common Goals Can’t Be Shared
Season 33 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/29/2025
Chael Sonnen and Colby Covington take Team Sonnen to se Criss Angel's Iconic show in LAs Vegas, Then, Cormier teammates face off in the first Welterweight semifinal, as Rodrigo Sezinando takes on Jeff Creighton with a spot in the live finale at stake.
#10 - Respect Is Earned
Season 33 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2025
Tension has been building all season between two Brazilian welterweights on opposing teams, Rodrigo Sezinando and Diego Bianchini, who have been goading each other all season. They will settle their feud in the Octagon to finish out the quarterfinals.
#11 - Into The Pressure Cooker
Season 33 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2025
As the 20th anniversary season begins, legendary coaches Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen pick their teams and prepare for the first fight of the season.
#12 - Nothing To Lose
Season 33 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/2025
In the season’s debut welterweight fight, Brazilian striker Richard Martins of Team Sonnen faces Ukrainian heavy hitter Daniil Donchenko of Team Cormier.