The BEST episodes of The Ultimate Fighter season 8
Every episode of The Ultimate Fighter season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Ultimate Fighter season 8!
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 - Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/2008
#2 - Ready To Fight
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2008
UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Nogueira and opposing coach Frank Mir greet this season’s 32 Light Heavyweight and Lightweight fighters, each of whom must prove themselves in tournament bouts before they can go on to compete for 2 UFC contracts.
#3 - Fire The Cannons
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2008
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
#4 - Demons
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2008
Coaches Nogueira and Mir pick their teams. A night of drinking brings out the good, the bad and the ugly in lightweight Junie Browning. The first preliminary light heavyweight match-up is fought.
#5 - Down To Business
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2008
16 more fighters square off in the last of the tournament fights. After throat-crushing choke outs and a controversial decision the winners head off to the house, but some may be too injured to continue.
#6 - Make Him Pay
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2008
In the first semifinal match, light heavyweight Ryan Bader of Team Nogueira takes on Team Mir’s Eliot Marshall. Then the teams clash again when lightweight George Roop fights Phillipe Nover.
#7 - Three Strikes
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2008
Team Quest teammates Vinny and Krzysztof face off in the last semifinal light heavyweight fight. Then, self-doubts and another incident at the house put Junie’s fight against Efrain in jeopardy.
#8 - Hurts Like Hell
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2008
Somebody gets knocked out at the house. Light heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury prepares to face Team Mir's #1 pick, Krzysztof Soszynski.
#9 - Punk
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2008
Drunken debauchery puts the future of two lightweights in question, and after a grueling preliminary battle a fighter's rage causes chaos in the Octagon.
#10 - From Chill To Kill
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2008
A coach steps in as the pranks go too far. Team Nogueira trains with UFC World Champion Anderson Silva before two more light heavyweights face off in the Octagon.
#11 - Ryan Bader vs. Vinicius Magalhaes TUF 8 Finale
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/2008
It's wrestling vs. Jiu-jitsu as Ryan Bader takes on Vinicius Magalhaes at The Ultimate Fighter® Finale. Going into the fight this appeared to be a battle of styles but in the end it came down to who was better in the stand up.
#12 - Splushi
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2008
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.
#13 - Fight, Fight, Kill, Kill
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2008
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.
#14 - Body Bag
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2008
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.