The BEST episodes of The Ultimate Fighter season 9
Every episode of The Ultimate Fighter season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Ultimate Fighter season 9!
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 - Game On
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2009
Team USA grows tired of Bisping's cockiness and retaliate against the British team. After a clever strategy session and intense training it's finally time for the first US vs UK preliminary fight.
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#2 - Rematch
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2009
Michael Bisping drops by the house for a meal with his fighters, after which some UK teammates get out of control. Then in the final semifinal fight, Frank Lester and James Wilks face off in a rematch to see who will fill the last spot in the finale.
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#3 - $100 A Tooth
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2009
One fighter’s nerves nearly incapacitate him. Another makes a pre-fight bet that ends in a bizarre payoff. Two fights in one episode continue the battle between nations.
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#4 - Bangers and Mashers
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2009
16 British fighters duke it out for the top 8 spots that will earn them a plane trip to the US, to be on the Ultimate Fighter.
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#5 - Wiggity Wack
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2009
Team USA’s infighting drives one American to form a bond with the Brits. Four fighters enter the Octagon for lightweight and welterweight bouts, and a coach fails to support his team member.
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#6 - Scars and Stripes
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2009
Team UK finishes choosing its fighters, now its Team USA's turn. 16 fighters line up to fight it out represent the US, and go to war with Team UK, to decide who is the Ultimate Fighter.
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#7 - Red, White and Bruised
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2009
The Americans and Brits move into the house as a fighter loses control and is ostracized. The last two Team USA members are decided when Kiel Reid and Jason Dent take on Frank Lester and Rob Browning.
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#8 - The Bash Room
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2009
Sudden injuries and infections leave everyone wondering who will be chosen to fight. Pierce becomes an outcast among his team. Bisping and Henderson go head-to-head in the Coaches Challenge.
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#9 - More Ups, Less Downs
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2009
One Team UK member is exposed for his embarrassing habit, while another suffers an injury in training. And in two action-packed semifinal match-ups, four lightweight fighters slug it out to earn their spot in the live finale.
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#10 - Battle Royale
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2009
Dana decides which Team USA fighter will replace Jason Pierce and take on David Faulkner in the final preliminary fight. And both teams collide in a heated argument over changing training times.
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#11 - Smiling and Punching
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2009
Dana adds a wrinkle to the semifinal matchups that infuriates the coaches. Team USA wonders if there's a traitor in their midst. And a bruising three round battle kicks off the semifinal fights.
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#12 - Negative Energy
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2009
A Team USA injury becomes a nasty infection, while one of the Brits struggles with a career-threatening mental problem. Then, after the next preliminary fight, Dana is forced to make a controversial decision that could blow the competition wide open.
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#13 - Ross Pearson vs. Andre Winner TUF 9 Finale
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/2009
In the all England lightweight final between teammates both in & out of the show, the boxing & bullying style of Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson with his 8-3 pro record was set to collide with Andre Winner, a 10-2-1 pro with explosive & dynamic striking.
#14 - James Wilks vs. DaMarques Johnson TUF 9 Finale
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/20/2009
The season 9 welterweight final saw Team US’ DaMarques Johnson, a former member of the US military with a 12-6 MMA record, take on Team UK’s submission ace James Wilks who won all his fights on the show and in his 5-2 pro career by finish.