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 to compete for 2 UFC contracts.

Down to Business

S8 E2

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.

Demons

S8 E3

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.

Punk

S8 E4

Drunken debauchery puts the future of two lightweights into question. And after a grueling preliminary battle a fighter's rage causes chaos in the Octagon.

From Chill to Kill

S8 E5

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.

Fight, Fight, Kill, Kill

S8 E6

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.

Body Bag

S8 E7

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.

Splushi

S8 E8

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.

Hurts Like Hell

S8 E9

Somebody gets knocked out at the house. Light heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury prepares to face Team Mir's #1 pick, Krzysztof Soszynski.

Fire the Cannons!

S8 E10

Habitual hugger John Polakowski turns means after Team Mir messes with their 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.

Make Him Pay

S8 E11

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.

Three Strikes

S8 E12

Team Quest teammates Vinny and Krzystztof 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.

TUF 8 Finale: Team Nogueria vs Team Mir

S8 E13

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale saw two new seasons champions named with tangles in the lightweight and light-heavyweight divisions as Efrain Escudero took on Phillipe Nover and Ryan Bader faced Vinny Magalhaes.