Season 9

Episode Guide

Bangers & Mashers

S9 E1
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.

Scars and Stripes

S9 E2
Team UK finishes choosing its fighters, now it's 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.

Red, White & Bruised

S9 E3
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.

Game On

S9 E4
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.

Wiggity Wack

S9 E5
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.

$100 a Tooth

S9 E6
One fighter's nerves nearly incapacitate him. Another makes a pre-fight bet that ends in a bizarre payoff. Two fights in one episode continues the battle between nations.

The Bash Room

S9 E7
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.

Negative Energy

S9 E8
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.

Battle Royale

S9 E9
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.

Smiling and Punching

S9 E10
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.

More Ups, Less Downs

S9 E11
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.

Rematch

S9 E12
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.

TUF 9 Finale: United States vs United Kingdom

S9 E13
3 Fight of the Night bonuses'! The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs United Kingdom Finale hosted the lightweight & welterweight season finals as well as 3 tangles that were awarded FOTN bonuses including the main event - Clay Guida vs Diego Sanchez