- The Ultimate Fighter 2
infobox television
show_name = The Ultimate Fighter 2
genre = Reality, Sports
runtime = 60 minutes
creator =Craig Piligian ,Frank Fertitta III ,Lorenzo Fertitta ,Dana White
starring =Dana White , Matt Hughes andRich Franklin
country = USA
network =Spike TV
first_aired =August 22 ,2005
last_aired =November 5 ,2005
imdb_id =
tv_com_id =
preceded_by =The Ultimate Fighter 1
followed_by =The Ultimate Fighter 3 "The Ultimate Fighter 2" was the second season of the
mixed martial arts reality television series "The Ultimate Fighter ". The season featured a heavyweight and a welterweight division, with 9 fighters initially in each division. TheUFC coaches for this season were welterweight and middleweight champions Matt Hughes andRich Franklin . Season 1 coach and former UFC championRandy Couture hosted and designed the team challenge segments, which if won would allow the winning team to pair a fighter from their team against another in elimination matches. The finale aired onNovember 5 ,2005 , and it set a ratings record for theUFC with a 2.0 overall rating. [http://www.ivansblog.com/2005/11/mixed-martial-arts-ultimate-fighter-2.html] Although released on DVD in 2005, it has been set for re-release on September 18, 2007. [http://www.amazon.com]Cast
Coaches
*Matt Hughes, Team Hughes coach
*Rich Franklin , Team Franklin coachFighters
:"Listed as originally assigned."
*
Welterweight s
**Team Hughes:Joe Stevenson ,Luke Cummo ,Josh Burkman ,Jason Von Flue
**Team Franklin:Marcus Davis ,Jorge Gurgel , Anthony Torres,Melvin Guillard
**Unassigned: Kenny Stevens
*Heavyweight s
**Team Hughes:Mike Whitehead ,Dan Christison ,Rob MacDonald , Tom Murphy
**Team Franklin:Keith Jardine ,Seth Petruzelli ,Rashad Evans ,Brad Imes
**Unassigned: Kerry Schall, Eli JoslinOthers
*Hosts:
Dana White ,Randy Couture
*Narrator:Mike Rowe Results
Episode 1
*Matt Hughes andRich Franklin are introduced as the new coaches.
*Heavyweight Kerry Schall is eliminated due to a knee injury.
*Eli Joslin chooses to leave the show, citing his reasons as not being able to handle the camera environment at the house.
*Kenny Stevens is chosen as the weakest welterweight and calls out Sammy Morgan to fight.
*Stevens is forced to forfeit his match after not being able to make weight for the fight. Episode 2
*Matt Hughes andRich Franklin choose their teams.
*Team Hughes wins the welterweight challenge.
*Josh Burkman defeatsMelvin Guillard by unanimous decision after three rounds. Episode 3
*Josh Burkman is forced to leave the competition after breaking his arm in the match withMelvin Guillard .
*Jason Von Flue joins the show to replace Burkman.
*Team Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge.
*Brad Imes defeatsRob MacDonald with a submission by triangle choke at 4:07 of the first round. Episode 4
*Team Franklin wins the welterweight challenge.
*Joe Stevenson defeatsMarcus Davis when Marcus taps out from elbow strikes at 4:10 of the first round. Episode 5
*Team Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge.
*Rashad Evans defeats Tom Murphy by unanimous decision after three rounds; Rashad causes controversy by "showboating" (dancing around in the octagon) at various stages of the fight, much to the chagrin of opposing coach Matt Hughes. Episode 6
*Matt Hughes expresses disgust at Rashad's actions in the octagon during the previous episode.
*Team Hughes wins the welterweight scarecrow challenge after Team Franklin forfeits to save their fighters.
*Jason Von Flue defeatsJorge Gurgel by unanimous decision after three rounds. Episode 7
*Team Franklin wins the heavyweight mud wrestling challenge.
*Hughes sends Von Flue over to team Franklin for rebalancing.
*Seth Petruzelli wins a unanimous decision overDan Christison . Episode 8
*Team Hughes wins the welterweight "Randy Says" challenge after Von Flue and Anthony Torres fail to obeyRandy Couture 's directions.
*Franklin sends Imes to team Hughes for rebalancing.
*Luke Cummo wins a unanimous decision over Anthony Torres. Episode 9
*Team Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge resoundingly.
*Brad Imes is passed over for a fight due to a cut over his eye received in training; Mike Whitehead is chosen to fight instead.
*Rashad Evans defeats Mike Whitehead by unanimous decision after three rounds. Episode 10
*Jason Von Flue sustains a cut between the eyes in practice;Marcus Davis is brought back as an alternate in the case of Jason being unable to fight.
*The rest of the matches are set up byDana White ,Rich Franklin , and Matt Hughes with input from fighters; the matches are:Luke Cummo v. Sammy Morgan,Joe Stevenson v.Jason Von Flue ,Seth Petruzelli v.Brad Imes , andRashad Evans v.Keith Jardine .
*Luke Cummo defeats Sammy Morgan at 2:05 of the second round by knockout with a knee. Episode 11
*Rashad Evans defeatsKeith Jardine by unanimous decision after three rounds. Episode 12
*Jason Von Flue is cleared by the doctors to fight.
*Joe Stevenson defeatsJason Von Flue at 4:46 of Round 1 with an armbar submission.Luke Cummo andJoe Stevenson will face each other in the final for the UFC contract.
*In the second heavyweight semi-final,Brad Imes defeatsSeth Petruzelli by split decision after three rounds; Petruzelli suffers extensive damage to his right ear.The Ultimate Finale 2
Infobox MMA event
name = The Ultimate Finale 2
date =November 5 ,2005
venue =Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
city =Las Vegas, Nevada
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
previousevent = The Ultimate Finale 1
followingevent = The Ultimate Finale 3
*Preliminary card :Heavyweight Bout:Keith Jardine vsKerry Schall
Jardine wins by TKO (leg kicks) at 3:28 of the second round. :Welterweight Bout:Melvin Guillard vsMarcus Davis
Guillard wins by TKO (cut) at 2:55 of the second round. :Welterweight Bout:Josh Burkman vsSammy Morgan
Burkman wins by KO (slam) at 0:21 of the first round.
*Main card:Welterweight Bout:Kenny Florian vsKit Cope
Florian wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 0:37 of the second round.:Welterweight Final:Joe Stevenson vsLuke Cummo
Stevenson wins by unanimous decision, winning the TUF championship in the Welterweight division.:Heavyweight Final:Rashad Evans vsBrad Imes
Evans wins by a split decision and wins a six figure contract, winning the TUF championship in the Heavyweight division.:Welterweight Bout:Diego Sanchez vsNick Diaz
Sanchez wins by unanimous decision.Welterweight bracket
4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals| RD2=Final
RD1-seed1=Franklin| RD1-seed2=Hughes| RD1-seed3=Hughes| RD1-seed4=Hughes| RD2-seed1=Hughes| RD2-seed2=Hughes
RD1-team1=Jason Von Flue
RD1-team2=Joe Stevenson
RD1-score1=
RD1-score2=
RD1-team3=Sammy Morgan [Never fought in eliminations.]
RD1-team4=Luke Cummo
RD1-score3=
RD1-score4=
RD2-team1=Joe Stevenson
RD2-team2=Luke Cummo
RD2-score1=
RD2-score2=Heavyweight bracket
4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals| RD2=Final
RD1-seed1=Franklin| RD1-seed2=Franklin| RD1-seed3=Franklin| RD1-seed4=Hughes| RD2-seed1=Franklin| RD2-seed2=Hughes
RD1-team1=Rashad Evans
RD1-team2=Keith Jardine [Never fought in eliminations.]
RD1-score1=
RD1-score2=
RD1-team3=Seth Petruzelli
RD1-team4=Brad Imes
RD1-score3=
RD1-score4=
RD2-team1=Rashad Evans
RD2-team2=Brad Imes
RD2-score1=
RD2-score2=Footnotes
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