The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 (UFC) produced reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 series The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

 fighters (146-155 lb) and Welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

 fighters (156-170 lb). In order to be considered for the show, a fighter had to have competed in at least three professional bouts prior to the tryouts in October 2008.

UFC Middleweight fighter and winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3

The Ultimate Fighter 3

The Ultimate Fighter 3 was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of Ultimate Fight Night 4. The season featured sixteen fighters with still-feuding former champion Tito Ortiz and...

, Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping

Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...

 served as one of the two coaches. The other coach was Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...

. Henderson earned his place as a coach at UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson

UFC 93

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland....

by defeating Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin

Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...

.

Bisping and Henderson fought each other at UFC 100

UFC 100

UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

on July 11, 2009. Henderson defeated Bisping in a second round knockout.

Coaches

• Team United States
  • Dan Henderson
    Dan Henderson
    Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
    
    , head coach
  • Cyrille Diabate
    Cyrille Diabate
    Cyrille Diabaté is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship....
    
    , Muay Thai instructor
  • Ricardo Feliciano, Jiu-Jitsu instructor
  • Gustavo Pugliese, Boxing instructor
  • Heath Sims, Wrestling instructor
• Team United Kingdom
  • Michael Bisping
    Michael Bisping
    Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...
    
    , head coach
  • Dave Jackson, Thai Boxing instructor
  • Mario Neto
    Mario Neto
    Mario Neto is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a record of 12-5. He is now in his 15th year as a mixed martial artist with a victory over UFC veteran Seth Petruzelli...
    
    , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor

Fighters

• Team United States
  • Lightweights: Santino DeFranco, Jason Dent
    Jason Dent
    Jason William Dent is an American mixed martial artist. The Lightweight competitor has held several regional championships, most recently he won the IFBL Welterweight Championship. He runs the GriffonRawl MMA Academy in Mentor, Ohio, and previously hosted an MMA oriented radio talk show on WWGK...
    
    , Cameron Dollar
    Cameron Dollar
    Cameron Dollar is a former college basketball player and the current head coach for the Seattle University men's basketball team. Dollar was previously an assistant coach under Lorenzo Romar at the University of Washington. Dollar attended University of California, Los Angeles and was a member of...
    
    , Richie Whitson
  • Welterweights: DaMarques Johnson
    DaMarques Johnson
    DaMarques Johnson is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner up for the welterweights on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Background:...
    
    , Frank Lester
    Frank Lester (fighter)
    Frank Gibson Lester is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Biography:...
    
    , Mark Miller
    Mark Miller (fighter)
    Marcus Dennis Miller is an American mixed martial artist. He has won MMA welterweight titles with XFO and Total Fight Challenge as well as the USKO international rules kickboxing title. A former IFL fighter, Miller was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs...
    
    , Jason Pierce

• Team United Kingdom
  • Lightweights: Jeff Lawson
    Jeff Lawson (fighter)
    Jeff Lawson is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division, having formerly competed as a lightweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Lawson has mostly fought in England, as well as competing in The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United...
    
    , Ross Pearson
    Ross Pearson
    Ross Pearson is an English professional mixed martial artist from Sunderland. He is the lightweight division winner of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom and is a member of Team Rough House.-Background:...
    
    , Martin Stapleton, Andre Winner
    Andre Winner
    Andre Winner is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom, reaching the final. Winner is also a member of Team Rough House. He holds notable wins over Jeff Lawson, Rolando Delgado and Rafaello...
    
    
  • Welterweights: Dean Amasinger, David Faulkner, Nick Osipczak
    Nick Osipczak
    Nicholas Dominic Osipczak is an English professional mixed martial artist. He is a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. He is also a known practitioner of Sanshou and Kung Fu, and is a member of Team Rough House.-Background:Nick attended high school at...
    
    , James Wilks
    James Wilks
    James Brett Wilks is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. Wilks currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in the welterweight division.-Biography:Wilks was born and raised in Leicestershire,...
    
    

• US Fighters Eliminated in or before Entry Round:
  • Lightweights: Paul Bird, John David-Shackelford (failed medical exam), Tom Hayden, Waylon Lowe
    Waylon Lowe
    Michael Waylon Lowe is an American mixed martial artist.-Amateur wrestling career:Lowe was a two time state champion for Jefferson County High School in Dandridge, Tennessee before wrestling for the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. Lowe recorded 112 victories during his collegiate career...
    
    , Rob Browning
  • Welterweights: Steve Berger, Ray Elbe, Christian Fulgium (failed to make weight), Kevin Knabjian
    Kevin Knabjian
    Kevin Knabjian is an American mixed martial artist of Armenian descent. He has competed in various promotions, debuting in Shooto in 2003 and going on to fight in CFC, WEC and Bellator Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
    
    , Kiel Reid

• UK Fighters Eliminated in Entry Round:
  • Lightweights: James Bryan, Dan James, Gary Kelly, A.J. Wenn
  • Welterweights: James Bateman, Tommy Maguire, Che Mills
    Che Mills
    Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...
    
    , Alex Reid
    Alex Reid (MMA)
    Alexander Aristides Reid is an English mixed martial artist, kickboxer and actor who used the nickname The Reidernator. Reid has fought for Cage Rage, BAMMA and Cage Rage UK...
    
    

Episodes

Episode 1 - Bangers & Mashers

• The episode was filmed at the Wolfslair MMA Academy
  Wolfslair MMA Academy
  The Wolfslair MMA Academy is a fight team and training camp for mixed martial artists, and kickboxers headquartered in Widnes, United Kingdom...
  
   in England.
• Dana White announces that of the 16 competitors there, only eight will be flying to the United States. They will fight in elimination matches to decide who makes the trip.
• The elimination matches are two rounds, with a third sudden victory round if there is a draw after the second round.
• The fights actually occurred before UFC 93 so both Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson are present to observe the fights as is Michael Bisping.
• Andre Winner defeats Gary Kelly by KO at 1:48 of the first round.
• Jeff Lawson defeats James Bryan by armbar at 1:45 of the first round.
• James Wilks defeats Che Mills by heel hook at 0:30 of first round.
• Martin Stapleton defeats Dan James by rear naked choke at 1:28 of the first round.
• Ross Pearson defeats A.J. Wenn by TKO due to strikes at 0:21 of the second round.
• Nick Osipczak defeats Tommy Maguire by KO at 4:08 of the first round.
• Dean Amasinger defeats Alex Reid by decision after three rounds.
• David Faulkner defeats James Bateman by heel hook at 1:47 of the first round.

Episode 2 - Scars & Stripes

• Dana White meets with Dan Henderson at the UFC training center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• White meets with the fighters and gives them a welcoming speech. Jason Pierce passes out due to difficulties in making weight.
• John David-Shackelford is examined by a doctor and is discovered to have a contagious herpes lesion. He couldn't fight with it and was excused from the show.
• Christian Fulgium fails to make weight at his first attempt at weighing in. He is given more time to try and make weight, but is unable to. White calls him out and makes him admit he quit the show.
• Michael Bisping is not present during the U.S. elimination matches.
• Mark Miller defeats Kevin Knabjian, his teammate from home, by TKO (punches) at 1:59 of the second round.
• Richie Whitson defeats Paul Bird by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:11 of the first round.
• Santino DeFranco defeats Waylon Lowe by submission (rear naked choke) at 0:45 of the second round.
• Jason Pierce defeats Steve Berger by unanimous decision after three rounds.
• Cameron Dollar defeats Tom Hayden by submission (rear naked choke) in the second round. Referee Steve Mazzagatti stops the match when Hayden passed out before he could tap.
• DaMarques Johnson defeats Ray Elbe by TKO (strikes) at 3:10 of the first round.
• Due to early departures by some fighters, only six fighters have won an elimination round match to be part of Team USA. Kyle Reid and Jason Dent are the only two fighters who have not fought an elimination round match. White says they can't get into the house without fighting an elimination match, so two additional fighters are brought in.
• The last two elimination round matches are announced and will be shown in the next episode:
  • Jason Dent vs Rob Browning
  • Kiel Reid vs Frank Lester

Episode 3 - Red, White & Bruised

• Jason Dent, Robert Browning, Kiel Reid, and Frank Lester move into The Ultimate fighter house with the rest of the fighters, even though they have not fought their elimination matches.
• Robert Browning, on the first night the fighters are in the house, starts causing problems. He begins by throwing eggs at a group of fighters on the basketball court, urinating in other people's shower, and trying to get people to fight him.
• Frank Lester defeats Kiel Reid by TKO at 3:16 of the first round. Referee Steve Mazzagatti stops the fight while Lester has a kimura applied to Reid's arm. Reid appeared to be unconscious due to a slam he applied to Lester and hit his own head into the mat in the process.
• Jason Dent defeats Robert Browning by TKO due to strikes at 3:36 of the first round.
• Dana White will flip a coin to determine which team will pick the first match up. The match up decision will then alternate from one team to the other until all of the first round matches are complete. White flips the coin and Team USA gets the first pick.

Episode 4 - Game On

• Michael Bisping introduces his assistant coaches, Mario "Sukata" Neto and Dave Jackson.
• Dan Henderson introduces his assistant coaches, Gustavo Pugliese, Ricardo Feliciano, Cyrille Diabate, and Heath Sims.
• Dan Henerson announces the first match up, Mark Miller vs Nick Osipczak.
• Due to visa issues, Bisping was unable to watch the US elimination matches. He reviews Mark Miller's match on videotape. Then he focuses on training Osipczak.
• Dana White gives his prediction that Miller will win the match.
• Dana White announces that matches will be two five-minute rounds, with a sudden victory round if there is a tie.
• Nick Osipczak defeats Mark Miller by knock-out at 3:54 of the second round with a kick to the head.

Episode 5 - Wiggity Wack

• Michael Bisping announces the next match up: Andre Winner vs Santino DeFranco.
• DeFranco discusses when he tried out for season two of The Ultimate Fighter. After the medical exams, Dana White called him to tell him that he had two brain aneurysms
  Cerebral aneurysm
  A cerebral or brain aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disorder in which weakness in the wall of a cerebral artery or vein causes a localized dilation or ballooning of the blood vessel.- Signs and symptoms :...
  
   and needed to seek medical treatment. DeFranco was told he would not be able to fight again due to the medical condition. However, his doctor finally cleared him to fight.
• Andre Winner defeats Santino DeFranco by TKO due to strikes at 3:49 of the first round.
• A segment of the episode focused on the infighting occurring within Team USA. This was presented in contrast with the camaraderie of Team UK.
• Dan Henderson announces the next match up: DaMarques Johnson vs Dean Amasinger.
• On the day of the fight, Michael Bisping is not present. Dana White says this is the first time in TUF history that a coach did not show up for a fight.
• DaMarques Johnson defeats Dean Amasinger by submission due to a triangle choke at 1:40 of the first round.

Episode 6 - $100 a Tooth

• Michael Bisping announces the next fight: Martin Stapleton vs Cameron Dollar.
• Bisping apologizes to Dean Amasinger for not showing up to Amasinger's fight. Bisping says he was asleep due to jet lag.
• Cameron Dollar defeats Martin Stapleton at 1:34 of the first round by submission with a rear naked choke.
• Dan Henderson announces the next fight: Frank Lester vs James Wilks.
• DaMarques Johnson challenges Lester to knock one of Wilks' teeth out during the match for $100.
• After the first round of Lester's match, he discovers that his four front, top teeth were knocked out and stuck in his mouth guard. There was a delay starting the second round while they were removed.
• James Wilks defeats Frank Lester by submission at 3:06 of the second round with an arm bar.
• In post-fight interviews, Lester reveals that, as a kid, his four front, top teeth were knocked out and replaced with false teeth. After the match, in the dressing room area, it is shown that Lester coughs up another tooth.

Episode 7 - The Bash Room

• Richie Whitson has contracted a contagious bacterial infection, impetigo
  Impetigo
  Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection most common among pre-school children. People who play close contact sports such as rugby, American football and wrestling are also susceptible, regardless of age. Impetigo is not as common in adults. The name derives from the Latin impetere...
  
  , on the right side of his mouth. Jason Pierce sprays disinfectant around the house where Richie has touched things.
• There are conversations with Team USA coaches and teammates about Jason Pierce's work ethic and attitude. Jason Pierce says that the US training is really frustrating for him.
• Michael Bisping brings in a sledge hammer and a tractor tire to train with. The fighter would swing the hammer and hit the tire. Andre Winner missed the tire twice, once breaking the mats the tire was sitting on. David Faulker hits himself in the legs which causes an infection inside his leg.
• In the Coach's challenge, Henderson and Bisping play tennis for $10,000. The fighters for the winning coach would win $1,500. Henderson defeats Bisping 6 games to 2.
• Michael Bisping announces the next fight: Ross Pearson vs Richie Whitson.
• Ross Pearson defeats Richie Whitson at 3:40 of the first round by submission with an arm bar.

Episode 8 - Negative Energy

• Jason Pierce reports that he has a staph
  Staphylococcus
  Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope they appear round , and form in grape-like clusters....
  
   infection in his already injured foot and ankle. He isn't sure if he can or will fight in his first round match.
• Dave Faulkner has a gag reflex that causes him to spit out his mouthpiece. Michael Bisping works with Faulkner in the ring to attempt to train him to keep the mouthpiece in his mouth.
• Dan Henderson announces the next match: Jason Dent vs Jeff Lawson.
• Dave Faulkner, Jeff Lawson, and Dean Amasinger hold a falls count anywhere wrestling match in the house.
• Dana White speaks with Jason Pierce and Dan Henderson. Pierce says that he is ready and able to fight, but acts like he doesn't want to. White says he isn't convinced that Pierce wants to fight.
• Jason Dent defeats Jeff Lawson by submission with an anaconda choke at 2:22 of the second round.
• White talks with Jason Pierce again. He won't let Pierce fight because of the fighter's demeanor and attitude.

Episode 9 - Battle Royale

• Dan Henderson informs Team US that Jason Pierce will not be fighting in the next match. Dana White calls in Frank Lester and Mark Miller and asks them if they would be willing to replace Pierce. Both are willing to do so.
• Mark Miller is not medically cleared to fight due to a broken nose. Dana White decides Frank Lester will return to the competition and fight David Faulkner even though he is missing four teeth.
• Henderson asks Michael Bisping about the teams swapping training times. Henderson says that teams are allowed to switch training times each week. An argument occurs between Bisping and Henderson. Bisping does not want to change to the early training time, but offers to have the Faulkner-Lester fight decide the issue. Henderson declines this challenge.
• When the teams line up for the fight announcement, Bisping squirts water in the face of Damarques Johnson. They argue and Johnson leaves angrily. Bisping realizes he has made a mistake and attempts to apologize.
• David Faulkner is still having gag reflex problems related to his mouthpiece. Faulkner goes to see a hypnotherapist to help with the situation.
• Frank Lester defeats Dave Faulkner after Dana White announces that the match will go to a third, sudden victory, round. However, Dave Faulkner is exhausted and refuses to fight another round.

Episode 10 - Smiling and Punching

• Dana White and the coaches talk to semi-finalists to see who they want to fight.
• White announces the semi-final matchups:
  • Nick Osipczak vs. DeMarques Johnson
  • Andre Winner vs. Cameron Dollar
  • Ross Pearson vs. Jason Dent
  • James Wilks vs. Frank Lester
• Dana White points out that Frank Lester is the only fighter in TUF history to lose their first match in the house, come back as a substitute and win.
• Richie Whitson overhears Jason Pierce talking with David Faulkner about how DeMarques Johnson trains. At a later training session, Dan Henderson approaches Pierce and asks if Pierce is talking to Team UK about Team US' training sessions. Pierce denies that he is talking to Team UK.
• DaMarques Johnson defeats Nick Osipczak by decision after three rounds.

Episode 11 - More Ups, Less Downs

• Cameron Dollar has sore ribs, resulting in training to be difficult and painful.
• Andre Winner defeats Cameron Dollar by triangle choke in the first round.
• During training, Ross Pearson's shoulder popped out of the socket. He had Michael Bisping yank on his arm to put it back in place.
• Ross Pearson defeats Jason Dent by decision after three rounds.
• Dana White presents the lightweight, all UK, finalists: Andre Winner vs Ross Pearson.

Episode 12 - All American Nightmare

• Dan Henderson visits the TUF house and has a BBQ meal with Team US.
• Frank Lester discusses with Dan Henderson, and later, James Wilks his attitude and demeanor toward this fight. He feels he is much calmer than in his first round match against Wilks.
• Michael Bisping visits the TUF house and has dinner with Team UK. Dean Amasinger cooks a chicken curry dinner for the team. After Bisping leaves, Andre Winner plays around spitting and throwing food at various Team UK members. Winner throws and hits Amasinger with a gob of chicken curry. Amasinger chases Winner outside and throws Winner into the swimming pool. As Winner starts climbing out of the pool Dave Faulker runs up and throws a bag of flour onto Winner. Everyone laughs it off as a good time.
• James Wilks defeats Frank Lester by technical knockout due to knees in the third round.
• The welterweight final is set: James Wilks vs DaMarques Johnson.
• Dana White
  Dana White
  Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
  
   says that even though Frank Lester lost to James Wilks
  James Wilks
  James Brett Wilks is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. Wilks currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in the welterweight division.-Biography:Wilks was born and raised in Leicestershire,...
  
   twice he is to him "The toughest son of a bitch I've ever met."

Finale

The finale was held on June 20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Lightweight bout: Andre Winner
  Andre Winner
  Andre Winner is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom, reaching the final. Winner is also a member of Team Rough House. He holds notable wins over Jeff Lawson, Rolando Delgado and Rafaello...
  
   vs Ross Pearson
  Ross Pearson
  Ross Pearson is an English professional mixed martial artist from Sunderland. He is the lightweight division winner of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom and is a member of Team Rough House.-Background:...
  
  

Pearson defeated Winner via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) to become the Season 9 Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.

• Welterweight bout:  United States DaMarques Johnson
  DaMarques Johnson
  DaMarques Johnson is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner up for the welterweights on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Background:...
  
   vs. James Wilks
  James Wilks
  James Brett Wilks is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. Wilks currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in the welterweight division.-Biography:Wilks was born and raised in Leicestershire,...
  
  

Wilks defeated Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:54 of round 1 to become the Season 9 Welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.

Lightweight Bracket

Welterweight Bracket

Legend

		Team United Kingdom
United States		Team United States
UD		Unanimous Decision
D		Decision
SD		Split Decision
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical)Knockout
FOR		Forfeit

External links

• The Ultimate Fighter website
• Official UFC website
• The Ultimate Fighter on SpikeTV