Ultimate Fighter Finale
I know no one I know watches the show, but as I had mentioned previously, the reality show "The Ultimate Fighter" is a godsend to mixed martial arts fans.
The first season's finale was shown live on SpikeTV on April 9th, 2005. It featured three televised fights. Two of the fights are between four of the participants of the show (in different weight classes) vying for a contract in the UFC. The other fight was between Ken Shamrock and Rich Franklin.
I mention the finale here mainly because it contains one of the best MMA slug-fests I have ever seen. If you are even mildly curious / interested, I recommend hunting down a rebroadcast of the event and taping/TiVoing it (too much filler to watch it live). The middle fight between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar is really the main one worth watching (non-MMA people will more than likely be severely bored with the first and third fights). The second fight, however, may be the best in UFC history. In addition, after the fight both competitors acted with nothing but class, showing a great deal of respect to their opponent.
The whole event had to be a dream come true for the owners of the UFC. With such a great showing in its first live (non pay per view) broadcast, I think the UFC's marketability will go nowhere but up.
April 10th, 2005 at 7:39 pm
I thought this was only on PPV. I have added it to my TiVo schedule.
April 18th, 2005 at 11:04 pm
Wow, I just finiehed watching this. The second fight was incredible. I thought it was a draw myself. Those guys fought their hearts out. I am a UFC fan now.
June 11th, 2010 at 12:06 am
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