The Ultimate Fighter season 17 wonder kid Uriah Hall was the odds favorite to defeat his Team Sonnen teammate Kelvin Gastelum at the TUF 17 Finale earlier this month to become the next Ultimate Fighter. Hall went the distance with his teammate but the split decision nod went to Gastelum. Read More »
Middleweights Uriah Hall and Kelvin Gastelum will square off this evening for the title of "Ultimate Fighter" and a six-figure contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The two Team Sonnen finalists of The Ultimate Fighter season 17 had impressive showings on the UFC reality show on FX and tonight will get the chance to prove they belong in the big leagues. Read More »
Uriah Hall and Kelvin Gastelum set to meet in the series finale This Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter Finale card revealed Las Vegas, Nevada – And then there were two. The Ultimate Fighter® returned to FX on Tuesday night, with the final episode of ... Read More »
The Ultimate Fighter 17 finalist Uriah Hall will face his Team Sonnen teammate Kelvin Gastelum Saturday at the TUF 17 Finale in Las Vegas. The winner will receive a six-figure contract with the UFC. Now, in this Fightland profile, get to know the talented Jamaican native as he describes how he began learning martial arts by playing Tekken, eventually coming to the U.S. and finding his way to the Tiger Schulmann Academy. Hall also talks about the mental game of MMA and the influence Chael Sonnen had on him as a coach on the UFC reality TV show. Read More »
With the conclusion of one of the most exciting seasons of TUF in the history of the franchise in the books, the promotion has released the final bouts for the 12-fight card. With losses in tonight's episode, semifinalist Josh Samman (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is set to face Kevin Casey (5-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), while Dylan Andrews (15-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Jimmy Quinlan (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Read More »
We are down to the semifinals for The Ultimate Fighter 17. This is the last official episode of the season with the TUF 17 Finale taking place this Saturday in Las Vegas. Read More »
Final four set as Uriah Hall and Josh Samman move on in the competition, joining Kelvin Gastelum and Dylan Andrews Series concludes next Tuesday on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® semi-finals are set. The reality series ... Read More »
We move on to the final two quarterfinal match-ups for The Ultimate Fighter season 17. Tonight's match-ups include Josh Samman vs. Jimmy Quinlan and Uriah Hall vs. Bubba McDaniel. Read More »
Kelvin Gastelum and Dylan Andrews reach the final four Series continues next Tuesday on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® returned to FX on Tuesday night with the 10th episode of the season – The Quarterfinals Begin. Four ... Read More »
Following Bubba McDaniel's win over Kevin Casey on episode 9, TUF 17 viewers will recall the quarterfinal round match-ups were announced as: Collin Hart vs. Kelvin Gastelum, Dylan Andrews vs. Luke Barnatt, Josh Samman vs. Jimmy Quinlan, Uriah Hall vs. Bubba McDaniel. Read More »
Team Jones and Team Sonnen tied after preliminary fights as Bubba McDaniel wins Wild Card bout Series continues next Tuesday on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® returned to FX on Tuesday night with the ninth episode ... Read More »
By default the last preliminary match-up which takes place tonight will be Zak Cummings (15-3), 28, Kansas City, Mo. of Team Sonnen vs. Dylan Andrews (16-4-1), 32, Gold Coast, AUS of Team Jones. This episode also features the coach’s challenge and the wildcard announcement. Read More »
Team Sonnen Continues to Dominate, Taking 4-2 Lead Series continues next Tuesday on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® returned to FX on Tuesday night with the seventh episode of the season – “His Fist on My ... Read More »
Following Josh Samman's first round TKO win over Tor Troeng in episode 6, Coach Jon Jones selected his No. 1 pick Clint Hester to take on Jimmy Quinlan of Team Sonnen. Read More »
Team Jones regains control with TKO win Series continues next Tuesday on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® returned to FX on Tuesday night with the sixth episode of the season – “Path to Greatness”. In the ... Read More »
"Ultimate Fighter" fans will recall following Kelvin Gastelum's (Team Sonnen) Rear-Naked Choke submission of Bubba McDaniel (Team Jones) on episode 5, Coach Chael Sonnen picked his fighter, Tor Troeng (15-4-1) to take on Josh Samman (9-2) of Team Jones in the next round. Read More »
The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 episode 6 premieres tonight on FX at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. Tonight's episode features Team Sonnen's Tor Troeng going up against Josh Samman of Team Jones. And knockout artist Uriah Hall doesn't seem to be making any new friends as he gets a little rough in training. Here's a sneak preview. Read More »
Jon Jones got to pick the next fight following Collin Hart's decision win over Kevin Casey in episode 3. Jones picked one of his Jackson MMA teammates, Bubba McDaniel, to fight Kelvin Gastelum of Team Sonnen. Read More »
The Ultimte Fighter Season 17 episode 4 premiered tonight on FX and featured "King" Kevin Casey (5-2) of Team Sonnen taking on Collin Hart (4-1-1) of Team Jones. Read More »
Team Sonnen moves ahead 2-0 with massive TKO win by Uriah Hall Series continues next Tuesday on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT Las Vegas, Nevada –The Ultimate Fighter® returned Tuesday night on FX with the third episode of the season – “Embrace ... Read More »
As a reminder Team Sonnen scored the first victory on the last episode and they picked Uriah Hall to fight Adam Cella next. The episode opens with Cella and Hall talking and Cella says to Hall they may end up having the most exciting fight of the season because they both like to stand. Read More »
With Coach Chael Sonnen getting the privilege of picking the first fighter for his team in episode 1, Jones got the privilege of being able to pick the first fight. To represent his team, Jones selects 30-year-old Gilbert Smith (5-1) of Colorado Springs, Colo. to take on 24-year-old Luke Barnatt (5-0) of Cambridge, England. It's a bit of an odd match-up and weird pick from Coach Jones because of the significant height advantage the 6-foot-4-inch Barnatt has over the 5-foot-9-inch Smith. Read More »
