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 and Rich 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. The UFC coaches for this season were welterweight and middleweight champions Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin. Season 1 coach and former UFC champion Randy 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 on November 5, 2005, and it set a ratings record for the UFC 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 coach

Fighters

:"Listed as originally assigned."

*Welterweights
**Team Hughes: Joe Stevenson, Luke Cummo, Josh Burkman, Jason Von Flue
**Team Franklin: Marcus Davis, Jorge Gurgel, Anthony Torres, Melvin Guillard
**Unassigned: Kenny Stevens
*Heavyweights
**Team Hughes: Mike Whitehead, Dan Christison, Rob MacDonald, Tom Murphy
**Team Franklin: Keith Jardine, Seth Petruzelli, Rashad Evans, Brad Imes
**Unassigned: Kerry Schall, Eli Joslin

Others

*Hosts: Dana White, Randy Couture
*Narrator: Mike Rowe

Results

Episode 1
*Matt Hughes and Rich 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 and Rich Franklin choose their teams.
*Team Hughes wins the welterweight challenge.
*Josh Burkman defeats Melvin Guillard by unanimous decision after three rounds. Episode 3
*Josh Burkman is forced to leave the competition after breaking his arm in the match with Melvin Guillard.
*Jason Von Flue joins the show to replace Burkman.
*Team Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge.
*Brad Imes defeats Rob MacDonald with a submission by triangle choke at 4:07 of the first round. Episode 4
*Team Franklin wins the welterweight challenge.
*Joe Stevenson defeats Marcus 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 defeats Jorge 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 over Dan Christison. Episode 8
*Team Hughes wins the welterweight "Randy Says" challenge after Von Flue and Anthony Torres fail to obey Randy 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 by Dana 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, and Rashad 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 defeats Keith Jardine by unanimous decision after three rounds. Episode 12
*Jason Von Flue is cleared by the doctors to fight.
*Joe Stevenson defeats Jason Von Flue at 4:46 of Round 1 with an armbar submission. Luke Cummo and Joe Stevenson will face each other in the final for the UFC contract.
*In the second heavyweight semi-final, Brad Imes defeats Seth 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 vs Kerry Schall
Jardine wins by TKO (leg kicks) at 3:28 of the second round. :Welterweight Bout: Melvin Guillard vs Marcus Davis
Guillard wins by TKO (cut) at 2:55 of the second round. :Welterweight Bout: Josh Burkman vs Sammy Morgan
Burkman wins by KO (slam) at 0:21 of the first round.
*Main card:Welterweight Bout: Kenny Florian vs Kit Cope
Florian wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 0:37 of the second round.:Welterweight Final: Joe Stevenson vs Luke Cummo
Stevenson wins by unanimous decision, winning the TUF championship in the Welterweight division.:Heavyweight Final: Rashad Evans vs Brad 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 vs Nick 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