The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller
The fourteenth season of the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter marks a significant shift in the program's history by focusing exclusively on the featherweight and bantamweight divisions. For the first time, these two weight classes take center stage as thirty-two prospects enter the competition. The participants are divided into teams and placed under the guidance of coaches Michael Bisping and Jason Mil
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The Ultimate Fighter is a reality series that produces new UFC talent through an intense elimination tournament.
- Contestants live and train together in a shared facility while competing against one another.
- Coaches are typically UFC champions or top-ranked contenders who provide instruction in diverse martial arts disciplines.
- The ultimate goal for all participants is to win the tournament and secure a six-figure contract with the UFC.
Season overview
The fourteenth season of the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter marks a significant shift in the program's history by focusing exclusively on the featherweight and bantamweight divisions. For the first time, these two weight classes take center stage as thirty-two prospects enter the competition. The participants are divided into teams and placed under the guidance of coaches Michael Bisping and Jason Miller. Throughout the season, these aspiring mixed martial artists live and train together while navigating an intense elimination tournament structure. The primary objective for every competitor is to secure a professional contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The series continues its established format of combining athletic training in various disciplines, such as boxing, wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu, karate, judo, and kickboxing, with the interpersonal dynamics of contestants living in a shared environment. As the tournament progresses, the fighters must demonstrate their skills in the cage to survive the elimination process. The season culminates in a final series of bouts to determine which athletes will earn their place as the next generation of UFC stars, following the show's long-standing tradition of identifying and developing talent for the professional fighting circuit.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
Scrappers
Sep 21, 2011 · 60 min
Dana White welcomed the 32 fighters, consisting of 16 featherweights and 16 bantamweights, to the show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He introduced them to
I Against I
Sep 28, 2011 · 60 min
Bisping and Miller make their official team picks. Miller then makes the first fight, an underdog match that will feature his fighter Bryan Caraway against Marcus Brimage.
Death Leprechauns
Oct 5, 2011 · 60 min
Bisping gets Mayhem back after his tire prank in the dressing room by jacking the tires on Mayhem's car. Tempers flare during a Team Bisping sparring session, especially between D
Get the 'F' Up
Oct 12, 2011 · 60 min
Bisping doesn't show up for the featherweight fight announcement and his team wonders where he has been. The featherweight matchup was announced: Dennis Bermudez vs. Stephan Bass.
Swagger Jacker
Oct 19, 2011 · 60 min
After the previous fight, Diego Brandao calls out Steven Siler, wanting to fight him next. Miller devises a plan to throw off Team Bisping by postponing the predetermined matches
Thrown to the Lions
Oct 26, 2011 · 60 min
Two fights highlight this one, including a finish that shocks Dana White!
Draft Dodger
Nov 2, 2011 · 60 min
Roland Delorme's foot injury leaves him questioning his future fighting on the show. Former Brazilian muay thai champion Rafael Cordeiro of Chute Boxe Academy guest coaches during
Don't Do This at Home
Nov 9, 2011 · 60 min
Louis Gaudinot breaks down the separation going on in the house breaking it down into three groups: Louis, Dodson, Ferguson, Diego, Marcus, and Akira all hang out with each other;
Get Me to the Finals
Nov 16, 2011 · 60 min
Dustin Pague acts like a good samaritan when he tells the van driver to stop so he can give a homeless man on the street a food care package. When Mayhem stops by the house for th
It's About to Go Down
Nov 30, 2011 · 60 min
The last two semifinal fights take place (Bantamweights): Johnny Bedford vs. John Dodson, and (Featherweights): Bryan Caraway vs. Diego Brandao.
Finale
Dec 3, 2011 · 60 min
The Season 15 champion is crowned as Michael Chiesa faces Al Iaquinta in an all Team Faber finale in Las Vegas. Also: Jake Ellenberger vs Martin Kampmann in a welterweight bout. Al