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The Ultimate Fighter

Season 17 Episode 1: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - Enter the Octagon

31 Seasons Jan 22, 2013 TV-14 1h 7.8

Season 17 begins with 14 winners of middleweight mixed martial arts preliminary bouts meeting coaches Jon "Bones" Jones and Chael Sonnen in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White announces the first elimination fight. (2 hour show with a special 8 pm start time)

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Season 17 Episodes:

Episode 1 Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - Enter the Octagon

1. Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - Enter the Octagon

Aired: Jan 22, 2013

Season 17 begins with 14 winners of middleweight mixed martial arts prelimina...

Episode 2 Ambush

Aired: Jan 29, 2013

Gilbert Smith faces Luke Barnatt in the first preliminary fight after the 14 ...

Episode 3 Embrace the Suffering

3. Embrace the Suffering

Aired: Feb 5, 2013

Before the second preliminary bout, Coach Jones bonds with his squad on a vis...

Episode 4 Sign of Disrespect

4. Sign of Disrespect

Aired: Feb 12, 2013

Before the third preliminary fight, the teams face off in a spontaneous rap b...

Episode 5 The Reflection of Perfection

5. The Reflection of Perfection

Aired: Feb 19, 2013

Actor Mickey Rourke visits Team Sonnen to share insights from his days as a b...

Episode 6 Path to Greatness

6. Path to Greatness

Aired: Feb 26, 2013

A fighter's attitude ignites a blowup at the house, causing a major rift in T...

Episode 7 His Fist on My Face

7. His Fist on My Face

Aired: Mar 5, 2013

The sixth preliminary fight is preceded by a fighter cutting loose and anothe...

Episode 8 Bag of Tools

8. Bag of Tools

Aired: Mar 12, 2013

After two fighters face off in the last preliminary fight, the coaches decide...

Episode 9 The Wild Card

9. The Wild Card

Aired: Mar 19, 2013

Two preliminary losers face off in the wild-card match; the teams unite for a...

Episode 10 The Quarterfinals Begin

10. The Quarterfinals Begin

Aired: Mar 26, 2013

Kelvin Gastelum gets a surprise visit from UFC champ Ronda Rousey, as he prep...

Episode 11 Vicious

Aired: Apr 2, 2013

Quarterfinals conclude with Josh Samman squaring off against Jimmy Quinlan an...

Episode 12 The Semis

Aired: Apr 9, 2013

The final four fighters along with both coaches visit the Harley Davidson Mot...

Episode 13 Finale

Aired: Apr 13, 2013

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Main Cast

Jon Jones Head Coach

Chael Sonnen Head Coach

Appearances

Creators

Dana White Creator

Frank Fertitta III

Frank Fertitta III Creator

Info about The Ultimate Fighter

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: FX

Production Countries: United States, Brazil

Genres:Reality-TV, Sport, Action

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