The Ultimate Fighter: Live

The Ultimate Fighter: Live
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz, and Urijah Faber
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network FX
Original release March 9 June 1, 2012
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil

The Ultimate Fighter: Live[1] (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 15) was the fifteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season marked the show's debut on the FX network, the debut of Jon Anik as the show's host,[2] and featured Lightweight fighters.

As part of the deal with FX, the show was revamped. Prior seasons of the show were filmed in six weeks, edited and aired several months after filming was completed. This season the show was being filmed over thirteen weeks and was being edited "the week of" before being broadcast. In addition this season was the first to feature live fights.[3]

The UFC and FX held open tryouts on December 5, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The casting call went out for Lightweight and Welterweight fighters.[4] Some of the fighters that showed up for the tryouts included UFC veteran Jamie Yager, WEC veteran Blas Avena, and Bellator veterans Rudy Bears, Zak Cummings, and Jacob McClintock, and K-1 kickboxer Kultar Gill.[5]

On December 6, 2011, it was announced that the coaches for the season would be Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber.[6] They were set to fight for the title, until Cruz's injury on May 7, 2012. The show debuted on March 9, 2012.

Cast

Coaches

     Team Cruz
[7]
     Team Faber
[8]

Fighters

Team Cruz
Team Faber
Fighters eliminated during the entry round

Episodes

Episode 1 (March 9, 2012)
Post Episode 1

The first episode earned a television rating consisting of 1.28 million viewers which was less than the 1.5 million viewers for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.[10] Following his win in the elimination round, Jeremy Larsen was medically suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) due to a cut on his head. His suspension is scheduled to last until April 9. However, Keith Kizer, the NSAC Executive Director, said the NSAC and its doctors will evaluate Larsen each week to determine if Larsen can be medically cleared sooner.[11] Other medical suspensions from the elimination round fights include Jeff Smith (Arachnoid cyst), James Krause (possible ankle injury), Cody Pfister (cut to right eye), Austin Lyons (due to knock out) and Erin Beach (due to technical knock out and cut on lower lip).[12]

Episode 2: "Embrace the War" (March 16, 2012)
Coach 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick 4th Pick 5th Pick 6th Pick 7th Pick 8th Pick
Cruz Justin Lawrence Sam Sicilia Myles Jury Mike Rio James Vick Vinc Pichel Chris Tickle Jeremy Larsen
Faber Al Iaquinta Cristiano Marcello Daron Cruickshank Joe Proctor Michael Chiesa John Cofer Andy Ogle Chris Saunders
Episode 3: "Old School vs. New School" (March 23, 2012)
Episode 4: "All the Pressure" (March 30, 2012)
Post Episode 4
Episode 5: "That Miserable Feeling" (April 6, 2012)
Episode 6: "Dog with no Bark" (April 13, 2012)
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12

Episode list

No. Title Viewers
(thousands)
Broadcast date Advancing fighter
1"Live Premiere"1,300[10]March 9, 2012N/A (Elimination rounds)
2"Embrace the War"1,100[14]March 16, 2012     James Vick
3"Old School vs. New School"1,200[15]March 23, 2012     Justin Lawrence
4"All the Pressure"1,100[16]March 30, 2012     Al Iaquinta
5"That Miserable Feeling"947[17]April 6, 2012     Michael Chiesa
6"Dog with no Bark"1,000[18]April 13, 2012     Joe Proctor
7"Weather the Storm"1,000[19]April 20, 2012     Vinc Pichel
8"The Lions Den"929[20]April 27, 2012     Chris Saunders
9"Become That Hero"954[21]May 4, 2012     Andy Ogle
10"So Real, It's Unreal"948[22]May 11, 2012     James Vick &      Michael Chiesa
11"Like a Spartan"821[23]May 18, 2012     Vinc Pichel &      Al Iaquinta
12"Reality Check"875[24]May 25, 2012     Michael Chiesa &      Al Iaquinta
13"Live Finale"TBAJune 1, 2012     Michael Chiesa

Tournament bracket

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finale
                           
           
      Joe Proctor  SUB
      Chris Tickle  1  
      Joe Proctor  UD
        James Vick  2  
      Daron Cruickshank  KO
      James Vick  1  
      James Vick  TKO
        Michael Chiesa  2  
      Michael Chiesa  UD
      Jeremy Larsen  2  
      Michael Chiesa  TKO
        Justin Lawrence  3  
      Cristiano Marcello  KO
      Justin Lawrence  2  
      Michael Chiesa  SUB
        Al Iaquinta  1
      Chris Saunders  SD
      Sam Sicilia  2  
      Chris Saunders  MD
        Vinc Pichel  2  
      John Cofer  SUB
      Vinc Pichel  3  
      Vinc Pichel  UD
        Al Iaquinta  2  
      Al Iaquinta  SD
      Myles Jury  3  
      Al Iaquinta  TKO
        Andy Ogle  1  
      Andy Ogle  SUB
      Mike Rio  2  
Legend
  Team Cruz
  Team Faber
UD
  Unanimous Decision
MD
  Majority Decision
SD
  Split Decision
SUB
  Submission
(T) KO
  (Technical) Knockout

Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses. Fans chose the winners of the season bonuses.[25]

The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 1, 2012
Venue Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 1,628[26]
Total gate $195,250[26]
Event chronology

UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall

The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on June 1, 2012 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.[27]

Background

Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter: Live – Team Cruz vs Team Faber in the Lightweight division.

A rematch between Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson for the first round of the tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion was initially reported for this event.[28] However, it was rescheduled for UFC on FX 3.[29]

Byron Bloodworth was scheduled to face John Albert at the event. However, Bloodworth was forced out of the bout and replaced by promotional newcomer Erik Perez.[30]

Results

Main card (FX)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Martin Kampmann def. Jake Ellenberger TKO (knees) 2 1:40
Lightweight Michael Chiesa def. Al Iaquinta Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:47 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Charles Oliveira def. Jonathan Brookins Submission (anaconda choke) 2 2:42
Featherweight Max Holloway def. Pat Schilling Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Justin Lawrence def. John Cofer KO (head kick) 3 0:19
Preliminary card (Fuel TV)
Lightweight Daron Cruickshank def. Chris Tickle Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Myles Jury def. Chris Saunders Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:03 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Sam Sicilia def. Cristiano Marcello KO (punches) 2 2:53
Lightweight Joe Proctor def. Jeremy Larsen KO (knee and punches) 1 1:59 [lower-alpha 4]
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Bantamweight Erik Perez def. John Albert Submission (armbar) 1 4:18 [lower-alpha 5]
  1. TUF: Live Lightweight Tournament final
  2. Tickle was docked 1 point in round 1 due to an illegal upkick.
  3. This bout aired on the FX broadcast after the Ellenberger vs Kampmann fight.
  4. This bout aired on the FX broadcast after the Jury vs Saunders fight.
  5. This bout aired on the Fuel TV broadcast after Jury vs Saunders fight.

Bonuses

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[31]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[32]

^Although not reflected in the NSAC paperwork, both Perez and Albert received win bonuses

See also

References

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