Episode 1
Team Alvarez vs Team Gaethje: A New World Champion
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Where to watch The Ultimate Fighter
TV series
The Ultimate Fighter
2005NR34 seasons6.5 / 10
The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.
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Synopsis
The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.
Season 26 episodes
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Episode 4
The Truth in Me
1h
Two top-seeded teammates discuss the possibility of having to face each other later in the tournament; a fighter shares the story of her lifelong battle with addiction; and a heavily-favored veteran takes on an underdog in the fourth preliminary fight.
Where to watch The Ultimate FighterEpisode 5
Feelings Mean Nothing
1h
After losing in the Octagon, one fighter skips training, causing a rift between her and her coach; two more flyweights face off in the fifth preliminary fight. Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje serve as coaches.
Where to watch The Ultimate FighterEpisode 6
Predator
1h
Eddie Alvarez pulls out all the stops to give his team a competitive advantage; a fighter struggles with an old injury; and one of the most accomplished fighters in the tournament takes on a young rising star in the sixth preliminary fight.
Where to watch The Ultimate FighterEpisode 7
Enjoy The Moment
1h
Following a dominant win by No. 2 seed Barb Honchak to eliminate No. 15 seed Gillian Robertson, there are only two fights remaining in the opening round of the tournament to determine the first ever women’s flyweight champion in the UFC. This week, Team Alvarez sends Hungarian striker Melinda Fabian, the No. 7 overall seed, against Team Gaethje’s Rachael Ostovich-Berdon, who enters the tournament as the No. 10 seed. Fabian has been relatively quiet all season long, but she came under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons a week ago after suffering a hamstring injury that threatened to knock her out of the competition. Injuries on The Ultimate Fighter are commonplace, much like anywhere else in mixed martial arts, but Fabian joined Emily Whitmire as the fighters who have suffered through ailments with a shortened timeline until they must determine whether they can compete or drop out of the competition.
Where to watch The Ultimate FighterEpisode 8
Sink or Swim
1h
After a tough loss she can't forget, Lauren Murphy is unhappy on Team Alvarez and resents Eddie on how he handled training leading up to her fight. Eddie and Justin compete in the coaches challenge.
Where to watch The Ultimate FighterEpisode information updated Jul 23, 2026
More about The Ultimate Fighter
Cast
Dana WhiteUFC President / Self
Matt HughesGuest Coach / Self
Quinton 'Rampage' JacksonHead Coach / Self
Matt SerraHead Coach
Chuck LiddellHead Coach / Self
Rich FranklinHead Coach / Self
Pete SellJiu Jitsu Coach
Gray MaynardSelfCredits
- Created by
- Dana White, Frank Fertitta III
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 447
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ESPNUnited States
SpikeUnited States
ESPN2United States
FXUnited States
FS1United States
ESPN+United States
Themes
mixed martial arts (mma)professional sportssports show
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