The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest was the seventh season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 (UFC) produced reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 series The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

, and premiered on April 2, 2008 on Spike TV

Spike TV

Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...

, after UFC Fight Night 13

UFC Fight Night 13

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 13 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2008 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was a lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 7 on...

. Unlike several other seasons which focused on two weight classes, season 7 featured only Middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

 fighters (171–185 lb).

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson

Quinton Jackson

Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...

 starred as a coach, opposite light heavyweight #1 contender Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....

, who coached the opposing team. The two fighters fought for the UFC light heavyweight title after the completion of the series at UFC 86

UFC 86

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada....

 at which time Griffin won becoming the new Light Heavyweight Champion.

In a change from previous seasons, season 7 began with 32 fighters arriving at the UFC training center instead of the usual 16. UFC president Dana White

Dana White

Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...

 told the fighters that over the previous six seasons, he had become fed up with contestants not training and competing as hard as they could, or complaining about various issues on the show. His solution was for the fighters to earn their way into the house by winning a fight before the show even started. The first two episodes were a compilation of the entry fights.

Coaches

• Team Rampage
  • Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
    Quinton Jackson
    Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...
    
    , head coach
  • Zach Light
    Zach Light
    Zach Light is an American mixed martial artist, who fights at Welterweight. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting, bodogFight and Strikeforce.-Biography:...
    
    , assistant coach, Wrestling
  • Juanito Ibarra
    Juanito Ibarra
    Juanito Ibarra is a Mexican-American boxing and mixed martial arts trainer, predominantly known for his work with champions in boxing and MMA such as Oscar de la Hoya and until 2008 Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Ibarra and Jackson parted ways after his loss at UFC 86.Ibarra was ranked #469 on the...
    
    , assistant coach, Boxing

• Team Forrest
  • Forrest Griffin
    Forrest Griffin
    Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
    
    , head coach
  • Cameron Diffley
    Cameron Diffley
    Cameron Diffley is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Ricardo Pires. He received his black belt after training for only 5 years. Diffley was the jiu-jitsu coach for Forrest Griffin on The Ultimate Fighter TV show...
    
    , assistant coach, Jiu-Jitsu
  • Mark Beecher, assistant coach, Muay Thai
  • Gray Maynard
    Gray Maynard
    Bradley Gray Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has recorded one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, at 9 seconds against Joe Veres. He is the only fighter to hold a win over current...
    
    , assistant coach, Wrestling

Fighters

• Team Rampage
  • C.B. Dollaway
    C.B. Dollaway
    Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
    
    , Matthew Riddle
    Matthew Riddle
    Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7...
    
    , Patrick Schultz, Dan Cramer
    Dan Cramer
    Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
    
    , Gerald Harris, Mike Dolce, Jeremy May, Brandon Sene, Paul Bradley

• Team Forrest
  • Tim Credeur
    Tim Credeur
    Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
    
    , Amir Sadollah
    Amir Sadollah
    Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
    
    , Jesse Taylor
    Jesse Taylor
    Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
    
    , Matt Brown
    Matt Brown (fighter)
    Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
    
    , Cale Yarbrough
    Cale Yarbrough
    John Cale Yarbrough is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. Yarbrough is a competitor for the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions...
    
    , Dante Rivera
    Dante Rivera
    Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
    
    , Nick Klein, Luke Zachrich

• Fighters Eliminated in or before Entry Round:
  • David Baggett, Steve Byrnes, Erik Charles, John Clarke, Josh Hall, Mike Marrello, Prince McLean, Aaron Meisner, David Mewborn, Reggie Orr, Jeremiah Riggs
    Jeremiah Riggs
    Jeremiah Riggs is an American professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Riggs has made a name for himself mainly fighting in the Midwest, and his homestate of Mississippi...
    
    , David Roberts, Nick Rossborough, Dan Simmler, John Wood

Episodes

Episode 1 – No Posers

• Dana White
  Dana White
  Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
  
   introduces the coaches and tells the 32 fighters the reason there are so many for this season is because he is tired of "the posers who complain about the camera's bothering them or their girlfriend is mad at them." Dana tells them this season they will fight to earn the right.
• These four fights are shown in their entirety on the show:
  • Mike Dolce defeats Prince McLean by KO
    Ko
    Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand...
    
     at 1:21 in Round 1.
  • Cale Yarbrough
    Cale Yarbrough
    John Cale Yarbrough is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. Yarbrough is a competitor for the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions...
    
     defeats John Clarke by TKO
    TKO
    -In game, music and film:* Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game* "TKO" , an episode of Babylon 5* "T.K.O. ", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album* "TKO", a song from Le Tigre's This Island...
    
     at 4:02 in Round 1.
  • Amir Sadollah
    Amir Sadollah
    Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
    
     submits Steve Byrnes by armlock
    Armlock
    An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint and/or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyperflexes or hyperrotates the shoulder joint is referred to as a shoulder lock, and an armlock that hyperextends the elbow joint is called...
    
     at 2:22 in Round 2.
  • Jeremy May submits David Roberts by armlock
    Armlock
    An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint and/or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyperflexes or hyperrotates the shoulder joint is referred to as a shoulder lock, and an armlock that hyperextends the elbow joint is called...
    
     at 1:17 in Round 1.
• These four fights are shown by highlights and the end result of the fight only:
  • C.B. Dollaway
    C.B. Dollaway
    Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
    
     defeats David Baggett by TKO
    TKO
    -In game, music and film:* Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game* "TKO" , an episode of Babylon 5* "T.K.O. ", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album* "TKO", a song from Le Tigre's This Island...
    
     at 1:29 in Round 1.
  • Dante Rivera
    Dante Rivera
    Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
    
     submits John Wood by kimura at 0:58 in Round 1.
  • Nick Klein submits David Mewborn by arm triangle choke
    Arm triangle choke
    Arm triangle choke, side choke, or head and arm choke are generic terms describing blood chokeholds in which the opponent is strangled in between his or her own shoulder and the practitioner's arm. This is as opposed to the regular triangle choke, which denotes a chokehold using the legs, albeit...
    
     at 3:39 in Round 1.
  • Paul Bradley defeats Reggie Orr by decision after 2 Rounds.

Episode 2 – No Losers Here

• These five fights are shown in their entirety on the show:
  • Matthew Riddle
    Matthew Riddle
    Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7...
    
     defeats Dan Simmler by KO
    Ko
    Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand...
    
     at :09 in Round 2. Simmler's jaw was broken and he was taken away in an ambulance.
  • Luke Zachrich submits Patrick Schultz by rear naked choke
    Rear naked choke
    The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
    
     at 2:29 in Round 1.
  • Tim Credeur
    Tim Credeur
    Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
    
     submits Erik Charles by armbar at 1:00 in Round 1.
  • Jesse Taylor
    Jesse Taylor
    Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
    
     submits Nick Rossborough by rear naked choke
    Rear naked choke
    The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
    
     at 1:50 in Round 1.
  • Matt Brown
    Matt Brown (fighter)
    Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
    
     defeats Josh Hall by TKO
    TKO
    -In game, music and film:* Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game* "TKO" , an episode of Babylon 5* "T.K.O. ", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album* "TKO", a song from Le Tigre's This Island...
    
     at 4:57 in Round 1.
• These three fights are shown by highlights and the end result of the fight only:
  • Brandon Sene submits Aaron Meisner by rear naked choke
    Rear naked choke
    The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
    
     at 3:29 in Round 2.
  • Gerald Harris defeats Mike Marrello by unanimous decision after 2 Rounds.
  • Dan Cramer
    Dan Cramer
    Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
    
     defeats Jeremiah Riggs
    Jeremiah Riggs
    Jeremiah Riggs is an American professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Riggs has made a name for himself mainly fighting in the Midwest, and his homestate of Mississippi...
    
     by unanimous decision after 2 Rounds.

Episode 3 – The Heebie-Jeebies

• The teams are picked. Rampage Jackson wins the coin toss and chooses to pick the first fighter, giving Forrest Griffin
  Forrest Griffin
  Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
  
   the first fight selection.
• Rampage picks C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   first; Forrest picks Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
  .
• Paul Bradley is removed from the house because of a contagious skin condition. Patrick Schultz is brought back as his replacement.
• Team Forrest selects Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   to fight Mike Dolce.
• Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   submits Mike Dolce by Rear Naked Choke
  Rear naked choke
  The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
  
   at 1:47 of Round 2.
• Team Forrest retains control of the fight selections.

Episode 4 – Everything to Lose

• Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
  
   shows disrespect towards Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7...
  
  , saying that he'll go into retirement if Riddle beats him in a fight.
• Team Forrest selects Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
   to fight Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7...
  
  .
• Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
  
   continues to ridicule Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7...
  
   at the house, claiming he has been in his head since they met. Rivera keeps insisting Riddle to bet him $500 that Riddle won't make it out of the first round.
• Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
   submits Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7...
  
   by armbar at 4:06 of Round 2.
• Team Forrest retains control of the fight selections.

Episode 5 – Chewbacle

• Rampage brings in Michael Bisping
  Michael Bisping
  Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...
  
   as a guest trainer for his team.
• At the house, Jeremy May pours lime juice in Matt Brown
  Matt Brown (fighter)
  Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
  
  's tobacco, and Brown becomes angry and wants to fight him.
• Team Forrest selects Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
  
   to fight Brandon Sene
• Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
  
   defeats Brandon Sene by decision after 3 Rounds.
• After the fight, Rampage loses his temper because him and Dana White thought that Sene should've won the fight for doing more damage than Rivera.
• Team Forrest retains control of the fight selections, choosing Matt Brown
  Matt Brown (fighter)
  Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
  
   to fight Jeremy May in the next episode.

Episode 6 – Piece of Meat

• Matt Brown
  Matt Brown (fighter)
  Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
  
   defeats Jeremy May by KO
  Ko
  Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand...
  
   at 3:35 of Round 1. Dana calls it one of the coolest knockouts he had seen in the history of TUF. Members of both teams wanted Matt Brown
  Matt Brown (fighter)
  Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
  
   to win due to May's behavior in the house.
• Team Forrest selects Luke Zachrich to fight Dan Cramer
  Dan Cramer
  Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
  
  .
• Forrest's method of letting his members decide who will fight by flipping a coin frustrates Rampage.
• Dan Cramer
  Dan Cramer
  Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
  
   defeats Luke Zachrich by TKO
  TKO
  -In game, music and film:* Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game* "TKO" , an episode of Babylon 5* "T.K.O. ", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album* "TKO", a song from Le Tigre's This Island...
  
   at 1:49 of Round 2.
• Team Rampage gains control of the fight selections.

Episode 7 – Under the Radar

• Team Rampage picks Gerald Harris to fight Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
  .
• Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
   defeats Gerald Harris by TKO
  TKO
  -In game, music and film:* Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game* "TKO" , an episode of Babylon 5* "T.K.O. ", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album* "TKO", a song from Le Tigre's This Island...
  
   at 2:36 of Round 2.
• Team Forrest regains control of the fight picks for the final two fights.
• Team Forrest picks Cale Yarbrough
  Cale Yarbrough
  John Cale Yarbrough is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. Yarbrough is a competitor for the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions...
  
   to fight Patrick Schultz. This leaves Nick Klein to fight C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
  .
• Cale Yarbrough
  Cale Yarbrough
  John Cale Yarbrough is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. Yarbrough is a competitor for the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions...
  
   defeats Patrick Schultz by majority decision after 2 Rounds. There was controversy over the decision including demands from Rampage Jackson that the fight should go to a 3rd round. This leads to a verbal argument between the coaches ending with Rampage saying he would bet his purse that his fight with Forrest would not go to decision.

Episode 8 – Mean and Nasty

• Forrest Griffin
  Forrest Griffin
  Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
  
   donkeykongs a door after Rampage Jackson says he would bet his purse that his fight with Forrest wouldn't go to a decision.
• C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   submits Nick Klein by guillotine choke
  Guillotine choke
  The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
  
   at 2:41 in the 2nd round of the final preliminary match.
• Cale Yarbrough
  Cale Yarbrough
  John Cale Yarbrough is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. Yarbrough is a competitor for the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions...
  
   rubs C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   and Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Riddle
  Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7...
  
   the wrong way by making fun of them because they had the same sunglasses
• After the coaches meet with him, Dana reveals the quarterfinal matchups. They are:
  • Jesse Taylor
    Jesse Taylor
    Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
    
     (Team Forrest) vs. Dante Rivera
    Dante Rivera
    Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
    
     (Team Forrest)
  • Amir Sadollah
    Amir Sadollah
    Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
    
     (Team Forrest) vs. Matt Brown
    Matt Brown (fighter)
    Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
    
     (Team Forrest)
  • Dan Cramer
    Dan Cramer
    Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
    
     (Team Rampage) vs. Tim Credeur
    Tim Credeur
    Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
    
     (Team Forrest)
  • C.B. Dollaway
    C.B. Dollaway
    Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
    
     (Team Rampage) vs. Cale Yarbrough
    Cale Yarbrough
    John Cale Yarbrough is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. Yarbrough is a competitor for the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions...
    
     (Team Forrest)

Episode 9 – Throwing Bombs

• After flipping a coin, it is decided that Forrest will corner both Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   and Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
  , meaning that Team Forrest fighters Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
  
   and Matt Brown
  Matt Brown (fighter)
  Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
  
   will be cornered by Team Rampage.
• Other fighters in the house wonder why Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   can eat so unhealthy and drink alcohol so much, and still be more in shape and physically fit than them.
• Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   defeats Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera
  Dante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
  
   by unanimous decision after 2 Rounds.
• Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
   submits Matt Brown
  Matt Brown (fighter)
  Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
  
   by triangle choke
  Triangle choke
  A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
  
   at 4:09 in Round 2.

Episode 10 – Losers Go Home

• Jeremy May causes more problems for himself by first challenging Matt Brown
  Matt Brown (fighter)
  Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
  
   to a rematch right after his loss. Then he makes insulting and anti-Semitic comments to Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   (who is part Jewish) in an attempt to goad Taylor into hitting him, which would result in Taylor being forced off the show and out of the tournament.
• Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
   submits Dan Cramer
  Dan Cramer
  Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
  
   with a heel hook
  Heel hook
  Heel hook may refer to:* Heel hook, in grappling* A climbing technique...
  
   at 2:10 in Round 1.
• The coaches take both teams out one night to Pole Position Raceway
  Pole Position Raceway
  Pole Position Raceway is a chain of indoor karting facilities located in the United States. According to their website, the company plans to operate dozens of future locations "within the next decade"...
  
   to race go-kart
  Go-kart
  thumb|A [[Kart racing|racing kart]] at the [[Commission Internationale de Karting|CIK-FIA]] European Championship 2008A go-kart is a small four-wheeled vehicle...
  
  s because they have been working so hard and deserved a break.
• When the fighters return from racing go-karts, they begin to drink, and in turn, destroy the house.
• C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   defeats Cale Yarbrough
  Cale Yarbrough
  John Cale Yarbrough is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. Yarbrough is a competitor for the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions...
  
   by TKO
  TKO
  -In game, music and film:* Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game* "TKO" , an episode of Babylon 5* "T.K.O. ", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album* "TKO", a song from Le Tigre's This Island...
  
   (strikes) at 2:43 in Round 1.
• Rampage Jackson is late to the meeting to decide the semifinal matchups, so Forrest Griffin
  Forrest Griffin
  Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
  
   and Dana White
  Dana White
  Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
  
   interview the fighters. Dana's choices are the exact opposite of what Forrest wants for his fighters. Forrest is upset about matchups since he was "brown-nosing" Dana all season and especially since was on time for the meeting, and Rampage was not.
• Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
   will fight Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   in the first semifinal match.
• C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   will fight Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
   in the second semifinal match.

Episode 11 – Coco is King

• The Coach's Challenge is held between Forrest and Rampage. They play "Ultimate Fighter" Horse for $10,000.
• The winning coach's fighters were originally to win $1,000 each. Dana challenges Rampage to make a three-point shot to double the fighter's payouts. Rampage, who claims to be very bad at basketball, makes the three-point shot. As a result, the winning coach's fighters will each receive $2,000.
• Forrest, who played basketball in high school, shoots the ball "like Larry Bird in his prime", according to Gerald Harris. He wins the challenge, finishing with a one-handed slam dunk that Rampage says he won't even attempt.
• Later that night, the fighters engage in drinking again, and Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   gets very drunk and urinates his pants, on purpose, inside of the house. Then he runs around the house and yells at everyone telling them what he just did. He then tries to hold himself underwater, partially drowning himself, in the hot tub because he doesn't want to get out.
• Semifinal matches will be three five-minute rounds, as opposed to two five-minute rounds (with a third tie breaker if needed) in the previous matches of the season.
• Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   defeats Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
   by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) after 3 Rounds.

Episode 12 – First Time Ever

• Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
   submits C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   in the second semifinal bout by armbar at 2:50 in the third round, putting Sadollah in the final match of the tournament.
• Following the taping of the show, Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   and four other cast mates stay in Las Vegas an extra night. Dana is given security footage from the Palace Station Casino
  Station Casinos
  Station Casinos Inc. is a gaming company based in the Las Vegas suburb of Summerlin, Nevada, founded by Frank Fertitta Jr.Station Casinos along with Boyd Gaming, Cannery Casino Resorts, American Casino & Entertainment Properties, and Herbst Gaming, dominate the Locals market in Las Vegas.The...
  
   showing Taylor kicking out a limousine window. Dana is also told that Taylor went into the hotel bar and "terrorized" women there. When approached by security, Taylor became belligerent and was yelling that he was a UFC fighter.
• Dana calls Forrest and Rampage to the training center to show them the video footage and explain the situation. Then Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
   is called in and told that he will be removed from the fight in the finale. Dana calls into question Taylor's maturity and worries about how he would act if he really were a UFC fighter. He advises Taylor to return home and "get your f***ing life together, f***ing call me in a few months."
• C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   and Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
   are flown back to Las Vegas and arrive back at the training center, where they are told about the situation with Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Taylor
  Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
  
  . They are invited to fight each other for the chance to replace Taylor in the finale to fight against Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
  . They agree and are given 3 weeks to prepare.
• C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
   defeats Tim Credeur
  Tim Credeur
  Timothy Wallace Credeur II is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and was defeated by fellow cast member Jesse Taylor in the semi-finals. He was then brought back into the competition following the disqualification of Taylor. He fought C.B...
  
   by unanimous decision after 3 Rounds to move onto the finals and a rematch against Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
  .

Finale

• Middleweight bout:  United States Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah
  Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
  
   vs.  United States C.B. Dollaway
  C.B. Dollaway
  Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
  
  

Sadollah defeated Dollaway by Armbar at 3:02 of the first round. Becomes The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 Middleweight winner.

Middleweight Bracket

• Patrick Schultz replaced Paul Bradley who was removed from the house because of a contagious skin condition.
• C.B. Dollaway won a fight against Tim Credeur to replace Jesse Taylor after Jesse was removed from the finale.
• Team Forrest in Brown
• Team Rampage in Blue

External links

• The Ultimate Fighter website
• Official UFC website