The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | Spike TV |
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest is the seventh season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, premiered on April 2, 2008 on Spike TV, after UFC Fight Night 13. This season features only Middleweight fighters (171-185 lb).[1]
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson stars as a coach, opposite of Light heavyweight #1 contender Forrest Griffin, who coaches the opposing team. Both fighters are scheduled to fight for the UFC light heavyweight title after the completion of the series.
In a change from previous seasons, there are 32 fighters in the tournament, with the winners of the first round remaining on the show to train with a coach and stay at the house in Las Vegas. The first two episodes concentrated on the first round of the tournament.
Cast
Coaches
- Team Rampage
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, head coach
- Zack Light, assistant coach
- Juanito Ibarra, assistant coach
- Team Forrest
- Forrest Griffin, head coach
- Cameron Diffley, assistant coach
- Mark Beecher, assistant coach
- Gray Maynard, assistant coach
Fighters
On a Team
| TEAM RAMPAGE | TEAM FORREST |
| C.B. Dollaway | Tim Credeur |
| Matthew Riddle | Amir Sadollah |
| Dan Cramer | Jesse Taylor |
| Gerald Harris | Matt Brown |
| Mike Dolce | Cale Yarborough |
| Jeremy May | Dante Rivera |
| Brandon Sene | Nick Klein |
| Patrick Schultz | Luke Zachrich |
- Eliminated in First Round: David Baggett, Steve Byrnes, Erik Charles, John Clarke, Josh Hall, Mike Marrello, Prince McLean, Aaron Meisner, David Mewborn, Reggie Orr, Jeremiah Riggs, David Roberts, Nick Rossborough, Dan Simmler, John Wood.
Others
- Host: Dana White
- Narrator: Mike Rowe
Episodes
- Episode 1 - No Poseurs
- Dana White introduces the coaches. All 32 fighters learn they have to fight to land a spot in the house.
- Mike Dolce defeats Prince McLean by KO
- Cale Yarbrough defeats John Clarke by TKO
- Amir Sadollah defeats Steve Byrnes by armlock
- C.B. Dollaway defeats David Baggett by TKO
- Dante Rivera defeats John Wood by kimura
- Nick Klein defeats David Mewborn by arm triangle choke
- Paul Bradley defeats Reggie Orr by decision
- Jeremy May defeats David Roberts by armlock
- Episode 2 - No Losers Here
- Matthew Riddle defeats Dan Simmler by KO. Simmler's jaw was injured and he was taken away in an ambulance.
- Luke Zachrich defeats Patrick Schultz by rear naked choke
- Tim Credeur defeats Erik Charles by armbar
- Brandon Sene defeats Aaron Meisner by rear naked choke
- Gerald Harris defeats Mike Marrello by decision
- Daniel Cramer defeats Jeremiah Riggs by unanimous decision
- Jesse Taylor defeats Nick Rossborough by rear naked choke
- Matt Brown defeats Josh Hall by TKO
- Episode 3 - The Heebie-Jeebies
- Teams are picked. Team Rampage picks first and Team Forrest sets the first fight.
- Paul Bradley is removed from the house because of a contagious skin condition. Patrick Schultz is his replacement.
- Team Forrest selects Jesse Taylor to fight Mike Dolce.
- Jesse Taylor defeats Mike Dolce by Rear Naked Choke in Round 2.
- Team Forrest will pick the next fight
- Episode 4 - Everything to Lose
- Team Forrest selects Tim Credeur to fight Matthew Riddle
- Tim Credeur defeats Matthew Riddle by armbar in round 2.
- Team Forrest will pick the next fight
- Episode 5 - Chewbacle
- Team Forrest selects Dante Rivera to fight Brandon Sene
- Dante Rivera defeats Brandon Sene by decision after round 3.
- Team Forrest selects Matt Brown to fight Jeremy May in the next episode.
- Episode 6 - Piece of Meat
- Matt Brown defeats Jeremy May by Knockout in round 1. Dana White called it one of the coolest knockouts he had seen in the history of TUF. Members of both teams wanted Matt Brown to win due to Jeremy May's behavior in the house.
- Team Forrest selects Luke Zachrich to fight Daniel Cramer.
- Forrest's method of picking fights by flipping a coin frustrates Rampage.
- Daniel Cramer defeats Luke Zachrich by TKO in round 2.
- Team Rampage will pick the next fight.
- Episode 7 - Under the Radar
- Team Rampage picks Gerald Harris to fight Amir Sadollah.
- Amir Sadollah defeated Gerald Harris by TKO in round 2.
- Team Forrest regains control of the fight picks for the final two fights.
- Team Forrest picks Cale Yarbrough to fight Patrick Schultz. This leaves Nick Klein to fight C.B. Dollaway.
- Cale Yarbrough defeated Patrick Schultz by majority decision. There was controversy over the decision including demands from Rampage Jackson that the fight should go to a third round. This lead 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
- C.B. Dollaway defeats Nick Klein by a guillotine choke in the 2nd round.
- After the meetings, Dana reveals the match-ups. They are:
- Jesse (Team Forrest) vs. Dante (Team Forrest)
- Amir (Team Forrest) vs. Matt (Team Forrest)
- Dan (Team Rampage) vs. Tim (Team Forrest)
- C.B. (Team Rampage) vs. Cale (Team Forrest)
Finale
The following fights, along with the tournament finals, are scheduled for the series finale:[2]
- Welterweight Bout:
Josh Burkman vs. Dustin Hazelett - Middleweight bout: Marvin Eastman vs. Drew McFedries
- Middleweight bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Dean Lister
- Lightweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti
- Middleweight bout: Evan Tanner vs. Kendall Grove
References
- ^
Stupp, Dann (2008-01-08). "UFC Fight Night 13 Targeted For April 2 in Colorado". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Stupp, Dann (2008-01-30). "MMAjunkie.com Reveals the UFC's Big Change for "The Ultimate Fighter 7″". Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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