Search - UFC Presents: The Ultimate Fighter, Season 1- Uncut, Untamed and Uncensored! on DVD

Best season of talent. A must have!

JS Moore | Johnson City, TN | 12/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The idea was brilliant: pit two legendary UFC Champions competing against eachother in another aspect of Mixed Martial Arts - COACHING. The Teams are divided by divisions and weight classes for Randy Couture (The former Light-Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion and future heavyweight champion) and Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell (Reigning Light-Heavyweight Champion). Interesting team challenges decide whose team gets to pick the first fight, and so on. Great season, introducing the likes of eight of the best middleweight rising stars and eight of the best light-heavyweight Future Stars of the fast growing phenomenon that is MMA.



Light Heavyweights

Team Liddell: Bobby Southworth, Sam Hoger, Forrest Griffin, Alex Schoenauer

Team Couture: Stephan Bonnar, Mike Swick, Lodune Sincaid, Jason Thacker

Middleweights

Team Liddell: Diego Sanchez, Josh Koscheck, Kenny Florian, Josh Rafferty

Team Couture: Nathan Quarry, Chris Leben, Alex Karalexis, Chris Sanford





The hosting by Willa Ford is an unusual bonus.



Episode 1



Light Heavyweight and Middleweight teams are chosen by coaches Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture

Episode 2



Team Liddell wins the first Light Heavyweight Challenge.

Jason Thacker is sent home by Randy Couture.

Team Liddell wins the first Middleweight Challenge.

Chris Sanford is sent home by Randy Couture.

Episode 3



Alex Schoenauer wins the Light Heavyweight challenge. Bobby Southworth comes in last and will be forced to fight in the elimination bout.

Bobby Southworth vs. Lodune Sincaid.

Episode 4



Alex Schoenauer is traded to Team Couture as part of a team re-balance.

Team Liddell wins the Middleweight challenge and the opportunity to schedule the next fight.

Diego Sanchez vs. Alex Karalexis.

Episode 5



There was no challenge or fight in this episode. The show featured Nate Quarry's injury and the fight and pranks between Bobby Southworth, Josh Koscheck and Chris Leben.

Episode 6



As fallout from the previous episode, there is no challenge and Dana White schedules the Middleweight fight between Chris Leben and Josh Koscheck.

Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Leben.

Episode 7



Josh Rafferty is traded to Team Couture in another team reshuffle.

Team Couture wins the Light Heavyweight challenge.

Stephan Bonnar vs. Bobby Southworth.

Episode 8



Nate Quarry is eliminated from the show due to his ankle injury. Dana White asks Quarry to stay on as an assistant coach, and he agrees.

Quarry gets to choose what fighter from the loser's lounge gets to come back and he chooses Chris Leben.

Team Couture wins the middleweight challenge.

Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Rafferty.

Episode 9



Team Liddell wins the light heavyweight challenge.

Sam Hoger is accused of stealing from the other competitors.

Forrest Griffin vs. Alex Schoenauer.

Episode 10



In the first middleweight semifinal match, Kenny Florian vs. Chris Leben.

Episode 11



In the second middleweight semifinal match, Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck.

Episode 12



Forrest Griffin vs. Sam Hoger.

Stephan Bonnar vs. Mike Swick.



IN THE FINALE!

Undercard

Alex Karalexis vs. Josh Rafferty

Mike Swick vs. Alex Schoenauer

Nathan Quarry vs.Lodune Sincaid

Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Sanford

Chris Leben vs. Jason Thacker

Sam Hoger vs Bobby Southworth

Main card

Middleweight Final - Diego Sanchez vs. Kenny Florian for the TUF championship in the middleweight division.

Light Heavyweight Final - Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar(Fight of the Year for 2005 - both fighter win contracts for their performance)for the TUF championship in the light-heavyweight division.

Main Event - Rich Franklin vs. Ken Shamrock"

Not "old school UFC" as someone said on here, but well done

RodneyG | 05/09/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"First of all, the UFC has been around for a long time. I know alot of people didnt jump on the "bandwagon" until they made a reality show, and thats fine, it was underground and many didnt know it even existed. This, however is not old school. Check out UFC 1 to see old school. No weight classes, just show up and fight. The names Gracie, Shamrock, Severn, Frey, Kimo....thats old school, not Lidell and Coutoure. Now, on to the dvd. Im not a big fan of reality tv, but UFC did a great job on the show. Its interesting to see how these guys worked toward their goal of being a pro fighter, the ups and downs of the fight game itself, and how a guy like Griffin can rise up and become a future star in the making. Unlike the people who "graduate" from American Idol, these guys actually stick around and become solid pros. I think this is a good buy for anyone who wants to see just how hard it is to become a pro fighter."

Buy,Buy,Buy!

Charlene R. Reilly | Florida | 04/15/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My boyfriends addicted. He didn't have any of the Ultimate Fighters before I bought these, but he loved watching them on TV. He's a guy, they can watch fights over & over & over, it doesn't get old. I purchased season 1 thru 4 & will be getting the rest, very soon!"

A decent start to the now popular series

Matthew Paul Fryman | 02/21/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This DVD for sure gets 5 stars because it is a well-packaged/designed box set and it was full of then-unknowns that have now become the faces of MMA fighting. The numerous discs do not take up a ton of space on my shelf because the box is folded/packaged well.



Now, for the show itself. It was great to see the struggles of a professional fighter in this sport (and boy do some have it hard) and also to see how much someone can improve in a sport. This series has it all, from cast backstories worked into the show, mostly exciting fights, great finale, and stellar bonuses on the extras disc.



It was painfully obvious that the producers were still trying to work out the perfect formula/format for an elimination/fighting-type tv show because sometimes they reversed rules, questioned decisions, and had lop-sided teams often needing to trade fighters.

Other than that, you really got to know the contestants, coaches, trainers, and the sport of mixed martial arts! I highly recommend getting into this series/sport and start it off right with season 1."