Blood, Sweat, Tears

S27 E12: With only one fight remaining before the live finale, Team Miocic focus all their energy on preparing their last featherweight contender. After having gone through many ups and downs in the tournament, their fighter works hard to get ready for the toughest fight of his career. Back at the house, his opponent shares stories about painful family hardships that have helped shape him into the man he is today. Meanwhile, Team Miocic's fighter spends some alone time reflecting on his own journey. Team Cormier's fighter uses his final training sessions to study his opponent's style by watching tape from his preliminary fight. He comes up with a solid gameplan with Coach Cormier and has a couple of final sparring sessions to cap off his journey in the Ultimate Fighter gym. After both fighters make weight, Cormier surprises his fighters by hiring a gourmet private chef to come to the house and cook up a goodbye feast for his team. The next day, the two featherweights engage in an epic battle and the winner claims a spot in the live finale. Immediately following the fight, Dana has all the finalists face off in the octagon. Finally, Cormier and Miocic also face off in anticipation of their big super fight at UFC 226.