Tim Williams

16 up-and-coming middleweights and 16 promising light heavyweights face off in a day of elimination fights, hoping to secure a spot in the competition. UFC President Dana White, along with coaches BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar, watch ringside as the fighters go to battle. Coaches pick their squads and the first fight matchup is announced.

8 middleweights and 8 light heavyweights move into the fighter house and the tournament kicks off with a matchup between Irishman Cathal Pendred and the Mexican-born Hector Urbina. At weigh-ins, Coaches BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar must pull their heated fighters apart.

The remaining finale spots are determined in two semifinal fights. First, it’s a middleweight battle as Dhiego Lima takes on Roger Zapata. Then, light heavyweights Matt Van Buren and Daniel Spohn face off in the most vicious battle of the season.

One of the UFC's greatest rivalries continues on Sunday, July 6th, when former champions Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn meet for the third time. Fresh off a coaching stint against each other on The Ultimate Fighter season 19, Edgar and Penn will battle in the Octagon'. This time, though, the former 155-pound standouts are going to settle their business in the featherweight division. Plus, the light heavyweight and middleweight winners of The Ultimate Fighter season 19 will be crowned.

After losing the first fight, Frankie Edgar brings in famed BJJ black belt Renzo Gracie to work with his team. While Team Penn's Daniel Spohn uses free time at the house to work on training techniques, Team Edgar preacher Todd Monaghan holds a sermon.

The teams are tied heading into the third middleweight matchup of the season. Roger Zapata takes on the favored Ian Stephens and when the fight is finished, Dana reacts explosively to one of the most controversial bouts in TUF history.