Still, he drove the notoriously unlikeable Hughes mad for a few weeks, and that counts for something too. It’s hard to get a true feel for how good of a job they did given that there was a lot of time wasted on guys pulling logs through the desert and Chris Leben sleeping on the lawn, but both are legendary fighters and figureheads in the sport and their presence gave things some weight. Kelvin Gastelum defeated Collin Hart via TKO (punches) in the first round. With Sonnen's team still in control, Casey was matched up against Team Jones' Collin Hart, much to the dismay of McDaniel. An all-Team Evans finale and a bunch of guys who got some UFC time after the show. Look no further than the fact that Dana White just announced Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen—two big personalities who absolutely will not get along during filming—as coaches for the next instalment.

Team Sonnen' - MMAjunkie", "Watch The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Episode 3: Embrace the Suffering - TVGuide.com", "Episode No. He provided plenty of hands-on training, some good guidance and served to be the best corner man in the history of the show by far. Names like Robert Drysdale, Demian Maia and Dan Henderson all showed up to help out along the way, and while he didn’t have a champion in either bracket for the show, he did show a keen eye for talent, as all eight of his guys fought on a UFC card other than the season finale at some point in time. During a power outage in the house, Team Sonnen decided to prank the red team by wrapping them up in toilet paper while they were sleeping. Sonnen liked it, thinking it was a bad match style-wise for Hester. Josh Samman called out Jimmy Quinlan because he wanted to be the next one to do that after McDaniel. TUF and the UFC’s BMF Recently, it was reported that the UFC is close to finalizing the BMF rematch with Jorge Masvidal (35-14) and Nate Diaz (20-12). [15], The event was expected to feature a Flyweight Championship bout between the current champion Demetrious Johnson, and challenger John Moraga, as well as the middleweight tournament finals. It took place on April 13, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. While he was mostly there for the face time and to throw out some quips at his nemesis Matt Hughes, the author of the biggest upset in UFC history was also a decent coach. Episode 1: "Enter the Octagon" (January 22, 2013) Dana White greeted the head coaches, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen, in the Ultimate Fighter training center. Probably more so than the fights and the training, the success of The Ultimate Fighter largely relies on the personalities of the coaches. Josh Samman defeated Tor Troeng via KO (punches) in the first round. Jones was left to make a difficult decision when he had to pick between his training partner McDaniel and Clint Hester, whom he calls a cool guy. Team Jones and Team Sonnen then picked teams and White flipped a coin (red for Jones, black for Sonnen). Tito did everything right that season, picking two winners and blitzing Ken Shamrock twice in the cage after a season of never giving the overly-entitled legend an inch. Josh Samman begins to emerge as Team Jones' unofficial captain. Back at the house, Uriah Hall mentioned to the other members of the house that he had heard that Tor Troeng was a "professional cooker," in which Josh Samman then corrected him by saying that the term is "chef." During the weigh-ins, Jones was not happy with McDaniel's submissive body language during the stare-off with Hall. He genuinely cared about his team, from christening the group Team Punishment instead of Team Ortiz, to actively seeking out ways to better communicate with the hearing impaired Matt Hamill. Jimmy Quinlan: $8,000, Clint Hester: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def.