FOX Sports Videos The Ultimate Fighter 24 Episode 3 Recap The Ultimate Fighter 24 Ep. Preview The Ultimate. Mehdi Baghdad, on the. The Ultimate Fighter 2. Redemption episode 1 recap. Watch The L Word Online Free Episodes here. A two hour retrospective of the shows first 2. The Ultimate Fighters big 2. Who has time to watch all this Hey, didnt you spend the afternoon trying to reason with womens soccer fans tossing accusations at you like spaghetti being flung at a wallRight. Four hours of TUF it is. And the first two werent bad. Having spent a lot of my career at USA TODAY, I know what its like to aim something at a general audience while trying to throw in a few tidbits that might surprise the hard cores. They struck a pretty good balance. And they even went into TUF pre history. The first sound after the intro was the wonderfully cheesy guitar theme for UFC 1, followed by Dana Whites abridged take on UFC history. But they werent. So they needed another TV vehicle. Dana said he didnt like reality TV. It always seemed scripted to him. Leave it to the ever pragmatic Lorenzo Fertitta to deliver the best line They were so desperate to be on TV, he said, that if the Food Network had called, they wouldve figured out a way to cook between rounds. Several TUF 1 alumni get camera time for interviews. Chris Leben, looking a bit like Matt Serra, marveled at the genius of the idea a bunch of young fighters in a house with a bunch of booze. The show also played up the classic Stephan Bonnar Diego Sanchez asparagus showdown. Apparently, it still haunts Bonnar to this day. I cant relate. I hate asparagus. Of course Forrest Griffin is around, talking about getting so bored that he would literally climb the raftersJust bored. And they have to get into the Do you wanna be a bleep fighter speech. Technically, it probably shouldve been Do you mind if we dont pay you for this Well totally make it up to you. But it worked. Last but not least in Season 1, its the Griffin Bonnar Fight That Saved The UFC And By Extension Western Civilization. The ever witty Bonnar recalls everyone, including Dana, being nervous beforehand. The Can you believe this look on Serras face as he points to the belt never gets old. Next up is a series of Best Of segments. The first Best Moment is Gabe Ruedigers ill fated weight cut. Some TUF alumni on camera seem to have mellowed with age. Rashad Evans pays sincere tribute to Rampage Jacksons trash talking prowess, admitting Rampage often got the better of him. Urijah Faber says he enjoyed coaching against a certain brash Irishman. Jesse Taylor gets a lot of screen time, saying everything happens for a reason, and he has become a better person since being kicked off the TUF finale for his drunken rampage through Vegas. Julian Lane also is there, offering no rationale for Let me bang, bro Its like, whatever, you know what I mean No. I really dont. Sadly, Junie Browning isnt there to talk about his colorful TUF tenure. And we wrap the retrospective with a look at the shows impact. Executive producer Craig Piligian is pretty proud. The show had drama, it had fun curiously, they cut to the Noah Inhofer incident, which didnt seem to be fun by any stretch of the imagination. Dana White returns to point out that each of the first four seasons produced a UFC champion. And its gone global, so Brazilians can see what happens when Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen get completely sick of each other. Fourteen warriors from past seasons return. So thats two hours down, two to go. We start with a thoughtful Joe Stevenson. I ended up finding a friend in the bottle. Every one of them has a story, the narrator intones. What do you think hes going to say Jesse Taylor says hes been fighting an uphill battle to get back in the UFC for 1. We get flashbacks with a slight sepia tint. James Krause never actually got in the house, losing his prelim to Justin Lawrence. Why is he here My wife kicks me out of the room, and I have to move to the basement. Girls Season 5 Streaming. Now meet the coaches. Cody Garbrandt walks in carrying a belt. Belated present for Demetrious Johnson Dana hypes up the season with a 2. Then, in a twist that probably made the first seasons cast scream, the fighters will get 1. Ramsey Nijem pipes up to negotiate a finishing bonus. Dana makes that an extra 5,0. Didnt they cut the budget for this show The next segment is devoted to the B plot of this show, the Team Alpha Male soap opera. Dillashaw left Alpha Male to work with Duane Ludwig. Guess whos his assistant coachCody Garbrandt is still with Alpha Male and its fearless leader, TUF coaching veteran Urijah Faber. Guess whos his assistant coach. Dana explains the season format. No hammer this season. Teams alternate fight picks. All these guys have easily accessible fight records. But were still going to have tryouts. Garbrandt wants to interview fighters, which proves interesting when Gilbert Smith gets emotional, saying hes one of the older guys and surely on his last chance. Dillashaw wins the coin flip and opts to pick first. Watch An American Crime Online IMDB. No surprise Krause. Garbrandt picks Seth Baczynski. That surprises Dillashaw, who points out Baczynski lost his last fight to. Jesse Taylor, whom Dillashaw immediately picks. The rest of the draft Cody Mehdi Baghdad TUF 2. Artem LobovTJ Ramsey Nijem TUF 1. Cody Eddie Gordon TUF 1. TJ Dhiego Lima TUF 1. Cody Hector Urbina TUF 1. TJ Joe Stevenson yes, THAT one TUF 2 championCody Hayder Hassan TUF 2. TJ Tom Gallicchio TUF 2. Cody Julian Lane TUF 1. TJ Gilbert Smith TUF 1. Cody Justin Edwards TUF 1. Garbrandt sets the first fight, putting his top pick against Dillashaws last. Thats Baczynski Smith. Geez, Cody this guy pours his heart out to you, and you decide hes the weakest link and needs to get put out right awayHarsh. Dillashaw immediately picks the second fight, scheduled for the same day. He also selects his top pick, Krause, but he sends him out against Hector Urbina. Because Urbina turned up weighing 1. Uh oh. Ill have to confess here Im going to be rooting for the old guys with glasses. I cant identify with the Cody Garbrandts of the world, with no discernible line between facial hair and body art. Gilbert Smith He looks like he works with me on the PTA. The shows pacing hits a major lull. Hayder Hassan gets a random bit of screen time to give one of the most cliched confessionals since this show was old enough to have cliches. But they return to rev up the Alpha Male drama. Garbrandt says he never liked T. J. At first, Cody figured it was just competitive friction. But now he just thinks Dillashaws a dickhead. Cue the flashback to Conor Mc. Gregor baiting Faber, calling Dillashaw a little snake. Then back to Dillashaw, saying Team Alpha Male is like an ex girlfriend. He still looks and sounds too young to have a girlfriend, but maybe I just watch too much Tommy Toe Hold. But I think we have a TUF first The first guy to get screen time talking about how much he enjoys listening to everyone else. Congratulations, Gilbert Smith. A flashback establishes context In Smiths TUF stint, Jon Jones picked him to fight first ahead of several teammates who may have had better arguments. His ex wife keeps him grounded. His youngest son is 1. Thats older than my oldest son. This guy seems tired. Back to Garbrandt training, where Cody says theyre correcting some basic stuff with Seth. Thats not a great thing to say about your first pick. Flashback to Season 1. Seth was thrilled to be with Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lost his fight to get in the house vs. He beat Joe Henle, then lost on an illegal soccer kick DQ to Brad Tavares. Seth then went 4 1 in the UFC and was looking like a contender for the title, Dana says. He lost three in a row. Dana says it turns out he was dealing with some personal problems, but now hes ready to go. Then we get Baczynskis horrifying family story. His younger sister was shot and killed. She had two kids. Hes raising one his brother has the other. On a happier note, he has a farm in Arizona, where he has five kids and a goat who seems confused about whether hes a goat or a dog. And hes thrilled to be back.