'The Ultimate Fighter' Season 1 Cast Assembles for 14-Year Reunion
#TUF Season 1, then and now 14 years later. Crazy. What a journey! @UFC @DanaWhite pic.twitter.com/BbXolbAydL
— Mike Swick (@officialswick) August 9, 2018
The cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 1 may have mostly retired or moved on from MMA, but the majority of cast members assembled for a 14-year reunion this week, and took a photograph to celebrate the occasion.
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Nearly a decade and a half later, Sanchez still competes in the promotion, while Koscheck signed with Bellator MMA after a losing streak forced him out of the UFC. Leben retired from competition only to re-emerge recently as he prepares for a bare-knuckle boxing bout against fellow former UFC veteran Phil Baroni. Florian now works as a commentator and analyst for the promotion, while Liddell is preparing for a trilogy fight with rival Tito Ortiz after eight years of retirement from MMA.
The first season of “The Ultimate Fighter” was sealed as a smashing success at the live finale, where Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin were both awarded UFC contracts after their iconic three-round war caused ratings on Spike TV to skyrocket as the fight went on.
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