TUF 2
| The Ultimate Fighter 2: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Matt Hughes, and Rich Franklin |
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network | Spike TV |
| Original release | August 22 – November 5, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter 1 |
| Followed by | The Ultimate Fighter 3 |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale | ||||
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A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 5, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
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The Ultimate Fighter 2 was the second season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. The season featured a heavyweight and a welterweight division, with 9 fighters initially in each division. The UFC coaches for this season were welterweight and middleweight champions Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin. Season 1 coach and former UFC champion Randy Couture hosted and designed the team challenge segments, which if won would allow the winning team to pair a fighter from their team against another in elimination matches. The finale aired on November 5, 2005, and it set a ratings record for the UFC with a 2.0 overall rating. This season featured no coaches' fight because Hughes and Franklin had refused to fight each other, owing to their friendship. Although released on DVD in 2005, it has been set for re-release on September 18, 2007.
For many years, Season 2 was the only season where all fights that took place were considered as professional MMA bouts by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. However, this has recently been changed and they are now considered to be exhibition bouts.
* Burkman was replaced by Von Flue due to injury on episode 2.
Episode 1: A New Crop (Original Air Date: 22 August 2005)
Episode 2: The Teams Are Picked (Original Air Date: 29 August 2005)
Episode 3: No Pain, No Grain (Original Air Date: 5 September 2005)
Episode 4: Strategy (Original Air Date: 12 September 2005)
Episode 5: Leave It In The Octagon (Original Air Date: 19 September 2005)
Episode 6: Slugfest (Original Air Date: 26 September 2005)
Episode 7: No Respect (Original Air Date: 3 October 2005)
Episode 8: Knees And Elbows (Original Air Date: 10 October 2005)
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