The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
season of television series
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV. This season features Light Heavyweight fighters (186–205 lb) and Lightweight fighters (146–155 lb).
UFC interim Heavyweight champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and the #1 Heavyweight contender and former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir served as coaches for the two teams. After the completion of the series, the two met for the UFC Interim Heavyweight title at UFC 92 in December.
Cast
Coaches
Team Nogueira
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, head coach
Alex "Pitmonster" Alves, assistant coach
Daniel Valverde, jiu jitsu coach
Al Stankiewicz, striking coach
Team Mir
Frank Mir, head coach
Ken Hahn, striking coach
Robert Drysdale, jiu jitsu coach
Demian Maia, jiu jitsu coach
Fighters
Team Mir
Light Heavyweights: Krzysztof Soszynski, Vinny Magalhães, Eliot Marshall*, Tom Lawlor.
Lightweights: Junie Browning, Shane Nelson, Dave Kaplan, George Roop.
Team Nogueira
Light Heavyweights: Ryan Bader, Shane Primm, Kyle Kingsbury*, Jules Bruchez.
Lightweights: Phillipe Nover, Efraín Escudero, John Polakowski, Rolando Delgado*.
Eliminated in Entry Round:
Lightweights: Jose Aguilar, Fernando Bernstein, Charles Diaz, Joe Duarte, Brandon Garner, Wesley Murch, Ido Pariente.
Light Heavyweights: Lance Evans, Jason Guida (did not make weight), Ryan Jimmo, Ryan Lopez, Eric Magee, Sean O'Connell, Mike Stewart.
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