The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir | |
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Genre | Reality, Sports |
Created by | Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
Starring | Dana White, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Spike TV |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest |
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which goes into production in late May 2008 and premiers 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 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira stars as a coach, opposite of Heavyweight #1 contender and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, who coaches the opposing team. Both fighters are scheduled to fight for the UFC Heavyweight title after the completion of the series.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Mir as a coach for TUF 8. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.