The Ultimate Fighter 15 Recap

Tonight’s highly anticipated season premier of The Ultimate Fighter kicks off with a new format, new network, and several changes compared to year’s past. All the fights will be aired tonight LIVE for the first time. This is also the debut of TUF on FX, since moving from SpikeTv via the historic Fox Network Deal. Fighters will have to fight their way into the house, then try to be the last man standing at the end of the season with a 6-figure UFC Contract waiting at the finish line.

The end of the season will culminate with coaches Uriah Faber and Dominiq Cruz fighting each other in a rubber match, it will be interesting to see who comes out on top of this trilogy between the two highly publicized fighters.

Keep it locked right here to CageJunkies for the whole season as we bring you the Best Damn TUF Recap in the business!

The show starts live with Jon Anik and Dana White inside the octagon, Dana mentions that 32 Lightweight fighters will be fighting tonight to get into the house. We then get a promo for Faber Vs Cruz III, for the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Dana throws a curveball right off the bat, and announces that the fights to get into the house will be only 1 five minute round!

Also, every fighter that finishes their opponent tonight will get $5,000. (Interesting note: there is no commentary, but Cruz and Faber are mic’d up, and you can hear them discussing the fight, and they are surprisingly cordial, almost friendly with each other).

Here are all the fights results:

Joe Proctor vs Jordan Rinaldi:

Winner via Guillotine choke: Joe Proctor

Cristiano Marcello vs Jared Carlsten

Carlsten is an Eddie Bravo black belt. Marcello is a black belt under Rickson Gracie

Winner via rear naked choke: Cristiano Marcello

Sam Sicilia vs Erin Beach

Winner via KO in 8 seconds: Sam Sicilia

Austin Lyons vs Chris Tickle

Winner via KO: Chris Tickle

Andy Ogle vs Brendan Weafer

Winner via Decision Andy Ogle

Vince Pichel vs Cody Pfister

Winner via rear naked choke: Vince “Hell” Pichel

Mark Glover vs John Cofer

Winner Via Decision Mark Glover

Chase Hackett vs Chris Saunders

Winner via decision: Chris Saunders

Dakota Cochran vs James Vick

Winner via split decision

 Fight 10

 Johnavan Visante Vs Michael Chiesa

 Winner via rear naked choke: Michael Chiesa

 Mike Rio vs Ali Maclean

 Winner via rear naked choke: Mike “Wolverine” Rio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 (Reppin Dade County and friend of Cagejunkies)

 Fight 12

 Justin Lawrence vs James Kraus

 Winner Via Justin Lawrence via TKO

 Fight 13

 Drew Dober vs Darren Cruickshanks

 Winner Cruickshanks via decision

 Fight 14

 Jeremy Larson vs Jeff Smith

 Winner decision: Jeremy Larson

 Fight 15

 John Tuck Vs Al Iaquinta

 Winner via smashing the other dude’s toe: Al Iaquinta

 Fight 16 

 Myles Jury vs Akbar Aerioli

 Winner via decision Myles Jury

Show concludes with Dana White congratulating the winners, and welcomes them to the “toughest 13 weeks of their lives”.

 Next week, Coach Faber and Coach Cruz will pick their teams.

 See you live next week right here at CageJunkies.com!