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Team Liddell: 

Alex Schoenauer, Forrest Griffin, Bobby Southworth, Sam Hoger -- Light Heavyweights

Josh Rafferty, Josh Koscheck, Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian -- Middleweights 

Team Couture:

Stephan Bonnar, Mike Swick, Lodune Sincaid, Christopher Sanford -- Light Heavyweights

Nathan Quarry, Chris Leben, Alex Karalexis, Jason Thacker -- Middleweights

Episode 1

Light Heavyweight and Middleweight teams are chosen by coaches Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture

Episode 2

Team Liddell wins the first Light Heavyweight Challenge.

Jason Thacker is sent home by Randy Couture.

Team Liddell wins the first Middleweight Challenge.

Chris Sanford is sent home by Randy Couture.

Episode 3

Alex Schoenauer wins the Light Heavyweight challenge. Bobby Southworth comes in last and will be forced to fight in the elimination bout.

Bobby Southworth defeats Lodune Sincaid by knockout in the second round.

Episode 4

Alex Schoenauer is traded to Team Couture as part of a team re-balance.

Team Liddell wins the Middleweight challenge and the opportunity to schedule the next fight.

Diego Sanchez defeats Alex Karalexis with a rear naked choke submission in the first round.

Episode 5

There was no challenge or fight in this episode. The show featured Nate Quarry’s injury and the fight and pranks between Bobby Southworth, Josh Koscheck and Chris Leben.

Episode 6

As fallout from the previous episode, there is no challenge and Dana White schedules the Middleweight fight between Chris Leben and Josh Koscheck.

Josh Koscheck defeats Chris Leben by unanimous decision after two rounds.

Episode 7

Josh Rafferty is traded to Team Couture in another team reshuffle.

Team Couture wins the Light Heavyweight challenge.

Stephan Bonnar defeats Bobby Southworth in a close split decision after 2 rounds.

Episode 8

Nate Quarry is eliminated from the show due to his ankle injury. Dana White asks Quarry to stay on as an assistant coach, and he agrees.

Quarry gets to choose what fighter from the loser’s lounge gets to come back and he chooses Chris Leben.

Team Couture wins the middleweight challenge.

Diego Sanchez defeats Josh Rafferty in the first round.

Episode 9

Team Liddell wins the light heavyweight challenge.

Sam Hoger is accused of stealing from the other competitors.

Forrest Griffin defeats Alex Schoenauer by tap out due to strikes on the ground in the first round.

Episode 10

In the first middleweight semifinal match, Kenny Florian defeats Chris Leben after doctor stoppage due to opening up a cut above Chris’ eye.

Episode 11

In the second middleweight semifinal match, Diego Sanchez wins a split decision over Josh Koscheck after three rounds.

Episode 12

Forrest Griffin defeats Sam Hoger.
Stephan Bonnar defeats Mike Swick.