Two-time opponents Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn meet as opposing coaches in Season 19, which opens with 16 middleweights and 16 light heavyweights battling to enter the competition. The first matchup is announced after Penn and Edgar select their teams.
Eight middleweights and eight light heavyweights move into the house, and the tournament kicks off with a middleweight bout between Cathal Pendred and Hector Urbina.
Frakie Edgar brings in jiu jitsu black belt Renzo Gracie to work with his team. Daniel Spohn continues training at the house and Todd Monaghan holds a sermon. Then Spohn and Monaghan face off in the second preliminary fight.
Team Edgar's Dhiego Lima looks to break the winning streak of Team Penn by knocking out Tim Williams.
Corey Anderson of Team Edgar fights Josh Clark.
Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
Tensions boil over at the house in the wake of Roger Zapata's controversial win over; in the sixth preliminary fight, Patrick Walsh against Anton Berzin.
Eddie Gordon from Team Edgar looks to take down Mike King in the next exciting episode of The Ultimate Fighter.
Final preliminary fight: Matt Van Buren against Chris Fields.
Semifinals kick off: Cathal Pendres looks to take out Eddie Gordon.
Semifinals continue: Patrick Walsh looks to defeat Corey Anderson.
Last semifinal fights before the big finale:
Roger Zapata faces against Dhiego Lima and Daniel Spohn fights Matt Van Buren.
Scheduled fights include Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn duking it out in a featherweight fight, Dhiego Lima fighting Eddie Gordon in the middleweight final, Corey Anderson looks to break down Matt Van Buren in light-heavyweight final, Justin 'Tank' Scoggins taking on Dustin Ortiz.