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The Ultimate Fighter

Season 3 2006
TV-14

  • 2006-04-07T02:00:00Z on ESPN
  • 45m
  • 14h (14 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Reality
The Ultimate Fighter 3 was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of Ultimate Fight Night 4. The season featured sixteen fighters with still-feuding former champion Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock as coaches. The finale aired on June 24, 2006 and tied the UFC's all-time record with a 2.0 overall rating. There were several rule changes from the previous Ultimate Fighter seasons. There were to be no team challenges. All fighters would have to win a preliminary match before advancing to the semi-finals—which in practice started the single-elimination tournament at the beginning of the series instead of near the end. The first preliminary match was set by the team who won a coin toss. All subsequent first-round match-ups were set by the team that won the previous match. Each fight was set for two rounds instead of the normal three. If there was a draw after two rounds, the match would go to a final, five-minute tiebreaker round. In such a case, the judges' final decision on the match would be based solely on the third round. Coaches were allowed to bring two other assistant coaches to assist with training, whereas in previous seasons, assistant trainers hired by the UFC worked for both camps.

14 episodes

Season Premiere

2006-04-07T02:00:00Z

3x01 Fresh Meat

Season Premiere

3x01 Fresh Meat

  • 2006-04-07T02:00:00Z1h

As coaches, Tito and Ken train a new army of mixed martial artists from the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain. The fighters are evaluated, teams are selected, and two middleweights clash in the Octagon for a chance at becoming the next Ultimate Fighter.

2006-04-14T02:00:00Z

3x02 The Basketball

3x02 The Basketball

  • 2006-04-14T02:00:00Z1h

A basketball drives a wedge between the teams. Feathers are ruffled as Coach Ortiz takes Matt Hamill under his wing. And two light heavyweights fight for a spot in semi-finals.

2006-04-21T02:00:00Z

3x03 The Dagger

3x03 The Dagger

  • 2006-04-21T02:00:00Z1h

An alliance is formed between two fighters who are on opposite teams. Rory is getting on people’s nerves and Tito picks two middleweights to fight in the Octagon.

2006-04-28T02:00:00Z

3x04 Hitting It Hard

3x04 Hitting It Hard

  • 2006-04-28T02:00:00Z1h

Team Shamrock is upset with their lack of training and take matters into their own hands. Fed up with Matt’s behavior at the gym, Bisping gets drunk and goes on a tirade. And two more light heavyweights compete for a spot in the semi-finals.

2006-05-05T02:00:00Z

3x05 The Truce Is Over

3x05 The Truce Is Over

  • 2006-05-05T02:00:00Z1h

After another crushing victory by Team Ortiz, Ken Shamrock searches for answers to why his fighters aren’t winning. His frustration boils over and Ken loses his cool. The bad blood between coaches spills over to the next two middleweights who are preparing to bang their way into the semi-finals.

2006-05-12T02:00:00Z

3x06 The Letter

3x06 The Letter

  • 2006-05-12T02:00:00Z1h

Matt’s Hamill’s behavior continues to irritate his teammates. Fighters start going stir crazy in the house. And someone receives disturbing news.

2006-05-19T02:00:00Z

3x07 Mohawk

3x07 Mohawk

  • 2006-05-19T02:00:00Z1h

After Noah quits the competition, Dana White brings in a fighter to replace him. With Team Ortiz’s morale low, Tito lifts their spirit with a special surprise. Josh Haynes and Tait Fletcher battle it out in the Octagon in the third preliminary Light Heavyweight Fight.

2006-05-26T02:00:00Z

3x08 The Fuse Is Lit

3x08 The Fuse Is Lit

  • 2006-05-26T02:00:00Z1h

Ed “Short Fuse” Herman finally gets his day in the Octagon. Will he be able to prove that Tito should have picked him first or will Danny ‘The Assassin’ take him out?

2006-06-02T02:00:00Z

3x09 The Golden Boy

3x09 The Golden Boy

  • 2006-06-02T02:00:00Z1h

Tito’s prodigy Matt Hamill finally gets his chance to fight in the Octagon against Mike Nickels. But Matt gets little support from his teammates have issues his superior skills and cockiness.

2006-06-09T02:00:00Z

3x10 Full House

3x10 Full House

  • 2006-06-09T02:00:00Z1h

The semi-final match-ups are announced. Ken and Tito face off in a competition of their own. And the first finalist emerges from the Octagon.

2006-06-16T02:00:00Z

3x11 The Jungle

3x11 The Jungle

  • 2006-06-16T02:00:00Z1h

It’s almost the end of the competition and the fighters are going crazy. The last middleweight semi-final fight pits Ed Herman against Rory Singer.

2006-06-16T02:00:00Z

3x12 Bangin'

3x12 Bangin'

  • 2006-06-16T02:00:00Z1h

It’s the light heavyweight semi-finals with Josh Haynes facing Jesse Forbes and Ross Pointon taking on Michael Bisping. Two will move on to battle it out for the contract in The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale.

Kendall Grove and Ed Herman had a three round war to find out who would win The Ultimate Fighter® 3 Middleweight Bouts crown. Both fighters refused to lose with Grove getting the judges vote.

Season Finale

2006-06-25T02:00:00Z

3x14 Michael Bisping vs. Josh Haynes TUF 3 Finale

TUF 3 light heavyweight finalists Michael Bisping and Josh Haynes waged a compelling war to keep fight fans in Las Vegas happy and also earn the pride of Liverpool a six figure UFC® contract, as Bisping stopped the courageous Haynes at 4:14 of the second round.

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