The Ultimate Fighter 2 was the second season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. The season featured a heavyweight and a welterweight division, with 9 fighters initially in each division. The UFC coaches for this season were welterweight and middleweight champions Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin. Season 1 coach and former UFC champion Randy Couture hosted and designed the team challenge segments, which if won would allow the winning team to pair a fighter from their team against another in elimination matches. The finale aired on November 5, 2005, and it set a ratings record for the UFC with a 2.0 overall rating. Although released on DVD in 2005, it has been set for re-release on September 18, 2007.
Season 2 is also the only season to date where all fights that took place are considered as professional MMA bouts by Nevada State Athletic Commission.
2 - 1A New Crop Aug. 22, 2005
2 - 2The Teams Are Picked Aug. 29, 2005
2 - 3No Pain, No Gain Sep. 05, 2005
2 - 4Strategy Sep. 12, 2005
2 - 5Leave It In The Octagon Sep. 19, 2005
2 - 6Slugfest Sep. 26, 2005
2 - 7No Respect Oct. 03, 2005
2 - 8Knees and Elbows Oct. 10, 2005
2 - 9Mental Game Oct. 17, 2005
2 - 10Semi-Final #1: Killer Instinct Oct. 24, 2005
2 - 11Semi-Final #1: Bloody Brawl Oct. 31, 2005
2 - 12Semi-finals #3 & 4: Countdown Nov. 01, 2005
2 - 13The Ultimate FIghter 2 Finale Nov. 05, 2005