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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir | |
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Genre | Reality, Sports |
Created by | Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
Starring | Dana White, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Frank Mir |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Spike TV |
Release | September 17 December 13, 2008 | –
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV. This season features Light Heavyweight fighters (186–205 lb) and Lightweight fighters (146–155 lb).
UFC interim Heavyweight champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and the #1 Heavyweight contender and former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir served as coaches for the two teams. After the completion of the series, the two met for the UFC Interim Heavyweight title at UFC 92 in December.