As a reminder for fans of TUF, the second episode in the ninth season is airing tonight on Spike. Tune in at 9 p.m. EST to see the US fighters battle it out for their spots on the show.
16 fighters will be whittled down to 8, just as the first episode featuring the Brits went down. From the looks of the promo spots on Spike, weight cutting is a definite issue for at least one of the lads.
The Ultimate Fighter season 9 features coaches Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson and …

New York, NY, April 3, 2009 — Unlike most television series which suffer ratings decline as they get older, the ratings for “The Ultimate Fighter” are like fine wine, getting better with age.
The season nine premiere of “The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs. U.K.” on Wednesday, April 1 drew its highest rating in Men 18-49 since Season 4 (August, 2006) and its most watched season premiere since Season 5 (April, 2007). The episode also drew more Men 18-34 and 18-49 than anything else on cable in its timeslot (10:15-11:15pm ET/PT), besting …

With the April 1 debut of The Ultimate Fighter season 9 looming in the near future, more details are being released to the public about how it’s shaping up.
“U.S. vs. U.K.” will feature the following fighters in both the welterweight and lightweight division…
Welterweight:
Team U.S.:
Ryan Biglar (2-1)
Ray Elbe (20-11)
Christian Fulgium (6-2-1)
DaMarques Johnson (13-6)
Kevin Knabjian (10-3-1)
Mark Miller (10-4)
Jason Pierce (9-0)
Kiel Reid (8-1)
Team U.K.:
Dean Amarasinghe (4-1)
James Bateman (2-1)
David Faulkner (2-1)
Tommy Maguire (5-2)
Che Mills (7-2)
Nicholas Osipczak (3-0)
Alex Reid (10-9-1)
James Wilks (5-2)
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Lightweight:
Team U.S.:
Paul Bird (4-1)
Santino DeFranco (13-4)
Jason Dent (19-9)
Cameron Dollar (4-1)
Tom Hayden (4-0)
Waylon Lowe (5-2)
Josh …

Mike Goldberg announced tonight during Ultimate Fight Night 15 on Spike TV that although season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter is barely getting underway, the UFC is already getting the ball rolling for season 9 with tryouts in October of this year. Here’s the kicker…