The UFC coaches for this season were welterweight and middleweight champions Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin.
[3] * Burkman was replaced by Von Flue due to injury on episode 2.
Episode 1: A New Crop (Original Air Date: August 22, 2005) Episode 2: The Teams Are Picked (Original Air Date: August 29, 2005) Episode 3: No Pain, No Grain (Original Air Date: September 5, 2005) Episode 4: Strategy (Original Air Date: September 12, 2005) Episode 5: Leave It In The Octagon (Original Air Date: September 19, 2005) Episode 6: Slugfest (Original Air Date: September 26, 2005) Episode 7: No Respect (Original Air Date: October 3, 2005) Episode 8: Knees And Elbows (Original Air Date: October 10, 2005) Episode 9: Mental Game (Original Air Date: October 17, 2005) Episode 10: Killer Instinct (Original Air Date: October 24, 2005) Episode 11: Heavyweight Semi-Final (Original Air Date: 31 October 2005) Episode 12: Semi-Finals Countdown (Original Air Date: November 1, 2005) Legend The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs.
Team Franklin Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 5, 2005.
[4] Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 2 in both the Welterweight and Heavyweight divisions as well as a main event between Diego Sanchez and Nick Diaz.