The Ultimate Fighter

For the first time ever, women will compete on the Ultimate Fighter. Sixteen women will fight alongside sixteen men for their spot in the house. Coaches Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate choose teams and the first Preliminary Fight is announced.

Tensions rise as the coaches cross paths, and a hopeful fighter's UFC dream is threatened by injury. Then the women go to battle when the number one female picks Julianna Pena of Team Tate and veteran Shayna Baszler of Team Rousey square off.

Team Tate is in the hunt for its second win as grappling specialist Chris Holdsworth takes on Rousey's number one male pick, Chris Beal. But the team's cohesion is threatened when Cody Bollinger accuses Julianna Pena of leaking their fight picks. The coaches nearly come to blows when a year-old controversy fuels a heated debate about Rousey and Tate's pending matchup, and hints of romance are on the horizon as the coeds settle into their new living arrangements.

The feud between coaches heats up when assistant Edmond Traverdyan of Team Rousey and guest coach Dennis Hallman of Team Tate get into a post-fight altercation. In practice Team Tate makes a bold move - pairing men and women together in an intense sparring session. Then, in the third preliminary fight, Team Tate guns for its third win in a row as veteran jiu-jitsu specialist Roxanne Modafferi takes on world champion boxer Jessica Rakoczy.

The team Rousey fighters get some extra inspiration when Rousey invites her mother, winner of the 1984 World Judo Championships, to guest coach at practice. The bantamweights struggle to keep their weight down as the competition continues. Later, Team Tate's Louis Fisette looks to redeem his elimination fight loss as he prepares to square off against the formidable David Grant of Team Rousey.

After the fighters attend a special Hooter's event, Anthony Gutierrez annoys everyone at the house. Joanna Pena gives two female fighters their first makeovers. Then, Team Tate's Raquel Pennington takes on Jessamyn Duke of Team Rousey, with a spot in the semis on the line.