IMG/GIF 13 years ago today, TUF 1 debuted

[MovinOn]

Man, Father Time is a sonuvabitch!!!

I haven't gotten any older but some of these guys have.
A lot of these fighters made good careers for themselves, at least in terms of octagon success, maybe not making a lot of bank.

That finale between Griffin/Bonnar goes down as one of the greatest UFC fights of all time even if it wasn't a technical beauty, it was a slobberknocker!

Lots more details about the debut season here:

Today in MMA History: First episode of 'The Ultimate Fighter' hits airwaves

 

[Rambo John J]

I had bonnar winning that one

all those guys retired except Diego?

 

[MMAHAWK]

I had bonnar winning that one

all those guys retired except Diego?

It’s crazy
The last person in that room we may see fight is Liddell. I’ve been hearing some rumbling over the last 24hrs

 

[Rambo John J]

It’s crazy
The last person in that room we may see fight is Liddell. I’ve been hearing some rumbling over the last 24hrs

I could see that...He was putting it on R franklin a bit and then boom he got caught with the ridge hand from ohio

 

[MMAHAWK]

I could see that...He was putting it on R franklin a bit and then boom he got caught with the ridge hand from ohio

I can’t go to much into detail but a good source told me he had a very good meeting with Bellator over the weekend. This got posted on Instagram by Wandy. Chuck through private text didn’t confirm but he didn’t exactly deny either.

 

[Gay For Longo]

Man, Father Time is a sonuvabitch!!!

I haven't gotten any older but some of these guys have.
A lot of these fighters made good careers for themselves, at least in terms of octagon success, maybe not making a lot of bank.

That finale between Griffin/Bonnar goes down as one of the greatest UFC fights of all time even if it wasn't a technical beauty, it was a slobberknocker!

Lots more details about the debut season here:

Today in MMA History: First episode of 'The Ultimate Fighter' hits airwaves

Fuck we are getting old
Realized yestetday I graduated high school 20 years ago... crazy how fast time goes by

 

[Judobill]

So 13 years ago, I logged onto the UG for the first time.

 

[Dick Niaz]

Who is going to piss on someone while they sleep tonight in honor of Leben?

 

[kneeblock]

There seemed to be so much riding on that fight night as the UFC's way to break through to the mainstream. The story has been that it really saved the promotion. Griffin and Bonnar was finally that moment where you could say to a random person: this is why I watch it. It made me want to go back and suffer through Royce vs Takada and Miletich vs Saunders just to show my gratitude.

 

[ECC170]

Who is going to piss on someone while they sleep tonight in honor of Leben?

I would but I'm not a fatherless bastard.

 

[aghof]

Who is going to piss on someone while they sleep tonight in honor of Leben?

maybe just a "spritz"

 

[SongExotic2]

Who is going to piss on someone while they sleep tonight in honor of Leben?

Fuck that I'm gonna get drunk and do battle with aliens to honor Diego instead

 

[Disciplined Galt]

Who is going to piss on someone while they sleep tonight in honor of Leben?

Yeah, maybe.

 

[BrunoMcGyver]

Wow fuck man...Where did the time go? Almost like I blinked and “poof!!” - 13 years just went by...

 

[Robbie Hart]

Go home, get your bus ticket and go home.....not word for word but I’ll never forget....I was so angry at koscheck

 

[Grateful Dude]

Fuck we are getting old
Realized yestetday I graduated high school 20 years ago... crazy how fast time goes by

Been having the same realization, class of '97!! Lol

Bunch of old fuckers around here

 

[Hong Kong Phooey]

I can’t go to much into detail but a good source told me he had a very good meeting with Bellator over the weekend. This got posted on Instagram by Wandy. Chuck through private text didn’t confirm but he didn’t exactly deny either.

I want to Fuck Chuck

 

[PaleAndGangly]

So 13 years ago, I logged onto the UG for the first time.

TUFers gunna TUF.

 

[Wild]

What a lineup that season had.

 

[Mishima Zaibatsu]

I was 14, had seen one UFC event at my brothers place and had heard something about Ninja's and giants fighting in a cage or something before when I was just a wee lad... had no idea how important this sport would become to me then.

 

[Onetrickpony]

I was 14, had seen one UFC event at my brothers place and had heard something about Ninja's and giants fighting in a cage or something before when I was just a wee lad... had no idea how important this sport would become to me then.

You heard about pride.

 

[GJdeux]

So 13 years ago, I logged onto the UG for the first time.

I remember there was a specific TUF forum that was not associated with any other MMA site that I can remember. I actually got a message there asking me to post positive things there for a bit of $$$ No lie. I never wrote back to see if it real, but have to say yes since there def seems to be shills.

And for some reason I remember the font being the color red.... can't bet money on that part.