THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 3
COACHES: TITO ORTIZ & KEN SHAMROCK
HOST: DANA WHITE
DEBUTED: April 6th 2006

TEAM ORTIZ:
MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Danny Abbadi - UFC Record 0-0
Kendell Grove - UFC Record 7-6
Rory Singer - UFC Record 2-2
Mike Stine - UFC Record 0-0

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Michael Bisping - UFC Record 20-9
Matt Hamill - UFC Record 10-5
Josh Haynes - UFC Record 0-3
Noah Inhofer - UFC Record 0-0
TEAM ORTIZ COMBINED UFC RECORD - 39-25
TOTAL FIGHTS - 64

TEAM SHAMROCK
MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Ed Herman - UFC Record 13-10
Solomon Hutcherson - UFC Record - 0-1
Ross Pointon - UFC Record 0-0
Kalib Starnes - UFC Record 2-3

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Tait Fletcher - UFC Record 0-0
Jesse Forbes - UFC Record 0-3
Mike Nichels - UFC Record - 0-0
Kristian Rothaermel - UFC Record 0-0
TEAM SHAMROCK COMBINED UFC RECORD - 15-17
TOTAL FIGHTS - 32

MIDDLEWEIGHT WINNER - KENDALL GROVE (Defeated Ed Herman in the Final)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WINNER - MICHAEL BISPING (Defeated Josh Haynes in the Final)

UFC CHAMPIONS:
Michael Bisping (Defeated Luke Rockhold to Become UFC Middleweight Champion)

COACHING THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER:
Michael Bisping 2 Times (Hosted a season opposite Dan Henderson & Jason Miller)

MOST UFC FIGHTS:
01. Michael Bisping - 29
02. Ed Herman - 23
03. Matt Hamill - 15

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 3 FINALE: (6/24/06)
Main Event: Kenny Florian Defeats Sam Stout by Submission in Rd. 1
Michael Bisping Defeats Josh Haynes by TKO in Rd. 2 (Wins Season 3 in the Light Heavyweight Division)
Kendall Grove Defeats Ed Herman By Unanimous Decision (Wins Season 3 in the Middleweight Division)
Keith Jardine Defeats Wilson Gouveia by Unanimous Decision
Preliminary Card:
Rory Singer Defeats Ross Pointon By Submission in Rd. 1
Kalib Starnes Defeats Danny Abbadi by Submission in Rd. 1
Luigi Floravanti Defeats Solomon Hutcherson by KO in Rd. 1
Matt Hamill Defeats Jesse Forbes by TKO in Rd. 1
Mike Nickels Defeats Wes Combs By Submission in Rd. 1

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Kendell Grove Vs. Ed Herman
KO OF THE NIGHT: Luigi Floravanti
SUBMISION OF THE NIGHT: Kenny Florian & Rory Singer

COACHES FIGHT:
Tito Ortiz Vs. Ken Shamrock at UFC 61 on July 8th, 2006
Tito Defeated Shamrock by TKO In Rd. 1

WRAP UP:
Season 3 was really about the coaches as Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock had built an intense rivalry. The two nearly came to blows numerous times throughout the show. For the most part the season saw Ortiz being the instigator w/ Shamrock biting on all taunts. The show featured a future Middleweight champion in Michael Bisping. He breezed through the season finishing Josh Haynes in the finale to become the first Middleweight TUF champion. Matt Hamill was the first ever deaf contender on the show. He was eliminated from the show due to an injury. He would go on to face Bisping in England w/ Micheal winning a controversial decision.