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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 9: UNITED KINGDOM VS. UNITED STATES:
COACHES: MICHAEL BISPING & DAN HENDERSON
HOST: DANA WHITE
Debuted: April 1st, 2009

TEAM: UNITED KINGDOM (BISPING)
WELTERWEIGHT:
Dean Amasinger - UFC Record 0-0
David Faulkner - UFC Record 0-0
Nick Osipczak - UFC Record 2-3
James Wilks - UFC Record 2-2

LIGHTWEIGHTS:
Jeff Lawson - UFC Record 0-0
Ross Pearson - UFC Record 12-13
Martin Stapleton - UFC Record 0-0
Andre Winner - UFC Record 2-4
TEAM BISPING TOTAL UFC RECORD - 18-22
TOTAL FIGHTS - 40


TEAM: UNITED STATES (HENDERSON)
WELTERWEIGHT:
DeMarques Johnson - UFC Record 4-6
Frank Lester - UFC Record 0-0
Mark Miller - UFC Record 0-0
Jason Pierce - UFC Record 0-0

LIGHTWEIGHTS:
Santino Defranco - UFC Record 0-0
Jason Dent - UFC Record 1-1
Cameron Dollar - UFC Record 0-0
Richie Whitson -UFC Record 0-0
TEAM HENDERSON COMBINED UFC RECORD - 5-6
TOTAL FIGHTS 11


MOST UFC FIGHTS:
01. Ross Pearson 25
02. DeMarques Johnson 10
03. Andre Winner 6

LIGHTWEIGHT WINNER: ROSS PEARSON (Defeated Andre Winner in the FInale)
WELTERWEIGHT WINNER: JAMES WILKS (Defeated DeMarques Johnson in the Finale)

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER UNITED KINGDOM VS. UNITED STATES FINALE:
MAIN EVENT: Diego Sanchez defeats Clay Guida by Split Decision
James Wilks Defeats Demaques Johnson by Submission in Rd. 1 (Wins TUF Welterweight)
Ross Pearson defeats Andre Winner by Decision (Wins TUF Lightweight)
Chris Lytle Defeats Kevin Burns by Decision
Joe Stevenson Defeats Nate Diaz by Unanimous Decision
Preliminary Card:
Melvin Guillard Defeats Gleison Tibau by Split Decision
Brad Blackburn defeats Edgar Garcia by Split Decision
Tomasz Drwal defeats Mike Clesnolevicz by TKO in Rd. 1
Nick Osipczak Defeats Frank Lester by Submission in Rd. 1
Jason Dent Defeats Cameron Dollar by Submission in Rd. 1

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT 1: Diego Sanchez Vs. Clay Guida
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT 2: Joe Stevenson Vs. Nate Diaz
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT 3: Chris Lytle vs. Kevin Burns
KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT: Tomasz Drwal
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Jason Dent


COACHES FIGHT:
Michael Bisping Vs. Dan Henderson at UFC 100
Dan Henderson Defeated Bisping by KO in Rd. 2

WRAP UP:
Season 9 was a down season for the show as nobody really experienced any success in the organization after the show other than Ross Pearson. The Coaches would go on to Fight at UFC 100 w/ Henderson scoring one of the most iconic knock outs in UFC History. The Finale saw the epic Hall of Fame fight between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida.