Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2006)

Overview

The Ultimate Fighter 3 was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of Ultimate Fight Night 4. The season featured sixteen fighters with still-feuding former champion Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock as coaches. The finale aired on June 24, 2006 and tied the UFC's all-time record with a 2.0 overall rating. There were several rule changes from the previous Ultimate Fighter seasons. There…

Cast

Dana White as UFC President / Self
Dana White

as UFC President / Self

Tito Ortiz as Head Coach / Self
Tito Ortiz

as Head Coach / Self

Dean Lister as Jiu Jitsu Coach / Self
Dean Lister

as Jiu Jitsu Coach / Self

Saul Soliz as Kickboxing Coach / Self
Saul Soliz

as Kickboxing Coach / Self

Wing Butler as Sign Language Interpreter / Self
Wing Butler

as Sign Language Interpreter / Self

Ken Kilpatrick as Head Coach / Self
Ken Kilpatrick

as Head Coach / Self

Roman Pollock as Boxing Coach / Self
Roman Pollock

as Boxing Coach / Self

Dan Freeman as Nutrition/ Strength Coach / Self
Dan Freeman

as Nutrition/ Strength Coach / Self

Michael Bisping as Self
Matt Hamill as Self
Matt Hamill

as Self

Kendall Grove as Self
Kendall Grove

as Self

Rory Singer as Self
Rory Singer

as Self

Danny Abbadi as Self
Danny Abbadi

as Self

Kalib Starnes as Self
Kalib Starnes

as Self

Ed Herman as Self
Ed Herman

as Self

Ross Pointon as Self
Ross Pointon

as Self

Mike Stine as Self
Mike Stine

as Self

Noah Inhofer as Self
Noah Inhofer

as Self

Josh Haynes as Self
Josh Haynes

as Self

Jesse Forbes as Self
Jesse Forbes

as Self

Tait Fletcher as Self
Tait Fletcher

as Self

Mike Nickels as Self
Mike Nickels

as Self

Episodes

Fresh Meat poster

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April 6, 2006

Season three of The Ultimate Fighter pits legendary rivals Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz against each other. As coaches, …

The Basketball poster

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April 13, 2006

A basketball drives a wedge between the teams. Feathers are ruffled as Coach Ortiz takes Matt Hamill under his wing. An…

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April 20, 2006

An alliance is formed between two fighters who are on opposite teams. Rory is getting on people’s nerves and Tito picks…

Hitting It Hard poster

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April 27, 2006

Team Shamrock is upset with their lack of training and take matters into their own hands. Fed up with Matt’s behavior a…

The Truce Is Over poster

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May 4, 2006

After another crushing victory by Team Ortiz, Ken Shamrock searches for answers to why his fighters aren’t winning. His…

The Letter poster

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May 11, 2006

Matt’s Hamill’s behavior continues to irritate his teammates. Fighters start going stir crazy in the house. And someone…

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May 18, 2006

After Noah quits the competition, Dana White brings in a fighter to replace him. With Team Ortiz’s morale low, Tito lif…

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May 25, 2006

Ed “Short Fuse” Herman finally gets his day in the Octagon. Will he be able to prove that Tito should have picked him f…

The Golden Boy poster

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June 1, 2006

Tito’s prodigy Matt Hamill finally gets his chance to fight in the Octagon against Mike Nickels. But Matt gets little s…

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June 8, 2006

The semi-final match-ups are announced. Ken and Tito face off in a competition of their own. And the first finalist eme…

The Jungle poster

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June 15, 2006

It’s almost the end of the competition and the fighters are going crazy. The last middleweight semi-final fight pits Ed…

Bangin' poster

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June 15, 2006

It’s the light heavyweight semi-finals with Josh Haynes facing Jesse Forbes and Ross Pointon taking on Michael Bisping.…

The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale poster

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June 24, 2006

The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finals are set. In the Middleweight Final Kendall Grove will face Ed Herman. Michael Bisping and…

The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale Pt 2 poster

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June 24, 2006