On the final episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9, Team UK welterweight James Wilks defeated Frank Lester via third-round TKO to advance to the 170-pound finals on Saturday in Las Vegas, where he'll take on Demarques Johnson, the lone finals representative for Team US.

An all-UK lightweight final is set for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale after Team UK's Andre Winner and Ross Pearson advanced with victories over Cameron Dollar and Jason Dent respectively on the 11th episode of TUF 9.

On the tenth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9, welterweight favorite Damarques Johnson of Team US survived a first-round scare to capture a three-round unanimous decision victory over Team UK's Nick Osipczak.

Spoilers included: Frank Lester is tapped to replace Jason Pierce and take on Team UK's David Faulker in the final opening round bout. After fighting to a draw over the first two round, a gassed Faulkner called it quits.

Spoilers included: Team US improved to 3-4 against Team UK on the eighth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9, as lightweight Jason Dent submitted Jeff Lawson with an anaconda choke midway through the second round to advance to the 155-pound semifinals.

Spoilers included: Team UK's Ross Pearson transitioned from a rear naked choke to a fight-ending armbar to finish off Team US' Richie Whitson midway through the opening round of their lightweight bout on the seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9.

Spoilers Included: Team US lightweight Cameron Dollar evens up the teams at 2-2 in the opening bout of the episode, submitting Martin Stapleton with a rear naked choke early in the opening round to advance in the 155-pound tournament. In the episode's welterweight quarterfinal, Team UK's James Wilks eliminated Frank Lester with an armbar submission in the second round to put Team UK back on top 3-2.

Spoilers Included: Team UK's Andre Winner advanced in The Ultimate Fighter 9 lightweight tournament with a first-round TKO of Santino Defranco while Team US' DaMarques Johnson advanced in the welterweight tournament with a first-round submission of Dean Amasinger.

With the US and UK teams now set following last week's final preliminary bouts, we advance to the first quarterfinal matchup on The Ultimate Fighter 9. Continue reading for details on the fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9...

Two spots on Team US remain and Rob Browning and Frank Lester have been tapped to square off with Jason Dent and Kiel Reid respectively for the final openings. Continue reading after the jump to find out who advances in The Ultimate Fighter 9...

In the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9, several US fighters are dismissed while six fighters advance into The Ultimate Fighter house. Finally, two replacement fighters are named and the final elimination matches are announced.

Unlike most television series which suffer ratings decline as they get older, the ratings for “The Ultimate Fighter” are like fine wine, getting better with age. The season nine premiere of TUF 9 on April 1 was the most watched debut since season 5.

Eight Team UK fighters, four lightweights and four welterweights, advanced to the Ultimate Fighter house in Las Vegas by winning their elimination bouts on the opening episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9: US vs. UK.

More than two centuries after the United States achieved its independence from England, friction between the two nations is about to flare up again when “The Ultimate Fighter: United States Vs. United Kingdom” premieres Wednesday, April 1 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on Spike TV.

Controversial Ultimate Fighter 8 cast member Junie Browning’s brother, Rober Browning, has been cast for the upcoming ninth season of the UFC reality series, according to MMAJunkie.com:
A source close to the fighter has told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Robert Browning (1-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), the younger brother of controversial season-eight cast member Junie Browning, was one [...]