The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned
| The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Anthony Pettis, and Gilbert Melendez |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox Sports 1 |
| Original release | September 10 – December 10, 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America |
| Followed by | The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 |
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A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 12, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Palms Casino Resort | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 1,800 | |||
| Total gate | $143,000 | |||
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The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 20) is the twentieth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season is the first to feature only female fighters and was used to determine the first UFC Women's Strawweight Champion.
The series was officially announced by the UFC in December 2013. The coaches were announced in February 2014 after Gilbert Melendez re-signed with the UFC and stated he would coach opposite the current UFC Lightweight Champion, Anthony Pettis. This move drew criticism from MMA critics and fans, as some felt it was establishing a significant delay in Pettis' first title defense.
This season aired on Fox Sports 1.
Eleven fighters were initially announced as already having been cast for the show in December 2013; however, Cláudia Gadelha, Juliana Lima, and Paige VanZant were eventually removed from the cast due to being unable to stay on weight throughout the program, not speaking English, and being too young, respectively. They got a direct contract with the UFC despite their removal from The Ultimate Fighter. Auditions were held in April 2014 to find the remaining eight contestants. The eight remaining fighters were announced on July 3, 2014.
* 9th seed Justine Kish had to leave the competition due to an injured knee and was replaced by Torres who had previously lost her first round fight. Torres moved from Team Melendez to Team Pettis as Kish had been on Team Pettis.
Fans voted to award the following $25,000 bonus awards to fights that took place during the TUF 20 season:
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II was held on December 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on December 12, 2014 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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