The Ultimate Fighter: China
| The Ultimate Fighter: China | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Cung Le, Tiequan Zhang, Hailin Ao |
| Country of origin | China |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Liaoning Satellite TV |
| Original release | December 7, 2013 – January 26, 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate |
| Followed by | The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia |
| The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway | ||||
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A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway.
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 1, 2014 | |||
| Venue | CotaiArena | |||
| City | Macau, SAR, China | |||
| Attendance | 6,000 | |||
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The Ultimate Fighter: China is an international installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It is the fourth season produced outside the United States and the first to air in China, on Liaoning Television starting December 7, 2013.
UFC officially announced the season in June 2013. Tryouts were held in July and August 2013 in Beijing, Singapore and Macao. Fighters were looked at in the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions, with over 150 applicants. The featherweight and welterweight classes were ultimately chosen. Sixteen fighters competed in two single-elimination tournaments. The final bouts aired live on March 1, 2014. Vietnamese-American Cung Le is the show's mentor and chief coach. UFC fighter Tiequan Zhang and Chinese mixed martial artist Hailin
*Li quit on episode 2. He was replaced by Fu Ziyi.
*Dong was replaced by Yong Shun on episode 5 due to injury.
There will be a total of 12 episodes aired on Liaoning Satellite TV, for Season 1. Each episode is one hour long (including advertisements), with a short commentary (less than 10 minutes) following directly after the episode. TUF: China is scheduled to air every Saturday at 22:00 Beijing Time, and beginning January 2014, it will air every Saturday and Sunday, consecutively (also at the same time). The series will end on January 26, 2014.
*Fu was unable to make weight and was removed from the show. Wang Anying advanced directly to the semi finals.
**Dong was replaced by Yong Shun due to injury. In order to decide who would take Dong's spot in the semi finals, Yong faced Cheng and lost by submission (punches) in round 2.
The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway (also known as UFC Fight Night: Kim vs. Hathaway) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place on March 1, 2014 at the CotaiArena in Macau, SAR, China.
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