Iron Ring (TV series)

Iron Ring
Created by	Reginald Hudlin, Warrington Hudlin, Campbell McLaren, David Isaacs
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Zilo Live, Inc.
Release
Original network	BET
Original release	March 18, 2008 – 2008

Iron Ring was a reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, originating from the United States, that aired on BET.

On this show, professional MMA fighters that have yet to make a big name for themselves were selected onto teams representing five different weight classes (Heavyweight, Middleweight, and Lightweight [which the show contested at 170lbs rather than 155lbs]).

Each team had a celebrity owner and MMA coach who evaluated the try outs and selected contestants. Team owners included boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and Rick Ross managing the Money Mayweather Boys; hip-hop artist Ludacris with Team Luda; Nelly representing Team Nelly; T.I. leading Team Grand Hustle; Juelz Santana and Jim Jones heading Dipset; and Lil Jon with the Head Busters. Featured MMA coaches included Shonie Carter and Charles Bennett.

The respective teams then fought over the course of several weeks, building towards a finale that took place in New Orleans in February 2008.

The winners of each weight class included:

The ultimate team winner was Team Nelly.

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