The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Forrest Griffin, and Quinton Jackson |
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network | Spike |
| Original release | April 2 – June 21, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra |
| Followed by | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale | ||||
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A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 21, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Palms Casino Resort | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Total gate | $495,350 | |||
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest was the seventh season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, and premiered on April 2, 2008 on Spike, after UFC Fight Night 13. Unlike several other seasons which focused on two weight classes, season 7 featured only Middleweight fighters (171–185 lb).
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson starred as a coach, opposite light heavyweight #1 contender Forrest Griffin, who coached the opposing team. The two fighters fought for the UFC light heavyweight title after the completion of the series at UFC 86 at which time Griffin won becoming the new Light Heavyweight Champion.
In a change from previous seasons, season 7 began with 32 fighters arriving at the UFC training center instead of the usual 16. UFC president Dana White told the fighters that over the previous six seasons, he had become fed up with contestants not training and competing as hard as they could, or complaining about various issues on the show. His solution was for the fighters to earn their way into the house by winning a fight before the show even started. The first two episodes were a compilation of the entry fights.
* Bradley was removed on episode 3 due to a contagious disease. He was replaced by Schultz.
* Taylor was involved in a series of situations after the taping of the show that resulted in his removal. Dollaway and Credeur were involved in an alternate bout weeks later with the winner replacing Taylor.
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 21, 2008.
Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest in the Middleweight division as well as a main event between Kendall Grove and Evan Tanner. This was Evan Tanner's last fight before he died.
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