UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
| The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Ross Pearson, and George Sotiropoulos |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network |
FX Australia ESPN UK |
| Original release | September 19, 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson |
| Followed by | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen |
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 15, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | |||
| City | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 5,133 | |||
| Total gate | $900,000 | |||
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The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes is the second foreign version of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. Like The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, this version was filmed, in its entirety, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada and consisted of 13 episodes with a live finale in Australia. The season tournament finale, along with the coaches fight, took place on 14 December 2012 at UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson.
The series was officially announced by the UFC in May 2012. The name The Smashes is a play on the 130 year-old cricket rivalry between England and Australia called "The Ashes." The UFC held open tryouts during June 2012. The casting call was for Lightweight and Welterweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights.
On 12 July 2012, Dana White announced that the coaches for the season would be Ross Pearson and George Sotiropoulos to represent the UK and Australia respectively.
Episode 1: National Pride
Episode 2: Freak or Unique
Episode 3: Wasabi
Episode 4: Pick Me!
Episode 5: Fight for Your Family
Episode 6: True Warrior
Episode 7: Unwise Words
Episode 8: Phone Home
Episode 9: Easy Route
Episode 10: Smash it UP
Episode 11: Friendly Fire
Episode 12: Little and Large
*Manny Rodriguez was replaced by James Vainikolo due to injury.
**James Vainikolo was due to fight Xavier Lucas for a spot in the next round. Vainikolo did not make weight therefore Lucas advanced to the semi finals.
*Mike Wilkinson was injured in training and was replaced by Australian Richie Vaculik.
The following $25,000 bonus were awarded to fights that took place during the TUF Smashes season:
UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson (also known as UFC on FX 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 15, 2012 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia. Due to the time zone difference it aired live on December 14, 2012 in North America.
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