Recap
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir are chosen as this season's coaches. However, their pick of fighthers has not been done..A highlight package of Mir and Nogueira's fights are shown. Dana White starts talking about this season but then is interrupted when one of the fighters faints to the ground. Antwain Britt and Jose Aguilar have a good chuckle over it. Phillipe Nover (Lightweight), the guy who fainted it, says the heat of Las Vegas got to him. White says two fighters will leave the season with a six figure contract. White introduces Nogueira, Pride Heavyweight champion and UFC Heavyweight champion, and Frank Mir the former Heavyweight champion. We see the fighters train to make the cut before actually competing. Jules Bruchez says Nogueira will show him what true is. Nogueira says if the fighters deserve to be champion they have to work hard.Joe Duarte talks about making weight and says "there is no messing around". White says cutting takes time and he says how fighers either have to make the cut or fight at a different weight.Jason Guida, Lightweight, says cutting weight isn't a big deal for him. However, Frank Mir comments that Jason is really struggling with making the cut.The situation gets worse as Brandon Garner points out how he is cramping up and his muscles and ribs were locking up. White points out that Jason is the brother of UFC fighter Clay Guida. Jason Guida is thirty years old and 205 pounds. Guida says how at this age if he doesn't make the cut he might as well get a real job. The official weigh-ins begin for fighters. Krzysztof Soszynski, Lightweight,.says that coming into a show that one isn't prepared is fighter's fault.Jason's situation have gotten worse. A doctor comes in to examine and he says that Guida is dehydrating himself. Guida says he isn't Gabe Rudiger from and says he isn't going to walk out of the house without fighting. However, Guida becomes like Gabe when he fails to cut weight weighing at 207 pounds, two pounds over the weigh-in. Mir explains to Jason that he won't fight. However, Guida still thinks he has a chance and demands to see the athletic commission.Guida is taking home in a medicrest vehicle and says he is disappointed with himself. With Guida out of the picture, White points out that an alternate fighter will be put in his place.Mike Stewart, Lightweight, says "thank you" to Jason Guida not making weight as he is now in the show. White says there will be sixteen fights and this will be coaching evaluations...
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Episode Notes
A fighter actually faints during this episode during the introduction.
Dana stated that this was the first time a fighter, Brandon Garner, had to be kicked of the show due to an illegal hit.