The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Franklin for the final episode of the season) was the eleventh installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series "The Ultimate Fighter". The show began taping in early 2010 and premiered on Spike on March 31, 2010. The live finale of the show was June 19, 2010. The UFC and Spike TV held open tryouts on October 26, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. The casting call went out for middleweight and light  heavyweight fighters. Fighters wanting to try out for the show must have been at least 21 years old and have had a professional MMA record. 300 fighters showed up to the tryouts including UFC veterans Jason Lambert, Nick Thompson and Logan Clark, International Fight League and EliteXC veteran Wayne Cole, as well as season 1 "TUF" competitor and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth. In addition to the open tryouts, the UFC also accepted applications available through its website until November 9, 2009. During , Dana White announced that the coaches would be Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. White also  announced that the fighters for this season would compete in the middleweight weight class. The season will feature 28 fighters as opposed to the usual 16 or 32. The series boasts a new "wildcard" format in which the two coaches will pick two fighters who lost their preliminary bouts to face each other for the eighth spot in the quarter-finals. Cast. Coaches. "*In the final episode of the season, Tito Ortiz and his coaching staff are replaced by Rich Franklin and his team." Fighters. "* Camozzi was replaced by Baczynski due to injury before official competition started on national television  For this episode, the starting credits changed to reflect Ortiz' departure and Rich Franklin's entrance. The season was renamed "Team Liddell vs. Team Franklin." This was also a two-hour episode." Tournament bracket. "* Attonito was injured and replaced by McGee." "** Ring was injured and replaced by Hammortree." The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 19, 2010. Featured were  the finalists from "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz" in the Middleweight division. Background. Kenny Florian filled in for Joe Rogan as color commentator, due to scheduling conflicts for Rogan. Darren Elkins was scheduled to face Charles Oliveira at the event, but Oliveira reportedly had to pull out of the fight due to visa issues. The bout was moved to in August 2010. Results. Bonus awards. Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses. Reported payout. The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or  locker room bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.