The Ultimate Fighter Scores 1.51 Million Viewers in Premiere

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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen debuted with its best viewership since the switch to FX, with 1.51 million viewers on Tuesday. The two-hour premiere is the 17th installment of the series and features UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen as opposing coaches.

An Inside Pulse "original", SMS is one of the founding members of Inside Pulse and serves as the Chief Marketing Officer on the Executive Board. Smith is a fan of mixed martial arts and runs two sections of IP as Editor in Chief, RadioExile.com and InsideFights.com. Having covered music festivals around the world as well as conducting interviews with top-class professional wrestlers and musicians, he switched gears from music coverage at Radio Exile to MMA after the first The Ultimate Fighter Finale. He resides with his wife in New York City.