The Ultimate Fighter

Season 17, Episode 1

Episode Title: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - Enter the Octagon

Air Date: 2013-01-22

Overview:

Season 17 begins with 14 winners of middleweight mixed martial arts preliminary bouts meeting coaches Jon "Bones" Jones and Chael Sonnen in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White announces the first elimination fight. (2 hour show with a special 8 pm start time)