The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber debuted on Fox Sports 1 on Wednesday pitting American lightweights against European lightweights. Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber heads the American team, while UFC interim featherweight titleholder Conor McGregor coaches the European hopefuls. During the first episode, the 32 fighters were dwindled down to 16 during the elimination round of the tournament
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