Today's VIP exclusive audio is a trip down memory lane to the first season of the Ultimate Fighter. Torch Editor Jamie Penick and Torch Columnist Jason Bent look at the most pivotal show in the UFC's history and the fight between Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin that was the catalyst to push the UFC towards where it is today.
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UFC 100 MEGA-COVERAGE AUDIO SERIES SO FAR:
VIP AUDIO: Profile of Thiago Alves' MMA career, from promising young fighter to the most dangerous challenger(Day 11)
VIP AUDIO: Discussion on fighters representing multiple countries at UFC 100 - Penick and Bent (Day 10)
VIP AUDIO: Profile of GSP's MMA career, part three, focusing on second Penn fight and GreaseGate (Day 9)
VIP AUDIO: Profile of GSP's MMA career, part two, focusing on UFC 69-UFC 87 fights (Day 8)
VIP AUDIO: Profile of GSP's MMA career, part one, focused on early career before first title win (Day 7)
VIP AUDIO: Profile of Frank Mir focusing on ups and downs of his career - Penick and Pelkey (Day 6)
VIP AUDIO: Lesnar vs. Couture - should it have happened and what was learned - Penick and Keller (Day 5)
VIP AUDIO: Lesnar's controversial statements make headlines again - is he bad for MMA's image? (Day 4)
VIP AUDIO: How much does Lesnar-Mir fight mean if they don't beat Fedor - Penick and Pelkey
VIP AUDIO: Profile of Lesnar's MMA career, part one, focused on first three MMA fights - Keller and Penick (Day 2)
VIP AUDIO: Introduction to what's planned for the next four weeks of UFC 100 Mega-Audio! (Day 1)
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