Mikey Burnett

UFC 16 was an MMA event held by the UFC on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana, live on pay per view in the USA and later released on home video. It featured the first UFC Lightweight tournament, a Middlteweight Championship bout, a Heavyweight and a Middleweight Superfight.

UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 8, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil (also known as UFC 17.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in São Paulo, Brazil on October 16th, 1998. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States and Brazil, and was later released on home video.

Dans cette émission, des combattants professionnels de MMA encore peu connus du grand public, vivent isolés le temps de la série dans une maison située près de Las Vegas et s'affrontent pour le titre de The Ultimate Fighter. Les compétiteurs sont divisés en deux équipes, chacune est typiquement entrainée par un athlète reconnu de l'organisation. Le vainqueur de la saison se garantit alors un contrat de plusieurs centaines de milliers de dollars et plusieurs combats au sein de l'UFC.