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Other The Ultimate Fighter Participants

Season 9: Team US vs Team UK
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009.[1] The season features Lightweight fighters (146-155 lb) and Welterweight fighters (156-170 lb). In order to be considered for the show, a fighter had to have competed in at least three professional bouts prior to the tryouts in October 2008.[2]

UFC Middleweight fighter Michael Bisping will serve as one of the two coaches. The other coach will be Dan Henderson. Henderson earned his place as a coach at UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson by defeating Rich Franklin.

Bisping and Henderson will fight each other at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009.[3]

Ultimate Fighter 9 main page

Dean Amasinger
Dean Amasinger is an English professional mixed martial artist (MMA) fighter. He is a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.

Biography
Dean attend college at Nottingham University where he got a degree in biochemistry. Dean also played rugby but could not continue a career in the sport because of an injury.

Mixed Martial Arts
Dean got his start in mixed martial arts when he would train at his uncle's kickboxing gym at the age of four. In high school, Dean started training jiu-jitsu but only did it sporadically. As he attended Nottingham University he began training jiu-jistu on a daily basis. Dean began training with the founding members of Rough House MMA, then Dean went to Brazil in 2006 and won Gold at the Copa du Mundo and when he returned to the United Kingdom he was invited to train with the pro team at Rough House.

The Ultimate Fighter
Amasinger appears on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. He defeated Alex Reid by decision in an elimination match earning him a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete on the show. Amasinger lost his next fight against DaMarques Johnson by submission, the loss knocked Amasinger out of the tournament.

Mark Miller
Mark Miller (born in Midlothian, Illinois) is a American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He has won MMA welterweight titles with XFO and Total Fight Challenge as well as the USKO international rules kickboxing title. A former IFL fighter, Miller is currently a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.

Biography
Miller was born and raised in Midlothian, Illinois, while growing up he attended Bremen High School. At Bremen, Miller was a stand out athlete, competing in sports such as football, track and fields. Shortly after graduating from high school, Miller enrolled in the Marines. He spent three and half years in the marines, until Miller left and began working many construction jobs.

Early Career
While enlisted in the marines, Miller began training mixed martial arts at Camp Pendleton. Miller went to fight for the International Fight League (IFL) in 2007. He lost a match against Jay Hieron for the IFL Welterweight championship in April, 2008.

The Ultimate Fighter
Miller is a contestant on the ninth season of the Ultimate Fighter. He got on the show after defeating his full time training partner and good friend Kevin Knabjian. In his second fight, Miller took on Nick Osipczak. Miller was defeated in the second round via knockout from a head kick, thus knocking Miller out of the tournament.