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    UFC returns 'The Ultimate Fighter' to a taped format in hopes of ratings boost - Yahoo! Sports

    Friday nights are the worst time to put any shows on television. Mostly everyone goes out or tapes it.

    LAS VEGAS – Though UFC president Dana White said he loves the live version of "The Ultimate Fighter," the reality series will return to a taped format for its next season, he told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday.

    In the recently completed season, the first portion of the show were scenes from the house where the fighters are sequestered and was shown on tape. But for the first time ever, the fights were live instead of taped. That led to some time overruns and an inability to develop story lines introducing the audience to the fighters.

    The show will remain on Friday at 10 p.m. ET on FX, though White said if "this next season isn't up to the standards I expect, they promised me we can move it to Tuesday or Wednesday." He said casting for Season 16 would begin in three weeks and will debut in September. Season 2 on FX will feature welterweight fighters.

    The UFC typically names two of its high-profile fighters as coaches, though he said he still had not determined who they will be.
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