3.8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United States Running time 30 minutes Original network BET Final episode date 2008 Number of episodes 14 Genre Reality television | 3.7/10 IMDb No. of episodes 14 Production company(s) Zilo Live, Inc. First episode date 18 March 2008 Network BET | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Similar The Ultimate Fighter, Fight Master: Bellator, Caged, UFC Ultimate Insider, UFC All Access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iron Ring was a reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, originating from the United States, that aired on BET.
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Rashon khan host of the bet mma show the iron ring
Format
On this show, professional MMA fighters that have yet to make a big name for themselves were selected onto teams representing five different weight classes (Heavyweight, Middleweight, and Lightweight [which the show contested at 170lbs rather than 155lbs]).
Each team had a celebrity owner and MMA coach who evaluated the try outs and selected contestants. Team owners included boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and Rick Ross managing the Money Mayweather Boys; hip-hop artist Ludacris with Team Luda; Nelly representing Team Nelly; T.I. leading Team Grand Hustle; Juelz Santana and Jim Jones heading Dipset; and Lil Jon with the Head Busters. Featured MMA coaches included Shonie Carter and Charles Bennett.
The respective teams then fought over the course of several weeks, building towards a finale that took place in New Orleans in February 2008.
Winner
The winners of each weight class included:
The ultimate team winner was Team Nelly.