10 of the most unforgettable moments in the history of The Ultimate Fighter

#8: Noah's letter (Season 3)

Noah Inhofer gave up on TUF when he received a letter from his girlfriend, pictured here

Season 3’s Noah Inhofer became a TUF legend for years after the way he opted to leave the TUF house during 2006. A member of Team Ortiz, Inhofer had already submitted Jesse Forbes to make the semi-finals at Light-Heavyweight when he received a mysterious letter that turned out to be from his girlfriend.

Apparently, Inhofer’s girl was worried that he was cheating on her, and wanted him to call her immediately to explain himself. It was never quite explained why she thought this – did she think he was cheating prior to starting TUF? Or did she see TUF as an excuse for him to vanish for a while?

At any rate, Noah's request for a phone call fell on deaf ears, and so he felt that he had to quit the show immediately to return to her, leaving everyone from his coach Tito Ortiz to UFC president Dana White absolutely dumbstruck.

Years later, however, it appeared that Noah may have made the right decision. A 2015 interview with him revealed that he went onto marry said girlfriend and then gave up MMA to open a Crossfit gym with her in Hawaii.