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POISED FOR A COMEBACK

The theme for "The Ultimate Fighter 4" reality series this seasonon Spike TV is: "The Comeback -- One Last Shot at a Title."

The premise is 16 fighters -- eight middleweights and eightwelterweights -- live and train with each other in Las Vegas whilecompeting in an elimination tournament. The winner of each weightclass secures a six-figure contract and a shot at the champion.

Chicago has two fighters -- Proviso East graduate Shonie Carterand Joliet Central graduate Gideon Ray -- in the series, which airsat 9 p.m. Thursdays. The third episode is this week.

"They call it a comeback, but I've been here for years," Cartersaid. "I …