Sam Sicilia not released, still with the UFC
Often, it seems, when a fighter gets released he’s the last to know. But on rare occasions the fighter gets the last say on his contract status. At least that’s what’s happened with Sam Sicilia. Initially reported as part of the mass roster trimming on May 8th, Sicilia’s manager spoke to MMAWeekly about the news […]
UFC 159 fight card primer: Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie
The final Facebook-streamed bout at UFC 159 comes in the featherweight division, as Leonard Garcia (15-10-1 MMA, 2-6 UFC) and Cody McKenzie (13-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) fight in a must-win matchup. As you can see, neither one of them has a very good UFC record and are already fortunate to still be here. These two […]
Spang & De Fries removed from active roster, scythe swings on TUF 17 cast
Slowly, but surely, the UFC continues to peck away at it’s 385 man roster (I don’t know where Dana gets 470). Today that 100 fighter manifesto appears to have moved a little further along with the suspected release of an additional 7 fighters. Today’s Cut List: Philip De FriesChris SpangJimmy QuinlanCollin HartKevin CaseyGilbert Smith Jr.Adam […]
UFC’s Dana White: Brazilian fan ‘attacked’ Chael Sonnen at TUF 17 Finale
Play with fire long enough and you’re liable to get burned. That’s what UFC title challenger and Ultimate Fighter reality coach Chael Sonnen learned at last week’s The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale when a Brazilian fan attempted to leap out of the crowd and sock him one. That’s according to UFC president Dana White at […]
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale pulls in a reported 1.7 million viewers on FX
The ratings are in for last Saturday’s TUF 17 Finale from Las Vegas, and they look quite impressive. The FX broadcast reportedly pulled in a little over 1.7 million viewers. MMA Junkie’s John Morgan tweeted out the news earlier today: Looks like Saturday’s TUF Finale did 1.705 million viewers, making it the most-watched of the […]
Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale medical suspensions released – Miesha Tate possibly out six months
The medical suspensions are in for The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and there are no real surprises in the lot. The two longest suspensions belong to Miesha Tate and Collin Hart, both require clearance from a doctor following damage to the nose. Aside from those two, the rest of the suspensions are pretty straightforward. A […]
Kelvin Gastelum planning move to welterweight after Ultimate Fighter stint kept his MMA career alive
The story of Kelvin Gastelum on The Ultimate Fighter is one of the better narratives to come out of the UFC’s flagship reality program. From the very last pick of the season to a major upset victory against the heavily hyped Uriah Hall in the final bout of the season, Gastelum is living proof of […]
Dana White supports Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano stoppage, not a fan of Kim Winslow
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale’s Fight of the Night saw women’s Bantamweights Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano battling to become not only the next contender, but also the next TUF coach opposite champion Ronda Rousey. The two went back and forth in the three-round affair. Finally, Zingano grabbed a Muay Thai clinch in round 3 […]
UFC fighter rankings: Women’s division shook up after TUF 17 Finale
For the second week in a row, a minor event didn’t cause a huge wave of changes in the UFC’s official fighter rankings. But there was one division that was pretty shook up – the women’s bantamweight division. Cat Zingano’s big third-round stoppage of Miesha Tate not only earned her a TUF coaching gig, it […]
Uriah Hall says he was ‘trying to have some fun, man’ in loss to Kelvin Gastelum
Uriah Hall was the center of the hype for the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale went. From Dana White spending the lead-up to the start of the TV season talking about a fighter who was repeatedly sending his foes in the house to the hospital to his living up to the hype with a brilliant spinning […]
TUF 17 Finale results recap: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen
Headlining Saturday night’s The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, Urijah Faber scored a fourth round submission victory over Scott Jorgensen with a rear naked choke. The win popped Faber up to 4-2 in the UFC, with his only losses coming in title fights. Jorgensen dropped to 3-3. He’s proven to be a step above most other […]
TUF 17 Finale results: Fights to make for main carders
Another Ultimate Fighter is in the books, and now we know who will be coaching against Ronda Rousey in the next season of the show. We also have an underdog TUF champion, a couple of bantamweight fighters that are in strange positions, and a bunch of middling middleweights that will get to fight at least […]
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Hack-It List: What does the future hold for the UFC bound Contestants?
It’s been difficult to follow The Ultimate Fighter over the last several years. As the fighter quality waned, the quantity of dumb behavior waxed. The UFC soon fostered the image of the show as a place not so much about grooming prospects with reality TV, but in bludgeoning the exposure of its grudge matches between […]
TUF 17 Finale results recaps
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TUF 17 Finale results: Kid Nate’s bathrobe review & analysis
In which I offer my post-fight review and analysis of The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale from top to bottom. If you like this sort of thing, subscribe to MMA Nation on YouTube and get all of my videos as soon as they’re uploaded. Quick results: Main Card Urijah Faber def. Scott Jorgensen via submission (rear […]
TUF 17 Finale payouts and salaries: Urijah Faber, Cole Miller top $508,500 payroll
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salary information for last night’s TUF 17 Finale in Las Vegas. As is common for TUF cards, the payroll is fairly small compared to other UFC events. Urijah Faber topped the $508,500 payroll with $110,000 (including the $55,000 win bonus). Cole Miller, the 2nd longest tenured UFC fighter […]
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale results: Miesha Tate believes Kim Winslow prematurely stopped fight with Cat Zingano
Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano took home FOTN honors at last night’s TUF 17 Finale in Las Vegas, but Zingano earned the late TKO victory and a title shot against UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Tate was battered with hard knee strikes by Zingano in the 3rd, prompting Kim Winslow to call the fight […]
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale Results: Sunday Perspective
The UFC hosted their 17th finale for an Ultimate Fighter season this Saturday. It has been eight years since the dramatic first season, hosted by legends of the sport and filled with future title contenders. That provisional season had its problems, from fighters being eliminated due to Survivor style games rather than fighting, Sam Hoger […]
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale Dana White post-fight media scrum
UFC president Dana White fielded questions from the assembled media following The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale post-fight press conference. Among other topics he talked about the split decision loss of Uriah Hall to Kelvin Gastelum in the TUF Final (transcribed by MMA Fighting): “I didn’t think he showboated. I think he mentally broke,” White said. […]
TUF 17 Finale Video: Watch Kelvin Gastelum derail Uriah Hall’s hype train
In the finals of the Ultimate Fighter Season 17, middleweights Uriah Hall and Kelvin Gastelum faced off in a bout that most people thought would be a one-sided drubbing. Hall had a massive hype train behind him following some brutal KO wins in the TUF house, with people even throwing crazy hyperbole by comparing him […]
TUF 17 Finale Video: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen Fight Highlights
Urijah Faber took yet another quality submission victory, and this time it was over his friend and former training partner, Scott Jorgensen. The finish marks Faber’s 2nd straight submission win by Rear Naked Choke in less than 2 months. Fox Sports has the highlights of the TUF 17 main event bout, and you can watch […]
TUF 17 Finale post-fight interviews: Kelvin Gastelum, Cat Zingano, more
Kid Nate and Zombie Prophet present the post-fight interviews from The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale featuring Cat Zingano, Kelvin Gestelum, Cole Miller, Maximo Blanco and more. Subscribe to MMA Nation on YouTube to keep up with all of the Zombie’s finds. It’s a video playlist so just hit play on the video above and use […]
TUF Finale 17 results: Tate/Zingano, Browne, and Pineda get $50K bonuses
Saturday night, Kelvin Gastelum pulled off a huge upset over Uriah Hall to become the newest Ultimate Fighter. In The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, Gastelum picked up a very close split decision victory by exploiting Hall’s takedown defense weakness. In the main event, Urijah Faber finished Scott Jorgensen with a rear naked choke in the […]
TUF 17 Finale post-fight press conference
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale went down tonight at The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured top Bantamweights Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen facing off. Faber got off to a good start early, but looked to be losing the fight heading into the later rounds. He came […]
TUF 17 Finale results: Urijah Faber chokes out Scott Jorgensen in round 4
Two top 10 Bantamweights met in the main event of The Ultimate fighter 17 Finale tonight. Former WEC champion Urijah Faber was coming off a first round submission win over Ivan Menjivar at UFC 157. Jorgensen recovered from a 2 fight skid with a first round submission over John Albert prior to meeting Faber. Jorgensen […]
TUF 17 Finale results: Kelvin Gastelum derails Uriah Hall hypetrain with split decision
The Ultimate Fight 17 culminated tonight with Uriah Hall vs. Kelvin Gastelum. Hall’s reputation preceded him, as UFC president Dana White hyped the season saying that all the other guys feared him. He certainly delivered in action with 3 consecutive KO victories, including an incredible spinning backkick KO in the first round of the tournament. […]
TUF 17 Finale results: Cat Zingano brutalizes Miesha Tate with knees to the face for TKO win
In only the second of WMMA fight inside the Octagon, Bantamweights Cat Zingano and Miesha Tate met at The Ultimate fighter 17 Finale. Following, champion Ronda Rousey’s first ever title defense, Dana White announced that the two would be fighting to be the next contender and to coach opposite the champ in the series’ 18th […]
TUF 17 Finale results: Travis Browne knocks out Gabriel Gonzaga with elbows in round 1
In the only Heavyweight bout of the night, Travis Browne looked to come back from his first career loss against Grabriel Gonzaga. Browne gave up a first round TKO to current contender Bigfoot Silva at UFC On FX 5. Gonzaga had retired after a 2010 loss to Brendan Schaub, but has gone 2-0 since returning […]
TUF 17 Finale results: Bubba McDaniel gets third round armbar to finish Gilbert Smith
The main card of The Ultimate fighter Finale 17 started off with former teammates Bubba McDaniel and Gilbert Smith. McDaniel lost in the opening round of the tournament, giving up a submission to finalist Kelvin Gastelum. He was brought back for the wild card match where he KO’d Kevin Casey. He fell short of a […]
TUF 17 Finale results: Samman, Andrews, and Hester score KO victories
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale kicked off it’s television broadcast with the FUEL TV preliminary fights. The feature fight saw Josh Samman facing off against Kevin Casey. Samman made it all the way to the semifinals, before getting knocked out by finalist Kelvin Gastelum. Casey had two chances to advance in the tournament, but gave […]