It’s amazing how fast time flies. It doesn’t seem that long ago when we watched the quirky Diego Sanchez on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Sanchez would go on to finals of the Middleweight tournament and pound Kenny Florian en route to a TKO victory. Since then Sanchez has managed to keep himself relevant in the UFC but not without having to face adversity.
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Can Ross Pearson make a splash at Featherweight?
Coming off a split decision loss to Edson Barboza at UFC 134, Ultimate Fighter season 9 winner Ross Pearson will make the move to the Featherweight division at UFC 141 where he will fight Junior Assunção on the SpikeTV portion of the card. UFC 141 takes place this Friday in Las Vegas from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
John Dodson and Diego Brandao Claim TUF 14 Titles
Two new names have been added to the list of Ultimate Fighter season winners at TUF 14 as John Dodson and Diego Brandao became the first Bantamweight and featherweight to win the title. Eight bantamweights and eight featherweights entered the house all vying for the 2 six figure contracts.
Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale Results
The lighter weights can scrap and the bantamweights and featherweights brought it tonight at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two new Ultimate Fighter champions were crowned and 15 of the 16 fighters that made it into the house fought on the card. Headlining the TUF 14 Finale were the coaches fighting on the finale for only the second time in the series history.
Dennis Bermudez Loves the Hype Behind Diego Brandao Heading into TUF 14 Finale
Featherweight Dennis Bermudez earned his spot in the TUF 14 house by defeating Jimmie Rivera by second round TKO in the preliminary round. His impressive showing garnered praise from Dana White and the coaches and despite never fighting at featherweight until the preliminary round, the former Division 1 wrestler had all the hype behind him entering the house.
Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale Weigh-in Results
All the TUF 14 fighters made weight for tomorrow’s finale but Coach Michael Bisping had to use the towel and was still a quarter pound heavy. His opponent Jason “Mayhem” Miller made weight and told Joe Rogan that the “time for talking is over” after the weigh-ins. The lovable Bisping took is anger towards Miller out on the fans.
