The 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter ends tonight with the final two semifinal bouts in the first season to feature bantamweights and featherweights. For only the second time in series history the coaches will square off at the finale this Saturday alongside their fighters.
The fraternity of Ultimate Fighter season winners lost another member this week as the season three winner Kendall Grove was released following his UFC 130 loss to Tim Boetsch. The release of Grove marks the third season winner to be released, following in the footsteps of Travis Lutter (TUF 4) and Efrain Escudero (TUF 8).
When Georges St Pierre steps into the Octagon Saturday night in front of 55,000 screaming fans, he’ll not only be fighting to keep his title and build his legacy, but he’ll also be hoping to extend a streak that might not ever be matched.
Today Round 5 announced the release of the “Ultimate Collector” Series 6 featuring six figurines, representing a broad range of popular characters. Included in the Series are current fan favorites light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, and Gray “The Bully” Maynard, plus a UFC 69 Championship Edition of Matt “The Terror” Serra. Series 6 will hit retail shelves in the Spring of 2011.
The time is finally her, fans are starting to pack the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana for UFC 119. Headlined by former heavyweight champ Frank Mir and pride open weight champ Mirko Cro Cop. The rest of the main card includes TUF season 8 winner Ryan Bader against “Lil Nog” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira plus Sean Sherk, Matt Serra, Chris Lytle and Evan Dunham.
When Matt Serra walks to the cage tomorrow night he can expect to be welcomed by a shower of boo’s. The entire Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana will be on the side of its hometown hero Chris “Lights out” Lytle. Not only was Lytle born and raised in Indianapolis, he is a firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department.
All fighters made weight with no issues for tomorrows UFC 119 in Indianapolis, Indiana. That’s something that hasn’t been the case over the past handful of events. The only real talk coming out of the weigh-ins was the weight difference in the night main event.
For the first time in the history of the company, the UFC will be traveling to Indianapolis, Indiana for its next live event. On Saturday, September 25, fans from all over will fill the seats of the Canseco Fieldhouse for UFC 119 headlined by Frank Mir and Mirko “CroCop” Flipovic
