The Ultimate Fighter: Finale

[Forever Knight]

Tonight is the Ultimate Fighter finale. I hate reality shows but I did catch half an ep of this show during a marathon on Spike TV yesterday and I thought it was alright.

Just wondering if anyone is going to watch it?.

I hear former WWF Intercontinental Champion, NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and UFC Champion Ken Shamrock will be in the finale aswell.

 

[Barashin]

Dude the match between Stephen and Forrest was a friggin killer, seriously, that was awesome, it was like the UFC version of the fight between Rocky and that russian dude on RockyIV....

 

[Forever Knight]

This is just a reminder to those unaware that the season finale of "The Ultimate Fighter", the very popular reality show from the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) airs LIVE tonight on SpikeTV starting 9:00PM EST., with 3 mega-fights! "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock will be fighting rising star Rich Franklin in the main-event, and you'll have the finals of both the Middleweight (Diego Sanchez vs. Kenny Florian) and Light Heavyweight (Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar) brackets that evolved throughout the season on the reality show.

Here's some news and notes on the show to get you ready:

OFFICIAL FIGHT ORDER:

Preliminary Fights (non-televised)

-Alex Karalexis vs. Josh Rafferty
-Mike Swick vs. Alex Shoenauer
-Nathan Quarry vs. Lodune Sincaid
-Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Sanford
-Chris Leben vs. Jason Thacker
-Bobby Southworth vs. Sam Hoger

Main-Card (televised)

-Diego Sanchez vs. Kenny Florian (winner gets UFC contract for Middleweight division)
-Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar (winner gets UFC contract for Light Heavyweight division)
-Ken Shamrock vs. Rich Franklin (main-event)


WEIGH-IN RESULTS:

Ken Shamrock - 202 1/2 lbs.
Rich Franklin - 203 1/2 lbs.

Forrest Griffin - 205 lbs.
Stephan Bonnar - 204 lbs.

Diego Sanchez - 184 lbs.
Kenny Florian - 183 lbs.

Bobby Southworth - 204 lbs.
Sam Hoger - 205 lbs.

Chris Leben - 185 lbs.
Jason Thacker - 183 lbs.

Josh Koscheck - 185 lbs.
Chris Sanford - 183 1/2 lbs.

Nathan Quarry - 184 1/2 lbs.
Lodune Sincaid - 184 lbs.

Mike Swick - 185 lbs.
Alex Shoenauer - 185 lbs.

Alex Karalexis - 169 lbs.
Josh Rafferty - 169 1/2 lbs.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS (non-TV fights)

-Alex Karalexis def. Josh Rafferty via Knockout in Round 1.
-Mike Swick def. Alex Shoenauer via Knockout in Round 1.
-Nathan Quarry def. Lodune Sincaid via TKO (punches) in Round 2.
-Josh Koscheck def. Chris Sanford via Knockout in Round 1.
-Chris Leben def. Jason Thacker via Knockout in Round 1.

MAKE SURE to check out the action-packed LIVE finale featuring the three mega-fights tonight on SpikeTV. It all goes down 100% LIVE starting 9:00PM EST. This is the FIRST time in the 10+ year history of the UFC that they'll have a live fight-card on national cable television. Tune in and show the network executives why UFC belongs on television year-round!


-From www.prowrestling.com

 

[Barashin]

umm... it sounds as if you didn't watch it...

 

[Forever Knight]

umm... it sounds as if you didn't watch it...

No, like I said it my first post I only watched about 15 minutes of an episode lol. But that inspired me to tune into the finale tonight. I did see the ep where the one fighter was accused of stealing the other fighters shirts and hats lol and the fight where the guy with the red hair was busted open at his eyebrow area.

 

[Judge Faiz]

I saw very little of the shows when they were on, and caught a bit of the marathon...but i did watch the finally (which is odd, cause I'm not really that into Ultimate Fighting).

The second fight was REALLY good, and I actually cheered at the final outcome (don't want to ruin it for anyone).
And the Shamrock fight was REALLY short!

Pretty good show overall though

-RF

 

[Barashin]

Yeah the shamrock fight was really a dissapointment compared to the second battle. Forrest and Stephan's fight was serioulsy one of the best fights UFC has ever had in history...

 

[Misfits923]

Yeah the shamrock fight was really a dissapointment compared to the second battle. Forrest and Stephan's fight was serioulsy one of the best fights UFC has ever had in history...

I'll agree w/ you on the Shamrock fight. But Forrest and Stephan's is a runner up. The best match ever actually happened in UFC 5. It was between Ken Shamrock and, IMO, the best fighter to ever step into the octagon, Royce Gracie. That was back when it was three 10 minute rounds and 7 minute overtime. They went the whole 37 minutes and the match ended in a draw. I loved Diego, cause he is truly incredible. And what the hell was w/ the rematch between Josh and Sam? Didn't those 2 already settle their fueds on "Ultimate Fighter"?

 

[Forever Knight]

Alot of people here in Toronto were laughing at Shamrock and bashing him. I wish I didnt miss that fight.


I always liked Shamrock, Abbott, Ortiz, and Gracie.

 

[Misfits923]

If you guys go to www.sherdog.com, you can download some "Best of" videos that they made. I always loved Royce Gracie. He was the only man to remain undefeated throughout his entire career with the UFC. God, that reminds me of the old days...him, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Don Frye....