TUF Finale - Dec 4

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TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#1 » by cowboyronnie » Sun Nov 7, 2010 11:41 pm

A little confused on why this is 4 weeks away when the season feels like it should be done in a week or two tops. But OK. Eee. Real weak supporting card, gotta say. Maia vs Grove aside, the rest is damn weak.

Hendricks can be a banger, but Story will look to make it a stall-fest.

Two of "The Ultimate Fighter’s" most celebrated alumni, Stephan Bonnar and Kendall Grove, will be featured in separate co-featured fights in the live finale of Spike TV’s "The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck" on Saturday, December 4th at 9:00 p.m. ET. Emanating from The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Bonnar (Season 1) takes on Croatian contender Igor Pokrajac while Grove (Season 3) battles one of the top middleweights in the division, Demian Maia.

Main card:

* Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac
* Finalist #1 vs. Finalist #2
* Kendall Grove vs. Demian Maia
* Johny Hendricks vs. Rick Story

Preliminary card:

* Rich Attonito vs. Dave Branch
* Leonard Garcia vs. Tyler Toner
* Pablo Garza vs. Fredson Paixao
* Will Campuzano vs. Nick Pace
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#2 » by Nemesis21 » Sun Nov 7, 2010 11:55 pm

It will probably be a free card on Spike .
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#3 » by CPT » Mon Nov 8, 2010 12:21 am

^ Obviously. It's the TUF Finale.

Hopefully they get a few good matchups with the guys from the show (although at the moment there aren't that many I want to see), and a solid final, like Brookins/Psycho vs. Johnson.

Just noticed Garcia vs. Tyler Toner on the prelims; that should be fireworks.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#4 » by SDM » Tue Nov 9, 2010 2:52 am

Hendricks is the real deal. A 170lb version of Dan Henderson. All he's missing is the high-level experience and Story is a very tough test, but I expect him to earn a victory.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#5 » by El Hardee » Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:50 am

Grove/Maia is interesting we all know Maia's BJJ is off the charts but grove is so long I wonder how Maia does on the ground with him. Standing Grove has the edge on the ground its Maia, but for some reason I see Grove doing some real damage to Maia on the mat.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#6 » by Cammo101 » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:26 pm

Why is Grove vs. Maia not the main event?
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#7 » by kdawg32086 » Wed Dec 1, 2010 2:00 am

I'm not sure what to think about Hendricks-Story. Hendricks and the rest of Team Takedown moved to Texas so I'm not sure how that has affected his training. But lets just say, there is a big difference between training with all of the guys in Vegas, and training with just Rosholt and Roller.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#8 » by SDM » Wed Dec 1, 2010 2:37 pm

Cammo101 wrote:Why is Grove vs. Maia not the main event?


Bonnar's supposed name value based on fights he lost six years ago.
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Post#9 » by SDM » Wed Dec 1, 2010 2:40 pm

kdawg32086 wrote:I'm not sure what to think about Hendricks-Story. Hendricks and the rest of Team Takedown moved to Texas so I'm not sure how that has affected his training. But lets just say, there is a big difference between training with all of the guys in Vegas, and training with just Rosholt and Roller.


Could be a gameplan thing... Maybe he plans on grounding Story and keeping it there. Hendricks might be my favourite prospect in all of MMA and I'd love to see him finish the fight.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#10 » by CPT » Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:05 am

Updated card, now that the final is set and they can announce undercard fights with other fighters from the show.

MAIN CARD

* Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac
* Jonathan Brookins vs. Michael Johnson ("TUF 12" championship)
* Kendall Grove vs. Demian Maia
* Rick Story vs. Johny Hendricks
* Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Rich Attonito vs. Dave Branch
* Pablo Garza vs. Fredson Paixao
* Will Campuzano vs. Nick Pace
* Kyle Watson vs. Sako Chivitchian
* Ian Loveland vs. Tyler Toner
* Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Wilkinson


Looks decent now. Excited for Brookins vs. Johnson.

That Nam Phan vs. Leonard Garcia fight could be fun. Good to see that Nam will be competing at 145.

Don't really think Cody McKenzie and Aaron Wilkinson deserve a shot (since the winner will probably get more UFC fights).
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#11 » by Nemesis21 » Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:25 am

Bonnar over Pokrajac
Brookins over Johnson
Grove over Maia Upset special
Hendricks over Story
Garcia over Phan

Branch over Attonito
Paixao over Garza
Campuzano over Pace
Loveland over Toner
Wilkinson over McKenzie
Watson over Chivitchian
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#12 » by Cammo101 » Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:27 am

I'm not sure how that Garcia vs. Phan fight came together, but it should be good.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#13 » by Cammo101 » Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:28 am

I'll take...

Bonnar
Brookins
Grove
Story
Garcia

Branch
Paixao
Campuzano
Toner
Wilkinson
Watson
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#14 » by TheBathinApe » Sat Dec 4, 2010 3:40 pm

Imo, I can't see Grove beating Maia. I know grove is a better stand-up fighter but Maia is on a league of his own on the ground and hes supposed to have been working hard on his stand-up after the Anderson Silva fight. I guess we'll see if Maia has really improved his stand-up.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#15 » by 2009NBAChamps » Sat Dec 4, 2010 3:48 pm

Best looking TUF finale in quite awhile. I think it's the main event as well which should give the winner some extra pub. The Nam Garcia fight at 145 is a great idea. Probably the ideal fighter for a guy like Nam to showcase himself and also get a good W if he can pull it out.

Anyways, I'll take..

Brookins
Bonnar
Maia and
Nam

rest of the fights I could care less about...
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#16 » by j-ragg » Sat Dec 4, 2010 5:59 pm

Hope Brookins wins!
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#17 » by REDDzone » Sat Dec 4, 2010 6:01 pm

Looks like debut of the bantamweight class will be put on hold for a few months, as Pace didn't make weight and that fight will now be at a catchweight.

Lol, dude better win.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#18 » by Nemesis21 » Sat Dec 4, 2010 6:32 pm

REDDzone wrote:Looks like debut of the bantamweight class will be put on hold for a few months, as Pace didn't make weight and that fight will now be at a catchweight.

Lol, dude better win.



Really ? Watched the weigh ins last night, don't remember them saying anybody missed weight .
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#19 » by Nemesis21 » Sat Dec 4, 2010 6:33 pm

^^ Nevermind, I see it now.
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Re: TUF Finale - Dec 4 

Post#20 » by ptsuperfly » Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:15 am

Branch wins a unanimous dec.

Garza wins by brutal flying knee.

Catchweight fight next.

Can't wait for Toner and Garcia. Wish they would have fought each other.

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