The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
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Background
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale was an 8-bout fight card that was held on November 11, 2006 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The card aired live on Spike TV at 9pm ET/PT and was headlined by TUF 4's welterweight tournament final between Matt Serra and Chris Lytle.
The final of TUF 4's middleweight tournament between Travis Lutter and Patrick Cote served as the evening's co-main event.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight Bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Thales Leites
- Middleweight Bout: Charles McCarthy vs. Gideon Ray
- Middleweight Bout: Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell
- Welterweight Bout: Pete Spratt vs. Jeremy Jackson
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Edwin Dewees
- Lightweight Bout: Din Thomas vs. Rich Clementi
- TUF 4 Middleweight Tournament Final: Travis Lutter vs. Patrick Cote
- TUF 4 Welterweight Tournament Final: Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle
Pre-Event Notes
A light heavyweight bout between TUF 3 winner, Michael Bisping and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Eric Schafer was originally set to headline this card but visa problems for Bisping caused the post-ponement of this bout.
The new main event of TUF 4 finalists, Matt Serra and Chris Lytle made this the first TUF Finale in the show's history to be headlined by castmembers of that season.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight Bout: Martin Kampmann defs. Thales Leites via unanimous decision.
- Middleweight Bout: Charles McCarthy defs. Gideon Ray via submission (armbar) at 4:43 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Scott Smith defs. Pete Sell via KO at 3:25 of round 2.
- Welterweight Bout: Pete Spratt defs. Jeremy Jackson via submission (neck injury) at 1:11 of round 2.
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Jorge Rivera defs. Edwin Dewees via TKO (strikes) at 2:38 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Din Thomas defs. Rich Clementi via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:11 of round 2.
- TUF 4 Middleweight Tournament Final: Travis Lutter defs. Patrick Cote via submission (armbar) at 2:18 of round 1 to earn a title shot against Anderson Silva.
- TUF 4 Welterweight Tournament Final: Matt Serra defs. Chris Lytle via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 30-27) to earn a title shot at the winner of Matt Hughes/Georges St. Pierre at UFC 65.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 64: Unstoppable
Followed by: UFC 65: Bad Intentions
External Links
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