The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale

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1 Background
2 Fight Card
3 Pre-Event Notes
4 Results
5 Bonus Awards
6 UFC Event Chronology
7 External Links

Background

The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale was a 9-bout fight card that was held on December 8, 2007 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The card aired live on Spike TV at 9pm ET/PT and decided the winner of TUF 6's welterweight tournament.

A lightweight match-up between former Roger Huerta and Clay Guida acted as the main event of the evening.

Fight Card

Preliminary Card

Welterweight Bout: Troy Mandaloniz vs. Richie Hightower
Welterweight Bout: Dorian Price vs. Roman Mitichyan
Welterweight Bout: Jonathan Goulet vs. Paul Georgieff
Welterweight Bout: Matt Arroyo vs. John Kolosci

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dan Barrera
Welterweight Bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Billy Miles
Welterweight Bout: Jon Koppenhaver vs. Jared Rollins
TUF 6 Welterweight Final: Mac Danzig vs. Tommy Speer
Lightweight Bout: Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida

Pre-Event Notes

The Ben Saunders/Dan Barrera fight was a rematch from a fight they had on the show that ended in somewhat controversial decision.

Paul Georgieff would have faced Blake Bowman on the undercard, however a knee injury sustained to Bowman on the show forced his withdrawal. Jonathan Goulet stepped up in his place.

Results

Preliminary Card

Welterweight Bout: Troy Mandaloniz defs. Richie Hightower via TKO (punches) at 4:20 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Roman Mitichyan defs. Dorian Price via submission (ankle lock) at :23 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Jonathan Goulet defs. Paul Georgieff via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 4:42 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Matt Arroyo defs. John Kolosci via submission (armbar) at 4:42 of round 1.

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Ben Saunders defs. Dan Barrera via unanimous decision.
Welterweight Bout: George Sotiropoulos defs. Billy Miles via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:36 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Jon Koppenhaver defs. Jared Rollins via TKO at 2:01 of round 1.
TUF 6 Welterweight Final: Mac Danzig defs. Tommy Speer via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:01 of round 1 to become TUF 6's welterweight tournament winner.
Lightweight Bout: Roger Huerta defs. Clay Guida via submission (rear naked choke) at :51 of round 1.

In a "Fight of the Year" candidate, Huerta was down on the scorecards going into the third round after having been controlled by Guida's wrestling and even dropped in the second round with punches. Huerta opened the third with some heavy knees and kicks that dazed Guida. Huerta took Guida's back from a scramble and sank in the choke to force the tap.