The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
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Background
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale was a 10-bout fight card that was held on June 21, 2008 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 7's middleweight tournament.
A middleweight match-up between former UFC middleweight champion, Evan Tanner and TUF 3 middleweight winner, Kendall Grove acted as the main event of the evening.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Matt Brown vs. Matt Arroyo
- Middleweight Bout: Rob Kimmons vs. Rob Yundt
- Middleweight Bout: Drew McFedries vs. Marvin Eastman
- Welterweight Bout: Josh Burkman vs. Dustin Hazelett
- Middleweight Bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Dean Lister
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Dante Rivera vs. Matt Riddle
- Lightweight Bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Welterweight Bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti
- TUF 7 Middleweight Final: Amir Sadollah vs. CB Dollaway
- Middleweight Bout: Evan Tanner vs. Kendall Grove
Pre-Event Notes
This event was originally an 11-bout fight card but a middleweight bout between TUF 7 contestants, Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough was cancelled just prior to the bout due to Credeur testing positive for the banned substance, Adderall.
Sadollah was meant to face Jesse Taylor in the middleweight final, but after Taylor was kicked out following a drunken rampage in a Las Vegas hotel, CB Dollaway defeated Tim Credeur in a reserve bout to earn his place in the final.
In the past six seasons of TUF this is the lowest number of recalled fighters from the show (5).
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Matt Brown defs. Matt Arroyo via TKO (strikes) at 3:40 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Rob Kimmons defs. Rob Yundt via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:58 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Drew McFedries defs. Marvin Eastman via TKO (strikes) at 1:08 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Dustin Hazelett defs. Josh Burkman via submission (armbar) at 4:46 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Dean Lister defs. Jeremy Horn via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:52 of round 1.
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Matt Riddle defs. Dante Rivera via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Lightweight Bout: Spencer Fisher defs. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Welterweight Bout: Diego Sanchez defs. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO (strikes) at 4:07 of round 3.
- TUF 7 Middleweight Final: Amir Sadollah defs. CB Dollaway via submission (armbar) at 3:02 of round 1 to become The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest middleweight tournament champion.
- Middleweight Bout: Kendall Grove defs. Evan Tanner via split decision (28-29, 30-26, 30-26)
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Dustin Hazelett and Josh Burkman
Submission Of The Night: Dustin Hazelett
Knockout Of The Night: Drew McFedries
- Each Bonus was worth $20,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 85: Bedlam
Followed by: UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
External Links
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