The Finale for the 18th season of The Ultimate Fighter takes place on Saturday, November 30, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada; headlined by unofficial 3rd meeting of top Lightweights Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz. The 18th season of TTU was a ground breaking season the 2nd with Bantamweights and the first time ever the season featured men and women.
Online Prelims at 7:30 PM ET
Bout number 1: Joshua Sampo (10-2) vs. Ryan Benoit (7-2) – Flyweight
Result- Joshua Sampo by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:31 of round 2
Fox Sports 1 Prelims 8:00 PM ET
Bout number 2: Drew Dober (13-4) vs. Sean Spencer (10-2) – Welterweight
Result- Sean Spencer by (30-27) (30-27) (30-27) unanimous decision
Bout number 3: Jared Rosholt (8-1) vs. Walter Harris (4-1) – Heavyweight
Result- Jared Rosholt by (29-28) (29-28) (29-28) unaimous decision
Bout number 4: Rani Yahya (19-7) vs. Tom Niinimaki (20-5-1) – Featherweight
Result- Tom Niinimaki by (28-29) (29-28) (30-27) split decision
Bout number 5: Akira Corassani (11-3) vs. Maximo Blanco (9-4-1) – Featherweight
Result- Akira Corassant by Disqualification (knee to grounded opponent) at of round 1
Fox Sports 1 Main Card 10:00 PM ET
Bout number 6: Roxanne Modafferi (15-10) vs. Raquel Pennington (3-3) – Women’s Bantamweight
Result- Raquel Pennington by (30-27) (30-27) (29-28) unanimous decision
Bout number 7: Jessamyn Duke (2-0-0, 1nc) vs. Peggy Morgan (2-0) – Women’s Bantamweight
Result- Jessamyn Duke by (30-27) (30-27) (30-27) unanimous decision
Bout number 8: Chris Holdsworth (4-0) vs. Davey Grant (8-1) – TUF Men’s Bantamweight Final
Result- Chris Holdsworth by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:10 of round 2
Bout number 9: Julianna Pena (4-2) vs. Jessica Rakoczy (1-3) – Women’s Bantamweight
Result- Julianna Pena by TKO (punches) at 4:59 of round 1
Bout number 10: Gray Maynard (11-2-1) vs. Nate Diaz (16-9) – Lightweight
Result- Nate Diaz by TKO (punches) at 2:38 of round 1