‘TUF 12 Finale’ Card Set For Saturday

With the conclusion of Wednesday nights final episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Teahm Koscheck on Spike TV, the full card for this weekends TUF 12 Finale event has been revealed.
Advancing to the finale from the show will be Team GSP fighters Jonathan Brookins (11-3) and Michael Johnson (8-4) who will vie for […]

Tuf_12_posterWith the conclusion of Wednesday nights final episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Teahm Koscheck on Spike TV, the full card for this weekends TUF 12 Finale event has been revealed.

Advancing to the finale from the show will be Team GSP fighters Jonathan Brookins (11-3) and Michael Johnson (8-4) who will vie for the TUF contract.

MMAjunkie.com was the first to report several more matchups for the event. Fights include bouts between former WEC fighter Leonard Garcia (14-6-1) vs. Team Koscheck’s Nam Phan (16-7), Team Koscheck’s Sako Chivitchian (5-0) vs. Team GSP’s Kyle Watson (13-6-1), and Team GSP’s Cody McKenzie (11-0) vs. Team Koscheck’s Aaron Wilkinson (6-3).

The TUF 12 Finale will take place this Saturday, Dec. 4th, at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event will see the main card broadcast live on Spike TV, featuring bouts between light-heavyweights Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac, and a middleweight matchup featuring Demian Maia vs. Kendall Grove.

The full TUF 12 Finale card appears as follows:

Main card

Lightweight bout: Jonathan Brookins vs. Michael Johnson
Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac
Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Kendall Grove
Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Rick Story

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Wilkinson
Featherweight bout: Tyler Toner vs. Ian Loveland
Lightweight bout: Sako Chivitchian vs. Kyle Watson
Bantamweight bout: Will Campuzano vs Nick Pace
Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixão vs. Pablo Garza
Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito vs. Dave Branch