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Former UFC® middleweight champion and one of the sport’s pioneers, Evan Tanner, takes on rising star and The Ultimate Fighter® Season 3 victor Kendall Grove as the main event of the live The Ultimate Fighter® 7 Finale fight card on Saturday, June 21 live from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – A Canadian veteran who had finally started to find his groove in the fight game after a rocky start that saw him lose three of his first five pro bouts, Jason Day was on the fringes of the UFC in 2007, with all but one of the four opponents he faced that year current or former UFC fighters.

Michael DiSanto, UFC – It might not be the main event at UFC 84, but the fight between Wanderlei Silva and Keith Jardine may be the bout with the most intrigue.The 31-year-old Silva has already cemented his place in mixed martial arts history as one of the greatest of all time after his unbelievable five-year reign as the 205-lb champion in PRIDE. He owns knockout wins over reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (twice), Kazushi Sakuraba (three times), Yuki Kondo and Guy Mezger.

Armando Alvarez, UFC – Light heavyweight is known as the glamour division in the UFC, with the most recognizable fighters in the sport, such as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Chuck Liddell, and Forrest Griffin campaigning in the 205 pound weight class. Just as these three and a few others are household names in the mixed martial arts world, Wilson Gouveia of Brazil is not, but if he keeps dominating fights the way he has been, he will soon join them.

Jesse fought hard and was an ox in the cage, especially in his comfort zone – on the mat. I should have been able to execute my game plan better, but could not, and paid for that. The opportunity gave me a great reference to pull from in the days and weeks to come in an effort to put myself back into contention, which was my only thought from the second Herb Dean woke me up on the floor of the octagon.

Dave Sholler, UFC – Christian Wellisch is recovering from one of the most grueling three-round fights of his career. Last July, the heavyweight submission specialist from Sacramento, California battled his toughest opponent to date, one whose power and complexities have swallowed some of the world’s finest competitors.