TUF 16: Nelson vs. Mitrione Event Card

The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale is scheduled to go down this Saturday (December 15, 2012) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Team Nelson coach, Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson had been scheduled to face Team Carwin coach Shane Carwin at the final, but an injury to the former UFC interim heavyweight […]

The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale is scheduled to go down this Saturday (December 15, 2012) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Team Nelson coach, Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson had been scheduled to face Team Carwin coach Shane Carwin at the final, but an injury to the former UFC interim heavyweight champ forced him off the card. Nelson will now meet former TUF 10 castmate Matt Mitrione in the main event.

Unlike past years, the UFC will only feature one matchup of TUF House participants as welterweights Colton Smith and Mike Ricci battle for the six-figure contract and the TUF 16 crown.

Check out the full TUF 16 Finale card below:

Main Card (FX, 9pm EST)

Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson
Welterweight tournament final: Mike Ricci vs. Colton Smith
Heavyweight bout: Patrick Barry vs. Shane del Rosario
Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Jamie Varner
Featherweight bout: Jonathan Brookins vs. Dustin Poirier

Preliminary Card (FUEL TV, 7pm EST)

Welterweight bout: James Head vs. Mike Pyle
Bantamweight bout: Johnny Bedford vs. Marcos Vinicius
Lightweight bout: Rustam Khabilov vs. Vinc Pichel
Welterweight bout: Nick Catone vs. TJ Waldburger

Preliminary Card (Facebook, 5:30pm EST)

Bantamweight bout: Reuben Duran vs. Hugo Viana
Lightweight bout: John Cofer vs. Mike Rio
Flyweight bout: Tim Elliott vs. Jared Papazian