The Finale for The Ultimate Fighter season sixteen begins tonight (Dec. 15, 20212) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The television event features a heavyweight bout between coach Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson and replacement fighter Matt Mitrione, following an injury to opposing coach Shane Carwin. Both Nelson and Mitrione were former teammates on season ten of the reality series.
The TUF 16 finalists, Colton SMith and Mike Ricci meet in a welterweight bout for the six-digit contract and the TUF crown.
The main card airs live on FX television at 9pm EST (6pm PST), with the prelim card split between Fuel TV (@7pm EST) and streaming video on Facebook (@5:35pm EST).
Check out the full ‘Quick Results’ for the TUF 16 Finale below:
Main Card (FX, 9pm EST)
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson def. Matt Mitrione via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 2:58
TUF 16 welterweight final: Colton Smith def. Mike Ricci via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Heavyweight bout: Patrick Barry def. Shane del Rosario via KO (Punches) – R2 @ 0:26
Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Jamie Varner – Cancelled after Varner became ill
Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier def. Jonathan Brookins via Submission (D’arce choke) – R1 @ 4:15
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV 7pm EST)
Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle def. James Head via TKO (Knee-punches) – R1 @ 1:55
Bantamweight bout: Johnny Bedford def. Marcos Vinicius via KO (Punches) – R2 @ 1:00
Lightweight bout: Rustam Khabilov def. Vinc Pichel via KO (Suplex) – R1 @ 2:15
Welterweight bout: T.J. Waldburger def. Nick Catone via Technical Submission (Triangle choke) – R2 @ 1:04
Preliminary Card (Facebook 5:35pm EST)
Bantamweight bout: Hugo Viana def. Reuben Duran via TKO (Punch) – R1 @ 4:05
Lightweight bout: Mike Rio def. John Cofer via Submission (Armbar) – R3 @ 4:11
Flyweight bout: Timothy Elliott def. Jared Papazian via Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)