The finale of “The Ultimate Fighter 27” went down tonight (Friday, July 6, 2018) from the Pearl Theatre in Paradise, Nevada. The night was headlined by hot middleweight prospect Israel Adesanya taking on longtime staple and Top-10 185er Brad Tavares. The New Zealander passed the biggest test of his career, beating Tavares from pillar to post for the entire 25 minutes.
In the lightweight final of “The Ultimate Fighter 27”, Mike Trizano outlasted Joe Giannetti. Their fight was a weird one. Giannetti seemed relaxed to a fault. His flowy, kick-centric style worked for a round. Trizano got his wrestling going in round two, leading to some weird and awkward positions. “The Lone Wolf” then stayed busy, composed, and moving forward in the decisive round to seal it.
The featherweight final saw Jay Cucciniello’s bid for a remarkable comeback halted by a smart, workmanlike performance from Brad Katona. A steady diet of hooks and leg kicks backed up by takedowns and top control later buoyed the Canadian to a clear-cut decision victory.
See how Twitter reacted to these pivotal bouts below:
Okay finally it’s time for Adesanya to make everything okay.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) July 7, 2018
Let’s Bend some Stylez! #TUF27
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 7, 2018
Walk.
Faster.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) July 7, 2018
Hey. Adesanya, Tavares is next up. pic.twitter.com/ZGp7MaTz4H
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 7, 2018
Why are they dragging this card on SOOOOO SLLLOOOOWWWW??!!! Just get these last 2 fights over with. #TUFFinale #fightnight #ufc
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) July 7, 2018
this man WON his season of The Ultimate Fighter and he doesn't have time for all this https://t.co/cDCtN8AeTG
— Alexander K Lee (@AlexanderKLee) July 7, 2018
Giannetti walking out to some Whitney Houston!!! YES!!! I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY!!! #TUF27Finale
— E. Casey Leydon (@ekc) July 7, 2018
Giannetti seems like the kill or be killed type, so fingers crossed this won't go 15 min.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 7, 2018
What if we had some sort of reverse tournament of former TUF winners in which the losers advance and the loser of the Finale is officially crowned worst TUF champ of all-time
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) July 7, 2018
Fun first round between Joe Giannetti and Mike Trizano. 10-9 Giannetti. #TUF27Finale
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) July 7, 2018
Sometimes these things happen in MMA. #TuFFinale27 https://t.co/CofRhdmvjT
— The Mane Event
(@EliasTheodorou) July 7, 2018
(@EliasTheodorou) Well, Gianetti fought like an idiot and deserves to lose
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 7, 2018
MMA is the game of Gods. #TUF27Finale pic.twitter.com/cBPSkxBrOX
— MacMally
(@MacMallyMMA) I want to like him, but I hate that hat so much. #TUF27Finale
— Matt Schnell (@DANGER_Caged) July 7, 2018
**** this pacing. I’m going to bed.
— D.E.O. (@ImJustDEO) July 7, 2018
Brad Katona: "My cousin. She had a tumor the size of an orange. But she beat the heck out of that thing!" #TUF27Finale
— Wesley Riddle (@AllThatMMA) July 7, 2018
Wait … All he gets is a trophy and a contract ? No Scion TC ? No Harley ? No fat check ? Wtf ? #TUF27finale #TUF27
— Tim (@timpanda3) July 7, 2018
Brad Katona seems pretty cool. I like the guy. #TUF27finale
— Ross (@DownedOpponent) July 7, 2018
Five hours into a TUF Finale over here… pic.twitter.com/h6DLyGL0TQ
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 7, 2018
#TUF27 Champion pic.twitter.com/y1qNErbuEA
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) July 7, 2018
When you're only waiting for Adesanya vs. Tavares and you can't believe FS1 airs fight this slow. https://t.co/gPJZ7cKYdC
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 7, 2018
That elbow tho …@Stylebender #TUF27 pic.twitter.com/zXeRXU4N5C
— UFC (@ufc) July 7, 2018
For real, though, Brad Tavares is a legit middleweight and Israel Adesanya dunked on him for 25 minutes standing and started grappling with him for fun. That's really impressive. #TUF27Finale
— Steven Rondina (@srondina) July 7, 2018
tough week for Hawaii MMA.
— Eric Stinton (@TombstoneStint) July 7, 2018
Israel Adesanya is about as impressive as they come. Dominates a talented, battle-tested vet in his third UFC fight. Stunts in two languages in post-fight speech. Showed creativity and calm.
Watch out. Here he comes.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 7, 2018
The confidence. The creativity. The mastery of space and distance. The body kicks and those damn Thai knees. What an absolutely sensational performance by Israel Adesanya. #TUF27Finale
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 7, 2018
If I'm the UFC, I'm putting a massive push behind Adesanya. That kid is ******* special and they need fresh talent. #TUF27Finale
— Stephie Haynes (@CrooklynMMA) July 7, 2018
Wow, @stylebender. Just wow.
What a performance in just his third UFC fight, a dominant unanimous decision victory over veteran Brad Tavares. #TUF27Finale (@allelbows) pic.twitter.com/82Lt9VYMzL
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) July 7, 2018
Who walks into their third UFC fight, against the #8 ranked guy, and puts on a masterclass?!
Israel Adesanya is so ******* special. #TUF27Finale
— Katrina Mahoney (@katrinajmahoney) July 7, 2018
Me before #TUF27Finale: Okay, let's not start the Adesanya hype train yet…
Me after #TUFFinale: pic.twitter.com/gXpGyyUxCc
— Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) July 7, 2018
#TUF27Finale was so badly paced that it had a 41 minute overrun and ended close to 2:00 a.m. ET. Hideous.
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) July 7, 2018
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