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Twitter Reacts To Submission-Packed TUF 26 Finale

“The Ultimate Fighter 26” Finale went down tonight (Friday, December 1, 2017) from the Park Theater in Paradise, Nevada. The show was headlined by the inaugural women’s flyweight title fight between finalist Nicco Montano and late replacement fill-in and semifinalist Roxanne Modafferi. Montano took a back-and-forth, gritty battle by unanimous decision on the strength of […]

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“The Ultimate Fighter 26” Finale went down tonight (Friday, December 1, 2017) from the Park Theater in Paradise, Nevada. The show was headlined by the inaugural women’s flyweight title fight between finalist Nicco Montano and late replacement fill-in and semifinalist Roxanne Modafferi. Montano took a back-and-forth, gritty battle by unanimous decision on the strength of her superiority in the scrambles to become the new champion. She beat Lauren Murphy, Montana Stewart, Barb Honchak, and Roxanne Modafferi – arguably the best four other women in the bracket – to get it done.

The co-main event saw veteran boxer Terrion Ware welcome “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” alum Sean O’Malley to the big show. The pair engaged in an entertaining brawl, but O’Malley’s power, output, and diversity carried him through a tough second round to ean a unanimous nod from the judges.

See how Twitter reacted to this historic night below:

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Nicco Montano Captures Flyweight Title In War With Roxanne Modafferi

Nicco Montano and Roxanne Modafferi went to war to crown the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s flyweight title holder. Montano landed a leg kick early. A combination was there for Modafferi. Montano answered with a left hand. Modafferi landed a body kick. They tied up and Montano landed a knee to the body. Montano […]

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Nicco Montano and Roxanne Modafferi went to war to crown the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s flyweight title holder.

Montano landed a leg kick early. A combination was there for Modafferi. Montano answered with a left hand. Modafferi landed a body kick. They tied up and Montano landed a knee to the body. Montano caught a kick and took her opponent down. Modafferi looked for an armbar, but nothing doing. Modafferi scored a takedown near the end of the round.

Mdoafferi landed a right hand early in the second round and put the pressure on. Montano locked in triangle and rained down elbows. Modafferi survived the round.

Round three was contested on the feet. Modafferi looked to have the edge in the round if you go by statistics. Montano came on strong near the end as both fighters traded leather.

Modafferi looked a bit off balanced by a punch early in the fourth round. Montano landed a leg kick and her strikes began to flow. At this point, Montano was winning the striking battle in the fight. She had a combination that sent Modafferi backing back. Montano took her opponent down. She looked for a knee. Blood poured from the nose of Montano and Modafferi began landing combinations. Montano sensed danger and took Modafferi down after eating a knee.

A combination connected for Montano. Modafferi was taken down. She rained down some ground-and-pound before choosing to stand back up. Modafferi went for her own takedown, but it was reversed and she ended up on her back. An uppercut was there for Montano. Modafferi’s armbar attempt went nowhere. Modafferi once again attacked the arm, but Montano popped her arm free. The fight ended with both fighters slugging it out.

All three judges scored the fight for Montano, who is now the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion.

Final Result: Nicco Montano def. Roxanne Modafferi via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46)

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TUF 26 Finale Gets New Main Event At The Last Minute

Tomorrow’s (Fri., December 1, 2017) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 26 Finale from the Park Theatre in LasVegas has a new main event. The UFC announced via MMA Junkie that longtime competitor Roxanne Modafferi will replace TUF 26 finalist Sijara Eubanks and battle Nicco Montano in the main event bout for the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight […]

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Tomorrow’s (Fri., December 1, 2017) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 26 Finale from the Park Theatre in LasVegas has a new main event.

The UFC announced via MMA Junkie that longtime competitor Roxanne Modafferi will replace TUF 26 finalist Sijara Eubanks and battle Nicco Montano in the main event bout for the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight title after Eubanks was hospitalized with complications surrounding her weight cut earlier today.

The UFC issued an official statement on the last-minute switch:

“Due to medical issues, Sijara Eubanks, was hospitalized Thursday morning and has been pulled from her bout against Nicco Montano at Friday’s The Ultimate Fighter Finale. Stepping in for Eubanks to fight in the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight championship bout will be Ultimate Fighter 26 semifinalist Roxanne Modafferi.”

Modafferi was eliminated from by Eubanks in the semifinals of the show, and was set to take on former Invicta flyweight champ Barb Honchak. Honchak will face bantamweight veteran Lauren Murphy, who was on standby for the card.

Modafferi issued a statement online about her move up to the main event, noting that she was excited but also concerned for former opponent Eubanks’ health:

Eubanks had previously struggled to make the division’s 125-pound limit during the show, but her hospitalization comes as a surprise considering she had a month since the show ended to get down to championship weight.

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TUF 26 Finale Weigh-In Results

The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale) is set to take place on Saturday, December 1, 2017 at Park Theater in Paradise, Nevada. The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX […]

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The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale) is set to take place on Saturday, December 1, 2017 at Park Theater in Paradise, Nevada.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Ultimate Fighter final (to determine the inaugural UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion) between Sijara Eubanks and Nicco Montano will headline this event. Sean O’Malley vs. Terrion Ware will serve as the co-main event.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on Thursday and here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Sijara Eubanks () vs. Nicco Montano (124.5) – for inaugural women’s flyweight title
  • Sean O’Malley (135.5) vs. Terrion Ware ()
  • Barb Honchak (125.5) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (124)
  • Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Eric Spicely ()
  • DeAnna Bennett () vs. Melinda Fabian ()
  • Brett Johns (135.5) vs. Joe Soto (135)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Montana De La Rosa (125.5) vs. Christina Marks (125.5)
  • Ryan Janes (185) vs. Andrew Sanchez (185.5)
  • Karine Gevorgyan () vs. Rachael Ostovich (125)
  • Ariel Beck () vs. Shana Dobson (125.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)

  • Gillian Robertson (125.5) vs. Emily Whitmire (125)

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