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TUF 23 Finale Bonuses: Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha Bank $50,000

The second of three consecutive UFC fight cards is in the books as the The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale went down last night (July 8, 2016) from Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured a strawweight title tilt between rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. Gadelha started strong, but it was “Joanna Champion” who

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The second of three consecutive UFC fight cards is in the books as the The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale went down last night (July 8, 2016) from Las Vegas, Nevada.

The main event featured a strawweight title tilt between rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. Gadelha started strong, but it was “Joanna Champion” who pulled ahead later in the bout to retain her title via unanimous decision after a five round war. Both women were given $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses for their efforts.

In the strawweight final of The Ultimate Fighter, Tatiana Suarez scored an impressive first round d’Arce choke submission victory over Amanda Bobby. She received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for her efforts.

Earlier on the card, Doo Ho Choi blasted Thiago Tavares with a right hand that shut the lights off in the very first round. He too earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” Bonus for his finish.

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Tatiana Suarez Dominates Amanda Cooper In TUF 23 Finale

In the strawweight finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 23, Tatiana Suarez took on Amanda Bobby Cooper, and took care of business. The much bigger Suarez exchanged a few leg kicks with Cooper to begin the fight, but soon after dropped for a takedown. The Millenia MMA rep easily gained top control. Cooper immediately threatened

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In the strawweight finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 23, Tatiana Suarez took on Amanda Bobby Cooper, and took care of business.

The much bigger Suarez exchanged a few leg kicks with Cooper to begin the fight, but soon after dropped for a takedown. The Millenia MMA rep easily gained top control.

Cooper immediately threatened with an armbar, but Suarez extricates herself. Suarez goes to work from top position, but as she postures up to rain down blows, Cooper pushes off and sweeps into top position. Cooper briefly maintains a top half guard position, but Suarez gradually moves back to her feet and dug in for a takedown of her own.

Suarez postures up and tries to pass the guard of Cooper, pushing her legs to the side. Cooper does a good job of keeping her from passing, but Suarez drops down and laces her arms for a D’Arce choke. Suarez elicits the tap at 3:43 of the very first round.

And with that, Tatiana Suarez becomes the TUF 23 strawweight champion, earning herself a coveted six-figure UFC contract.

Final Result: Tatiana Suarez def. Amanda Cooper via 1st Round D’Arce Choke

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The Ultimate Fighter 23: Episode 8 Video Preview

The Ultimate Fighter 23 returns tonight on FOX Sports 1 with another matchup of male contestants.

Check out a preview for the series, which airs at 10 p.m. ET, in the video below:

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The Ultimate Fighter 23 returns tonight on FOX Sports 1 with another matchup of male contestants.

Check out a preview for the series, which airs at 10 p.m. ET, in the video below:

Video Preview For Tonight’s Episode Of “The Ultimate Fighter 23”

Things – as they usually tend to do – get turned upside down on tonight’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23.

Claudia Esparza’s team finds out some bad news, as Joanna Jedrzejczyk tries to get on the scoreboard.

Check out a preview for the progra…

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Things – as they usually tend to do – get turned upside down on tonight’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23.

Claudia Esparza’s team finds out some bad news, as Joanna Jedrzejczyk tries to get on the scoreboard.

Check out a preview for the program, which airs on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET, in the video below:

Video: Dana White Addresses UFC 200 Changes At Special Press Event On Friday

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On Friday, UFC held a special “launch event” for this year’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The press conference promoted the shows that are scheduled for International Fight Week, including UFC 200, The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale and UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez.

During the press event on Friday, UFC made some new announcements regarding the landmark UFC 200 event scheduled for July 9th at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As noted, UFC pulled the originally scheduled main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for UFC 200 when McGregor refused to meet his promotional requirements for the event.

UFC President Dana White introduced videos to promote each event, with Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight title being advertised for the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for International Fight Week and Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Cláudia Gadelha for the UFC Women’s Strawweight Title for the TUF 23 Finale event.

For UFC 200, White introduced multiple videos to promote the event, including video features on Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne, Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title, Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar for the interim UFC Featherweight Title and then we were given a partial update on plans for the main event.

White addressed the fact that everyone knows what has been going on with Conor McGregor before informing the fans and media in attendance that Nate Diaz still wants to fight at UFC 200 and that the promotion is still working on getting him a new opponent.

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https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQ

On Friday, UFC held a special “launch event” for this year’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The press conference promoted the shows that are scheduled for International Fight Week, including UFC 200, The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale and UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez.

During the press event on Friday, UFC made some new announcements regarding the landmark UFC 200 event scheduled for July 9th at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As noted, UFC pulled the originally scheduled main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for UFC 200 when McGregor refused to meet his promotional requirements for the event.

UFC President Dana White introduced videos to promote each event, with Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight title being advertised for the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for International Fight Week and Joanna J?drzejczyk and Cláudia Gadelha for the UFC Women’s Strawweight Title for the TUF 23 Finale event.

For UFC 200, White introduced multiple videos to promote the event, including video features on Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne, Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title, Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar for the interim UFC Featherweight Title and then we were given a partial update on plans for the main event.

White addressed the fact that everyone knows what has been going on with Conor McGregor before informing the fans and media in attendance that Nate Diaz still wants to fight at UFC 200 and that the promotion is still working on getting him a new opponent.

Teams Selected For The Ultimate Fighter 23

Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha selected their eight fighters during the premier of The Ultimate Fighter 23 on Wednesday night.

The episode featured the elimination bouts, which narrowed the cast from 32 down to 16. Each coach selected eight …

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha selected their eight fighters during the premier of The Ultimate Fighter 23 on Wednesday night.

The episode featured the elimination bouts, which narrowed the cast from 32 down to 16. Each coach selected eight light heavyweights and eight strawweights.

Jedrzeczyk was given the first fight selection, tabbing highly-touted prospect Khalil Rountree to meet Cory Hendricks.

Below are the rosters for each team. The series airs Wednesday night on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET.

Team Claudia Gadelha:

Tatiana Suarez (strawweight)

Andrew Sanchez (light heavyweight)

Kate Jackson (strawweight)

Eric Spicely (light heavyweight)

Amanda Cooper (strawweight)

Abdel Medjedoub (light heavyweight)

Lanchana Green (strawweight)

Cory Hendricks (light heavyweight)

Team Joanna Jedrzecyzk:

JJ Aldrich (strawweight)

Josh Stansbury (light heavyweight)

Jamie Moyle (strawweight)

Khalil Rountree (light heavyweight)

Ashley Cummins (strawweight)

Myron Dennis (light heavyweight)

Helen Harper (strawweight)

Elias Urbina (light heavyweight)