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TUF 14 Finale Bonus Winners Earn $40K For Nights Work

Tweet The Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out $40,000 in “Fight Night” bonuses to Diego Brandao, Dennis Bermudez, and John Dodson for their efforts on Saturday night on the final live UFC event on Spike TV. The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale took place on Dec. 3 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, […]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out $40,000 in “Fight Night” bonuses to Diego Brandao, Dennis Bermudez, and John Dodson for their efforts on Saturday night on the final live UFC event on Spike TV.

The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale took place on Dec. 3 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with five bouts streaming live on the web at Facebook.com, and the five remaining bouts airing on Spike TV. The Ultimate Fighter moves to the FX network for season 15 of the reality show series, all part of the UFC’s seven-year broadcast deal with FOX television.

Earning the “Fight of the Night” bonus were featherweight finalists Diego Brandao and Dennis Bermudez, Brandao was also awarded with the “Submission of the Night”, while the “Knockout of the Night” went to bantamweight finalist winner John Dodson.

Bermudez would land some early shots, but it would be Brandao who would earn the first knockdown. Near the end of the round Bermudez would use his aggressive style to drop Brandao with a right forearm, then as he looked to finish the fight, Brandao would pull out a surprising armbar to force the finish at 4:51 of the first. With the victory, Brandao would earn the $100,000 contract and an extra $80,000 in bonus money.

It didn’t take bantamweight finalist Dodson to claim the “TUF” title for season 14, dropping fellow finalist T.J. Dillashaw by first round TKO at 1:54. Dodson used a counter left to wobble Dillashaw and would follow it up with an additional punch before referee Herb Dean intervened.

TUF 14 Finale Results: Questions Answered and Lessons Learned

The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 has concluded. Diego Brandao and John Dodson have proven that they are the 14h incarnations of the Ultimate Fighter, and Michael Bisping exposed Jason “Mayhem” Miller as overrated.There were other fights throughout the ni…

The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 has concluded. Diego Brandao and John Dodson have proven that they are the 14h incarnations of the Ultimate Fighter, and Michael Bisping exposed Jason “Mayhem” Miller as overrated.

There were other fights throughout the night that not only entertained but answered questions and taught the MMA world valuable lessons.

What were these fights and what was learned? Read and find out!

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TUF 14 Finale Results: Dodson, Bermudez Take Home $40K Bonuses, Brandao Nets $80K

Following the finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 14, the UFC handed out $40,000 bonuses for its “of the Night” performances. The night’s big winner was Brazilian featherweight Diego Brandao.  The Greg Jackson-trained, Team Bis…

Following the finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 14, the UFC handed out $40,000 bonuses for its “of the Night” performances.

The night’s big winner was Brazilian featherweight Diego Brandao.  The Greg Jackson-trained, Team Bisping fighter took home the Submission of the Night award for his armbar finish of Team Miller’s Dennis Bermudez.  The back-and-forth battle earned the two fighters Fight of the Night honors.  The double bonus earned Brandao a total of $80,000 in addition to his salary for the bout.  With the win, Brandao earned a six-figure contract with the promotion.

Knockout of the Night went to bantamweight John Dodson for his first-round finish of T.J. Dillishaw.  The Team Miller (and Greg Jackson) product needed less than two minutes to finish the fight and take home the 135-pound crown.  Like his Jackson teammate Brandao, the win netted Dodson the coveted six-figure contract.  However, his additional bonus was only half of his teammates.

The night’s main event between coaches Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller did not impress, even drawing a tweet from UFC President Dana White proclaiming it one of the most one-sided fights he had ever seen. 

Be sure to stay tuned to Bleacher Report for all things The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. B/R is your home for complete coverage of the Dec. 3 fight card, from pre-fight predictions to in-fight coverage, results and post-fight analysis.

Rob Tatum is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report MMA. You can also find Rob’s work at TheMMACorner.com.  For anything related to MMA, you can follow Rob on Twitter @RobTatumMMA.

TUF 14 Results: What We Learned from Michael Bisping vs. Jason Miller

Michael Bisping has just come out victorious in one of the most anticipated fights of the year, defeating Jason Miller via third-round TKO.The two men coached opposite each other on The Ultimate Fighter 14 and built up a lot of bad blood over the cours…

Michael Bisping has just come out victorious in one of the most anticipated fights of the year, defeating Jason Miller via third-round TKO.

The two men coached opposite each other on The Ultimate Fighter 14 and built up a lot of bad blood over the course of the season.

Tonight, Bisping and Miller squashed their rivalry, while putting on a great show for the fans.

Miller came out too aggressive in the early goings of the fight and gassed himself, which Bisping was able to capitalize on, pounding out an exhausted Miller in the third.

After the fight, both competitors were highly complimentary of each other’s performances.

 

What we’ll remember about this fight

Miller mocking Bisping by taking a knee.

In Bisping’s last fight, he won a highly controversial TKO victory after hitting his opponent, Jorge Rivera, with an illegal knee.

During this evening’s fight, Miller found himself on his knees and practically begged Bisping to throw another ilegal knee at him—likely an attempt to get in Bisping’s head.

It was an entertaining moment and Bisping—shockingly— indulged Miller’s taunts by throwing a high kick at the downed opponent.

The kick missed, but had it landed, it would have been an illegal blow and Bisping could have been disqualified.

 

 

What we learned about Jason Miller

He could be successful in the UFC’s middleweight division, but he needs to work on his cardio—big time.

Whether or not Miller gassed tonight because of nerves or overexerting himself cannot be known for sure, but either way, he was gassed by the second round, which is not a good sign.

If Miller could have kept the pace he set in Round 1, he likely would have won this fight.

 

What we learned about Michael Bisping

When he wants to be, Bisping is a classy guy.

As a fighter, we didn’t see anything from Bisping tonight that we hadn’t seen before, but after the fight, he was unusually complimentary of his opponent.

Bisping gets a bad rap from most fans—not for no reason—but tonight, he was a gentleman after the fight was over, and that was nice to see.

 

What’s next for Jason Miller

I expect the UFC will keep Miller around because of his enormous popularity with the fans.

Look for the UFC to set Miller up with a mid-level fighter with some name recognition next.

Dan Miller, Cung Le or Tim Boetsch are all possibilities.

 

What’s next for Michael Bisping

Many suspected that Bisping would face Chael Sonnen next with a win tonight, but it was recently announced that Sonnen would face Mark Munoz instead.

The winner of Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson would make sense for Bisping’s next fight.

 

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TUF 14 Finale Results: Michael Bisping Defeats Mayhem Miller by Round 3 TKO

After an Ultimate Fighter season full of words and hatred, Michael Bisping finally got his revenge on Jason “Mayhem” Miller, moving him closer to a much desired middleweight title fight.When action began at the TUF finale Saturday night, it was Miller …

After an Ultimate Fighter season full of words and hatred, Michael Bisping finally got his revenge on Jason “Mayhem” Miller, moving him closer to a much desired middleweight title fight.

When action began at the TUF finale Saturday night, it was Miller who controlled the pace.

Those in attendance were surprised to see Miller exchange strikes with Bisping, as he was the clear underdog heading into the main event of the evening.

After a combination of right hooks, Miller capitalized on a takedown and had his opponent up against the cage before Bisping returned to his feet.

Round 1 came to an end as Miller had the clear edge. But, the tides turned in the second round as Bisping began to unload on his opponent.

Miller, however, displayed the heart of a warrior and refused to go down in defeat.

“Mayhem” escaped the second round but things only got worse from there as the Brit once again controlled the stand-up, landing vicious strikes to nearly every part of Miller’s body.

Miller would eventually find himself on his back as Bisping began to impose his will via body strikes and knees.

It was clear Bisping was the better conditioned fighter as Miller was gassed after his dominant first round.

Then at 3:34 of the third round, the fight was stopped by referee Steve Mazzagatti, declaring Bisping the technical knockout victory.

It was Bisping‘s fourth consecutive win and now awaits a potential title fight with current middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

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TUF 14 Finale Results: Michael Bisping Stops Jason "Mayhem" Miller with Barrage of Knees and Punches

For the first time since the fifth season of the show, coaches of The Ultimate Fighter met at the show’s Finale.  Middleweights Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller headlined the card. Bisping, a former TUF winner himself, looked t…

For the first time since the fifth season of the show, coaches of The Ultimate Fighter met at the show’s Finale.  Middleweights Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller headlined the card. 

Bisping, a former TUF winner himself, looked to step toward a title shot and score his fourth straight victory.

The fight marked the UFC return of Miller.  Since dropping a fight to current welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre at UFC 52, Miller has fought all over the globe, most recently with Strikeforce and DREAM.

Miller opened with a kick and followed with a flurry.  Bisping initiated the clinch against the cage.  Miller moved to the Muay Thai clinch, but Bisping pushed away.  A right hand from Miller just missed the mark.  A second right hand landed.  Miller used a short left hand to setup a takedown.  Miller worked to mount Bisping along the cage.  Bisping tried to just tie up Miller.  Miller connected with punches from the top.  Bisping scrambled to his feet.  Miller connected with an outside leg kick.  A right hand from Bisping landed, but Miller answered with a hook as the round ended.

The pair exchanged to start the second round.  Miller’s takedown attempt was stuffed by Bisping.  Blood poured from the nose of Miller.  Miller worked hard for a single leg takedown against the fence.  Bisping reversed the position.  A head kick attempt from Bisping was blocked.  The fighters clipped heads and forced a brief stop to the action.  Miller ducked under a right hand to shoot, but Bisping moved away.  Bisping landed a knee to the body.  Bisping threw an illegal head kick toward Miller’s head while he was on the mat, but it failed to connect.  Bisping teed off on Miller along the cage.  Bisping unloaded with knees and strikes to the body.  Bisping ended the round dropping punches from the top at the end of the round.

Miller barreled forward to start the third frame.  Miller tried for a takedown, but Bisping pushed him away again.  Bisping backed Miller against the cage and scored with a series of punches.  Bisping proclaimed he was poked in the eye and the fight again was paused.  Miller shot for a single leg and Bisping sprawled.  Bisping moved to Miller’s back and delivered punches and knees.  Miller rolled for a leg lock, but Bisping escaped and moved into the guard.  Bisping rained punches from top.  Miller covered up and Steve Mazzagatti moved in to stop the bout.

Both fighters were exhausted at the end of the fight.  “I feel like Jason and I put on a great season of The Ultimate Fighter and I’m here to entertain,” Bisping stated.  When Joe Rogan proposed a fight with champion Anderson Silva, Bisping was quick to recognize that his performance wouldn’t have cut it against the Brazilian. 

Miller was apologetic for getting tired in the fight, but praised his opponent.

Official Result: Michael Bisping def. Jason “Mayhem” Miller by TKO (punches and knees). Round 3, 3:34

Be sure to stay tuned to Bleacher Report for all things The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. B/R is your home for complete coverage of the Dec. 3 fight card, from pre-fight predictions to in-fight coverage, results and post-fight analysis.

Rob Tatum is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report MMA. You can also find Rob’s work at TheMMACorner.com.  For anything related to MMA, you can follow Rob on Twitter @RobTatumMMA.