The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale: The Real Winners and Losers

The Ultimate Fighter concluded its 18th season on Saturday evening, crowning two season winners and revitalizing the career of one of the world’s top lightweights.   The night’s action featured some excellence, some lethargy and some peculiarity—basically everything we’ve come to expect from a fight card in 2013.  Here, the winners and losers are not always what […]

The Ultimate Fighter concluded its 18th season on Saturday evening, crowning two season winners and revitalizing the career of one of the world’s top lightweights.   The night’s action featured some excellence, some lethargy and some peculiarity—basically everything we’ve come to expect from a fight card in 2013.  Here, the winners and losers are not always what […]

The Good, Bad and Strange from The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale

Anytime a six-figure contract is on the line, you can expect some intense battles. On Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale in Las Vegas, two UFC contracts were up for grabs as two men and two women squared off to determine who would gain en…

Anytime a six-figure contract is on the line, you can expect some intense battles. On Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale in Las Vegas, two UFC contracts were up for grabs as two men and two women squared off to determine who would gain entry into the UFC fold. In addition to the […]

The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale: Matches to Make for the Entire Fight Card

A night focused on The Ultimate Fighter 18 was stolen by Nate Diaz, who picked up an impressive win over Gray Maynard on Saturday. Having lost back-to-back fights, Diaz came into the weekend with desperation. Now, following a first-round knockout victory over Maynard, he’s back in the hunt for another crack at the lightweight championship. Now, […]

A night focused on The Ultimate Fighter 18 was stolen by Nate Diaz, who picked up an impressive win over Gray Maynard on Saturday. Having lost back-to-back fights, Diaz came into the weekend with desperation. Now, following a first-round knockout victory over Maynard, he’s back in the hunt for another crack at the lightweight championship. Now, […]

The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale: Grades for Every Main Card Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter 18 came to an end on Saturday night, as the UFC crowned two new champions in the men’s and women’s bantamweight divisions. It was a night that saw much excitement and a glimpse into the future. When it was all said and done, Julianna Pena and Chris Holdsworth of Team Tate took home […]

The Ultimate Fighter 18 came to an end on Saturday night, as the UFC crowned two new champions in the men’s and women’s bantamweight divisions. It was a night that saw much excitement and a glimpse into the future. When it was all said and done, Julianna Pena and Chris Holdsworth of Team Tate took home […]

Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale: What We Learned from Davey Grant vs Chris Holdsworth

Chris Holdsworth: Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Team Alpha Male standout and ultimate fighter winner. Not bad for a 26-year-old fighter with just four fights on his record coming in to the show, eh? After holding his own on the feet against Grant in …

Chris Holdsworth: Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Team Alpha Male standout and ultimate fighter winner. Not bad for a 26-year-old fighter with just four fights on his record coming in to the show, eh? After holding his own on the feet against Grant in Round 1 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale, Holdsworth found himself in […]

The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale: What We Learned from Pena vs. Rakoczy

The first-ever female Ultimate Fighter has been crowned as Julianna Pena absolutely mauled boxing champion Jessica Rakoczy.  Throughout The Ultimate Fighter season 18, Pena delivered scary performance after scary performance, and this was no different. While Rakoczy is a great counter-striker, Pena gave her no space and took her down, jumped to mount and went […]

The first-ever female Ultimate Fighter has been crowned as Julianna Pena absolutely mauled boxing champion Jessica Rakoczy.  Throughout The Ultimate Fighter season 18, Pena delivered scary performance after scary performance, and this was no different. While Rakoczy is a great counter-striker, Pena gave her no space and took her down, jumped to mount and went […]