The Ultimate Fighter Finale Discussion: Evan Tanner v. Kendall Grove

Written by Lex on Saturday, June 21st, 2008 in UFC.

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It’s almost time for the finale of this season’s Ultimate Fighter. The main event features Evan Tanner v. Kendall Grove in a Middleweight clash. Here’s the full card:

Main Card 

  • Middleweight Bout: Evan Tanner v. Kendall Grove
  • TUF Tournament Finale Middleweight Bout: C.B. Dolloway v. Amir Sadollah
  • Welterweight Bout: Diego Sanchez v. Luigi Fioravanti
  • Lightweight Bout: Spencer Fisher v. Jeremy Stephens

Prelims

  • Middleweight Bout: Jeremy Horn v. Dean Lister
  • Middleweight Bout: Matthew Riddle v. Dante Rivera
  • Welterweight Bout: Josh Burkman v. Dustin Hazelett
  • Middleweight Bout: Marvin Eastman v. Drew McFedries
  • Middleweight Bout: Rob Kimmons v. Rob Yundt
  • Welterweight Bout: Matt Arroyo v. Matt Brown
  • Middleweight Bout: Tim Credeur v. Cale Yarbrough

I’m really excited to see if Amir can pull it off again against C.B. Dolloway. If he can keep it standing, he’s definitely got a chance. I think that’s his strength here, even though he beat C.B. with an armbar in their last fight. I hate to see Team Rampage lose, but I think you have to root for Amir here–he’s just a great story.

I’m also excited to see Spencer Fisher v. Jeremy Stephens. That fight should be off the charts. The main event should also be solid, but I think it might end up as a ground war if Tanner can dictate the pace. In a recent appearance on Inside MMA, Tanner sounded like he was really focusing on his ground attack for this one. That should be a nice change of pace since I’ve been watching a lot of EliteXC lately.

It’s great to see some of the guys from the show on the preliminary card–I’ll pick Tim Credeur in an easy win over Cale Yarbrough (why is he on this card?), and I’ll take Matt Brown over Matt Arroyo. Finally, in a battle of two guys from this season, I think Matthew Riddle beats Dante Rivera in a close one.

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