Completed Event
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
- Date: Saturday 11.05.2005 at 09:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV
- Name: The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers:
- Ring Announcer:
- Post-Fight Interviews: N/A
- Ticket Revenue (live gate):
- Attendance: N/A
- TV Ratings:
- Number of Bouts: 7
- Event Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia
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After the overwhelming success of the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, it was an obvious decision for Spike TV and the UFC to renew their contract for a second season. The show this time around featured Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes as coaches, with tournaments contested in the welterweight and heavyweight divisions.
In addition to tournament wins by future top contender Joe Stevenson and future Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, the live conclusion on Spike featured one of the best fights of the year when welterweight standouts Diego Sanchez and Nick Diaz battled it out for three rounds.
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale Fight Card
| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
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Diego Sanchez
defeats
Nick Diaz
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) #36 Greatest Fight of All Time #5 Greatest Welterweight MMA Fight of All Time |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Rashad Evans
defeats
Brad Imes
via
Decision, Split
Main Card | Tournament Finals | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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|
Joe Stevenson
defeats
Luke Cummo
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Card | Tournament Finals | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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|
Kenny Florian
defeats
Kit Cope
via
Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
0:37 Round 2 of 3, 5:37 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
|
|
Josh Burkman
defeats
Sam Morgan
via
KO/TKO, Slam
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
0:21 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Jon Schorle |
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|
Melvin Guillard
defeats
Marcus Davis
via
KO/TKO, Cut
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
2:55 Round 2 of 3, 7:55 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Keith Jardine
defeats
Kerry Schall
via
KO/TKO, Leg Kicks
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
3:28 Round 2 of 3, 8:28 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Jon Schorle |
