Completed MMA Event

The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale
  • Friday 07.08.2016 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
  • Name: The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Gadelha 2
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Brian Stann
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $736,408
  • Attendance: 8,115
  • TV Ratings: 1.09M avg. viewers (1.33M peak, 642k FS1 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Joanna Jędrzejczyk vs. Cláudia Gadelha II   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Amanda Cooper vs. Tatiana Suarez   |   $50,000 bonus to Suarez
  • Performance of the Night
    Thiago Tavares vs. Doo Ho Choi   |   $50,000 bonus to Choi

Referees

  • John McCarthy
    Jędrzejczyk vs. Gadelha II (12)Cooper vs. Suarez (10)
  • Herb Dean
    Sanchez vs. Rountree (11)Tavares vs. Choi (8)
  • Dan Miragliotta
    Brooks vs. Pearson (9)Holbrook vs. Silva (7)Stansbury vs. Hendricks (4)
  • Jason Herzog
    Maynard vs. Bruno (6)Matthews vs. Lee (2)
  • Chris Tognoni
    Moraga vs. Nicolau (5)Ferreira vs. Smith (3)Zafir vs. Li (1)

Fight Predictions

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