Topic: The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale

Official TUF 18 Finale Discussion Thread

Anonymous Mode

You are not logged in to Tapology. When browsing anonymously, profanities and images are automatically removed from the forum.

skelliher
skelliher
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Member Since: 2010.05.24
  • Predictions:  5,670  |  63.4%
  • Forum Posts:  11,051
  • Post Score: 245

11.30.2013 | 1:04 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 99th

Prelims are supposed to start online at 730pm ET, followed by Fox Sports 2 Prelims at 8pm and a five-fight main card at 10pm on Fox Sports 1. 

You know the drill.

"When a game cannot be won, change the game."

The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale
  • Saturday 11.30.2013 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: Facebook.com
  • Name: The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Maynard 3
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Kenny Florian
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $322,742
  • Attendance: 4,346
  • TV Ratings: 1.13M viewers (722,000 Prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 10
  • Promotion Links:
  • Event Links:
Bout   Info
Nate Diaz   defeats   Gray Maynard   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:38 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Julianna Peña   defeats   Jessica Rakoczy   via KO/TKO, Punches and Elbows   4:59 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Chris Holdsworth   defeats   Davey Grant   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   2:10 Round 2 of 3, 7:10 Total Bout Page
Jessamyn Duke   defeats   Peggy Morgan   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Raquel Pennington   defeats   Roxanne Modafferi   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Akira Corassani   defeats   Maximo Blanco   via Disqualificaton, Illegal Knee   0:25 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Tom Niinimaki   defeats   Rani Yahya   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jared Rosholt   defeats   Walt Harris   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Sean Spencer   defeats   Drew Dober   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Josh Sampo   defeats   Ryan Benoit   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:31 Round 2 of 3, 9:31 Total Bout Page

Responses Page 20

wolfmanhowl
wolfmanhowl

12.01.2013 | 12:49 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 445 Points   |   395th Place


Maybe this will get Nick back in the game. One can hope.
FresnoMMA
FresnoMMA
  • Location: California
  • Member Since: 2011.10.02
  • Predictions:  55,057  |  68.6%
  • Forum Posts:  7,431
  • Post Score: 204

12.01.2013 | 12:50 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 408th

That knockout made me laugh
dielegende23
dielegende23
  • Location: Latveria
  • Member Since: 2011.04.06
  • Predictions:  20,854  |  71.6%
  • Forum Posts:  7,907
  • Post Score: 268

12.01.2013 | 12:50 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points   |   Tied for 135th

Fun fact: Nate is now 3-0 vs Maynard...

" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess

Brazilian Jitz
Brazilian Jitz
  • Location: Canada
  • Member Since: 2011.10.08
  • Predictions:  3,516  |  61.3%
  • Forum Posts:  6,816
  • Post Score: 211

12.01.2013 | 12:50 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 496th

Diaz, can't you just talking ******* coherently for a few seconds, ****, ****, ****.

"Albert Fish... I mean that guy was a real jerk!"

ED209
ED209
  • Location: Ontario
  • Member Since: 2012.05.27
  • Predictions:  7,297  |  61.1%
  • Forum Posts:  3,437
  • Post Score: 213

12.01.2013 | 12:50 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 1037th

haha we gotta go, we got **** to do... classic post fight interview. 

"30-26 Tim Boetsch"

yossgold
yossgold
  • Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Member Since: 2012.07.25
  • Predictions:  67,502  |  62.2%
  • Forum Posts:  14,550
  • Post Score: 295

12.01.2013 | 12:50 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 39th with 5 others

lol! "I gotta go" :)

"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205

TAMANinja
TAMANinja
  • Member Since: 2010.05.28
  • Predictions:  2,226  |  52.4%
  • Forum Posts:  597
  • Post Score: 303

12.01.2013 | 12:51 AM ET

I think I feel bad for Maynard, never thought that would happen. 
Joker313
Joker313
  • Location: Michigan
  • Member Since: 2010.12.30
  • Predictions:  34,431  |  65.4%
  • Forum Posts:  575
  • Post Score: 215

12.01.2013 | 12:51 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 560th




benjaminbrandt
benjaminbrandt
  • Member Since: 2011.01.02
  • Predictions:  18,270  |  65.6%
  • Forum Posts:  15,716
  • Post Score: 229

12.01.2013 | 12:51 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 408th

Nate had to finish the fight quickly so he could make his class reunion. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

sreimuth
sreimuth
  • Location: New York
  • Member Since: 2011.02.23
  • Predictions:  79,262  |  63.9%
  • Forum Posts:  4,245
  • Post Score: 262

12.01.2013 | 12:53 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 480 Points   |   219th Place

Come on Nate, this is where you lose me.

"Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons.- Ron Swanson https://www.instagram.com/seanreimuth/ Follow me."

Godhood
Godhood

12.01.2013 | 12:54 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 500 Points   |   Tied for 131st




hiblet
hiblet
  • Location: Marshall, MN
  • Member Since: 2011.12.10
  • Predictions:  26,857  |  60.6%
  • Forum Posts:  2,043
  • Post Score: 208

12.01.2013 | 12:57 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 780th

I love Nate and I'm not a fan of gray but I have to say, that shot of him walking off and stumbling after the fight was stopped was a little depressing. He went from top of the division to quickly losing relevance in a pretty short time
gunn4206
gunn4206
  • Location: Canada
  • Member Since: 2012.04.21
  • Predictions:  38,952  |  65.7%
  • Forum Posts:  7,834
  • Post Score: 249

12.01.2013 | 1:34 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points   |   Tied for 439th

Post fight press conference should be starting soon





"RIP Bill Burgess , RIP CthuluJones"

fglop
fglop
  • Member Since: 2011.01.25
  • Predictions:  1,625  |  70.0%
  • Forum Posts:  1,061
  • Post Score: 150

12.01.2013 | 2:49 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 6 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points   |   Tied for 1012th

I don't think Gray's done like people are saying. Yeah, he got ko'd by Grant but Grant hits hard and Maynard wasn't ko'd by small shots in that fight. Against Diaz, yea he was kd'd by a small punch but it seemed like flash knockdown, almost a result of Maynard just being off balance. That type of kd happens all the time to Benson Henderson and no one every questions his chin. Then Maynard was out on his feet after taking clean shot after clean after clean shot. In my opinion, this fight shows that Maynard has to shore up his striking defense, not that his chin is gone and he needs to hang 'em up as a result. 
FresnoMMA
FresnoMMA
  • Location: California
  • Member Since: 2011.10.02
  • Predictions:  55,057  |  68.6%
  • Forum Posts:  7,431
  • Post Score: 204

12.01.2013 | 3:09 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 408th

I was confused that they had Maynard's record as 12-3.  I watched the beginning of Edgar/Maynard III and it has his record as 11-0-1.  so they added another loss ***?  His losses were to Edgar in that fight then Grant but where did the other come from?
Nomad
Nomad
  • Location: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  • Member Since: 2013.04.05
  • Predictions:  3,465  |  66.3%
  • Forum Posts:  5,117
  • Post Score: 181

12.01.2013 | 4:27 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 525 Points   |   Tied for 71st




"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."

ShakeANDBake720
ShakeANDBake720
  • Location: Los Angeles ,California.
  • Member Since: 2013.03.03
  • Predictions:  10,102  |  65.8%
  • Forum Posts:  1,838
  • Post Score: 235

12.01.2013 | 4:55 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 590 Points   |   Tied for 11th with 4 others



This is the best I've ever done on a UFC card! Got 11th Place!

"Duck, I want to sleep with my wife tonight,"

Bigj383
Bigj383
  • Location: San Diego
  • Member Since: 2010.10.12
  • Predictions:  8,546  |  63.8%
  • Forum Posts:  5,417
  • Post Score: 187

12.01.2013 | 11:29 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 705th

@Fresno they were selling this fight as Gray vs Diaz 3 and they said since their fight on TUF was a 3 rounder it counted. Which is of course total BS since they are considered exhibition fights and always have been. They were also adding W-L for the women who made the semi finals. 

"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"

benjaminbrandt
benjaminbrandt
  • Member Since: 2011.01.02
  • Predictions:  18,270  |  65.6%
  • Forum Posts:  15,716
  • Post Score: 229

12.01.2013 | 11:47 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 408th

 

Fight of the night was Benoit/Sampo ($50,000 each) Sampo didn't make weight, so Benoit gets $100,000.  Not a bad payday when you were probably scheduled to make $6,000/$6,000 and you got choked out in the 2nd. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

notsmb
notsmb
  • Location: Massachusetts
  • Member Since: 2013.10.03
  • Predictions:  1,754  |  63.3%
  • Forum Posts:  162
  • Post Score: 190

12.01.2013 | 12:05 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 794th

Wow that sucks, missing out on 50k just because you didn't shed off the last pound and a half in time. And while I don't think Gray is done persay, his time as a contender and possibly even a top 10 fighter is over. The Grant KO was one thing, but last night's fight showed that he just doesn't have the chin anymore. He could definitely still do well against lower-calibur lightweights like Varner, Tibau, etc. though.

Page 20


You must be signed in to reply. Sign in or register to join the discussion.

As an anonymous reader, profanities and images are automatically removed from the forum.

  • Middle Easy : ‘MMA Media Hates Me,’ Ronda Rousey Reacts To Career Backlash & ‘How Happily Everybody Turned’ On UFC Star
  • MMA Mania : Midnight Mania: It PAYS To Be King
  • Middle Easy : Ryan Garcia Reveals His ‘Crazy’ Behavior Was a Publicity Stunt Planned Months in Advance
  • MMA Mania : ‘99.9%’ Chance Edwards Vs. Muhammad 2 Happens At UFC 304
  • MMA Junkie : The 10 largest UFC attendances in history
  • MMA Mania : ‘MMA Media Hates Me, It’s Fine’
  • Middle Easy : Jiri Prochazka Doubles Down On Callout For Alex Pereira Rematch At UFC 301: ‘I Think I Deserve It’
  • Middle Easy : Ryan Garcia Goes Off On Logan Paul For Child Trafficking Comments, Claims He Will ‘Destroy’ Paul In Boxing Match
  • MMA Junkie : Max Holloway's coach breaks down matchup against 'oversized bantamweight' Ilia Topuria
  • MMAFighting.com : Lyoto Machida ‘already breathing fire’ after Luke Rockhold callout, interested in Karate Combat rematch
  • MMA Mania : ‘It’s Crazy That Something Like This Is Happening At This Level’
  • MMA Junkie : Islam Makhachev's coach: 'Biggest threat' Justin Gaethje no longer in UFC title picture
  • Bad Left Hook : ‘Whoever wants to fight Ryan, he feels comfortable at 144’: De La Hoya talks next steps for Garcia
  • Bad Left Hook : ‘Whoever wants to fight Ryan, he feels comfortable at 144’: Oscar De La Hoya talks next steps for Ryan Garcia
  • MMA Mania : Double Champ Islam Next? ‘I Already Beat All These Guys’
  • MMAFighting.com : Justin Gaethje: It’ll be ‘6 months, at least, before I get back to taking shots’ after UFC 300 loss
  • MMA Junkie : Manon Fiorot open to Maycee Barber fight – but only if interim UFC flyweight title at stake
  • MMA Junkie : Arman Tsarukyan fires back at Michael Chandler: 'You are just waiting for a paycheck'
  • MMAFighting.com : Islam Makhachev not interested in Max Holloway matchup: ‘Maybe if he wins his next fight’
  • Bad Left Hook : PODCAST: How much credit does Ryan Garcia deserve for beating Devin Haney?