The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson
Country of origin  United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Spike
Original release April 2, 2008 – June 21, 2008
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest was the seventh season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, and premiered on April 2, 2008 on Spike, after UFC Fight Night 13. Unlike several other seasons which focused on two weight classes, season 7 featured only Middleweight fighters (171–185 lb).[1]

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson starred as a coach, opposite light heavyweight #1 contender Forrest Griffin, who coached the opposing team. The two fighters fought for the UFC light heavyweight title after the completion of the series at UFC 86 at which time Griffin won becoming the new Light Heavyweight Champion.

In a change from previous seasons, season 7 began with 32 fighters arriving at the UFC training center instead of the usual 16. UFC president Dana White told the fighters that over the previous six seasons, he had become fed up with contestants not training and competing as hard as they could, or complaining about various issues on the show. His solution was for the fighters to earn their way into the house by winning a fight before the show even started. The first two episodes were a compilation of the entry fights.

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

* Bradley was removed on episode 3 due to a contagious disease. He was replaced by Schultz.

Others

Episodes

Episode 1 – No Posers
Episode 2 – No Losers Here
Episode 3 – The Heebie-Jeebies
Coach 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick 4th Pick 5th Pick 6th Pick 7th Pick 8th Pick
Rampage C.B. Dollaway Matthew Riddle Paul Bradley Dan Cramer Gerald Harris Mike Dolce Jeremy May Brandon Sene
Forrest Tim Credeur Amir Sadollah Jesse Taylor Matt Brown Cale Yarbrough Dante Rivera Nick Klein Luke Zachrich
Episode 4 – Everything to Lose
Episode 5 – Chewbacle
Episode 6 – Piece of Meat
Episode 7 – Under the Radar
Episode 8 – Mean and Nasty
Episode 9 – Throwing Bombs
Episode 10 – Losers Go Home
Episode 11 – Coco is King
Episode 12 – First Time Ever

Tournament Bracket

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finale
                           
           
      Jesse Taylor  SUB
      Mike Dolce  2  
      Jesse Taylor  UD
        Dante Rivera  2  
      Dante Rivera  D
      Brandon Sene  3  
      Jesse Taylor  UD
        Tim Credeur  3  
      Luke Zachrich  TKO
      Dan Cramer  2  
      Dan Cramer  SUB
        Tim Credeur  1  
      Tim Credeur  SUB
      Matthew Riddle  2  
      C.B. Dollaway*  SUB
        Amir Sadollah  1
      Amir Sadollah  TKO
      Gerald Harris  2  
      Amir Sadollah  SUB
        Matt Brown  2  
      Matt Brown  KO
      Jeremy May  1  
      Amir Sadollah  SUB
        C.B. Dollaway  3  
      Nick Klein  SUB
      C.B. Dollaway  2  
      C.B. Dollaway  TKO
        Cale Yarbrough  1  
      Cale Yarbrough  MD
      Patrick Schultz  2  

* Taylor was involved in a series of situations after the taping of the show that resulted in his removal. Dollaway and Credeur were involved in an alternate bout weeks later with the winner replacing Taylor.

Legend
  Team Rampage
  Team Forrest
D
  Decision
UD
  Unanimous Decision
MD
  Majority Decision
SUB
  Submission
(T) KO
  (Technical) Knockout

The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 21, 2008
Venue Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Total gate $495,350
Event chronology

UFC 85: Bedlam The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 21, 2008.[2]

Background

Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest in the Middleweight division as well as a main event between Kendall Grove and Evan Tanner. This was Evan Tanner's last fight before he died.

A middleweight bout between Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough was canceled shortly before the event due to Credeur testing positive for Adderall which is a banned substance under the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[3]

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner Decision (split) (28–29, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Middleweight Amir Sadollah def. C.B. Dollaway Submission (armbar) 1 3:02 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti TKO (punches) 3 4:07
Lightweight Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Matthew Riddle def. Dante Rivera Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Welterweight Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman Submission (armbar) 2 4:46
Middleweight Drew McFedries def. Marvin Eastman TKO (punches) 1 1:08 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Matt Brown def. Matt Arroyo TKO (punches) 2 3:40
Middleweight Dean Lister def. Jeremy Horn Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:52
Middleweight Rob Kimmons def. Rob Yundt Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:58
  1. The Ultimate Fighter 7 Middleweight tournament final
  2. This fight was shown on the broadcast.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $20,000 bonuses.

Coaches' Fight

Main article: UFC 86

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was held on July 4, 2008 in Paradise, Nevada.

Forrest Griffin defeated Quinton Jackson (c) via unanimous decision (48–46, 48–46, 49–46) after five rounds.

See also

References

  1. Stupp, Dann (2008-01-08). "UFC Fight Night 13 Targeted For April 2 in Colorado". MMAJunkie.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  2. "Ultimate Fighter Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale". 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  3. Csonka, Larry (2008-06-22). "Reason for Credeur vs Yarbrough Cancellation". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

External links

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