The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Spike, Virgin 1
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009.[1] The season featured Lightweight fighters (146–155 lb) and Welterweight fighters (156–170 lb). In order to be considered for the show, a fighter had to have competed in at least three professional bouts prior to the tryouts in October 2008.[2]

UFC Middleweight fighter and winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3, Michael Bisping served as one of the two coaches. The other coach was Dan Henderson. Henderson earned his place as a coach at UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson by defeating Rich Franklin.

Bisping and Henderson fought each other at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009.[3] Henderson defeated Bisping in a second round knockout.

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

Others

Episodes

Episode 1 – Bangers & Mashers
Episode 2 – Scars & Stripes
Episode 3 – Red, White & Bruised
Episode 4 – Game On
Episode 5 – Wiggity Wack
Episode 6 – $100 a Tooth
Episode 7 – The Bash Room
Episode 8 – Negative Energy
Episode 9 – Battle Royale
Episode 10 – Smiling and Punching
Episode 11 – More Ups, Less Downs
Episode 12 – All American Nightmare

Lightweight Bracket

Elimination Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
           
 Santino DeFranco  SUB
 Waylon Lowe  2  
 United States Santino DeFranco  TKO
   United Kingdom Andre Winner  1  
 Andre Winner  KO
 Gary Kelly  1  
 United Kingdom Andre Winner  SUB
   United States Cameron Dollar  1  
 Cameron Dollar  SUB
 Tommy Hayden  2  
 United States Cameron Dollar  SUB
   United Kingdom Martin Stapleton  1  
 Martin Stapleton  SUB
 Dan James  1  
 United Kingdom Andre Winner  UD
   United Kingdom Ross Pearson  3
 Richie Whitson  SUB
 Paul Bird  1  
 United States Richie Whitson  SUB
   United Kingdom Ross Pearson  1  
 Ross Pearson  TKO
 A.J. Wenn  2  
 United Kingdom Ross Pearson  UD
   United States Jason Dent  3  
 Jason Dent  TKO
 Robert Browning  1  
 United States Jason Dent  SUB
   United Kingdom Jeff Lawson  2  
 Jeff Lawson  SUB
 James Bryan  1  

Welterweight Bracket

Elimination Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
           
 Mark Miller  TKO
 Kevin Knabjian  2  
 United States Mark Miller  KO
   United Kingdom Nick Osipczak  2  
 Nick Osipczak  KO
 Tommy Maguire  1  
 United Kingdom Nick Osipczak  UD
   United States DaMarques Johnson  3  
 DaMarques Johnson  TKO
 Ray Elbe  1  
 United States DaMarques Johnson  SUB
   United Kingdom Dean Amasinger  1  
 Dean Amasinger  D
 Alex Reid  3  
 United States DaMarques Johnson  SUB
   United Kingdom James Wilks  1
 Frank Lester  TKO
 Kiel Reid  1  
 United States Frank Lester  SUB
   United Kingdom James Wilks  2  
 James Wilks  SUB
 Che Mills  1  
 United Kingdom James Wilks  TKO
   United States Frank Lester  3  
 Jason Pierce  UD
 Steve Berger  3  
 United States Frank Lester*[]  FOR
   United Kingdom David Faulkner  2  
 David Faulkner  SUB
 James Bateman  1  


^ *: Frank Lester replaced Jason Pierce after Dana White did not allow Pierce to continue in the tournament.

Legend
United Kingdom
  Team United Kingdom
United States
  Team United States
UD
  Unanimous Decision
D
  Decision
SD
  Split Decision
SUB
  Submission
(T)KO
  (Technical) Knock out
FOR
  Forfeit

The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 20, 2009[4]
Venue Pearl Concert Theater
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 2,217[5]
Total gate $498,650[5]
Event chronology

UFC 99: The Comeback The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale UFC 100

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 20, 2009.[4] Featured were finals from The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom in both the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions as well as a main event between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida.

Background

A previously announced lightweight bout between Thiago Tavares and Melvin Guillard[6] was called off due to an elbow injury suffered by Tavares.[7] Gleison Tibau would step in as Tavares' replacement.[8]

Eric Schafer was originally scheduled to face Tomasz Drwal at this event, but he injured his rib and was replaced by Mike Ciesnolevicz.[9]

A matchup between Anthony Johnson and Matt Brown was scrapped due to a knee injury suffered by Johnson.[10] A replacement was set to be named, however, due to nagging injuries Brown did not fight on the card.[11]

This was the first time in the organization's history, the UFC handed out three Fight of the Night bonuses. Another first for the UFC came in the form of Kim Winslow, the first female referee to officiate a fight in the organization.

This fight card is also noted for two controversial decisions in bouts pitting Brad Blackburn against Edgar Garcia and Melvin Guillard against Gleison Tibau.[12] Both Blackburn and Guillard received split-decision victories from the judges in bouts that are considered questionable. The decisions cost Garcia his perfect record and snapped a two-fight win streak for Tibau.

This was the first UFC event to feature five Ultimate Fighter winners on the complete card, including season 9 champions Ross Pearson & James Wilks, and previous season champions Diego Sanchez, Joe Stevenson, and Nate Diaz. Only UFC 114 the following year has had the same number of TUF winners since.

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Diego Sanchez def. Clay Guida Decision (split) (28–29, 29–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight James Wilks def. DaMarques Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:52 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Chris Lytle def. Kevin Burns Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Ross Pearson def. Andre Winner Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Joe Stevenson def. Nate Diaz Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight Melvin Guillard def. Gleison Tibau Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Brad Blackburn def. Edgar Garcia Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (208 lbs) Tomasz Drwal def. Mike Ciesnolevicz TKO (knee and punches) 1 4:48
Welterweight Nick Osipczak def. Frank Lester Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:40
Lightweight Jason Dent def. Cameron Dollar Submission (anaconda choke) 1 4:46
  1. The Ultimate Fighter 9 Welterweight Final
  2. The Ultimate Fighter 9 Lightweight Final

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses.[13]

References

  1. "IFL vet Mark Miller picked for 'The Ultimate Fighter 9'". February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  2. Malone, Kevin; Stupp, Dann (October 21, 2008). ""The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs. U.K." adds lightweights, no amateurs allowed". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
  3. Stupp, Dann (February 27, 2009). "The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale slated for June 20". Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "The Ultimate Fighter Team US vs Team UK FINALE". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  5. 1 2 "The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale nabs 2,217 attendees for a $500K gate". mmajunkie.com. June 29, 2009.
  6. Morgan, John (April 1, 2009). "Melvin Guillard vs. Thiago Tavares set for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  7. "Tavares Withdraws From TUF 9 Finale Bout Against Guillard Due To Elbow Injury". MMAFrenzy.com. 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  8. Morgan, John. "Gleison Tibau replaces Thiago Tavares at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  9. Stupp, Dann. "Eric Schafer injured, replaced by Mike Ciesnolevicz at June's TUF9 Finale". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  10. "Anthony Johnson injures knee; Withdraws from TUF 9 Finale fight against Matt Brown". Mmamania.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  11. Morgan, John. "With Anthony Johnson out of TUF 9 Finale, Matt Brown follows suit". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  12. Stupp, Dann. "Melvin Guillard, Brad Blackburn earn baffling split-decision wins in TUF 9 Finale prelims". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  13. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15272/ufc-awards-record-three-fight-of-the-night-bonuses-after-entertaining-tuf-9-finale.mma

See also

External links

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