The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
Encyclopedia
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, was a mixed martial arts
event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC) on December 5, 2009. Featured was the final from The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
in the Heavyweight
division.
and Lucio Linhares
was moved to UFC 107
. Linhares was a replacement for Alessio Sakara
who had to pull out due to rumored visa issues.
Frankie Edgar was expected to face Kurt Pellegrino
on the card, but Pellegrino was forced to withdraw due to an injury. Matt Veach
, who was previously scheduled to fight Mark Bocek
on the event's undercard was named as Edgar' new opponent.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
(UFC) on December 5, 2009. Featured was the final from The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...
in the Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
division.
Background
A previously announced bout between Rousimar PalharesRousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...
and Lucio Linhares
Lucio Linhares
Lucio Linhares is a Brazilian-Finnish professional mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran who has fought for Shooto. Linhares most notable win is over former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Sean Salmon. Linhares is a former member of the M-1 Mixfight Team Finland...
was moved to UFC 107
UFC 107
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum.-Background:...
. Linhares was a replacement for Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara is an Italian mixed martial artist and boxer, who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Middleweight Division. Sakara is also a Former World Junior Boxing Contender. He holds notable wins over Elvis Sinosic, Thales Leites, James Irvin.-Background:Sakara was born...
who had to pull out due to rumored visa issues.
Frankie Edgar was expected to face Kurt Pellegrino
Kurt Pellegrino
Kurt Joseph Pellegrino is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the lightweight division of the UFC. Pellegrino's first fight in the UFC came in 2006...
on the card, but Pellegrino was forced to withdraw due to an injury. Matt Veach
Matt Veach
Matt Alan Veach is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his 3 fight stint in the UFC, including his "Fight of the Night" performance against UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.-Mixed Martial Arts:...
, who was previously scheduled to fight Mark Bocek
Mark Bocek
Mark Andrew Bocek is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division.-Background:Bocek is one of Canada's first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts and has been studying the art for more than a decade...
on the event's undercard was named as Edgar' new opponent.
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Mark BocekMark BocekMark Andrew Bocek is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division.-Background:Bocek is one of Canada's first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts and has been studying the art for more than a decade...
vs.
Joe BrammerJoe BrammerJoseph Brammer is an American mixed martial artist.-MMA career:He is currently 7-3-1 as a professional and was previously signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championships . He is an accomplished grappler, with five of his wins coming by submission...
- Bocek defeated Brammer via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:36 of round one. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Edgar vs. Veach fight.
- Welterweight bout: John HowardJohn Howard (fighter)John J. Howard is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing welterweight division.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:He made his first UFC debut on January 31, 2009 against Chris Wilson at UFC 94 winning by split decision....
vs. Dennis HallmanDennis HallmanDennis Lloyd Hallman is an American professional mixed martial artist from the U.S. state of Washington. A former state champion wrestler, Hallman is known best for his expertise as a grappler. He has appeared in many fight organizations, including UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, Shooto, Rumble on the...
- Welterweight bout:
- Howard defeated Hallman via KO (punches) at 4:55 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Brian StannBrian StannBrian Michael Stann is an American mixed martial artist and former US Marine who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former WEC Light Heavyweight champion...
vs. Rodney WallaceRodney Wallace (fighter)Rodney Wallace is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He previously fought in the UFC's light heavyweight division. Rodney currently competes for the Canadian based MFC promotion in the light heavyweight division...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Stann defeated Wallace via unanimous decision. (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Jon MadsenJon MadsenJonathan Michael Madsen is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights fighting for Team Rashad.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs. Justin WrenJustin WrenJustin Christopher Wren is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Amateur wrestling career:...
- Heavyweight bout:
- Madsen defeated Wren via split decision. (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Darrill SchoonoverDarrill SchoonoverDarrill Schoonover is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Background:...
vs.
James McSweeneyJames McSweeneyJames Adam McSweeney is an English mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:...
- Heavyweight bout:
- McSweeney defeated Schoonover via TKO (strikes) at 3:20 of round 3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Edgar vs. Veach fight.
Main card
- Heavyweight bout: Marcus Jones vs. Matt MitrioneMatt MitrioneMatthew Steven Mitrione is an American mixed martial artist and former NFL football player, playing for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights....
- Mitrione defeated Jones via KO (punches) at 0:10 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Frankie Edgar vs. Matt VeachMatt VeachMatt Alan Veach is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his 3 fight stint in the UFC, including his "Fight of the Night" performance against UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.-Mixed Martial Arts:...
- Lightweight bout:
- Edgar defeated Veach via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:22 of round 2.
- Catchweight (215 lb) bout:
Kimbo SliceKimbo SliceKevin Ferguson , better known as Kimbo Slice, is a Bahamian-American boxer, mixed martial artist and occasional actor...
vs. Houston AlexanderHouston AlexanderHouston Alexander is an American professional mixed martial artist, who fights as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He also works as a DJ in North Omaha, Nebraska...
- Catchweight (215 lb) bout:
- Slice defeated Alexander via unanimous decision. (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Matt HamillMatt HamillMatthew S. Hamill is a retired American wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York...
vs. Jon JonesJon Jones (fighter)Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Hamill defeated Jones via DQ (downward elbows) at 4:14 of round 1. Jones delivered a "12-to-6" vertical elbow that split open the bridge of Hamill's nose.
- Heavyweight bout: Roy NelsonRoy Nelson (fighter)Roy Nelson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after winning Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter. The September 30, 2009 broadcast of his fight against Kimbo Slice, officially an exhibition, was the 2nd...
vs. Brendan SchaubBrendan SchaubBrendan Peter Schaub is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional football player for the AFL's Utah Blaze and as a member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was a finalist and the runner-up of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:Schaub was...
- Heavyweight bout:
- Nelson defeated Schaub via KO (punch) at 3:45 of round 1 to become the Season 10 Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses.- Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Veach
- Knockout of the Night: Roy Nelson
- Submission of the Night: Mark Bocek
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.- Roy Nelson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Brendan Schaub: $8,000
- Matt Hamill: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Jon Jones: $20,000
- Kimbo Slice: $25,000 (no win bonus) def. Houston Alexander: $13,000
- Frankie Edgar: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Matt Veach: $5,000
- Matt Mitrione: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Jones: $8,000
- James McSweeney: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Darrill Schoonover: $8,000
- Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Wren: $8,000
- Brian Stann: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Rodney Wallace: $6,000
- John Howard: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Hallman: $15,000
- Mark Bocek: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Joe Brammer: $5,000