Here's the line up so far for the TUF 7 live finale. You'll note that there's a lot of non-TUF competitors on the finale, which is a huge switch from the norm. Looks like a lot of these guys that you are seeing on TV will NOT be given a UFC contract. TUF 7 Finale June 21 Main Card Bouts: 185 Lbs: Evan Tanner (32-7) vs. Kendall Grove (8-5) 185 Lbs: Amir Sadollah (0-0) vs C.B. Dollaway (6-0) <-- TUF 7 Final 170 Lbs: Diego Sanchez (18-2) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (12-3) 155 Lbs: Spencer Fisher (20-4) vs. Jeremy Stephens (13-2) 185 Lbs: Dante Rivera (10-2) vs. Matthew Riddle (0-0) Preliminary Bouts: 170 Lbs: Josh Burkman (9-5) vs. Dustin Hazelett (10-4) 205 Lbs: Marvin Eastman (15-7) vs. Drew McFedries (6-3) 185 Lbs: Dean Lister (10-5) vs. Jeremy Horn (79-17) 185 Lbs: Rob Yundt (6-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (13-7) 170 Lbs: Matt Arroyo (3-1) vs. Matt Brown (6-6) 185 Lbs: Tim Credeur (9-2) vs Cale Yarbrough (0-0)
now that his fight has aired and Matt Brown has lost, he's officially on the TUF live finally.. and well, well, well TUF alum Matt Arroyo has someone to fight.. and they've faced each other before.. should be a good one <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Matt Arroyo and Matt Brown to meet at TUF7 Finale Matt Brown (9-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who was recently eliminated from "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest," will get a rematch with season-six cast member Matt Arroyo (3-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) next month at the show's live finale. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the bout with sources close to both fighters. Rumors of a potential Brown-Arroyo fight first began in late April when Arroyo confirmed his involvement with the event -- but he said couldn't yet reveal his opponent at the time. The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale takes place June 21 in Las Vegas, and the main card airs live on Spike TV. Arroyo will attempt the avenge the only loss of his career. He and Brown met in November 2006 at a Real Fighting Championships event, and Arroyo suffered a second-round TKO. Arroyo has not fought since the season-six finale for "The Ultimate Fighter," where the Brazilian jiu-jitsu veteran stopped John Kolosci with a first-round arm-bar. Brown, a veteran fighter based out of Cincinnati, defeated Jeremy May to advance to the quarterfinals of "TUF," but he dropped a second-round submission to Amir Sadollah during the show's latest episode.</div>
Matt Brown punched himself out against Amir and got caught in a slow, deliberate triangle choke. Arroyo will submit Mr. Dip in the first.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (speeds @ May 29 2008, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Matt Brown punched himself out against Amir and got caught in a slow, deliberate triangle choke. Arroyo will submit Mr. Dip in the first.</div> It's hard to say just by watching the show. Every year the fights on TUF look sloppy compared to normal UFC fights and then these guys fight in the finals and at least 1/2 of them look twice as good as they did on the show. I think the constant training etc wears them down and they don't always look the best in their fights. from reading the blogs by the fighters this season it seems like Forrest really drove'em hard in practice and I'm sure Rampage did too so the TUF fights always look sloppy.
Who knows which Kendal Grove will show up though? I think Tanner can take him down and GnP him. being out muscled and beaten by Okami is something a lot of 185er's experience. He's made everyone struggle against him, win or lose.
Omigosh, what an ending. You'd think CB would of learned by now. man, I dont even know what to think of Amir, I guess the dudes just a winner.
I was really impressed by the way that Amir was able to keep his composure while being on the bottom both fights with CB, and still be able to come back and lock in an arm bar. Amir just has that serious never quit attitude, and should be a fun one to keep watching. I still think he seems a bit small for middleweight in his career, but I think the UFC will push him no matter if he is middleweight or any other weight. I really liked seeing his fight again, although I was a Matt Brown fan the entire show. Kendell Grove really looked good also, I enjoyed watching him take apart Evan, I can't believe one of the judges actually thought Evan Tanner won that fight. Was he watching the same fight that everyone else in America was watching? Kendell beat Tanner up the entire time. Diego maybe looked the scariest, dude has some of the best BJJ in the welterweight division along with Matt Serra in my opinion, and now his kickboxing looks good. If it's as good as it looked tonight, he could definately be the best test for GSP at welterweight.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I'm CB, and CB doesn't tap. CB was giving CB a self high five, but CB missed.</div> lol Yea, I don't know how a judge can think that Tanner won that fight. But I forget if Tanner looked decent in round 1. Yea, Diego totally surprized me with his kickboxing. His high kicks are totally new to his game, and they helped with the KO. Nice KO by Drew McFredries. Man, Marvin Eastman is freaking powerful looking.
Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner by split decision (30-26, 30-26, 28-29) Amir Sadollah def. C.B. Dollaway by submission (armbar) at 3:02, R1 Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti by TKO (strikes on the ground) at 4:07, R3 Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision (29-28 on all score cards) Matt Riddle def. Dante Rivera by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman by Submission (Armbar) at 4:46, R2 Drew McFedries def. Marvin Eastman by TKO (Strikes) at 1:08, R1 Matt Brown def. Matt Arroyo by TKO (Strikes) at 3:40, R2 Dean Lister def. Jeremy Horn by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:52, R1 Tim Credeur vs. Cale Yarbrough - CANCELLED Rob Kimmons def. Rob Yundt by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:58, R1
If CB didn't tap, what the hell was he doing? And the way he reacted was suspicious, too. He should've argued with Herb Dean, not implored the crowd. Makes it seem like he wanted out but didn't want to do it honourably. Evan Tanner looked like hell for most of his fight. Time to hang them up. That one judge is on crack, but that isn't anything new. Diego Sanchez looked okay, but I'm still not seeing him as a contender. Luigi looked way out of shape. Maybe he should be fighting at 155. Matt Riddle looks promising, though a little wild. Does anyone know why Tim Credeur's fight was cancelled?
