The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Quinton Jackson, Rashad Evans
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Spike
Original release September 16, 2009
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights[1] is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-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. The season debuted on Spike TV on September 16, 2009, following UFC Fight Night 19.[2]

The UFC and Spike TV held an open casting call at The Marriott Seattle Airport Hotel in Seattle, Washington on April 6, 2009. The casting called for mixed-martial artists in the middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. On the day of tryouts, 250 potential fighters appeared including UFC & International Fight League fighters and former National Football League football players. Notable applicants included NFL veterans Herbert Goodman & Rex Richards, UFC veteran Rob Yundt, and IFL veteran Aaron Stark.[3][4] As with the previous season, all applicants at the tryouts were required to have a professional MMA record.[5]

This season did not feature an elimination round as the past three seasons had. All competitors invited to Las Vegas for the show's taping participated in the entire season.[6]

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

Others

Episodes

Episode 1: Size Does Matter
Coach 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick 4th Pick 5th Pick 6th Pick 7th Pick 8th Pick
Rashad James McSweeney Brendan Schaub Justin Wren Jon Madsen Roy Nelson Darrill Schoonover Matt Mitrione Mike Wessel
Rampage Kimbo Slice Abe Wagner Demico Rogers Wes Sims Scott Junk Wes Shivers Marcus Jones Zak Jensen
Episode 2: All About Survival
Episode 3: The Enemy
Episode 4: Snitch
Episode 5: Rude Awakening
Episode 6: 16 Sharks
Episode 7: Voices In My Head
Episode 8: One Soldier Left
Episode 9: Rattled
Episode 10: Gut Check
Episode 11: Road to the Finale

Note: This episode aired in the United States as a two-hour episode.

TV Ratings

Source:

Tournament bracket

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finale
                           
           
      Abe Wagner  UD
      Jon Madsen  2  
      Jon Madsen  KO
        Brendan Schaub  2  
      Demico Rogers  SUB
      Brendan Schaub  1  
      Brendan Schaub  TKO
        Marcus Jones  1  
      Zak Jensen  SUB
      Darrill Schoonover  1  
      Darrill Schoonover  TKO
        Marcus Jones  1  
      Marcus Jones  SUB
      Mike Wessel  1  
      Brendan Schaub  KO
        Roy Nelson  1
      Wes Shivers  MD
      James McSweeney  2  
      James McSweeney  SUB
        Matt Mitrione  1  
      Scott Junk  MD
      Matt Mitrione  2  
      James McSweeney  TKO
        Roy Nelson  1  
      Kimbo Slice  TKO
      Roy Nelson  2  
      Roy Nelson  MD
        Justin Wren  2  
      Wes Sims  SUB
      Justin Wren  1  
Legend
  Team Rampage
  Team Rashad
UD
  Unanimous Decision
MD
  Majority Decision
SUB
  Submission
(T) KO
  (Technical) Knockout

The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale

A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 5, 2009[7]
Venue Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 1,791[8]
Total gate $503,600[8]
Event chronology

UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale (also known 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.[9]

Background

This card featured was the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights in the Heavyweight division. It also featured the official UFC debut of Kimbo Slice.

A previously announced bout between Rousimar Palhares and Lucio Linhares was moved to UFC 107.[10] Linhares was a replacement for Alessio Sakara who had to pull out due to rumored visa issues.[11]

Frankie Edgar was expected to face Kurt Pellegrino on the card,[12] but Pellegrino was forced to withdraw due to an injury.[13] Matt Veach, who was previously scheduled to fight Mark Bocek on the event's undercard was named as Edgar' new opponent.[14]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Roy Nelson def. Brendan Schaub KO (punch) 1 3:45
Light Heavyweight Matt Hamill def. Jon Jones Disqualification (12-to-6 elbows) 1 4:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Catchweight (215 lb) Kimbo Slice def. Houston Alexander Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Frankie Edgar def. Matt Veach Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:22
Heavyweight Matt Mitrione def. Marcus Jones KO (punches) 2 0:10
Preliminary card
Heavyweight James McSweeney def. Darrill Schoonover TKO (punches) 3 3:20 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Jon Madsen def. Justin Wren Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Brian Stann def. Rodney Wallace Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight John Howard def. Dennis Hallman KO (punches) 3 4:55
Lightweight Mark Bocek def. Joe Brammer Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:36 [lower-alpha 3]
  1. Jones delivered a "12-to-6" vertical elbow that split open the bridge of Hamill's nose.
  2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Jones vs. Hammill fight.
  3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Edgar vs. Veach fight.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses.[15]

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.[16]

Coaches' Fight

Main article: UFC 114

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans was held on May 29, 2010 in Paradise, Nevada.

Rashad Evans defeated Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) after three rounds.

References

  1. "Evans and Jackson to coach season 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter"". UFC.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  2. Karkoski, Kris (May 28, 2009). ""Rampage" and Evans to Coach on TUF 10; Jackson-Machida Likely for September". MMAFrenzy.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  3. ""The Ultimate Fighter 10" tryouts net 250 applicants, three NFL vets". MMAJunkie.com. April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  4. McCray, Brad (April 7, 2009). ""The Ultimate Fighter 10" tryouts bring jubilation and heartbreak". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  5. "Spike TV and UFC To Hold TUF 10 Open Casting Call on April 6th in Seattle". UFC.com. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  6. Non, Sergio (June 2, 2009). "Kimbo to compete on TUF 10". USA Today. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  7. "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights FINALE". UFC.com. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
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  9. "TUF 10 Finale". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  10. "PALHARES VS. LINHARES AT UFC 107". MMA Weekly. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  11. "M-1 vet Lucio Linhares headed to UFC, meets Rousimar Palhares at TUF 10 Finale". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  12. "Frankie Edgar vs. Kurt Pellegrino likely for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  13. "Kurt Pellegrino injured, forced out of The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale bout with Frankie Edgar". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  14. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9897&zoneid=13
  15. "The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale bonuses: Nelson, Bocek, Edgar, Veach earn $25K awards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  16. "The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale fighters salaries: Hamill, Edgar top earners, Kimbo gets $25K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
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