The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
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The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC) on June 23, 2007. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 5
in the Lightweight
division as well as a main event between B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver.
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 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 June 23, 2007. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 5
The Ultimate Fighter 5
The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter...
in the Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
division as well as a main event between B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver.
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Matt WimanMatt WimanMatthew Charles Wiman is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs. Brian Geraghty
- Wiman defeated Geraghty via TKO (strikes) at 2:09 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Leonard GarciaLeonard GarciaLeonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
vs. Allen Berube
- Lightweight bout: Leonard Garcia
- Garcia defeated Berube via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:22 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Rob EmersonRob EmersonRobert Michael Emerson is an American mixed martial artist. Emerson is a former Pancrase and King of the Cage fighter. He was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter 5.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
vs. Gray MaynardGray MaynardBradley Gray Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has recorded one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, at 9 seconds against Joe Veres. He is the only fighter to hold a win over current...
- Lightweight bout: Rob Emerson
- No Contest at 0:39 of round 2 after Maynard knocks himself unconscious during a takedown of Emerson, who submitted due to an aggravated injury of the ribs. This bout aired on the Spike Broadcast following the Leites vs. Sword fight.
- Lightweight bout: Cole MillerCole MillerJeremiah Cole Miller is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese....
vs. Andy WangAndy WangAndrew P. Wang is a Taiwanese-American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. Wang received his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Egan Inoue and is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor at the Taiwan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Taipei...
- Lightweight bout: Cole Miller
- Miller defeated Wang via TKO (strikes) at 1:10 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Diaz vs. Gamburyan fight.
- Lightweight bout: Joe LauzonJoe LauzonJoseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...
vs. Brandon MelendezBrandon MelendezBrandon Melendez is an American Mixed Martial Artist. Melendez was a castmember on The Ultimate Fighter 5.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
- Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon
- Lauzon defeated Melendez via submission (triangle choke) 2:09 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Emerson vs. Maynard fight.
Main card
- Lightweight bout: Roger HuertaRoger HuertaRoger Huerta , is an American mixed martial artist. He initially gained exposure by competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and later Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early life:...
vs. Doug EvansDoug Evans (fighter)Douglas Evans is an American mixed martial artist who resides in Anchorage, Alaska. He competes in the Featherweight division, and is best known for the first round of his fight against Thierry Quenneville, which was named Sherdog's 2009 Round of the Year.-Early career:Evans made his professional...
- Huerta defeated Evans via TKO (strikes) at 3:30 of round 2.
- Middleweight bout: Thales LeitesThales LeitesThales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
vs. Floyd Sword
- Middleweight bout: Thales Leites
- Leites defeated Sword via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:49 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Nathan DiazNathan DiazNathan Donald Diaz is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing for the UFC in the welterweight and lightweight divisions. He is well known as the Ultimate Fighter Season 5 champion and has amassed victories in Strikeforce, Pancrase, and the World Extreme Cagefighting promotions...
vs. Manvel GamburyanManvel GamburyanManvel "Manny" Gamburyan is an Armenian American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 5. Besides The Ultimate Fighter, Gamburyan has fought for notable promotions such as King of the Cage and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Gamburyan is fighting in the...
- Lightweight bout: Nathan Diaz
- Diaz defeated Gamburyan via submission (shoulder injury) at 0:20 of round 2 to become the Season 5 Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
- Lightweight bout: Jens PulverJens PulverJens Johnnie Pulver is an American mixed martial artist . He was the first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion and was a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, which aired on Spike TV. He was formerly signed as a featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting , which is...
vs. B.J. Penn
- Lightweight bout: Jens Pulver
- Penn defeated Pulver via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:12 of round 2.