The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale Fight Card: Bonnar vs. Pokrajac
by Nick Thomas on Nov 6, 2010 10:53 PM EDT
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Two of "The Ultimate Fighter’s" most celebrated alumni, Stephan Bonnar and Kendall Grove, will be featured in separate co-featured fights in the live finale of Spike TV’s "The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck" on Saturday, December 4th at 9:00 p.m. ET. Emanating from The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Bonnar (Season 1) takes on Croatian contender Igor Pokrajac while Grove (Season 3) battles one of the top middleweights in the division, Demian Maia.
Main card:
Stephan Bonnar (12-7) -260 vs. Igor Pokrajac (22-7) +210
Finalist #1 vs. Finalist #2
Kendall Grove (12-7) +315 vs. Demian Maia (13-2) -500
Johny Hendricks (9-0) -260 vs. Rick Story (11-3) +205
Preliminary card:
Rich Attonito (9-3) vs. Dave Branch (7-1)
Leonard Garcia (14-6) vs. Tyler Toner (10-2)
Pablo Garza (9-1) vs. Fredson Paixao (10-3)
Will Campuzano (8-2) vs. Nick Pace (5-1)
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based on what exactly?
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Not seeing UFC 122 yet.
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I was expecting something less valid than that.
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition (also known as pdl)
The alternative punchline was Fight Night 12, Swick vs. Burkman. But UFC 122 is a fucking weak card, free or not.
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All UFC 122 is missing is a legitimate headlining fight! Jeez!
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Because the co-main is so compelling.
With Sakara sporting a career featuring stoppage losses to Chris Leben, Houston Alexander, AND Drew McFederies with his best win being 185 Zombie Irvin fighting against a 38 year old who has beaten nobody relevant ever. Awesome card.
And Maybe Okami vs. Marquardt would be compelling if they both hadn’t been thrashed by Chael and maybe Nate had done something inspiring since then.
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why do people think they deserve a co-main all the time?
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by VelociAldo on Nov 7, 2010 6:10 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wait
okami got it worse though nate almost won at the end of that fight. okami got bullied the whole match he did nothing positive but getting back up. nate hardly got back up when taken down. attacked from the bottom with elbows in the 3rd round almost choked him out. chael the juice is loose sonnen when is he suppose to be back anyway.
Curse you – Sakara has won three straight, as has his opponent.
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by Derek Suboticki on Nov 7, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot about that murderers row Sakara faced
of Vedepo, splitting a snoozefest against Leites, and the skeleton of James Irvin. How many of those guys are still in the UFC? I guess Rivera can hang his hat on that win over fellow old man Nate Quarry.
Or maybe you think two guys who aren’t prospects that you personally say are #13 and unranked respectively (yup, I went there), is a UFC caliber co-main event?
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by pdl on Nov 7, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
For the free finale of a reality show? Sure.
Luke: What was our best moment?
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by Derek Suboticki on Nov 7, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
Fight Night 12 was the worst free show I've seen
Swick/Burkman was awful and so was Omigawa/Tavares.
Michael Robinson leads the Seahawks in completion percentage, yards-per-attempt, and QB rating.
How is Grove/Maia not the main event?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Nov 6, 2010 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
damn you
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
don't worry Hater
your’s wins by GIF
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I loved watching that fight.
Bonnar always puts on a show. He’s a decent fighter at best but he’s done more for the sport than 80-90% of any ufc fighter in the history of the organization.
you know why i like bonnar
win or lose you are always going to see a good fight.
by BIGNAT on Nov 7, 2010 8:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think it’s because SpikeTV are still pissed at Grove for his comments about them and TUF a couple of months back. Remember, they pulled him from Spike prelims to un-televised undercard..
If that stuff hadn’t happened, I’d have to assume Maia – Grove would be headlining. Sure people know Bonnar, but Pokrajac? Noone at all knows who the fuck that is. And he’s definitely not a contender. In Maia – Grove you have a top 5 fighter, and a fairly entertaining TUF winner. That would normally be main event for sure.
by Horselover Fat on Nov 7, 2010 4:52 AM EDT up reply actions
They're putting WEC guys on the prelim card before 2011??
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Nov 6, 2010 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
I guess so.
Those three fights are all gonna be decent scraps. I love this merger.
I’m so stoked for Story v. Hendricks.
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Same.
Fight of the night easily. It’s gonna be an absolute war and I’m having a very hard coming up with a winner in my mind.
I was at 117 when these two had their last fights respectively
and they were both very impressive. I think Story is more well rounded but Hendricks will be able to dictate where the fight goes with his wrestling….I think Hendricks has the edge but Story is such a beast it really is a toss up.
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
It's either an exciting wrestling match
Or powerful yet sloppy standandbang.
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And yes this fight is pure win.
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WOOHOO
This fight makes my heart beat faster.
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by Well Read Idiot on Nov 7, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
The blacked out picture used for fighters with no archived photo is Alves isn’t it?
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Yeah it's Thiago
Guess cos he has a thick stocky silhouette.
Food goes in here
by Pandanus on Nov 6, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
i still havent seen an episode
of this season’s TUF. And still don’t have any desire to
by drudog1715 on Nov 6, 2010 11:25 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Oh yeah
well I had cottage cheese for lunch. with salt and pepper.
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by Earl Montclair on Nov 6, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
I LOLed
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Nice
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by Derek Suboticki on Nov 7, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
You're missing out man..
This season is focused mostly on the training and the fights. And a lot of guys on the show look like they are going to have very bright futures. Brookins, Phan, Mackenzie, johnson and Wilkinson have all looked pretty good so far. It’s been the best season in a long time.
Why?
Garcia is average at best. Sure it is exciting but they can typically air it later in the show if there are finishes. He lost his last fight, should have lost to Jung, had a draw against Roop and lost to Manny. He really isn’t main card material
Entertaining as hell
He’s rightfully on the prelims.
Michael Robinson leads the Seahawks in completion percentage, yards-per-attempt, and QB rating.
Or not,
he’s a mediocre fighter, and all the main card spots are taken by fighters that rightfully deserve it, along with the TUF finalists.
Am I crazy to put a handful on Rich against Branch? I’m sure he’d be the underdog
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I’d definitely do that. Branch has not looked very impressive, and comes off as one-dimensional. I didn’t expect Attonito to beat Natal, but he did, and Attonito looks much more well-rounded than Branch.
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man i really hope they show the Garcia fight just becasue it will be entertaining
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I wasn't all that entertained
in the Hominick fight, when all Leonard did was throw ugly haymakers that hit nothing but air, while making loud grunting noises.
He requires an opponent with poor defense, who’s willing to brawl, to make a fight entertaining, otherwise he just looks amateurish.
by Scott Haber on Nov 7, 2010 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
CROATIAN CONTENDER?!!!
You gotta be kidding me.
Michael Robinson leads the Seahawks in completion percentage, yards-per-attempt, and QB rating.
Been a big Hendricks fan for awhile now.
Rooting for him, but I like Story as well, so I won’t be disappointed either way. Think Hendricks has a big future in the division
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It’s going to be awkward when both Thiago Alves’s miss weight for the TUF final.
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Are they not going to have anyone from TUF 12 outside of the winners?
that would be a shame
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Johny Hendricks ready to see him fight
I’m looking foward to seeing Johny Hendricks fight. II think if he wins this fight he should break into and start fighting the top 10.
Maia vs Grove / Bonnar vs Pokrajak
I’m a big fan of Bonnar and Maia.
How do you guys think these fights will turn out?
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by invinciblearmour. on Nov 7, 2010 10:17 PM EST reply actions
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