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The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale fight card shaping up

A look at the season finale of TUF 18, which will see two new TUF winners crowned plus the flyweight belt is on the line in the main event.

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For the first time since TUF 14, there will be two TUF (US version) winners crowned on the same night. The TUF 18 Finale will feature the finals for the men's and women's bantamweight brackets, but the biggest fight on the card is the UFC flyweight title fight rematch between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez. Last year at UFC 152, Johnson edged out Benavidez by split decision to capture the belt.

Also on the schedule is a 3rd fight between Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard. Diaz and Maynard first fought on TUF (so it's listed as an exhibition) in season 5, with Diaz winning by submission. Maynard won a main event split decision in 2010 on his way towards two title shots against Frankie Edgar.

It's early days, and you can expect several prelim fights to consist of TUF 19 cast members, but here's what the card looks like for this November at the Mandalay Bay Events Center:

Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez
TUF 18 men's bantamweight final
TUF 18 women's bantamweight final
Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard
Walter Harris vs. Jared Rosholt
Maximo Blanco vs. Akira Corassani
Tom Niinimaki vs. Rani Yahya