Thursday, June 19, 2008

Ultimate Fighter Finals - Full Card and Bodog Odds

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest will wrap up this Saturday when the UFC holds the Ultimate Fighter Finals at The Pearl in Las Vegas. This will conclude the 7th season of the popular reality MMA show, and it will also set up the impending in-octagon showdown between the show’s coaches, Quiton “Rampage” Jackson (UFC Light Heavyweight champ) and Forrest Griffin.

This season featured only middleweight fighters (171 to 185 pounds), and the format was changed so that each one of the fighters had to battle for a roster spot. The winners stayed around to train with the coaches and live in a Las Vegas home. As expected, both drama and comedy ensued.


ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALS

During the show, each man battled with the goal of making the finals of The Ultimate Fighter. Jesse Taylor was the first to reach this goal, defeating Tim Credeur to advance to a spot on the pay-per-view card. In the second semi-final bout, Amir Sadollah locked in an armbar in the third round and forced opponent C.B. Dollaway to tap out. It was then expected that the two finalists would fight in front of a live audience, but fate had other plans in mind.

Jesse Taylor and four cast mates went out raising hell in Vegas. Taylor, acting like an idiot, kicked out the window of a limo and harassed a number of women in a hotel bar. Unfortunately, a security tape of his behavior made its way into the hand of UFC honcho Dana White. That’s when the shit hit the fan.

Taylor was removed from the finals, and C.B. Dollaway and Tim Credeur were given a chance to fight one another for the vacant spot. Dollaway won a unanimous decision to move onto the finals and face the man who eliminated him in the first place - Amir Sadollah.


ULTIMATE FIGHTER COMPLETE CARD

Here’s the complete card for the show. I’ve also posted betting odds for many of the fights, courtesy of Bodog. While odds are not yet available for all fights, check back with Bodog in the coming days. Rest assured that they’ll all be available before showtime.


Preliminary Card

(Middleweight) Tim Credeur vs. Cale Yarbrough

(Welterweight) Matt Arroyo vs. Matt Brown

(Middleweight) Rob Kimmons vs. Rob Yundt

(Middleweight) Marvin Eastman EVEN vs. Drew McFedries -130

(Welterweight) Josh Burkman -220 vs. Dustin Hazelett +180

(Middleweight) Matthew Riddle vs. Dante Rivera

(Middleweight) Jeremy Horn -140 vs. Dean Lister +110


Main Card

(Lightweight) Spencer Fisher -220 vs. Jeremy Stephens +180

(Welterweight) Diego Sanchez -500 vs. Luigi Fioravanti +350

(Middleweight Tournament Finals) Amir Sadollah vs. C.B. Dollaway

(Middleweight) Evan Tanner -225 vs. Kendall Grove +165


For more fighting news, see the following:

UFC 85 - Fight Results and Bodog Odds

List of Current Boxing Champions


Ultimate Fighter Finals - Full Card and Bodog Odds