Michael Bisping of Great Britain celebrates his victory over Jorge Rivera of the USA in their middleweight bout part of at UFC 127 at Acer Arena on February 27, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
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Michael Bisping backed up every bit of trash that he talked against Jason "Mayhem Miller". Bisping outclassed and outworked Miller in route to a third round TKO victory Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale.
Miller was bloodied after the first round and couldn't consistently get Bisping to the ground during the fight. During the third round, MIller was bombarded with punches, elbows and knees to the ribs leading to a stoppage at 3:34 of round number three.
Miller was obviously disappointed after the fight but offered no excuse for his performance. "I trained really hard for this fight," said Miller. "I'm sorry guys I got tired. I can't make any excuse about that."
John Dodson and Diego Brandao were crowned "TUF 14" champions on Saturday night. Dodson won the bantamweight tournament and Brandao the featherweight tourney. Both fighters won six-figure contracts from the UFC and both cemented their status in the UFC with impressive victories.
Dodson finished T.J. Dillashaw in just under two minutes in the first round. Dodson, known for being a spy from Team Miller, was booed throughout the fight from the pro Dillashaw crowd. During the first round, Dodson caught Dillashaw with a counter left the dropped Dillashaw. Dodson pounced and landed one more punch before Herb Dean stepped in and stopped the fight at the 1:54 mark of the first round.
Diego Brandao scored a first round submission victory over Dennis Bermudez. Bermudez dropped Brandao with a right forearm to the face as Brandao was moving in. Bermudez looked as if he was going to secure a knockout win, when Brandao grabbed an arm and transition into a quick armbar for the victory.
Brandao pocketed an extra $80,000 as he was awarded "Submission of the Night" and was apart of the "Fight of the Night" with Dennis Bermudez, who scored $40,000 for his part in the fight. John Dodson was awarded $40,000 for "Knockout of the Night."
The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale took place at The Peal at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. The reported attendance was 1,649. Full results of every bout are listed below.
Main Card:
Michael Bisping def. Jason Miller via TKO- Round 3, 3:34
Diego Brandao def. Dennis Bermudez via submission (armbar)- Round 1, 4:51
John Dodson def. T.J. Dillashaw via KO- Round 1, 1:54
Tony Ferguson def. Yves Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Johnny Bedford def. Louis Gaudinot via TKO- Round 3, 1:58
Preliminary Card:
Marcus Brimage def. Stephen Bass via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
John Albert def. Dustin Pague via TKO- Round 1, 1:09
Roland Delorme def. Josh Ferguson via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 3, 0:22
Steven Siler def. Josh Clopton via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bryan Caraway def. Dustin Neace via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 2, 3:38
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Jason "Mayhem" Miller will make his return to the UFC tonight as he will face longtime UFC veteren Michael "The Count" Bisping. The fight is set as the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale that will air live on Spike at 6 PM Arizona time.
Two fighters will win guaranteed UFC contracts as well as the UFC will crown its season 14 TUF bantamweight and featherweight champions at the event. The bantamweight final is between John Dodson and T.J. Dillashaw, the featherweight match-up puts Dennis Bermudez up against Diego Brandao.
TUF 13 alumnist Tony Ferguson will face veteren UFC lightweight Yves Edwards on the main card. Ferguson is 2-0 in the UFC including a first round TKO victory over Aaron Riley at UFC 135, Ferguson broke Riley's jaw in the first round and Riley was unable to continue the fight. Rounding out the Spike main card is a fight between bantamweights Johnny Bedford and Louis Gaudnot.
Five Facebook fights will be available to the public starting at 3:30 PM Arizona time. Just click "like" on the UFC's Facebook page. Every fight will feature a fighter from TUF 14.
Schedule, predictions and betting odds available below.
Main Event (Spike 6 PM):
Middleweight: Michael Bisping (-170) vs. Jason Miller (+140)
SB Arizona Predicts: Bisping by unanimous decision
Featherweight FInal: Dennis Bermudez (+280) vs. Diego Brandao (-370)
SB Arizona Predicts: Brandao by first round KO
Bantamweight Final: T.J. Dillashaw (-225) vs. John Dodson (+175)
SB Arizona Predicts: Dillashaw by second round submission
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson (-340) vs. Yves Edwards (+260)
SB Arizona Predicts: Ferguson by first round KO
Bantamweight: Johnny Bedford (-225) vs. Louis Gaudinot (+175)
SB Arizona Predicts: Bedford by unanimous decision
Preliminary Card (Facebook 3:30 PM):
Featherweight: Marcus Brimage (+130) vs. Stephen Bass (-160)
SB Arizona Predicts: Bass by second round TKO
Bantamweight: Dustin Pague (-300) vs. John Albert (+230)
SB Arizona Predicts: Pague by first round submission
Bantamweight: Roland Delorme (-115) vs. Josh Ferguson (-115)
SB Arizona Predicts: Ferguson by first round submission
Featherweight: Steven Siler (-150) vs. Josh Clopton (+120)
SB Arizona Predicts: Silver by unanimous decision
Featherweight: Bryan Caraway (-400) vs. Dustin Neace (+300)
SB Arizona Predicts: Caraway by unanimous decision
Betting odds courtesy of Bodog
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All but one fighter set to fight tomorrow night made weigh for The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. The only fighter who did not make weight was main event participant Michael "The Count" Bisping. The British bad boy came in at 186.25.
Bisping had to strip out of his shorts and the UFC towel came out, but that was not enough has he weighed in above the 185-pound limit. Bisping now has one hour to drop 1/4 of a pound. Jason "Mayhem" Miller, who fights Bisping in his return to the UFC, weighed in at 185 pounds and seemed to be in good sprits.
"It feels so good to be back," said Miller after the weigh-in. "Time for talking is done, tomorrow night I'll show him what time it is," said Miller. Bisping was a little less cheery as he screamed swear words at the crowd when they booed him and then preceded to point an inappropriate hand gesture towards the crowd.
The other 18 fighters were all on weight. Featherweight Marcus Brimage came in two pounds under the 145-pound limit, but otherwise every fighter was within one pound of the limit.
Full weigh-in results listed below.
Main Card (Spike TV):
Midleweight: Michael Bisping (186.25) vs. Jason Miller (185.5)
Featherweight Final: Dennis Bermudez (146) vs. Diego Brandao (145)
Bantamweight Final: John Dodson (134) vs. T.J. Dillashaw (135.5)
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson (155.5) vs. Yves Edwards (155)
Bantamweight: Johnny Bedford (136) vs. Louis Gaudinot (136)
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Featherweight: Marcus Brimage (143) vs. Stephen Bass (145)
Bantamweight: Dustin Pague (136) vs. John Albert (136)
Bantamweight: Roland Delorme (136) vs. Josh Ferguson (134)
Featherweight: Steven Siler (146) vs. Josh Clopton (144)
Featherweight: Bryan Caraway (145) vs. Dustin Neace (145.5)
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The full fight card for The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale has been set as five preliminary bouts have been added to the Facebook card and one fight has been added to the televised portion of the event.
Johnny Bedford, a semifinalist on the show, will face top-10 flyweight Louis Gaudinot in a bantamweight fight on Spike TV. Bedford comes into the contest with a record of 17-9-1 and Gaudinot is 5-1 in his career.
The remaining members of the "Ultimate Fighter 14" cast highlight the Facebook preliminary cards. Featherweight fights include Bryan Caraway vs. Dustin Neace, Marcus Brimage vs. Stephen Bass and Steven Siler vs. Josh Clopton. Bantamweight fights include Dustin Pague vs. John Albert and Roland Delorme vs. Josh Ferguson.
The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale takes place December 3rd at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event features a middleweight fight between Michael Bisping and Jason Miller.
The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale fight card:
Main Card (Spike TV)
Middleweight: Michael Bisping (21-3) vs. Jason Miller (24-7 1 NC)
Featherweight Final: Dennis Bermudez (7-2) vs. T.J. Dillawshaw (4-0)
Bantamweight Final: John Dodson (11-5) vs. Diego Brandao (13-7)
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson (12-2) vs. Yves Edwards (41-17-1)
Featherweight: Johnny Bedford (17-9-1) vs. Louis Gaudinot (5-1)
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Featherweight: Marcus Brimage (3-1) vs. Stephen Bass (10-0)
Bantamweight: Dustin Pague (10-4) vs. John Albert (6-1)
Bantamweight: Roland Delorme (6-1) vs. Josh Ferguson (8-3)
Featherweight: Steven Siler (18-9) vs. Josh Clopton (6-0-1)
Featherweight: Bryan Caraway (15-5) vs. Dustin Neace (23-17-1)
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Jason "Mayhem" Miller, a fighter once locked in promotional limbo, now hopes to push his way into UFC title contention with a win over Michael Bisping at Saturday's The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale.
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Two more fighters punched their tickets to the live Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Finale last night. John Dodson and Diego Brandao both scored knockout victories securing their spot in the finale which airs on Spike Saturday night.
John Dodson secured his way into the finale with a second round knockout of Johnny Bedford. The two fighters competed in a highly competitive first round which saw both men landing shots and Bedford scoring a take down.
However, during an exchange in the second round, Dodson caught Bedford dropping him to the canvas and referee Herb Dean quickly stopped the fight. Dodson has two knockout wins in three victories while on show. Dodson will face T.J. Dillashaw in the finale for a guaranteed UFC contract.
Diego Brandao scored a first round victory over Bryan Caraway to book his spot in the finale. Brandao dominated Caraway in the first round to the point where Caraway could barely stand at the end of the fight. Brandao controlled the fight with his stand up striking as well as his ground and pound.
Four fights are now booked for Saturday night's show. Tony Ferguson takes on Yves Edwards in a lightweight contest. T.J. Dillashaw takes on John Dodson for the TUF season 14 bantamweight title, Diego Brandao faces Dennis Bermudez for the TUF season 14 featherweight crown.
The main event features a match up between the shows coaches. Michael Bisping faces Jason Miller in a middleweight contest. Bisping has been fighting in the UFC since 2006 and Miller will fight in the UFC for the first time since 2005.
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Episode ten of The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 will air tonight on Spike TV at 10 PM. Tonight's episode will feature two semifinal bouts where the winners will fight in the live finale this weekend.
In the Bantamweight division two Team Miller fighters will compete in the episodes semifinal as Johnny Bedford will face John Dodson. Both fighters scored unanimous decision victories in the quarterfinal round.
The winner of the fight will face T.J. Dillashaw in the final of the Bantamweight tournament as he beat Dustin Pague by unanimous decision in last weeks episode.
In the Featherweight division, Diego Brandao faces Bryan Caraway for a chance to face Dennis Bermudez in the show's finale. Brandao knocked out Steven Siler in the first round of their quarterfinal match-up.
Caraway submitted Marcus Brimage in the second round of their quarterfinal match-up. Brandao fights on Team Bisping and Caraway fights for Team Miller. Bermudez, who fights for Team Miller, submitted Akiri Corassani in the semifinals.
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The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Finale airs Saturday night at 6 PM. Jason "Mayhem" Miller faces Michael "The Count" Bisping in the event's headliner. Two two fighters look look to gain six-figure contracts into the UFC. Most of the fights will take place between fighters who were on the show.