The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 5, 2009.[4] Featured was the final from The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights in the Heavyweight division. Background A previously announced bout between Rousimar Palhares and Lucio Linhares was moved to UFC 107.[5] Linhares was a replacement for Alessio Sakara who had to pull out due to rumored visa issues.[6] Frank Edgar was expected to face Kurt Pellegrino on the card,[7] but Pellegrino was forced to withdraw due to an injury.[8] Matt Veach, who was previously scheduled to fight Mark Bocek on the event's undercard was named as Edgar' new opponent.[9] Results Preliminary Card - Bocek defeated Brammer via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:36 of round one. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Edgar vs. Veach fight.
- Howard defeated Hallman via KO (Strikes) at 4:55 of round 3.
- Stann defeated Wallace via unanimous decision. (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Madsen defeated Wren via split decision. (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
- McSweeney defeated Schoonover via TKO (Strikes) at 3:20 of Round 3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Jones vs. Hamill fight.
Main Card (Spike TV) - Mitrione defeated Jones via KO (Punches) at 0:10 of Round 2.
- Edgar defeated Veach via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:22 of Round 2.
- Slice defeated Alexander via unanimous decision. (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Hamill defeated Jones via DQ (illegal elbow) at 4:14 of Round 1. Jones delivered a "12-to-6" vertical elbow that split open the bridge of Hamill's nose.[10]
- Nelson defeated Schaub via KO (Punch) at 3:25 of Round 1 to become the Season 10 Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
Bonus awards Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses.[11] - Fight of the Night:
 Frank Edgar vs. Matt Veach - Knockout of the Night: Roy Nelson
- Submission of the Night:
 Mark Bocek Reported payout The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[12] - Roy Nelson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Brendan Schaub: $8,000
- Matt Hamill: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Jon Jones: $20,000
- Kimbo Slice: $25,000 (no win bonus) def. Houston Alexander: $13,000
- Frankie Edgar: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Matt Veach: $5,000
- Matt Mitrione: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Jones: $8,000
- James McSweeney: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Darrill Schoonover: $8,000
- Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Wren: $8,000
- Brian Stann: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Rodney Wallace: $6,000
- John Howard: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Hallman: $15,000
- Mark Bocek: $30,000 (15,000 win bonus) def. Joe Brammer: $5,000[13]
References - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights FINALE". UFC.com. 2009-10-14. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2465. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17252/the-ultimate-fighter-10-finale-draws-1791-for-503600-gate.mma
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17252/the-ultimate-fighter-10-finale-draws-1791-for-503600-gate.mma
- ^ "TUF 10 Finale". Ufc.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.home&eid=2465. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "PALHARES VS. LINHARES AT UFC 107". MMA Weekly. 2009-09-29. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9667&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "M-1 vet Lucio Linhares headed to UFC, meets Rousimar Palhares at TUF 10 Finale". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16324/m-1-vet-lucio-linhares-headed-to-ufc-meets-rousimar-palhares-at-tuf-10-finale.mma. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Frankie Edgar vs. Kurt Pellegrino likely for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16138/frankie-edgar-vs-kurt-pellegrino-likely-for-the-ultimate-fighter-10-finale.mma. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "Kurt Pellegrino injured, forced out of The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale bout with Frankie Edgar". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16675/kurt-pellegrino-injured-forced-out-of-the-ultimate-fighter-10-finale-bout-with-frankie-edgar.mma. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9897&zoneid=13}
- ^ "TUF 10 Finale: Kizer comfortable with Mazzagatti call; Ratner in favor of replay expansion". mmajunkie.com. December 6, 2009. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17101/tuf-10-finale-kizer-comfortable-with-mazzagatti-call-ratner-in-favor-of-replay-expansion.mma.
- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale bonuses: Nelson, Bocek, Edgar, Veach earn $25K awards". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17099/the-ultimate-fighter-10-finale-bonuses-nelson-bocek-edgar-veach-earn-25k-awards.mma. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale fighters salaries: Hamill, Edgar top earners, Kimbo gets $25K". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17112/the-ultimate-fighter-10-finale-fighters-salaries-kimbo-slice-gets-25k.mma. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale payouts according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission". From Coopers MMA Blog Page. http://www.cooperspick.com/blogs/mma/. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
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