The Ultimate Fighter 17, Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, Team Jones closes the gap as Dylan Andrews takes home a majority decision win over Zak Cummings.
Current win tally is Team Sonnen 4, Team Jones 3.
Next week, Bubba McDaniel and Kevin Casey will get a second chance at continuing in the TUF tournament as they face off in the “wildcard” bout.
Here’s who remains:
Fightmatrix Program: UFC 158 (03-16-2013)
Welterweight Championship (170)
[#1/#5DD] Georges St. Pierre (23-2-0, -488) vs. [#7] Nick Diaz (26-8-0, +367)
Georges St. Pierre is the All-Time #1 ranked Welterweight and #2 ranked Absolute fighter.
Nick Diaz is the All-Time #9 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Georges St. Pierre (3-0-0)
2012-11-17: W vs. [#3WW] Carlos Condit (28-6-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
2011-04-30: W vs. [#11MW] Jake Shields (27-6-1) via UD (50-45, 48-47, 48-47)
2010-12-11: W vs. [#16WW] Josh Koscheck (17-7-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Last 3 Fights: Nick Diaz (2-1-0)
2012-02-04: L vs. [#3WW] Carlos Condit (28-6-0) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2011-10-29: W vs. [#20WW] B.J. Penn (16-9-2) via UD (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)
2011-04-09: W vs. [#28WW] Paul Daley (31-12-2) via TKO (Punches) in 4:57 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Georges St. Pierre 119, Nick Diaz 406
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Georges St. Pierre leads 6-2
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Welterweight (170)
[#2] Johny Hendricks (14-1-0, -135) vs. [#3] Carlos Condit (28-6-0, +111)
Johny Hendricks is the All-Time #16 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Carlos Condit is the All-Time #7 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Johny Hendricks (3-0-0)
2012-11-17: W vs. [#5WW] Martin Kampmann (20-6-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:46 of round 1
2012-05-05: W vs. [#16WW] Josh Koscheck (17-7-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2011-12-30: W vs. [#18WW] Jon Fitch (24-5-1) via KO (Punch) in 0:12 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Carlos Condit (2-1-0)
2012-11-17: L vs. [#1WW/#5DD] Georges St. Pierre (23-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
2012-02-04: W vs. [#7WW] Nick Diaz (26-8-0) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2011-07-02: W vs. [#14WW] Dong Hyun Kim (17-2-1) via TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) in 2:58 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Johny Hendricks 119, Carlos Condit 119
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Johny Hendricks leads 1-0
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Welterweight (170)
[#6] Jake Ellenberger (28-6-0, -165) vs. [#12] Nate Marquardt (32-11-2, +143)
Jake Ellenberger is the All-Time #17 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Nate Marquardt is the All-Time #14 ranked Absolute fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Jake Ellenberger (2-1-0)
2012-10-05: W vs. [#27WW] Jay Hieron (23-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2012-06-01: L vs. [#5WW] Martin Kampmann (20-6-0) via TKO (Knee) in 1:40 of round 2
2012-02-15: W vs. [#9LW] Diego Sanchez (24-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Nate Marquardt (2-1-0)
2013-01-12: L vs. [#11WW] Tarec Saffiedine (14-3-0) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2012-07-14: W vs. [#15WW] Tyron Woodley (11-1-0) via KO (Elbows and Punches) in 1:39 of round 4
2011-03-19: W vs. [#49WW] Dan Miller (14-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jake Ellenberger 162, Nate Marquardt 63
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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The Ultimate Fighter 17, Episode 7 Review
Another episode, another upset. Jimmy Quinlan, relentless with his takedown attempts, took out Clint Hester with a rear naked choke in the second round.
Current win tally is Team Sonnen 4, Team Jones 2.
Next week is the remaining opening-round matchup: Zak Cummings vs Dylan Andrews.
Here’s who remains:
Current & All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (03-03-2013)
Notable Info
- Strawweight expanded to Top 15 (from 10).
The Ultimate Fighter 17, Episode 6 Review
Another big upset in Episode 6, and our top ranked seed bites the dust as Josh Samman puts Tor Troeng to sleep with a beatiful punch combination. Team Jones gets another win and regains control of the matchups.
Current win tally is Team Sonnen 3, Team Jones 2.
Next week: Jimmy Quinlan vs Clint Hester.
Here’s who remains:
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The Ultimate Fighter 17, Episode 5 Review
In Episode 5, a huge upset took place as the least experienced fighter of the cast, twenty-one year old Kevin Gastelum defeated the second-ranked contender Robert ‘Bubba’ McDaniel. Gastelum forced a tapout with a rear naked choke late in the second round, after a back-and-forth ground fight for positioning.
Current win tally is Team Sonnen 3, Team Jones 1.
Next week: top ranked contender Tor Troeng takes on Josh Samman. According to Coach Sonnen, there were not many takers to fight either of these guys. Which means that the winner of this fight may be the guy that Dana White said no one in the house wants to fight.
Then again, Dana White once said that Phil Nover is the next Anderson Silva, so take it with a grain of salt… or the whole shaker.
Here’s who remains:
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The Ultimate Fighter 17, Episode 4 Review
In Episode 4, Team Jones gets on the board with the first notable upset of the season, as Collin Hart controlls Kevin ‘The King’ Casey for a unanimous 20-18 decision.
Team Sonnen 2, Team Jones 1.
Next week: Bubba McDaniel vs Kelvin Gastelum.
Here’s who remains:
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Current MMA Rankings Updated
Notable Info
- Men’s Strawweight rankings now available. We will start this division with a limit of 120 pounds, which will include “tweener” divisions like URCC Pinweight (119lb) and Pancrase “Regular” Flyweight (120lb). We may decide to cut this off at a lower weight to put the aforementioned divisions into Flyweight, or move it up by one pound (so that it also includes all 55kg fights) in the future.
- Men’s Flyweight changed from “Under 131 pounds” to 121-129lb.
- Men’s Bantamweight changed from 131-138lb to 130-138lb.
The Ultimate Fighter 17, Episode 3 Review
In Episode 3, Team Sonnen widens the lead and keeps control of the matchups as Uriah Hall knocked out Adam Cella with a brutal spinning kick that left Cella unconscious for several minutes.
Team Sonnen 2, Team Jones 0.
Next week: Kevin Casey vs Collin Hart.
Here’s who remains:
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Current & All-Time MMA Rankings Updated: 02-03-2013
Notable Info
- Featherweight expanded to 400 (was 350).
- Women’s Flyweight expanded to 20 (was 15).
- Strawweight division (120lbs and under) now available in All-Time Rankings. Flyweight changed to 121-129lbs and Bantamweight to 130-138lbs. These changes will also be reflected in next week’s standard rankings.
New Feature: Fighter Team Affiliation
We’ve added another new feature – the team/gym affiliation for ranked fighters is now displayed in the Fighter Info popup (along with other interesting stats – you can view when you hover over a fighter’s name in our ranking pages).
In the future, we’ll add the ability to filter rankings on the Team Affiliation, as well as some other cool stuff.
Thank forum member kedbecker for this suggestion!