The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber | |
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Genre | Reality, Sports |
Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
Starring | Dana White, Conor McGregor, Urijah Faber |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Fox Sports 1 |
Release | September 9 – December 9, 2015 |
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 22) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter . [1]
On July 12, 2015 it was announced that the coaches for the season would be Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber. The coaches were not expected to face each other at the end of the season. [1]
The UFC held open tryouts for the show on March 29, 2015. The casting call was for Lightweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights. [2] It was announced on July 12 by Dana White that 16 lightweights would be on the show – eight from the United States, and eight from Europe. [1] In August 2015, the UFC officially announced the cast of this season, featuring 32 fighters competing in qualifying fights to enter the show. [3]
Assistant coaches:
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Assistant Coaches:
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Episode 1: Europe vs. United States (September 9, 2015) [4]
Episode 2: Crowded House (September 16, 2015) [5]
Episode 3: Recognize the Enemy (September 23, 2015) [6]
Episode 4: A Faithless Foe (September 30, 2015) [7]
Episode 5: Just Do Something (October 7, 2015) [8]
Episode 6: Snake in the Grass (October 21, 2015) [9]
Episode 7: Mental Breakdown (November 4, 2015)
Episode 8: Heart Is not Enough (November 11, 2015)
Episode 9: Bullseye (November 18, 2015)
Episode 10: Nice and Flowy (November 25, 2015)
Episode 11: Bone on Bone (December 2, 2015)
Episode 12: Here For Myself (December 9, 2015)
Team USA | Team Europe | Method | Round |
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Ryan Hall | Frantz Slioa | SUB | 1 |
Chris Gruetzemacher | Sascha Sharma | UD | 3 |
Tom Gallicchio | Marcin Wrzosek | UD | 2 |
Billy Quarantillo | Saul Rogers | UD | 2 |
Julian Erosa | Mehdi Baghdad | MD | 2 |
Thanh Le | Martin Svensson | SUB | 2 |
James Jenkins | Artem Lobov | TKO | 1 |
Johnny Nuñez | David Teymur | UD | 3 |
Jason Gonzalez | Abner Lloveras | UD | 2 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finale | ||||||||
Saul Rogers | MD | |||||||||
Ryan Hall | 2 | |||||||||
Saul Rogers | SUB | |||||||||
Marcin Wrzosek | 2 | |||||||||
Marcin Wrzosek | MD | |||||||||
David Teymur | 2 | |||||||||
Ryan Hall** | UD | |||||||||
Artem Lobov | 3 | |||||||||
Artem Lobov | KO | |||||||||
Chris Gruetzemacher* | 2 | |||||||||
Artem Lobov | KO | |||||||||
Julian Erosa | 1 | |||||||||
Julian Erosa | SD | |||||||||
Abner Lloveras | 3 | |||||||||
* Martin Svensson was originally scheduled to face Artem Lobov, but pulled out of the fight on episode 10 due to a broken elbow. He was replaced by Chris Gruetzemacher, who was the winning preliminary fighter chosen not to advance to the quarter-finals.
** After the conclusion of the season, it was revealed that Rogers was pulled from the tournament finale due to visa issues. He was replaced by Ryan Hall.
Team McGregor | ||
Team Faber | ||
UD | Unanimous Decision | |
MD | Majority Decision | |
SD | Split Decision | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T) KO | (Technical) Knockout | |
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | December 11, 2015 | |||
Venue | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 1,800 [10] | |||
Total gate | $450,000 [10] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held on December 11, 2015, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. [11] [12]
The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between former UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and three-time title challenger Chad Mendes. [13]
Khabib Nurmagomedov was expected to face Tony Ferguson at the event. However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the fight on October 30 due to a rib injury and was replaced by Edson Barboza. [14]
Mirsad Bektic was expected to face Tatsuya Kawajiri at the event. However, Bektic pulled out of the fight on November 27 citing injury. [15] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Jason Knight. [16]
Justin Scoggins was expected to face Joby Sanchez at this event. However, Scoggins was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Geane Herrera. [17]
Saul Rogers was expected to face Artem Lobov in the Lightweight final of this season. However, Rogers was not allowed to participate after it was discovered that he had falsified information on his visa application, restricting his travel to the United States. In turn, Rogers was replaced by fellow cast member Ryan Hall. Subsequently, the event will be the second to feature two fighters who had previously been eliminated from the competition to reach the finals, the first being The Ultimate Fighter 11. [18] It was later announced that the UFC decided to cut Rogers from the organization due to the incident. [19]
On February 10, it was announced that Konstantin Erokhin tested positive for drostanolone in a pre-fight, in-competition test. The test was administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), not a test administered by USADA. [20] On March 23, the NSAC announced he was suspended for 12 months and fined $3,300 retroactive to the date fight. [21]
Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Featherweight | Frankie Edgar | def. | Chad Mendes | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:28 | |
Lightweight | Ryan Hall | def. | Artem Lobov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | def. | Edson Barboza | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 2:54 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Lightweight | Evan Dunham | def. | Joe Lauzon | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Julian Erosa | def. | Marcin Wrzosek | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Heavyweight | Gabriel Gonzaga | def. | Konstantin Erokhin | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Ryan LaFlare | def. | Mike Pierce | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Flyweight | Geane Herrera | def. | Joby Sanchez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:28 | |
Lightweight | Chris Gruetzemacher | def. | Abner Lloveras | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [23]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [24]
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