The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
StarringDana White, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Frank Mir
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Spike TV
ReleaseSeptember 17 (2008-9-17) 
December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13)

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter , which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV. This season features Light Heavyweight fighters (186–205 lb) and Lightweight fighters (146–155 lb).

Contents

UFC interim Heavyweight champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and the #1 Heavyweight contender and former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir served as coaches for the two teams. After the completion of the series, the two met for the UFC Interim Heavyweight title at UFC 92 in December.

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

*Britt was replaced by Marshall on episode 2 due to injury. On episode 3, both McLaughlin and Grigoryan were injured and then replaced by Delgado and Kingsbury respectively.

Others

Episodes

Episode 1 – Ready to Fight
Episode 2 – Down to Business
Episode 3 – Demons
Coach1st Pick2nd Pick3rd Pick4th Pick
MirKrzysztof SoszynskiVinny MagalhãesEliot MarshallTom Lawlor
NogueiraRyan BaderShane PrimmKyle KingsburyJules Bruchez
Coach1st Pick2nd Pick3rd Pick4th Pick
MirJunie BrowningShane NelsonDavid KaplanGeorge Roop
NogueiraPhillipe NoverEfrain EscuderoJohn Polakowski
Episode 4 – Punk
Episode 5 – From Chill to Kill
Episode 6 – Fight, Fight, Kill, Kill
Episode 7 – Body Bag
Episode 8 – Splushi
Episode 9 – Hurts Like Hell
Episode 10 – Fire The Cannons
Episode 11 – Make Him Pay
Episode 12 – Three Strikes

Tournament bracket

Light Heavyweights

 
Elimination RoundSemi-finalsFinale
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Jules Bruchez1
 
 
 
 Vinny MagalhãesSUB
 
 Vinny MagalhãesSUB
 
 
 
  Krzysztof Soszynski1
 
  Kyle Kingsbury1
 
 
 
 Krzysztof SoszynskiSUB
 
  Vinny Magalhães1
 
 
 
 Ryan BaderTKO
 
 Ryan BaderKO
 
 
 
  Tom Lawlor1
 
 Ryan BaderUD
 
 
 
  Eliot Marshall3
 
  Shane Primm1
 
 
 Eliot MarshallSUB
 

Lightweights

 
Elimination RoundSemi-finalsFinale
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Phillipe NoverSUB
 
 
 
  David Kaplan1
 
 Phillipe NoverSUB
 
 
 
  George Roop1
 
  John Polakowski2
 
 
 
 George RoopUD
 
  Phillipe Nover3
 
 
 
 Efrain EscuderoUD
 
 Efrain EscuderoSUB
 
 
 
  Shane Nelson2
 
 Efrain EscuderoSUB
 
 
 
  Junie Browning2
 
  Rolando Delgado3
 
 
 Junie BrowningSD
 
Legend
 Team Nogueira
 Team Mir
UD
 Unanimous Decision
SD
 Split Decision
SUB
 Submission
(T) KO
 (Technical) Knockout

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
Tuf8-finale-poster.jpg
The poster for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 13, 2008
Venue Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance1,853
Total gate$405,000
Event chronology
UFC: Fight for the Troops The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 13, 2008. [1]

Background

Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir in both the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

Wilson Gouveia officially weighed in at 189 pounds, failing to meet the requirements of the Middleweight weight class. The match was still held, but at a Catchweight with Gouveia forfeiting 20% of his earnings to Jason MacDonald. [2]

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Efrain Escudero def. Phillipe Nover Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00 [a]
Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def. Vinny Magalhães TKO (punches)12:18 [b]
Welterweight Anthony Johnson def. Kevin Burns KO (head kick)30:28
Catchweight (189 lb) Wilson Gouveia def. Jason MacDonald TKO (submission to strikes)12:18
LightweightJunie Browningdef.Dave KaplanSubmission (armbar)21:32
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski def.Shane PrimmSubmission (kimura)23:27 [c]
Light Heavyweight Eliot Marshall def.Jules BruchezSubmission (rear-naked choke)11:27 [d]
Light Heavyweight Tom Lawlor def. Kyle Kingsbury Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Shane Nelson def. George Roop Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Rolando Delgado def.John PolakowskiSubmission (guillotine choke)22:18
  1. The Ultimate Fighter 8 Lightweight Final
  2. The Ultimate Fighter 8 Light Heavyweight Final
  3. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Bader vs. Magalhães bout.
  4. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Browning vs. Kaplan bout.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $25,000 bonuses. [3]

Coaches' fight

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was held on December 27, 2008 in Paradise, Nevada.

Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic) via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of the second round.

See also

References

  1. "Ultimate Fighter Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale". November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  2. "Official Weigh-In Results: The Ultimate Fighter Finale". December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  3. "The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 Finale bonuses and awards". December 14, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2018.