The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale
| The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale | ||||
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 The poster for The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 6, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Pearl Theatre | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 2,123 [16] | |||
| Total gate | $293,615.50 [16] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 6, 2018, at the Pearl Theatre in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. [17]
Background
The featherweight and lightweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated took place at the event. [2]
A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Israel Adesanya headlined the event. [17] On June 7, it was announced that Tavares was dealing with a foot injury, but his team announced that he was still competing in the fight. Thiago Santos was announced as the replacement if Tavares was to pull out. [18]
A women's flyweight bout between former Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb Honchak and former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Roxanne Modafferi was expected to take place at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale. However, on the day of the weigh in, Sijara Eubanks was pulled from her main event fight due to kidney failure while trying to make weight. Eubanks was replaced by Modafferi to face Nicco Montaño for the inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Championship and Honchak faced former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy who replaced Modafferi. [19] The rematch (they previously met at a regional event in October 2011) between Honchak and Modafferi took place at this event. [20]
At the weigh-ins, Julian Marquez weighed in at 190 lb, four pounds over the middleweight limit of 186. He was fined 30% of his fight purse and the bout proceeded at a catchweight. [21]
Results
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | def. | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Trizano | def. | Joe Giannetti | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Brad Katona | def. | Jay Cucciniello | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Alex Caceres | def. | Martín Bravo | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Roxanne Modafferi | def. | Barb Honchak | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:32 | |
| Catchweight (190 lb) | Alessio Di Chirico | def. | Julian Marquez | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Montana De La Rosa | def. | Rachael Ostovich | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:21 | |
| Lightweight | Luis Peña | def. | Richie Smullen | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:32 | |
| Lightweight | John Gunther | def. | Allan Zuñiga | Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Bryce Mitchell | def. | Tyler Diamond | Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Steven Peterson | def. | Matt Bessette | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Gerald Meerschaert | def. | Oskar Piechota | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:55 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: [23]
- Fight of the Night: Alex Caceres vs. Martín Bravo
- Performance of the Night: Israel Adesanya and Luis Peña
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 and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [24]
- Israel Adesanya: $112,000 ($56,000 win bonus) def. Brad Tavares: $56,000
- Mike Trizano: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Joe Giannetti: $15,000
- Brad Katona: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Jay Cucciniello: $15,000
- Alex Caceres: $84,000 ($42,000 win bonus) def. Martín Bravo: $25,000
- Roxanne Modafferi: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Barb Honchak: $10,000
- Alessio Di Chirico: $39,600 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Julian Marquez: $8,400 ^
- Montana De La Rosa: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Rachael Ostovich: $12,000
- Luis Peña: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Richie Smullen: $10,000
- John Gunther: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Allan Zuniga: $10,000
- Bryce Mitchell: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Tyler Diamond: $10,000
- Steven Peterson: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Matt Bessette: $12,000
- Gerald Meerschaert: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Oskar Piechota: $14,000
^ Marquez was fined $3,600, 30 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Alessio Di Chirico. That money was issued to Di Chirico, an NSAC official confirmed. [24]
