| The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Patrick Côté, Kyle Noke |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | FX Australia, Fox Sports 1, Sportsnet 360 |
| Original release | January 15 – April 9, 2014 |
The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter . It is the fifth series produced outside the United States and the first filmed in Canada.
The series was officially announced by the UFC in June 2013. [1] The coaches were announced as Patrick Côté representing Canada and Kyle Noke representing Australia. [1] This marked the second time, following The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes, that two former contestants from The Ultimate Fighter show are both coaches. [1] Tryouts were held in September 2013 in Sydney and Toronto. [2] Fighters were chosen in the middleweight and welterweight divisions. [3] The 16 fighters each competed in a single-elimination tournament, with the two division winners crowned in finale bouts that took place on April 16, 2014.
The show debuted on January 15, 2014. [3] This season is the second to air on FX Australia. It also aired in the United States on Fox Sports 1. [3]
The TUF Nations Finale was held in Quebec City, Quebec on April 16, 2014. [4]
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| Elimination Round | Semi-finals | Finale | ||||||||
 Kajan Johnson | SUB | |||||||||
 Brendan O'Reilly | 1 | |||||||||
| Kajan Johnson | 2 | |||||||||
| Chad Laprise | KO | |||||||||
| Chad Laprise | UD | |||||||||
| Chris Indich | 2 | |||||||||
| Chad Laprise | SD | |||||||||
| Olivier Aubin-Mercier | 3 | |||||||||
| Matthew Desroches | 2 | |||||||||
| Richard Walsh | UD | |||||||||
| Richard Walsh | 1 | |||||||||
| Olivier Aubin-Mercier | SUB | |||||||||
| Oliver Aubin-Mercier | UD | |||||||||
| Jake Matthews | 2 | |||||||||
| Elimination Round | Semi-finals | Finale | ||||||||
| Elias Theodorou | UD | |||||||||
| Zein Saliba | 2 | |||||||||
| Elias Theodorou | UD | |||||||||
| Tyler Manawaroa | 3 | |||||||||
| Nordine Taleb | 3 | |||||||||
| Tyler Manawaroa | UD | |||||||||
| Elias Theodorou | TKO | |||||||||
| Sheldon Westcott | 2 | |||||||||
| Sheldon Westcott | SUB | |||||||||
| Daniel Kelly | 1 | |||||||||
| Sheldon Westcott | SUB | |||||||||
| Vik Grujic | 1 | |||||||||
| Luke Harris | 1 | |||||||||
| Vik Grujic | TKO | |||||||||
| | Team Canada | |
| | Team Australia | |
UD | Unanimous Decision | |
SD | Split Decision | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
The following $25,000 bonus were awarded to fights that took place during the TUF Nations season: [5]
| The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy | ||||
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 The poster for The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 16, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Colisée Pepsi | |||
| City | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 5,029 [6] | |||
| Total gate | $340,000 [6] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy (also known as UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Kennedy) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2014, at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. [4]
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Tim Kennedy. [7] Also featured on the card were the welterweight and middleweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia and the coaches bout between Patrick Côté and Kyle Noke. [4]
Steve Bossé was expected to make his UFC debut against Ryan Jimmo at this event. However, Bossé was forced to pull out of the bout citing an injury. [8] He was replaced by UFC newcomer Sean O'Connell. [9]
A bantamweight bout between Alex Caceres and Érik Pérez was briefly linked to this event, [10] but never materialized.
Shayna Baszler was originally scheduled to make her UFC debut on this card against Sarah Kaufman. However, she had to pull out of the bout due to injury and was briefly replaced by Amanda Nunes. [11] Five days later, Nunes also pulled out of the bout with a thumb injury. [12] Kaufman instead fought Leslie Smith in a rematch from their bout at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson [13] which ended in a controversial split decision.
Evan Dunham was expected to face Mark Bocek at the event. However, Dunham pulled out of the bout in the week leading up to the event with an undisclosed injury. [14] Bocek instead faced UFC newcomer Mike De La Torre at the event. [15]
An expected lightweight fight between Sam Stout and K. J. Noons was changed to a welterweight match up the week of the fight per the request of the fighters. [16]
| Fight card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Tim Kennedy | def. | Michael Bisping | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Patrick Côté | def. | Kyle Noke | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Elias Theodorou | def. | Sheldon Westcott | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:41 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Chad Laprise | def. | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Dustin Poirier | def. | Akira Corassani | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:42 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | K. J. Noons | def. | Sam Stout | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:30 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Sarah Kaufman | def. | Leslie Smith | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Jimmo | def. | Sean O'Connell | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:27 | |
| Bantamweight | George Roop | def. | Dustin Kimura | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Mark Bocek | def. | Mike De La Torre | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nordine Taleb | def. | Vik Grujic | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Richard Walsh | def. | Chris Indich | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Mitch Gagnon | def. | Tim Gorman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [18]
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