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The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale - Fight Card:



Main Card (Fox Sports 1):

Nate Diaz def. Gray Maynard via TKO (Punches) Round 1 (2:38)

TUF 18 Women’s Final: Julianna Peña def. Jessica Rakoczy via TKO (GnP) Round 1 (4:59)

TUF 18 Men’s Final: Chris Holdsworth def. Davey Grant via Submission (RNC) Round 2 (2:10)

Jessamyn Duke def. Peggy Morgan via Decision - Unanimous (30-27 all judges)

Raquel Pennington def. Roxanne Modafferi via Decision - Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)



Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1):

Akira Corassani def. Maximo Blanco via DQ (Illegal Knee) Round 1 (0:25)

Tom Niinimaki def. Rani Yahya via Decision - Split (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Jared Rosholt def. Walter Harris via Decision - Unanimous (29-28 all judges)

Sean Spencer def. Drew Dober Via Decision - Unanimous (30-27 all judges)



Preliminary Card (PunchDrunkGamer.com):

Josh Sampo def. Ryan Benoit via Submission (RNC) Round 2 (4:31)

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Seven fighters joined UFC President Dana White for the TUF 18 Finale post-fight press conference:


Nate Diaz, Julianna Pena, David Grant, Jessica Rakoczy, Raquel Pennington, Jessamyn Duke, and Chris Holdsworth. White announced that the online prelim fight between Josh Sampo and Ryan Benoit won the Fight of the Night bonus. However, because Sampo missed weight, he is forced to forfeit his half of the prize. Benoit takes home 100k in a losing effort.

Knockout of the Night went to main event fighter Nate Diaz for his blistering knockout of Gray Maynard. Diaz landed big shots early and often, causing the referee to stop the bout in the first round. It was Diaz's fastest win in the UFC. TUF 18 finalist Chris Holdsworth won Submission of the Night for his rear-nake choke finish of David Grant. The pair traded shots early in the round, but Holdsworth's superior jui jitsu prevailed once the fight went to the ground.