Another season of the popular UFC reality TV show “The Ultimate Fighter” has come and gone, another live special that traditionally ends the competition is once more in the history books. The UFC recently held its “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale” event from the Pearl at the Palms in the UFC’s home base of Las Vegas, Nevada, and the traditional post-fight award bonuses as well as the attendance and live gate figures have been released. ...

Twelve seasons of the popular UFC reality TV show “The Ultimate Fighter” have now aired, twelve “Ultimate Finale” live events have come and gone. Last night was the latest “Ultimate Finale” event, and it certainly caused its fair share of controversy. In the main event, Jonathan Brookins defeated Michael Johnson to become the TUF 12 champion. But what does his future hold, and for that matter, the futures of all the men who competed at “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale”? Here are my thoughts. ...

The live finale event to the twelfth season of the popular UFC reality TV show “The Ultimate Fighter” is now a thing of the past. A new champion has been crowned, and several stars looked great in their main-card attractions. Stephan Bonner surprised most of the viewing public by using his grappling and wrestling to outmaneuver and ultimately outpoint Igor Pokrajac, while Jonathan Brookins survived some big punches courtesy of Michael Johnson throughout their three-round war of attrition to ultimately emerge as the TUF 12 champion. Here are the full results to “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale”. ...

Heading into tomorrow's night of fights, which will be challenged by Strikeforce who will hold a show in St. Louis simultaneously with the UFC, all fighters weighed in for "The Ultimate Fighter" season twelve finale show. All but one fighter, WEC veteran Nick Pace, were successful in making weight on their first attempts. Pace was eventually deducted twenty-percent of his purse when he was unable to lose the additional 3 pounds which was required to reach the 136-pound limit of the bantamweight division. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another edition of “Picks and Predictions”, where I pull out my crystal ball and unleash my inner Nostradamus on an upcoming high-profile MMA card. This latest edition officially ends my special “TUF 12 Bonanza” series of articles. Today’s event is the twelfth edition of the “Ultimate Finale” series of events that’s used to definitively end a season of “The Ultimate Fighter” with a great, live night of fights that sees a TUF Champion crowned. So let’s get right to it. ...

It’s a TUF 12 bonanza today, fans and friends. Today’s articles featured two new match-ups for the “TUF 12 Finale Event”, the final edition of “TUF Talks”, and now, another entry into my ongoing “Crash Course” series of articles. “Crash Course” is designed to do exactly what it sounds like: with each article you’ll get a quick rundown of an upcoming card, including who’s fighting and why you should care. So let’s get started with today’s entry, “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale” event. ...

Last Saturday I quizzed "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock (26-13-2) about when it's time to hang-up his four ounce gloves. "When I can't beat mid-level guys.  I'm not going to let myself get beat by mediocre fighters," Shamrock confided. Saturday at CageRage 25 in London, "Buzz" Robert Berry (12-7) knocked out Shamrock at 3:26 of round one. "He comes to fight," Shamrock had described Berry; and, it's likely this loss won't convince the king of the Lion's Den to retire. Shamrock is 3-8 since his Y2K return to MMA.  He's lost five consecutive fights by first round stoppage since TKOing Kimo Leopoldo at UFC 48 in 2004. Ken won't retire because he's a fighter with fight left in him.  He won't retire because, even after four consecutive losses, he still headlines a card; and, after five straight losses, his next fight will be a main event too.  He won't retire because we still pay to watch him fight, because our memory of Shamrock at his best continues to eclipse Shamrock at this, his worst. The "Ashikan Judan" Masakazu Imanari (14-5-1) earned his stage name by twisting "White Bear" Jean Silva's (15-8-3) foot in a heel hook at 2:30 of round one for the CageRage World Featherweight Championship. British heavyweight Rob Broughton (7-3-1) dealt undefeated Neil Grove (5-1) his first "L" in a majority decision. Middleweight "Kong" Tom Watson beat Pierre Guillet to a TKO at 2:05 of round one. Heavyweight Mustapha al Turk (5-3) submitted kickboxer Gary Turner (4-1) on strikes at 3:19 of round one. Heavyweight Ivan Serati (8-2) stopped Roman Webber (4-4) at :48 of round one. Brazilian "Lagartixa" Henrique Santana (5-3) won a unanimous decision over England's Michael Johnson (5-5). Giorgio Andrews (3-0) made it a tough night for the Shamrocks by winning a TKO over Ken's son Ryan Shamrock (1-1) after Ryan broke his hand in the first round. Undefeated John Hathaway remained so with a TKO of Marvin Arnold Bleau at 1:32 of round one. Finally, John Phillips (7-1) opened the night with a TKO of Jake Bostwick at 4:10 of round one. ...