The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 23, 2007
Venue Palms Hotel and Casino
City Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Event chronology
UFC 72: Victory The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale UFC 73: Stacked

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 23, 2007.[1] Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 5 in the Lightweight division as well as a main event between B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver.

Contents

Results

Preliminary card

Wiman defeated Geraghty via TKO (strikes) at 2:09 of round 1.
Garcia defeated Berube via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:22 of round 1.
No Contest at 0:39 of round 2 after Maynard knocks himself unconscious during a takedown of Emerson, who submitted due to an aggravated injury of the ribs. This bout aired on the Spike Broadcast following the Leites vs. Sword fight.
Miller defeated Wang via TKO (strikes) at 1:10 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Diaz vs. Gamburyan fight.
Lauzon defeated Melendez via submission (triangle choke) 2:09 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Emerson vs. Maynard fight.

Main card

Huerta defeated Evans via TKO (strikes) at 3:30 of round 2.
Leites defeated Sword via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:49 of round 1.
Diaz defeated Gamburyan via submission (shoulder injury) at 0:20 of round 2 to become the Season 5 Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
Penn defeated Pulver via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:12 of round 2.

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