The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 13 2008.^[1] Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir in both the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

Results

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout: Rolando Delgado vs. John Polakowski

Delgado defeated Polakowski via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:18 of round 2

• Lightweight bout: Shane Nelson vs. George Roop

Nelson defeated Roop via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)

• Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Tom Lawlor

Lawlor defeated Kingsbury via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

• Light Heavyweight bout: Eliot Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez

Marshall defeated Bruchez via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:27 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Browning vs. Kaplan bout.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Shane Primm

Soszynski defeated Primm via submission (kimura) at 3:27 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Bader vs. Magalhães bout.

Main card

• Lightweight bout: Junie Browning vs. Dave Kaplan

Browning defeated Kaplan via submission (armbar) at 1:32 of round 2

• Catchweight (189 lbs.) bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason MacDonald

Gouveia defeated MacDonald via submission (strikes) at 2:18 of round 1.

• Wilson Gouveia officially weighed in at 189lbs, failing to meet the requirements of the 185lb weight class. The match was still held, but Gouveia forfeited 20% of his earnings to Jason MacDonald.^[2]

• Welterweight bout: Kevin Burns vs. Anthony Johnson

Johnson defeated Burns via KO (head kick) at 0:28 of round 3

• Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs. Vinny Magalhães

Bader defeated Magalhães via TKO (punches) at 2:18 of round 1^[3] to become the Season 8 Light Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.

• Lightweight bout: Phillipe Nover vs. Efrain Escudero

Escudero defeated Nover via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) to become the Season 8 Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses.^[4]

• Fight of the Night: Junie Browning vs. Dave Kaplan
• Knockout of the Night: Anthony Johnson
• Submission of the Night: Krzysztof Soszynski

Reported payouts

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.

• Efrain Escudero — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Phillipe Nover — $8,000

• Ryan Bader — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Vinicius Magalhaes -– $8,000

• Wilson Gouveia –- $36,800 (including $18,400 win bonus) def. Jason MacDonald — $35,200 (including $9,200 of Gouveia’s purse)

• Anthony Johnson –- $18,000 (including $9,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Burns — $7,000

• Junie Allen Browning — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. David Kaplan — $8,000

• Krzysztof Soszynski — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Shane Primm –- $8,000

• Eliot Marshall — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Jules Bruchez –- $8,000

• Shane Nelson — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def.George Roop –- $8,000

• Tom Lawlor –- $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Kingsbury — $8,000

• Roli Delgado — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. John Polakowski –- $8,000

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