The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White
Chuck Liddell
Tito Ortiz
Rich Franklin (as of the final episode)
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Spike
Original release March 31, 2010[1]
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Franklin for the final episode of the season) was the eleventh installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. The show began taping in early 2010[2] and premiered on Spike on March 31, 2010.[1] The live finale of the show was June 19, 2010.[3][4]

The UFC and Spike TV held open tryouts on October 26, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. The casting call went out for middleweight and light heavyweight fighters. Fighters wanting to try out for the show must have been at least 21 years old and have had a professional MMA record.[3] 300 fighters showed up to the tryouts including UFC veterans Jason Lambert,[5] Nick Thompson and Logan Clark,[2] International Fight League and EliteXC veteran Wayne Cole,[5] as well as season 1 TUF competitor and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth.[2] In addition to the open tryouts, the UFC also accepted applications available through its website until November 9, 2009.[6]

During The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, Dana White announced that the coaches would be Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. White also announced that the fighters for this season would compete in the middleweight weight class. The season will feature 28 fighters as opposed to the usual 16 or 32. The series boasts a new "wildcard" format in which the two coaches will pick two fighters who lost their preliminary bouts to face each other for the eighth spot in the quarter-finals.[4]

Cast

Coaches

*In the final episode of the season, Tito Ortiz and his coaching staff are replaced by Rich Franklin and his team.

Fighters

* Camozzi was replaced by Baczynski on episode 2 due to injury.

Episodes

Episode 1: Smashed Up
Episode 2: Suck it Up
Coach 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick 4th Pick 5th Pick 6th Pick 7th Pick
Ortiz Nick Ring Kyacey Uscola Kris McCray Jamie Yager James Hammortree Clayton McKinney Chris Camozzi
Liddell Kyle Noke Rich Attonito Charles Blanchard Josh Bryant Brad Tavares Court McGee Joseph Henle
Episode 3: A Lotta Heart
Episode 4: Clown Box
Episode 5: If It Breathes, It Bleeds
Episode 6: Did Your Dizzle
Episode 7: Coming for Blood
Episode 8: Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed
  • Nick Ring vs. Court McGee
  • Kyle Noke vs. Kris McCray
  • Brad Tavares vs. Seth Baczynski
  • Jamie Yager vs. Josh Bryant
Episode 9: Civilized Sport
Episode 10: Shocked and Awed
  • Brad Tavares vs. Court McGee
  • Kris McCray vs. Josh Bryant
Episode 11: A Will to Win

For this episode, the starting credits changed to reflect Ortiz' departure and Rich Franklin's entrance. The season was renamed "Team Liddell vs. Team Franklin." This was also a two-hour episode.

Tournament bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finale
                           
           
      Brad Tavares  UD
      James Hammortree  3  
      Brad Tavares  DQ
        Seth Baczynski  1  
      Joseph Henle  UD
      Seth Baczynski  3  
      Brad Tavares  SUB
        Court McGee  3  
      Rich Attonito  DQ
      Kyacey Uscola  1  
      Court McGee*  SUB
        James Hammortree*  2  
      Court McGee  MD
      Nick Ring  2  
      Court McGee  SUB
        Kris McCray  2
      Josh Bryant  UD
      Kris McCray  3  
      Josh Bryant  TKO
        Jamie Yager  2  
      Charles Blanchard  TKO
      Jamie Yager  1  
      Josh Bryant  UD
        Kris McCray  3  
      Kyle Noke  SUB
      Clayton McKinney  1  
      Kyle Noke  UD
        Kris McCray  3  
      Kris McCray  SUB
      Kyacey Uscola  2  

* Attonito was injured and replaced by McGee.

* Ring was injured and replaced by Hammortree.

Legend
  Team Liddell
  Team Ortiz/Franklin
UD
  Unanimous decision
MD
  Majority decision
SUB
  Submission
(T) KO
  (Technical) Knockout
DQ
  Disqualification

The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 19, 2010
Venue Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 1,708[14]
Total gate $430,000[14]
Event chronology

UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 19, 2010.[15] Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz in the Middleweight division.

Background

Kenny Florian filled in for Joe Rogan as color commentator, due to scheduling conflicts for Rogan.[16]

Darren Elkins was scheduled to face Charles Oliveira at the event, but Oliveira reportedly had to pull out of the fight due to visa issues.[17] The bout was moved to UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko in August 2010.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Court McGee def. Kris McCray Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:41 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Matt Hamill def. Keith Jardine Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Chris Leben def. Aaron Simpson TKO (punches) 2 4:17
Lightweight Dennis Siver def. Spencer Fisher Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28 3 5:00
Middleweight Rich Attonito def. Jamie Yager TKO (punches) 2 4:25
Preliminary card
Lightweight John Gunderson def. Mark Holst Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brad Tavares def. Seth Baczynski Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Kyle Noke def. Josh Bryant TKO (punches) 2 3:12
Middleweight Chris Camozzi def. James Hammortree Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Travis Browne def. James McSweeney TKO (punches) 1 4:32 [lower-alpha 3]
  1. TUF 11 Middleweight Tournament Final
  2. Jardine had one point deducted for an eye poke.
  3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the McGee vs. McCray fight.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses.[18]

Reported payout

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.[19]

References

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  12. "Ortiz taps McCullough, Soliz and Luciano "The Ultimate Fighter 11" assistant coaches". MMAjunkie.
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  14. 1 2 http://mmajunkie.com/news/19615/the-ultimate-fighter-11-finale-draws-reported-attendance-of-1708-for-a-430k-gate.mma
  15. "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz FINALE". UFC.com. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  16. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19439/kenny-florian-takes-back-to-back-broadcasting-gigs-at-tuf-11-finale-and-wec-49.mma
  17. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19430/gunderson-vs-holst-official-for-tuf-11-finale-elkins-vs-oliveira-to-ufc-on-versus-2.mma
  18. "The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale bonuses: Hamill, Jardine, McGee, Leben earn $25K awards". mmajunkie.com. 2010-06-19.
  19. "‘TUF 11’ Finale Payouts: Leben Earns $95,000". sherdog.com. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

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