tuf 5 finale fight card
UFC Ultimate Fighter 5 Live Finale on SpikeTV
Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 9 p.m.
The Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Event:

BJ Penn (10-4-1) vs. Jens Pulver (21-7-1)

Undercard:

155 lbs.: Roger Huerta (17-1-1) vs. Doug Evans (2-0)
155 lbs.: Manny Gamburyan (5-1) vs. Nate Diaz (5-2)
185 lbs.: Floyd Sword (9-2) vs. Thales Leites (10-1)
155 lbs.: Brandon Melendez (7-5) vs. Joe Lauzon (14-3)
155 lbs.: Andy Wang (5-6) vs. Cole Miller (11-2)
155 lbs.: Rob Emerson (6-6) vs. Gray Maynard (2-0)
155 lbs.: Leonard Garcia (9-2) vs. Allen Berube
155 lbs.: Brian Geraghty (17-9-1) vs. Matt Wiman (6-3)

*All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

November 23rd, 2006    

RSS feed | Trackback URI

36 Comments »

Comment by Brian Manil
2007-01-01 19:58:59

I grew up with Jens in Washington state. I’d put all my money on the “pulverizer”

 
Comment by dazzle
2007-02-26 21:04:17

jens sucks balls

 
Comment by eddie
2007-02-28 13:35:59

BJ Penn Vs. Jens Pulver on cable tv, you cant get any better than that.

 
Comment by phillyblunt
2007-03-03 18:02:03

BJ is gonna beat the fuck out of Jens Pulver

 
Comment by ZACH
2007-03-10 17:40:20

even though pulver beat up BJ in there last fight years ago…… BJ has progressed alot in the sport and i think BJ will overwelm pulver

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-03-10 17:48:04

Welcome Zach. I agree. I think Pulver was a great fighter, but too many wars in Pride. I hope this layoff tightens his game back up. But yeah, Jens v. BJ on free TV is freaking awesome.

 
Comment by Jesse1
2007-03-10 18:08:28

it will be just like jens’ last fight

 
Comment by ufcFANatic
2007-03-14 17:27:41

Typically I never pick BJ to win (cuz my fiance loves him and we HAVE to pick opposing fighters), but after watching him fight Matt Hughes (he would have won if he hadn’t broke that rib or whatever injury he got during the fight) I don’t think Jens has a chance at all. I grew up in WA as well and always routed for Lil Evil, but after watching his last fight, I’m afraid he’s lost his Mo-Jo.

 
Comment by gvoll
2007-03-18 01:26:25

jens is DONE

 
Comment by Stafo
2007-04-15 17:30:50

Most are saying BJ over Jens. Neither one of them look overly impressive. There both coming off loses. The only thing you can argue is that BJ fought better competition, but point being is that he lost both fights. They should both participate in LWGP to earn some credibility again

 
Comment by XXXfactor
2007-04-23 13:24:19

After the year we are having who knows what’s gona happen…but i say BJ Penn in a full 3round unanimus decision…they both got too much heart to quit and it’s gona be a good fight to watch

 
Comment by Abhi
2007-05-08 12:15:43

I just hope Gabe Fatass fuckin’ Ruediger doesn’t make an appearance on the season finale.

 
Comment by SaVaGe
2007-05-18 01:39:21

Pulver has developed a button and I think BJ will push it.

 
Comment by ZACH
2007-05-23 21:42:07

I like pulver, but even though he’s winning the show……in the finale he’s gonna lose because BJ Penn is a threat to the welterweight, so BJ at 155 again is just scary.

 
Comment by dennis burke
2007-05-24 17:04:12

dennis burke i think bj will wrap himself around pulver like a snake and crush him till his head pops

 
Comment by ufcfan
2007-05-26 15:23:41

PULVER TO WIN SORRY BJ LOVERS BUT THATS LIFE.

 
Comment by Irene Guzman
2007-06-03 21:38:51

What is Jens thinking? Penn is going to beat him up so bad. He needs to pray that the ref. will help him fight this one. I mean the ref. needs to hold him while Jens hits him, but that might not even help.

 
Comment by Thor1982
2007-06-04 12:45:13

I think it could go either way ya cant just write jens off exspecially with a left hook like that. Bj has amazing talent so i hope its a good fight.

 
Comment by Jenna_gave_ me_aids
2007-06-04 12:48:09

This card is better than the 72 card just from the main event.

 
Comment by katie
2007-06-06 06:01:42

Jens pulver will win the final,hope he beats the hell out of bj penn,

 
Comment by Tony
2007-06-06 08:18:55

I’m through betting on BJ Penn fights. He should win…But there’s also a good chance he gasses in the pre-fight interview.

 
Comment by gvoll
2007-06-06 21:08:27

IS HOUSTON ALEXANDER FIGHTING ON THIS CARD AS WELL?

 
Comment by Matthew
2007-06-07 19:52:56

Roger Huerta just stated on myspace that his next fight will be on June 23…hhhmmm.

 
Comment by Mattchupichu
2007-06-07 19:54:15

I can’t think of any one who could put up a fight against Huerta except Lauzon maybe.

 
Comment by Mamas Boy
2007-06-08 05:01:58

hey, scratch these jokers: 155 lbs.: Marlon Sims vs. Noah Thomas

 
Comment by Mamas Boy
2007-06-08 05:05:09

[quote comment=”51111″]I just hope Gabe Fatass fuckin’ Ruediger doesn’t make an appearance on the season finale.[/quote]
I think they should have edited the credits and taking Gaybe, Marlon and Noah out. Just throw up a “technical difficulties” screen whenever their mugs are supposed to show.

 
Comment by "Mr. NC-17"
2007-06-08 11:07:16

This is a great card.
Jens vs. BJ is going to be a intriguing fight, is BJ going to try to stand up with Jens, or is he going to take him down and ground and pound him.
Has Jens ground game been better since he has been working with Matt Hughes and Pat Millitech?

Jens needs to push the pace, because BJ never has stamina he always wares out within 2 rounds, if Jens can push it to a round 3, he could knock out BJ.

 
Comment by the villain
2007-06-08 14:13:15

this is how it goes. BJ is the perfect fighter except for one thing…. conditioning! he has great stand up and probably the best ground game in MMA. if he would just learn not to gas he would be unstoppable! they don’t call him “the prodigy” for nothing. Jens’ only chance is a lucky punch or taking advantage of BJ in the 3rd round when he’s gassed and can’t defend himself. trust me, i’ve been calling these fights for years and i’m almost NEVER wrong.

 
Comment by RT
2007-06-09 08:40:04

jens in an upset

 
Comment by gvoll
2007-06-12 23:18:09

fer the lookalikes eg,jim carrey/rich franklin,dana white/dr.evil
how bout
gabe reudiger/the kirsty ally of 4yrs gone past?
o yeah by the way is vince macmahon dead?

 
Comment by Duke
2007-06-15 14:23:45

I hope to see hill soon

 
Comment by bu11dog
2007-06-15 15:25:47

wonder what happened to Hill? any thoughts as to why he isn’t fighting?

 
Comment by UFCmania
2007-06-15 15:33:57

[quote comment=”79986″]wonder what happened to Hill? any thoughts as to why he isn’t fighting?[/quote]

Injury. Ribs is the word on the street.

 
Comment by j1had
2007-06-20 19:57:03

I agree that this card is so much better than UFC 72 card.

UFC 73 Stacked is def going to be worth the $45

 
Comment by Kevy B
2007-06-21 03:11:32

Jens Pulver is simply nowhere near the talent level of Hughes & St.Pierre. BJ had a split decision loss with St.Pierre and was DOMINATING Hughes until he hurt himself. DOMINATING. If BJ wanted to he could try again & have a decent shot at the welterweight title.

Jens is good & in the middle of the top of the lightweight division. But honestly does anyone in the lightweight division compare to BJ? The answer is a big NO!

 
Comment by Lugs
2007-06-21 22:36:20

they need to stock up this division. its lacking in talent. but how effective will bj be at this weight.

 
Name (required)
E-mail (required - never shown publicly)
URI
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> in your comment.

Trackback responses to this post

Buy UFC Tickets



Breaking News: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture UFC 91! Click here for more details.

ufc 88 results

Support MMAmania.com

Burn this Feed!

Enter your email address:

Add to Google Add to My AOL



BlogBurst.com Add to Technorati Favorites

Site Sponsors

UFC DVD

ufc 84 betting
 

Categories

Disclaimer

MMAmania.com is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). We are an independent news site devoted to the latest UFC headlines, rumors, gossip, fighter updates, and event previews and recaps. For entertainment purposes only.

Upcoming MMA Events
UFC 88: Breakthrough
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga.
WEC 36
wec 36
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Fla.
UFN 15
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb.
Strikeforce at the Mansion II
Strikeforce at the Mansion II
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, Calif.
Sho XC Challenger Series 8
Sho XC Challenger Series 8
Friday, September 26, 2008
Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif.
Strikeforce: Payback
strikeforce payback
Friday, October 3, 2008
Broomfield Events Center in Broomfield, Co.
Elite XC: Saturday Night Fights
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Thomas and Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
ufc 89
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The NIA in Birmingham, UK
UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote
ufc 90
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Allstate Arena in Chicago, Ill.
UFC 91
ufc 91
Saturday, November 15, 2008
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
UFC 92
ufc 92
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada