The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 finalist Manny Gamburyan — who suffered a fight-ending shoulder dislocation in his bout with Nate Diaz at the TUF 5 Finale — is suspended until December 21 unless he receives medical clearance from an orthopedic doctor that affirms he is fit to return before that time.
That’s the latest from the […]

UFCmania.com has received the fighter payouts for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for the event held on June 23 at The Palms Hotel & Casino.
Real-world commitments kept me from passing this information along sooner … apologies.
BJ Penn was the big winner of the night — figuratively and literally — […]

BJ Penn sunk in a rear naked choke in the second round of his his fight with Jens Pulver at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 Finale, settling the spat once and for all between the two coaches in front of millions of fans watching on live television across the world.
The two sworn enemies then embraced […]

 
The crop of fighters for the UFC Ultimate Finale 5 all weighed-in today without incident with the exception of Brandon Melendez, who at 157 lbs. failed to make weight according to UFC.com.
In the interest of fighter safety, NSAC doctors would not permit Melendez to try and lose the extra pound needed to make weight, instead opting to let the match continue […]

It’s been almost three months since episode one of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 debuted on Spike television.
The season — and nearly five years of animosity between coaches BJ Penn and Jens Pulver — culminates tonight with the TUF 5 Finale from The Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The televised portion of the card has […]

With the last episode of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 in the books — and Nate Diaz and Manny Gamburyan in the finals — UFC.com today revealed the final fight card for the June 23 event.
And the new lightweight match ups are solid for the most part.
Here’s a look:

Brandon Melendez vs. Joe Lauzon
Rob Emerson vs. […]

 
By Jesse Holland
Round two of the quarterfinals featuring Gray vs. Brandon begins with a brief recap of the Cole/Lauzon fight before getting right to a Team Pulver training session where Brandon suffers from yet another sore extremity.
He also appears to be breaking down mentally from being sequestered in the house for so long. In the booth he slams […]

By Jesse Holland
Special to UFCmania
Episode 4 starts out with highlights of last week’s fight and after a few voiceovers it’s pretty clear the theme thus far is how Team Penn is dreadful and Team Pulver can do no wrong.
BJ remains optimistic about his team’s future despite being 0-3 and I almost believe him until he […]

From left to right: Gray Maynard, Matt Wiman, Robert Emerson, Nate Diaz, Noah Thomas, Marlon Sims, Cole Miller, Jens Pulver, Gabe Ruediger, Brian Geraghty, BJ Penn, Brandon Melendez, Andy Wang, Manvel Gambaryan, Corey Hill, Wayne Weems, Alan Berubie and Joe Lauzon.
With two former UFC lightweight champions as coaches — and 16 hungry 155-pound talented […]