Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 13, 2008 at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC interim Heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and the #1 Heavyweight contender and former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir fought for the UFC Interim Heavyweight title in December, after the completion of the series.
UFC: Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
Play-by-Play
Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
1 | Roli Delgado | John Polakowski | Submission (Guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:18 |
2 | Shane Nelson | George Roop | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
3 | Tom Lawlor | Kyle Kingsbury | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
4 | Eliot Marshall | Jules Bruchez | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:27 |
5 | Krzysztof Soszynski | Shane Primm | Submission (Kimura) | 2 | 3:27 |
6 | Junie Allen Browning | David Kaplan | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 1:32 |
7 | Wilson Gouveia | Jason MacDonald | Submission (Elbows) | 1 | 2:18 |
8 | Anthony Johnson | Kevin Burns | KO (Head Kick) | 3 | 0:28 |
9 | Ryan Bader | Vinicius Magalhaes | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:18 |
10 | Efrain Escudero | Phillipe Nover | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
I didn’t watch the TUF 8 season, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the finale. I just thought the majority of the fights were pretty exciting.
TUF lost me when after season 7 we hardly saw any of the fighters, which on one hand is not such a bad thing. But following relevant fighters was the whole point of the show for me. If the fighters aren’t going to be relevant, what’s the point?