The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
August 22, 2023
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009.[1] The season featured Lightweight fighters (146–155 lb) and Welterweight fighters (156–170 lb). In order to be considered for the show, a fighter had to have competed in at least three professional bouts prior to the tryouts in October 2008.[2]
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
The episode was filmed at the Wolfslair MMA Academy in England.
Dana White announced that of the 16 competitors there, only eight would be flying to the United States. They fought in elimination matches to decide who made the trip.
The elimination matches were two rounds, with a third sudden victory round if there was a draw after the second round.
The fights actually occurred before UFC 93, so both Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson were present to observe the fights, as was Michael Bisping.
Andre Winner defeated Gary Kelly via KO (knees and punches) at 1:48 of round 1.
Jeff Lawson defeated James Bryan via submission (armbar) at 1:45 of round 1.
James Wilks defeated Che Mills via submission (heel hook) at 0:30 of round 1.
Martin Stapleton defeated Dan James via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:28 of round 1.
Ross Pearson defeated A.J. Wenn via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of round 2.
Nick Osipczak defeated Tommy Maguire via KO at 4:08 of round 1.
Dean Amasinger defeated Alex Reid via decision after three rounds.
David Faulkner defeated James Bateman via submission (heel hook) at 1:47 of round 1.
Episode 2 – Scars & Stripes
Dana White met with Dan Henderson at the UFC training center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
White met with the fighters and gave them a welcoming speech. Jason Pierce passed out due to difficulties in making weight.
John David-Shackelford was examined by a doctor and was discovered to have a contagious herpes lesion. He couldn't fight with it and was excused from the show.
Christian Fulgium failed to make weight at his first attempt at weighing in. He was given more time to try to make weight, but was unable to. White called him out and made him admit he quit the show.
Michael Bisping was not present during the U.S. elimination matches.
Mark Miller defeated Kevin Knabjian, his teammate from home, via TKO (punches) at 1:59 of round 2.
Richie Whitson defeated Paul Bird via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:11 of round 1.
Santino DeFranco defeated Waylon Lowe via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:45 of round 2.
Jason Pierce defeated Steve Berger via unanimous decision after three rounds.
Cameron Dollar defeated Tommy Hayden via technical submission (rear naked choke) in round 2.
DaMarques Johnson defeated Ray Elbe via TKO (strikes) at 3:10 of round 1.
Due to early departures by some fighters, only six fighters won an elimination round match to be part of Team USA. Kiel Reid and Jason Dent were the only two fighters who had not fought an elimination round match. White said they couldn't get into the house without fighting an elimination match, so two additional fighters were brought in.
The last two elimination round matches were announced for the next episode:
Jason Dent vs. Rob Browning
Kiel Reid vs. Frank Lester
Episode 3 – Red, White & Bruised
Jason Dent, Robert Browning, Kiel Reid and Frank Lester moved into The Ultimate Fighter house with the rest of the fighters, even though they had not fought their elimination matches.
Robert Browning, on the first night the fighters are in the house, started causing problems. He began by throwing eggs at a group of fighters on the basketball court, urinating in other people's shower and trying to get people to fight him.
Frank Lester defeated Kiel Reid via TKO at 3:16 of round 1. Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight while Lester had a kimura applied to Reid's arm. Reid appeared to be unconscious due to a slam he applied to Lester which resulted in Reid hitting his own head into the mat in the process.
Jason Dent defeated Robert Browning via TKO (strikes) at 3:36 of the first round.
Dana White flipped a coin to determine which team would pick the first match up. The match up decision will then alternate from one team to the other until all of the first round matches are complete. White flips the coin and Team USA got the first pick.
Episode 4 – Game On
Michael Bisping introduced his assistant coaches, Mario "Sukata" Neto and Dave Jackson.
Dan Henderson introduced his assistant coaches, Gustavo Pugliese, Ricardo Feliciano, Cyrille Diabate and Heath Sims.
Dan Henderson announced the first match up: Mark Miller vs. Nick Osipczak.
Due to visa issues, Bisping was unable to watch the U.S. elimination matches. He reviewed Mark Miller's match on videotape, then focused on training Osipczak.
Dana White gave his prediction that Miller would win the match.
Nick Osipczak defeated Mark Miller via KO (head kick) at 3:54 of round 2.
Episode 5 – Wiggity Wack
Michael Bisping announced the next match up: Andre Winner vs. Santino DeFranco.
DeFranco mentioned that he tried out for season two of The Ultimate Fighter. After the medical exams, Dana White called him to tell him that he had two brain aneurysms and needed to seek medical treatment. DeFranco was originally told he would not be able to fight again due to the medical condition; however, his doctor finally cleared him to fight.
Andre Winner defeated Santino DeFranco via TKO (strikes) at 3:49 of round 1.
A segment of the episode focused on the infighting occurring within Team USA. This was presented in contrast with the camaraderie of Team UK.
Dan Henderson announced the next match up: DaMarques Johnson vs. Dean Amasinger.
On the day of the fight, Michael Bisping was not present. Dana White says this was the first time in TUF history that a coach did not show up for a fight.
DaMarques Johnson defeated Dean Amasinger via submission (triangle choke) at 1:40 of round 1.
Episode 6 – $100 a Tooth
Michael Bisping announced the next fight: Martin Stapleton vs. Cameron Dollar.
Bisping apologised to Dean Amasinger for not showing up to Amasinger's fight. Bisping said he was asleep due to jet lag.
Cameron Dollar defeated Martin Stapleton via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 of round 1.
Dan Henderson announced the next fight: Frank Lester vs. James Wilks.
DaMarques Johnson challenged Lester to knock one of Wilks' teeth out during the match for $100.
After the first round of Lester's match, his four front top teeth were knocked out and stuck in his mouth guard, causing a delay starting the second round while they were removed.
James Wilks defeated Frank Lester via submission (armbar) at 3:06 of round 2.
In post-fight interviews, Lester revealed that, as a kid, his four front, top teeth were knocked out and replaced with false teeth. After the match, in the dressing room area, it was shown that Lester coughed up another tooth.
Episode 7 – The Bash Room
Richie Whitson had contracted a contagious bacterial infection, impetigo, on the right side of his mouth. Jason Pierce sprayed disinfectant around the house where Richie had touched things.
There were conversations with Team USA coaches and teammates about Jason Pierce's work ethic and attitude. Jason Pierce said that the U.S. training was really frustrating for him.
Michael Bisping brought in a sledge hammer and a tractor tyre to train with. The fighters would swing the hammer and hit the tyre. Andre Winner missed the tyre twice, once breaking the mats the tire was sitting on. David Faulkner hit himself in the legs which causes an infection inside his leg.
In the coaches' challenge, Henderson and Bisping played tennis for $10,000. The fighters for the winning coach would win $1,500. Henderson defeated Bisping 6 games to 2.
Michael Bisping announced the next fight: Ross Pearson vs. Richie Whitson.
Ross Pearson defeated Richie Whitson via submission (armbar) at 3:40 of round 1.
Episode 8 – Negative Energy
Jason Pierce reported that he had a staph infection in his already injured foot and ankle. He wasn't sure if he could or would fight in his first round match.
Dave Faulkner had a troublesome gag reflex that caused him to spit out his mouthpiece. Michael Bisping worked with Faulkner in the ring to attempt to train him to keep the mouthpiece in his mouth.
Dan Henderson announced the next match: Jason Dent vs. Jeff Lawson.
Dave Faulkner, Jeff Lawson and Dean Amasinger held a falls count anywhere wrestling match in the house.
Dana White spoke with Jason Pierce and Dan Henderson. Pierce said that he was ready and able to fight, but acted like he didn't want to. White said he wasn't convinced that Pierce wanted to fight.
Jason Dent defeated Jeff Lawson via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:22 of round 2.
White spoke with Jason Pierce again. He informed Pierce that he wouldn't be allowed to fight because of the fighter's demeanour and attitude.
Episode 9 – Battle Royale
Dan Henderson informed Team U.S. that Jason Pierce would not be fighting in the next match. Dana White called in Frank Lester and Mark Miller and asked them if they would be willing to replace Pierce. Both were willing to do so.
Mark Miller was not medically cleared to fight due to a broken nose. Dana White decided that Frank Lester would return to the competition and fight David Faulkner even though he was missing four teeth.
Henderson asked Michael Bisping about the teams swapping training times. Henderson said that teams are allowed to switch training times each week. An argument occurred between Bisping and Henderson, as Bisping did not want to change to the early training time, but offered to have the Faulkner-Lester fight decide the issue. Henderson declined this challenge.
When the teams line up for the fight announcement, Bisping squirts water in the face of Damarques Johnson, as he wrongly believed that Johnson had made a racist comment during the coach challenge. They argued and Johnson left angrily. Bisping realised he had made a mistake (as the comment came from Dollar) and attempted to apologise.
David Faulkner was still having gag reflex problems related to his mouthpiece, so he went to see a hypnotherapist to help with the situation.
Frank Lester defeated Dave Faulkner after Dana White announces that the match will go to a sudden victory round. However, Dave Faulkner was exhausted and refused to fight another round.
Episode 10 – Smiling and Punching
Dana White and the coaches talked to the semi-finalists to see who they wanted to fight.
White announced the semi-final matchups:
Nick Osipczak vs. DeMarques Johnson
Andre Winner vs. Cameron Dollar
Ross Pearson vs. Jason Dent
James Wilks vs. Frank Lester
Dana White pointed out that Frank Lester was, at that point, the only fighter in TUF history to lose his first match in the house, come back as a substitute and win.
Richie Whitson overheard Jason Pierce talking with David Faulkner about how DeMarques Johnson trained. At a later training session, Dan Henderson approached Pierce and asked if Pierce was talking to Team UK about Team US' training sessions. Pierce denied that he was talking to Team UK.
DaMarques Johnson defeated Nick Osipczak via decision after three rounds.
Episode 11 – More Ups, Less Downs
Cameron Dollar had sore ribs, causing training to be difficult and painful.
Andre Winner defeated Cameron Dollar via submission (triangle choke) in round 1.
During training, Ross Pearson's shoulder popped out of the socket. He had Michael Bisping yank on his arm to put it back in place.
Ross Pearson defeated Jason Dent by decision after three rounds.
Dana White presented the lightweight, all UK, finalists: Andre Winner vs. Ross Pearson.
Episode 12 – All American Nightmare
Dan Henderson visited the TUF house and had a BBQ meal with Team U.S.
Frank Lester discussed with Dan Henderson, and later, James Wilks his attitude and demeanour towards their fight. He felt he was much calmer than in his first round match against Wilks.
Michael Bisping visited the TUF house and had dinner with Team UK. Dean Amasinger cooked dinner for the team. After Bisping left, Andre Winner played around spitting and throwing food at various Team UK members. Winner hit Amasinger with a mouthful of food. Amasinger chased Winner outside and threw Winner into the swimming pool. As Winner started climbing out of the pool, Dave Faulkner ran up and threw a bag of flour onto Winner. Everyone laughed it off as a good time.
James Wilks defeated Frank Lester via TKO (knees) in round 3.
The welterweight final is set: James Wilks vs. DaMarques Johnson.
Dana White said that even though Frank Lester lost to James Wilks twice, he was to him "One of the toughest son of a bitches I've ever met."
Eric Schafer was originally scheduled to face Tomasz Drwal at this event, but he injured his rib and was replaced by Mike Ciesnolevicz.[9]
A matchup between Anthony Johnson and Matt Brown was scrapped due to a knee injury suffered by Johnson.[10] A replacement was set to be named, however, due to nagging injuries Brown did not fight on the card.[11]
This was the first time in the organization's history, the UFC handed out three Fight of the Night bonuses. Another first for the UFC came in the form of Kim Winslow, the first female referee to officiate a fight in the organization.
This was the first UFC event to feature five Ultimate Fighter winners on the complete card, including season 9 champions Ross Pearson & James Wilks, and previous season champions Diego Sanchez, Joe Stevenson, and Nate Diaz. Only UFC 114 the following year has had the same number of TUF winners since.
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The Ultimate Fighter United States vs United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter It began production in January 2009 and began airing on Spike on April 1 2009 1 The season featured Lightweight fighters 146 155 lb and Welterweight fighters 156 170 lb In order to be considered for the show a fighter had to have competed in at least three professional bouts prior to the tryouts in October 2008 2 The Ultimate Fighter United States vs United KingdomGenreReality SportsCreated byCraig Piligian Frank Fertitta III Lorenzo Fertitta Dana WhiteStarringDana White Michael Bisping Dan HendersonCountry of originUnited StatesProductionRunning time60 minutesReleaseOriginal networkSpike Virgin 1UFC Middleweight fighter and winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3 Michael Bisping served as one of the two coaches The other coach was Dan Henderson Henderson earned his place as a coach at UFC 93 by defeating Rich Franklin Bisping and Henderson fought each other at UFC 100 on July 11 2009 3 Henderson defeated Bisping at the event via second round knockout Contents 1 Cast 1 1 Coaches 1 2 Fighters 1 3 Others 2 Episodes 3 Lightweight Bracket 4 Welterweight Bracket 5 The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale 5 1 Background 5 2 Results 5 3 Bonus awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCast EditCoaches Edit Team United States Dan Henderson head coach Cyrille Diabate Muay Thai instructor Ricardo Feliciano Jiu Jitsu instructor Gustavo Pugliese Boxing instructor Heath Sims Wrestling instructor Team United Kingdom Michael Bisping head coach Dave Jackson Thai Boxing instructor Mario Neto Brazilian jiu jitsu instructorFighters Edit Team United States Lightweights Santino DeFranco Jason Dent Cameron Dollar Richie Whitson Welterweights DaMarques Johnson Frank Lester Mark Miller Jason Pierce Team United Kingdom Lightweights Jeff Lawson Ross Pearson Martin Stapleton Andre Winner Welterweights Dean Amasinger David Faulkner Nick Osipczak James Wilks US Fighters Eliminated in or before Entry Round Lightweights Paul Bird John David Shackelford failed medical exam Tommy Hayden Waylon Lowe Rob Browning Welterweights Steve Berger Ray Elbe Christian Fulgium failed to make weight Kevin Knabjian Kiel Reid UK Fighters Eliminated in Entry Round Lightweights James Bryan Dan James Gary Kelly A J Wenn Welterweights James Bateman Tommy Maguire Che Mills Alex ReidOthers Edit Host Dana White Narrator Mike RoweEpisodes EditEpisode 1 Bangers amp MashersThe episode was filmed at the Wolfslair MMA Academy in England Dana White announced that of the 16 competitors there only eight would be flying to the United States They fought in elimination matches to decide who made the trip The elimination matches were two rounds with a third sudden victory round if there was a draw after the second round The fights actually occurred before UFC 93 so both Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson were present to observe the fights as was Michael Bisping Andre Winner defeated Gary Kelly via KO knees and punches at 1 48 of round 1 Jeff Lawson defeated James Bryan via submission armbar at 1 45 of round 1 James Wilks defeated Che Mills via submission heel hook at 0 30 of round 1 Martin Stapleton defeated Dan James via submission rear naked choke at 1 28 of round 1 Ross Pearson defeated A J Wenn via TKO strikes at 0 21 of round 2 Nick Osipczak defeated Tommy Maguire via KO at 4 08 of round 1 Dean Amasinger defeated Alex Reid via decision after three rounds David Faulkner defeated James Bateman via submission heel hook at 1 47 of round 1 Episode 2 Scars amp StripesDana White met with Dan Henderson at the UFC training center in Las Vegas Nevada White met with the fighters and gave them a welcoming speech Jason Pierce passed out due to difficulties in making weight John David Shackelford was examined by a doctor and was discovered to have a contagious herpes lesion He couldn t fight with it and was excused from the show Christian Fulgium failed to make weight at his first attempt at weighing in He was given more time to try to make weight but was unable to White called him out and made him admit he quit the show Michael Bisping was not present during the U S elimination matches Mark Miller defeated Kevin Knabjian his teammate from home via TKO punches at 1 59 of round 2 Richie Whitson defeated Paul Bird via submission rear naked choke at 3 11 of round 1 Santino DeFranco defeated Waylon Lowe via submission rear naked choke at 0 45 of round 2 Jason Pierce defeated Steve Berger via unanimous decision after three rounds Cameron Dollar defeated Tommy Hayden via technical submission rear naked choke in round 2 DaMarques Johnson defeated Ray Elbe via TKO strikes at 3 10 of round 1 Due to early departures by some fighters only six fighters won an elimination round match to be part of Team USA Kiel Reid and Jason Dent were the only two fighters who had not fought an elimination round match White said they couldn t get into the house without fighting an elimination match so two additional fighters were brought in The last two elimination round matches were announced for the next episode Jason Dent vs Rob Browning Kiel Reid vs Frank LesterEpisode 3 Red White amp BruisedJason Dent Robert Browning Kiel Reid and Frank Lester moved into The Ultimate Fighter house with the rest of the fighters even though they had not fought their elimination matches Robert Browning on the first night the fighters are in the house started causing problems He began by throwing eggs at a group of fighters on the basketball court urinating in other people s shower and trying to get people to fight him Frank Lester defeated Kiel Reid via TKO at 3 16 of round 1 Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight while Lester had a kimura applied to Reid s arm Reid appeared to be unconscious due to a slam he applied to Lester which resulted in Reid hitting his own head into the mat in the process Jason Dent defeated Robert Browning via TKO strikes at 3 36 of the first round Dana White flipped a coin to determine which team would pick the first match up The match up decision will then alternate from one team to the other until all of the first round matches are complete White flips the coin and Team USA got the first pick Episode 4 Game OnMichael Bisping introduced his assistant coaches Mario Sukata Neto and Dave Jackson Dan Henderson introduced his assistant coaches Gustavo Pugliese Ricardo Feliciano Cyrille Diabate and Heath Sims Dan Henderson announced the first match up Mark Miller vs Nick Osipczak Due to visa issues Bisping was unable to watch the U S elimination matches He reviewed Mark Miller s match on videotape then focused on training Osipczak Dana White gave his prediction that Miller would win the match Nick Osipczak defeated Mark Miller via KO head kick at 3 54 of round 2 Episode 5 Wiggity WackMichael Bisping announced the next match up Andre Winner vs Santino DeFranco DeFranco mentioned that he tried out for season two of The Ultimate Fighter After the medical exams Dana White called him to tell him that he had two brain aneurysms and needed to seek medical treatment DeFranco was originally told he would not be able to fight again due to the medical condition however his doctor finally cleared him to fight Andre Winner defeated Santino DeFranco via TKO strikes at 3 49 of round 1 A segment of the episode focused on the infighting occurring within Team USA This was presented in contrast with the camaraderie of Team UK Dan Henderson announced the next match up DaMarques Johnson vs Dean Amasinger On the day of the fight Michael Bisping was not present Dana White says this was the first time in TUF history that a coach did not show up for a fight DaMarques Johnson defeated Dean Amasinger via submission triangle choke at 1 40 of round 1 Episode 6 100 a ToothMichael Bisping announced the next fight Martin Stapleton vs Cameron Dollar Bisping apologised to Dean Amasinger for not showing up to Amasinger s fight Bisping said he was asleep due to jet lag Cameron Dollar defeated Martin Stapleton via submission rear naked choke at 1 34 of round 1 Dan Henderson announced the next fight Frank Lester vs James Wilks DaMarques Johnson challenged Lester to knock one of Wilks teeth out during the match for 100 After the first round of Lester s match his four front top teeth were knocked out and stuck in his mouth guard causing a delay starting the second round while they were removed James Wilks defeated Frank Lester via submission armbar at 3 06 of round 2 In post fight interviews Lester revealed that as a kid his four front top teeth were knocked out and replaced with false teeth After the match in the dressing room area it was shown that Lester coughed up another tooth Episode 7 The Bash RoomRichie Whitson had contracted a contagious bacterial infection impetigo on the right side of his mouth Jason Pierce sprayed disinfectant around the house where Richie had touched things There were conversations with Team USA coaches and teammates about Jason Pierce s work ethic and attitude Jason Pierce said that the U S training was really frustrating for him Michael Bisping brought in a sledge hammer and a tractor tyre to train with The fighters would swing the hammer and hit the tyre Andre Winner missed the tyre twice once breaking the mats the tire was sitting on David Faulkner hit himself in the legs which causes an infection inside his leg In the coaches challenge Henderson and Bisping played tennis for 10 000 The fighters for the winning coach would win 1 500 Henderson defeated Bisping 6 games to 2 Michael Bisping announced the next fight Ross Pearson vs Richie Whitson Ross Pearson defeated Richie Whitson via submission armbar at 3 40 of round 1 Episode 8 Negative EnergyJason Pierce reported that he had a staph infection in his already injured foot and ankle He wasn t sure if he could or would fight in his first round match Dave Faulkner had a troublesome gag reflex that caused him to spit out his mouthpiece Michael Bisping worked with Faulkner in the ring to attempt to train him to keep the mouthpiece in his mouth Dan Henderson announced the next match Jason Dent vs Jeff Lawson Dave Faulkner Jeff Lawson and Dean Amasinger held a falls count anywhere wrestling match in the house Dana White spoke with Jason Pierce and Dan Henderson Pierce said that he was ready and able to fight but acted like he didn t want to White said he wasn t convinced that Pierce wanted to fight Jason Dent defeated Jeff Lawson via submission anaconda choke at 2 22 of round 2 White spoke with Jason Pierce again He informed Pierce that he wouldn t be allowed to fight because of the fighter s demeanour and attitude Episode 9 Battle RoyaleDan Henderson informed Team U S that Jason Pierce would not be fighting in the next match Dana White called in Frank Lester and Mark Miller and asked them if they would be willing to replace Pierce Both were willing to do so Mark Miller was not medically cleared to fight due to a broken nose Dana White decided that Frank Lester would return to the competition and fight David Faulkner even though he was missing four teeth Henderson asked Michael Bisping about the teams swapping training times Henderson said that teams are allowed to switch training times each week An argument occurred between Bisping and Henderson as Bisping did not want to change to the early training time but offered to have the Faulkner Lester fight decide the issue Henderson declined this challenge When the teams line up for the fight announcement Bisping squirts water in the face of Damarques Johnson as he wrongly believed that Johnson had made a racist comment during the coach challenge They argued and Johnson left angrily Bisping realised he had made a mistake as the comment came from Dollar and attempted to apologise David Faulkner was still having gag reflex problems related to his mouthpiece so he went to see a hypnotherapist to help with the situation Frank Lester defeated Dave Faulkner after Dana White announces that the match will go to a sudden victory round However Dave Faulkner was exhausted and refused to fight another round Episode 10 Smiling and PunchingDana White and the coaches talked to the semi finalists to see who they wanted to fight White announced the semi final matchups Nick Osipczak vs DeMarques Johnson Andre Winner vs Cameron Dollar Ross Pearson vs Jason Dent James Wilks vs Frank Lester Dana White pointed out that Frank Lester was at that point the only fighter in TUF history to lose his first match in the house come back as a substitute and win Richie Whitson overheard Jason Pierce talking with David Faulkner about how DeMarques Johnson trained At a later training session Dan Henderson approached Pierce and asked if Pierce was talking to Team UK about Team US training sessions Pierce denied that he was talking to Team UK DaMarques Johnson defeated Nick Osipczak via decision after three rounds Episode 11 More Ups Less DownsCameron Dollar had sore ribs causing training to be difficult and painful Andre Winner defeated Cameron Dollar via submission triangle choke in round 1 During training Ross Pearson s shoulder popped out of the socket He had Michael Bisping yank on his arm to put it back in place Ross Pearson defeated Jason Dent by decision after three rounds Dana White presented the lightweight all UK finalists Andre Winner vs Ross Pearson Episode 12 All American NightmareDan Henderson visited the TUF house and had a BBQ meal with Team U S Frank Lester discussed with Dan Henderson and later James Wilks his attitude and demeanour towards their fight He felt he was much calmer than in his first round match against Wilks Michael Bisping visited the TUF house and had dinner with Team UK Dean Amasinger cooked dinner for the team After Bisping left Andre Winner played around spitting and throwing food at various Team UK members Winner hit Amasinger with a mouthful of food Amasinger chased Winner outside and threw Winner into the swimming pool As Winner started climbing out of the pool Dave Faulkner ran up and threw a bag of flour onto Winner Everyone laughed it off as a good time James Wilks defeated Frank Lester via TKO knees in round 3 The welterweight final is set James Wilks vs DaMarques Johnson Dana White said that even though Frank Lester lost to James Wilks twice he was to him One of the toughest son of a bitches I ve ever met Lightweight Bracket Edit Elimination RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinals Santino DeFrancoSUB Waylon Lowe2 Santino DeFranco1 Andre WinnerTKO Andre WinnerKO Gary Kelly1 Andre WinnerSUB Cameron Dollar1 Cameron DollarSUB Tommy Hayden2 Cameron DollarFIN Martin Stapleton1 Martin StapletonSUB Dan James1 Andre Winner3 Ross PearsonUD Richie WhitsonSUB Paul Bird1 Richie Whitson1 Ross PearsonSUB Ross PearsonTKO A J Wenn2 Ross PearsonUD Jason Dent3 Jason DentTKO Robert Browning1 Jason DentSUB Jeff Lawson2 Jeff LawsonSUB James Bryan1 Welterweight Bracket Edit Elimination RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinals Mark MillerTKO Kevin Knabjian2 Mark Miller2 Nick OsipczakKO Nick OsipczakKO Tommy Maguire1 Nick Osipczak3 DaMarques JohnsonUD DaMarques JohnsonTKO Ray Elbe1 DaMarques JohnsonSUB Dean Amasinger1 Dean AmasingerUD Alex Reid3 DaMarques Johnson1 James WilksSUB Frank LesterTKO Kiel Reid1 Frank Lester2 James WilksSUB James WilksSUB Che Mills1 James WilksTKO Frank Lester3 Jason PierceUD Steve Berger3 Frank Lester TKO David Faulkner2 David FaulknerSUB James Bateman1 Frank Lester replaced Jason Pierce after Dana White did not allow Pierce to continue in the tournament Legend Team United Kingdom Team United StatesUD Unanimous DecisionSUB Submission T KO Technical Knock outThe Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale EditThe Ultimate Fighter United States vs United Kingdom Finale The poster for The Ultimate Fighter United States vs United Kingdom FinaleInformationPromotionUltimate Fighting ChampionshipDateJune 20 2009 4 VenuePearl Concert TheaterCityLas Vegas NevadaAttendance2 217 5 Total gate 498 650 5 Event chronologyUFC 99 The Comeback The Ultimate Fighter United States vs United Kingdom Finale UFC 100The Ultimate Fighter United States vs United Kingdom Finale also known as The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC on June 20 2009 4 Featured were finals from The Ultimate Fighter United States vs United Kingdom in both the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions as well as a main event between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida Background Edit A previously announced lightweight bout between Thiago Tavares and Melvin Guillard 6 was called off due to an elbow injury suffered by Tavares 7 Gleison Tibau would step in as Tavares replacement 8 Eric Schafer was originally scheduled to face Tomasz Drwal at this event but he injured his rib and was replaced by Mike Ciesnolevicz 9 A matchup between Anthony Johnson and Matt Brown was scrapped due to a knee injury suffered by Johnson 10 A replacement was set to be named however due to nagging injuries Brown did not fight on the card 11 This was the first time in the organization s history the UFC handed out three Fight of the Night bonuses Another first for the UFC came in the form of Kim Winslow the first female referee to officiate a fight in the organization This was the first UFC event to feature five Ultimate Fighter winners on the complete card including season 9 champions Ross Pearson amp James Wilks and previous season champions Diego Sanchez Joe Stevenson and Nate Diaz Only UFC 114 the following year has had the same number of TUF winners since Results Edit Main card Spike TV Weight class Method Round Time NotesLightweight Diego Sanchez def Clay Guida Decision split 28 29 29 27 29 28 3 5 00Welterweight James Wilks def DaMarques Johnson Submission rear naked choke 1 4 54 a Lightweight Ross Pearson def Andre Winner Decision unanimous 29 28 29 28 29 28 3 5 00 b Welterweight Chris Lytle def Kevin Burns Decision unanimous 29 28 29 28 29 28 3 5 00Lightweight Joe Stevenson def Nate Diaz Decision unanimous 29 28 29 28 29 28 3 5 00Preliminary cardLightweight Melvin Guillard def Gleison Tibau Decision split 29 28 28 29 29 28 3 5 00Welterweight Brad Blackburn def Edgar Garcia Decision split 28 29 29 28 29 28 3 5 00Catchweight 208 lb Tomasz Drwal def Mike Ciesnolevicz TKO knee and punches 1 4 48 c Welterweight Nick Osipczak def Frank Lester Submission rear naked choke 1 3 40Lightweight Jason Dent def Cameron Dollar Submission anaconda choke 1 4 46 The Ultimate Fighter 9 Welterweight Final The Ultimate Fighter 9 Lightweight Final Ciesnolevicz did not make the 206 pound light heavyweight limit Bonus awards Edit Fighters were awarded 25 000 bonuses 12 Fight of the Night Diego Sanchez vs Clay Guida Joe Stevenson vs Nate Diaz and Chris Lytle vs Kevin Burns Knockout of the Night Tomasz Drwal Submission of the Night Jason DentSee also EditUltimate Fighting Championship List of UFC 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