The Ultimate Fighter Finale - Season 8
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 13 2008. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir in both the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.
Results
Preliminary card
* Lightweight bout: United States Rolando Delgado vs. United States John Polakowski
Delgado defeated Polakowski via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:18 of round 2
* Lightweight bout: United States Shane Nelson vs. United States George Roop
Nelson defeated Roop via Split Decision (29–28,29–28,28–29)
* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Kyle Kingsbury vs. United States Tom Lawlor
Lawlor defeated Kingsbury via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Eliot Marshall vs. United States Jules Bruchez
Marshall defeated Bruchez via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:27 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Browning vs. Kaplan bout.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Canada Krzysztof Soszynski vs. United States Shane Primm
Soszynski defeated Primm via Submission (Kimura) at 3:27 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Bader vs. Magalhães bout.
Main card
* Lightweight bout: United States Junie Browning vs. United States Dave Kaplan
Browning defeated Kaplan via Submission (Armbar) at 1:32 of round 2
* Catchweight (189 lbs.) bout: Brazil Wilson Gouveia vs. Canada Jason MacDonald
Gouveia defeated MacDonald via Submission (Strikes) at 2:18 of round 1.
Wilson Gouveia officially weighed in at 189lbs, failing to meet the requirements of the 185lb weight class. The match was still held, but Gouveia forfeited 20% of his earnings to Jason MacDonald.
* Welterweight bout: United States Kevin Burns vs. United States Anthony Johnson
Johnson defeated Burns via KO (Head Kick) at 0:28 of round 3
* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Ryan Bader vs. Brazil Vinicius Magalhães
Bader defeated Magalhães via KO (Punches) at 2:18 of round 1 to become the Season 8 Light Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
* Lightweight bout: United States Phillipe Nover vs. Mexico Efrain Escudero
Escudero defeated Nover via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) to become the Season 8 Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
* Fight of the Night: United States Junie Browning vs. United States Dave Kaplan
* Knockout of the Night: United States Anthony Johnson
* Submission of the Night: Canada Krzysztof Soszynski
