The Ultimate Fighter 5

The Ultimate Fighter 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Jens Pulver, and B.J. Penn
Country of origin  United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Spike TV
Original release April 5 – June 23, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter 4
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
Website

The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. As with the show's usual format, sixteen prospective mixed martial arts fighters were secluded in a house near Las Vegas, Nevada and trained together while participating in a single-elimination tournament, with the winner being awarded a six-figure UFC contract. This season featured only one weight class, lightweights (146–155 lb) and the fighters were divided into two teams; one coached by former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver and the other by former UFC Welterweight Champion and former lightweight champion B.J. Penn.[1] The season was well-known among fans for the large number of fighters kicked off of the show.

The two coaches, along with the finalists of the tournament, fought at The Ultimate Finale, a televised MMA fight card that aired live at the completion of the series.

The series premiered on April 5, 2007 on Spike TV in the United States and Canada at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and concluded on June 23.[2] Filming began in mid-January 2007.[3]

Cast

Coaches

          Team Pulver
          Team Penn

Fighters

Team Penn
Team Pulver

Others

Episodes

Episode 1: It's Like Anarchy Here (Original Air Date Apr 05, 2007) [4]

Episode 2: Not in this House (Original Air Date Apr 12, 2007) [5]

Episode 3: This is My Zone (Original Air Date Apr 19, 2007) [6]

Episode 4: Waah, Waah! (Original Air Date Apr 26, 2007)

Episode 5: Put me Back In (Original Air Date May 3, 2007) [7]

Episode 6: All Your Might (Original Air Date May 10, 2007) [8]

Episode 7: Be the General (Original Air Date May 17, 2007) [9]

Episode 8: Not on the Concrete (Original Air Date May 24, 2007) [10]

Episode 9: It Was A Brawl (Original Air Date May 31, 2007) [11]

Episode 10: Traitor (Original Air Date Jun 07, 2007)

Episode 11: I Humbly Apologize (Original Air Date Jun 14, 2007)

Episode 12: Gave A Hundred (Original Air Date Jun 14, 2007)

Tournament Bracket

Elimination Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finale
                           
           
      Cole Miller  SUB
      Allen Berube  1  
      Cole Miller  TKO
        Joe Lauzon  2  
      Brian Geraghty  SUB
      Joe Lauzon  1  
      Joe Lauzon  UD
        Manny Gamburyan  3  
      Marlon Sims  SUB
      Matt Wiman  1  
      Matt Wiman  UD
        Manny Gamburyan  2  
      Manny Gamburyan  SUB
      Noah Thomas  1  
      Manny Gamburyan  TKO
        Nate Diaz  2
      Wayne Weems  TKO
      Gray Maynard  1  
      Gray Maynard  SUB
        Brandon Melendez  2  
      Brandon Melendez  UD
      Andy Wang  2  
      Gray Maynard  SUB
        Nate Diaz  2  
      Nate Diaz  SUB
      Rob Emerson  2  
      Nate Diaz  SUB
        Corey Hill  1  
      Corey Hill  UD
      Rob Emerson*  3  

* Gabe Ruediger missed weight and was expelled from the show. Emerson replaced him against Hill.

Legend
  Team Pulver
  Team Penn
UD
  Unanimous Decision
SUB
  Submission
TKO
  Technical Knockout

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale

A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 23, 2007
Venue Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Total gate $526,000[12]
Event chronology

UFC 72: Victory The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale UFC 73: Stacked

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 23, 2007.[13]

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight B.J. Penn def. Jens Pulver Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:12
Lightweight Nate Diaz def. Manvel Gamburyan Submission (shoulder injury) 2 0:20 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Thales Leites def. Floyd Sword Submission (kata-gatame choke) 1 3:50
Lightweight Roger Huerta def. Doug Evans TKO (punches) 2 3:30
Preliminary card
Lightweight Joe Lauzon def. Brandon Melendez Submission (triangle choke) 2 2:09 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Cole Miller def. Andy Wang TKO (head kick and punches) 1 1:10 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Gray Maynard vs. Rob Emerson No Contest 2 0:39 [lower-alpha 4]
Lightweight Leonard Garcia def. Allen Berube Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:22
Lightweight Matt Wiman def. Brian Geraghty TKO (punches) 1 2:09
  1. To determine the Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5
  2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Emerson vs. Maynard fight. Melendez failed to make the 156 pound lightweight limit, weighing in at 157 pounds.
  3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Diaz vs. Gamburyan fight.
  4. Both men were deemed unable to continue after Maynard knocked himself unconscious during a takedown of Emerson, who submitted due to an aggravated injury of the ribs. This bout aired on the Spike Broadcast following the Leites vs. Sword fight.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.

Coaches' Fight

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale was held on June 23, 2007 in Paradise, Nevada.

B.J. Penn defeated Jens Pulver via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:12 of the second round.

See also

References

  1. Spike TV (2007-03-15). "Lightweights are Heavy Hitters on Season 5 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' on Spike TV". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  2. "UFC, PRIDE, and IFL Dates Revealed". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2006-12-25.
  3. "Season 5 of Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' Goes Into Production in January in Las Vegas". Forbes.com Press Releases. Archived from the original on February 9, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  4. "It's Like Anarchy Here". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  5. "Not in the House". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
  6. "This is My Zone". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  7. "Put me back in". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
  8. "All Your Might". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  9. "Be the General". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  10. "Not On The Concrete". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  11. "It Was A Brawl". SpikeTV.com. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  12. "Live Gate & Attendance". mmapayout.com.
  13. "Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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