The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians | |
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Genre | Reality, Sports |
Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
Starring | Dana White, American Top Team, Blackzilians |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Fox Sports 1 |
Release | April 22 July 8, 2015 | –
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 21) was the twenty-first installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season was the first to feature a gym vs. gym theme. [1]
The series was officially announced by the UFC on February 28, 2015. For the first time ever, the UFC reality series featured a format pitting two of the sport's top gyms – American Top Team and the Blackzilians – against one another. The season was filmed in South Florida, where the two camps sit just miles apart, and the competitors were welterweights from each facility. An amount of $500,000 was earned throughout the season based on wins and losses for the winning gym. [2]
Dan Lambert heads the ATT team, and rival Glenn Robinson heads the Blackzilians club. The series prominently features the rivalry between the two camps, which developed in 2011 after a band of ATT fighters defected and started their own camp with Robinson, who is the gym's owner but not their head coach. The two gyms are located just 20 minutes apart. [1] The teams were made up of eight up-and-coming welterweights from each gym. The 16 men shared a house in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area but instead of training amongst each other, the athletes still worked with their coaches at their respective gyms. [2] The actual fights took place at American Top Team in Coconut Creek and the Blackzilians' Jaco Hybrid Training Center in Boca Raton. The winning fighter earned home gym control for his team for the next bout. Opponents were not revealed until weigh-ins for the first time. [3]
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*Montgomery was removed from the competition on episode 4 due to medical reasons. He was replaced by Cristiano Souza on episode 7.
*Nakahara was forced out of the competition on episode 7 due to a medical suspension. He was replaced by Alexandre Pimentel.
Home Gym | Away Gym | Method | Round | Points |
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Kamaru Usman | Michael Graves | MD | 2 | 25 |
Luiz Firmino | Uros Jurisic | UD | 2 | 25 |
Valdir Araújo | Steve Carl | SUB | 2 | 25 |
Carrington Banks | Sabah Homasi | UD | 3 | 25 |
Andrews Nakahara | Hayder Hassan | TKO | 1 | 50 |
Marcelo Alfaya | Jason Jackson | MD | 2 | 50 |
Vicente Luque | Nathan Coy | SUB | 3 | 50 |
Felipe Portela | Hayder Hassan | MD | 2 | 50 |
Steve Carl | Kamaru Usman | UD | 2 | 100 |
Valdir Araújo | Nathan Coy | UD | 2 | 100 |
Michael Graves | Jason Jackson | SUB | 1 | 100 |
Hayder Hassan | Vicente Luque | SD | 3 | 100 |
American Top Team | ||
Blackzilians | ||
UD
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Unanimous Decision | |
MD
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Majority Decision | |
SD
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Split Decision | |
SUB
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Submission | |
(T) KO
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(Technical) Knockout |
Teams | Total points | Wins |
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American Top Team | 400 | 5 |
Blackzilians | 300 | 7 |
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | July 12, 2015 | |||
Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 4,844 [4] | |||
Total gate | $291,000 [4] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [5]
The event was originally expected to be held in South Florida. [6] However, on May 15, the event was moved to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [5]
A lightweight bout between former WEC & UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson and Michael Johnson was initially linked as the event headliner. [6] However, on May 15, a welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Stephen Thompson, originally booked for a day earlier at UFC 189, was announced as the main event. [5] Although never officially announced by the UFC, the bout between Henderson and Johnson did not take place at this event. [7]
The final of The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians took place at the event. [6]
Márcio Alexandre Jr. was scheduled to face George Sullivan at the event. However, Alexandre pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event citing a rib injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Dominic Waters. [8]
Maximo Blanco missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh-ins, coming in at 148.5 lb. After having made no attempts to cut further, he was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which went to Mike De La Torre. [9]
During the live broadcast, it was announced that the next season of The Ultimate Fighter would be coached by current interim UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor, who will lead a team of 8 European lightweights and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber will coach a team of 8 American lightweights. They did not fight each other at the end of the season. [10]
Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | def. | Jake Ellenberger | KO (spinning hook kick) | 1 | 4:29 | |
Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | def. | Hayder Hassan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:19 | [a] |
Welterweight | Michael Graves | def. | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Jorge Masvidal | def. | Cezar Ferreira | KO (elbow and punches) | 1 | 4:22 | |
Women's Strawweight | Michelle Waterson | def. | Angela Magaña | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:38 | |
Catchweight (148.5 lb) | Maximo Blanco | def. | Mike De La Torre | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:16 | |
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Middleweight | Josh Samman | def. | Caio Magalhães | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:52 | |
Bantamweight | Jerrod Sanders | def. | Russell Doane | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Trevor Smith | def. | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | George Sullivan | def. | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–25, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Flyweight | Willie Gates | def. | Darrell Montague | TKO (knees to the body and elbows) | 1 | 1:36 |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [12]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [13]
^ Maximo Blanco was fined 20 percent of his purse ($5,600) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Mike De La Torre. That money was issued to De La Torre, an NSAC official confirmed. [13]
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians | |
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Genre | Reality, Sports |
Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
Starring | Dana White, American Top Team, Blackzilians |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Fox Sports 1 |
Release | April 22 July 8, 2015 | –
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 21) was the twenty-first installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season was the first to feature a gym vs. gym theme. [1]
The series was officially announced by the UFC on February 28, 2015. For the first time ever, the UFC reality series featured a format pitting two of the sport's top gyms – American Top Team and the Blackzilians – against one another. The season was filmed in South Florida, where the two camps sit just miles apart, and the competitors were welterweights from each facility. An amount of $500,000 was earned throughout the season based on wins and losses for the winning gym. [2]
Dan Lambert heads the ATT team, and rival Glenn Robinson heads the Blackzilians club. The series prominently features the rivalry between the two camps, which developed in 2011 after a band of ATT fighters defected and started their own camp with Robinson, who is the gym's owner but not their head coach. The two gyms are located just 20 minutes apart. [1] The teams were made up of eight up-and-coming welterweights from each gym. The 16 men shared a house in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area but instead of training amongst each other, the athletes still worked with their coaches at their respective gyms. [2] The actual fights took place at American Top Team in Coconut Creek and the Blackzilians' Jaco Hybrid Training Center in Boca Raton. The winning fighter earned home gym control for his team for the next bout. Opponents were not revealed until weigh-ins for the first time. [3]
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|
*Montgomery was removed from the competition on episode 4 due to medical reasons. He was replaced by Cristiano Souza on episode 7.
*Nakahara was forced out of the competition on episode 7 due to a medical suspension. He was replaced by Alexandre Pimentel.
Home Gym | Away Gym | Method | Round | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kamaru Usman | Michael Graves | MD | 2 | 25 |
Luiz Firmino | Uros Jurisic | UD | 2 | 25 |
Valdir Araújo | Steve Carl | SUB | 2 | 25 |
Carrington Banks | Sabah Homasi | UD | 3 | 25 |
Andrews Nakahara | Hayder Hassan | TKO | 1 | 50 |
Marcelo Alfaya | Jason Jackson | MD | 2 | 50 |
Vicente Luque | Nathan Coy | SUB | 3 | 50 |
Felipe Portela | Hayder Hassan | MD | 2 | 50 |
Steve Carl | Kamaru Usman | UD | 2 | 100 |
Valdir Araújo | Nathan Coy | UD | 2 | 100 |
Michael Graves | Jason Jackson | SUB | 1 | 100 |
Hayder Hassan | Vicente Luque | SD | 3 | 100 |
American Top Team | ||
Blackzilians | ||
UD
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Unanimous Decision | |
MD
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Majority Decision | |
SD
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Split Decision | |
SUB
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Submission | |
(T) KO
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(Technical) Knockout |
Teams | Total points | Wins |
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American Top Team | 400 | 5 |
Blackzilians | 300 | 7 |
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | ||||
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![]() The poster for The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | July 12, 2015 | |||
Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 4,844 [4] | |||
Total gate | $291,000 [4] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [5]
The event was originally expected to be held in South Florida. [6] However, on May 15, the event was moved to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [5]
A lightweight bout between former WEC & UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson and Michael Johnson was initially linked as the event headliner. [6] However, on May 15, a welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Stephen Thompson, originally booked for a day earlier at UFC 189, was announced as the main event. [5] Although never officially announced by the UFC, the bout between Henderson and Johnson did not take place at this event. [7]
The final of The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians took place at the event. [6]
Márcio Alexandre Jr. was scheduled to face George Sullivan at the event. However, Alexandre pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event citing a rib injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Dominic Waters. [8]
Maximo Blanco missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh-ins, coming in at 148.5 lb. After having made no attempts to cut further, he was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which went to Mike De La Torre. [9]
During the live broadcast, it was announced that the next season of The Ultimate Fighter would be coached by current interim UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor, who will lead a team of 8 European lightweights and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber will coach a team of 8 American lightweights. They did not fight each other at the end of the season. [10]
Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | def. | Jake Ellenberger | KO (spinning hook kick) | 1 | 4:29 | |
Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | def. | Hayder Hassan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:19 | [a] |
Welterweight | Michael Graves | def. | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Jorge Masvidal | def. | Cezar Ferreira | KO (elbow and punches) | 1 | 4:22 | |
Women's Strawweight | Michelle Waterson | def. | Angela Magaña | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:38 | |
Catchweight (148.5 lb) | Maximo Blanco | def. | Mike De La Torre | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:16 | |
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Middleweight | Josh Samman | def. | Caio Magalhães | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:52 | |
Bantamweight | Jerrod Sanders | def. | Russell Doane | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Trevor Smith | def. | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | George Sullivan | def. | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–25, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Flyweight | Willie Gates | def. | Darrell Montague | TKO (knees to the body and elbows) | 1 | 1:36 |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [12]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [13]
^ Maximo Blanco was fined 20 percent of his purse ($5,600) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Mike De La Torre. That money was issued to De La Torre, an NSAC official confirmed. [13]