The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale is in the books, and the conclusion to the latest season of the long-running reality series was underwhelming at best. Nate Diaz (17-9 MMA, 12-7 UFC) and Gray Maynard (11-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) put a bow on their trilogy in the evening’s main event with Diaz emerging victorious by spectacular first-round TKO to get the victory and put his competitive relationship with “The Bully” to a permanent end. Julianna Pena (5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Chris Holdsworth (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) defeated their respective opponents to their “TUF 18″ tournaments and now join the exclusive list of fighters to run the tournament-style gauntlet.
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