The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 Finale Preview
Introduction
Nov 10, 2006
The Ultimate Fighter 4 comes to a close Saturday night live
on Spike TV and it’s time to win some contracts and finalize No. 1
contender slots.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylist Matt Serra (Pictures) battles the versatile Chris Lytle (Pictures) for the right to fight for the welterweight crown, while grappler Travis Lutter (Pictures) and Canadian striker Patrick Cote (Pictures) mix it up for a crack at middleweight Anderson Silva's middleweight strap.
Though this round of TUF had an interesting spin, using UFC seasoned fighters down on their luck in the Octagon rather than fresh meat didn’t seem to have the same appeal as previous seasons and it showed in the ratings.
Nevertheless, the match-ups on the TUF 4 finale are solid and bring together all eight middleweights and six of the welterweights (no Shonie Carter (Pictures) or Mikey Burnett). Unfortunately we also lose out on the return of Michael Bisping (Pictures), who is off the card due to visa issues.
And given the fact that, unlike a standard UFC event where popular fighters are peppered among a line-up of potentially unknown commodities to the general public, if you’re watching the TUF 4 finale you’ve likely been following the drama for the better part of 13 weeks. That being the case, we’ll skip the usual extensive background I usually provide and just get into the fights.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylist Matt Serra (Pictures) battles the versatile Chris Lytle (Pictures) for the right to fight for the welterweight crown, while grappler Travis Lutter (Pictures) and Canadian striker Patrick Cote (Pictures) mix it up for a crack at middleweight Anderson Silva's middleweight strap.
Though this round of TUF had an interesting spin, using UFC seasoned fighters down on their luck in the Octagon rather than fresh meat didn’t seem to have the same appeal as previous seasons and it showed in the ratings.
Nevertheless, the match-ups on the TUF 4 finale are solid and bring together all eight middleweights and six of the welterweights (no Shonie Carter (Pictures) or Mikey Burnett). Unfortunately we also lose out on the return of Michael Bisping (Pictures), who is off the card due to visa issues.
And given the fact that, unlike a standard UFC event where popular fighters are peppered among a line-up of potentially unknown commodities to the general public, if you’re watching the TUF 4 finale you’ve likely been following the drama for the better part of 13 weeks. That being the case, we’ll skip the usual extensive background I usually provide and just get into the fights.
