Sherdog’s Top 10: ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Finale Knockouts

Brian KnappNov 30, 2017



2. Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes
“The Ultimate Fighter 22” Finale
Dec. 11, 2015 | Las Vegas

Edgar could not have made a more resounding statement. The Toms River, New Jersey, native took care of Team Alpha Male’s Mendes with a two-punch combination and follow-up blows at The Cosmopolitan. “The Answer” brought it to a shocking conclusion 2:28 into Round 1 in what remains the fastest finish in his 28-fight career. It was fun while it lasted. Mendes ripped into the former lightweight champion with inside and outside leg kicks and seemed content to exchange with him in the pocket. That decision proved costly. Edgar clipped him with a counter right above the ear and fired a left hook behind it. Mendes collapsed where he stood and was met on the ground with the finishing shots.

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