Faber, the former WEC featherweight champion ranked second in the bantamweight division, is known for his explosive athleticism and finishing ability, and the 33-year-old Sacramento native owns wins over the likes of Jens Pulver (twice), Raphael Assuncao, Takeya Mizugaki, Eddie Wineland and Brian Bowles.

A three-time Pac-10 wrestling champion at Boise State University, the 30-year-old Jorgensen defeated John Albert in a performance that earned him Fight and Submission of the Night honors in his most recent bout this past December. “Young Guns” also holds notable victories over Jeff Curran and Brad Pickett and has developed a reputation as one of the division’s most exciting fighters.

“Urijah Faber is one of the best bantamweights in the world and he proved it at UFC 157 by submitting Ivan Menjivar in the first round,” UFC President Dana White said. “He’s ready to jump right back in the Octagon on April 13 with Scott Jorgensen, who’s ranked seventh in the world at 135 pounds. Both of these guys like to finish fights. This is a really exciting main event for the TUF Finale!”

In addition to the Faber-Jorgensen main event, this season’s The Ultimate Fighter® winner will be crowned when the Octagon® makes its way back to the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The Ultimate Fighter® Finale card also includes:

- Former Strikeforce bantamweight women’s champion Miesha Tate vs. highly touted, undefeated contender Cat Zingano in the second women’s bout in UFC history.

- A heavyweight showdown between Travis Browne and Gabriel Gonzaga.

- A featherweight collision between Bart Palaszewski and Cole Miller.

- A featherweight bout between TUF veteran Justin Lawrence and Houston’s Daniel Pineda.

Tickets for The Ultimate Fighter® Finale go on sale Friday, March 8 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $200, $125, $75 and $50. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit the Mandalay Bay Events Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, or charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000.

UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, March 6 at 10 a.m. PT via www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, March 7, starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.

The main card will also air live on FX at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Catch all new episodes of this season of The Ultimate Fighter Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT!

Sonnen is confident it is his team, he got the fighters he wanted and all the coaches that he wanted. For Chael to know what is fighters are feeling and know when they need to be rested or pushed harder is for him to get in there and be doing everything that his fighters are.

Bubba McDaniel turns to Mir as soon as he can get him alone and vents his frustrations about Gilbert and his crying the night before and that the team feels he is jeopardizing all they chances in the house if he isn’t ready for the fight. Meanwhile Jones and the other coaches are listening in from the other side of the door after the team has a fighters meeting.  Jones comes in and provides a little motivation for Gilbert. Gilbert showed in his previous fight leaving his chin and head out there when he strikes so they had him working on throwing the overhand left so his head will lower when he throws the punch correctly.

Sonnen and the coaches came by the house to visit the team. Sonnen pulls Uriah Hall aside telling him he wants to be sure he gets into the next round. Hall has a different idea all together and wants to take out Team Jones’ biggest hitters right away. Sonnen wants Barnatt to focus on the huge reach advantage that he has.

Dana even questioned the thinking of Jones to why he has one of the shortest fighters in the house going against one of the tallest.

First round starts and within the first 20 second Luke Barnatt catches Gilbert Smith with a groin shot and is warned immediately. Smith is shoots in and pressures Barnatt against the fence then briefly gets the take down before Barnatt gets back up puts Smith on the cage and gets his own take down. Smith gets back up and they jockey for position and trade shots in close against the fence. Barnatt lands a couple could knees from the clinch and Smith again briefly gets another take down but is unable to do anything with it. With about 2 minutes left they get some space and Barnatt utilizes the reach and jab. Smith gets another take down but ends up on bottom. Jones voices his frustration with everyone else chiming in and goes silent for the remainder of the round.

Between rounds Jones tells Smith to get inside and hit him in the face. Smith tries to stand briefly before attempting another take down that he eventually gets and Barnatt is on top and Smith has to get back to his feet. Smith stays glued to Barnatt working hard for another take down. Barnatt grabs the arm for a kimura and they go to the ground. Smith gets the top position and Barnatt wall walks back to his feet and takes Smith down. Now Barnatt is in half guard and and Smith is having to work to get back to his feet.  Smith once again gets in close Barnatt grabs the clinch and Smith pulls back. Smith immediately shoots another take down and Barnatt sees it coming from a mile away and lands a stepping knee as Smith comes in to knock him out and Mazzigati has seen enough.

Winner by TKO(he was out though) in rd 2 Luke Barnatt

Dana is shown turning to someone and saying “That was a bad match-up. Jones made that match.”

Jones said after the fight “Gilbert lost the fight tonight before he got here. I don’t feel like here ever got the ball rolling and basically Luke came with the better cardio, more confidence. I don’t think cardio should ever be a reason to lose a fight.”

Josh Samman of Team Jones in his diary time  with camera says “he is not going to make a big deal of it everyone knows he told him so.”

Bubba McDaniel of Team Jones tries to swing the fight to the one he wants and immediately calls out Team Sonnen’s Kevin Casey. Jones in the locker room tells his team that he hates losing and now they can’t sweep the other team now.

Team Sonnen has the pick now and decides it will be Uriah Hall will face Adam Cella from Jones’ team. Jones feels that Hall is one of the toughest on the show and that he has to build Adam up.

Have to watch next week as one of the most devastating finishes ever is about to be shown.

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For the first time the fighters get to bring family and friends to watch their fights to enter the house.

Adam Cella def. Jake Heun by arm bar at 1:22. After Heun tried to slam him Cella transitioned right to the submission.

Zak Cummings def. Nik Fekete by TKO at :08. Nik tried a front kick that missed and went for a overhand right and Zak countered with a short right hook to the chin that dropped him then pounded him out.

Kevin Casey def Eldon Sproat by RNC. Didn’t show full fight. Casey got a double leg and seemed to end it before they get back to their feet.

Tor Troeng def Scott Rosa by RNC. Troeng is from Sweden again not shown in full.

Clint Hester def Frasier Opie by decision. Chael said “Clint was flat out impressive.” Hester was a pro boxer showed good ground game. Jones considered him a top pick.

Bubba McDaniel def Ryan Bigler by TKO.  McDaniel is a training partner of Jon Jones at Jackson’s MMA. Jones was shown given McDaniel advice between rounds. From what was shown McDaniels put pressure on the Guam native against the cage the first round but Bigler was able to get the take down and threaten a submission. Round 2 McDaniels pressed Bigler against the cage got the take down and ended up pounding him out.

Josh Samman  def Leo Bercier by TKO. This is Samman’s fourth time trying out for the show. Samman gets the take down and pounds away on Bercier’s body particularly. Bercier gives up his back and Samman sinks in the body triangle asks the crowd if they are ready then and pounds away with both fist until Jones tells him not to waste his energy. Samman gives up on the double fist and picks his shots but Mazzigati had seen enough.

Kelvin Gastelum def  Kito Andrews by judges decision. Gastelum is a bail bondsman and the youngest fighter in TUF history according to Dana. Once again full fight not shown. Andrews came looking good front kicks and hard punches to the body. Gastelum was pushing harder in the 2nd round. Close fight according to coaches.

Jimmy Quinlan def Mike Persons by TKO. Quinlan came out and took care of business got the take down and pounded away till the ref saw enough.

Uriah Hall def Andy Enz by decision. Hall with some great head movement gets a take down but Enz is good off his back gets back to his feet briefly before Hall gets another take down. Hall has some vicious kicks too. Enz gets the sweep but Hall goes for a kimura and turns it into an armbar/triangle. Enz gets freeand delivers some standing knees while trying to get a standing arm choke but the first round ends. Chael stands claps and hollers “Outstanding.” 2nd round saw Enz going for the take downs. Enz gets reversed and puts on a darce choke but Hall survives and ends the second on top.  Hall looks to be front runner.

Gilbert Smith def Eric Wahlin by arm triangle. Smith gets the power take down and Wahlin threatens a gogoplata. Smith gets to side control then half guard and delivers some elbows till he locks in the arm triangle. He gets his body over to the side and Wahlin delivers a couple punches to the body but he was on his way out.  Dean steps in and ends it.

Luke Barnatt def Nicholas Kohring by decision. The 6’6″ Englishman is in Jones eyes a top 3.

Dylan Andrews def Tim Williams by decision. Williams charges forward and Andrews drops him with a right but Williams grabbed him as he was going down. Williams pulled guard and Andrews takes mount. They didnt show the rest  the fight but Dana says Williams is coming back if they need a replacement. Andrews is from a marijuana grow house in New Zealand

Collin Hart def Mike Jasper by RNC. Jones said “Hart dominated the fight with dirty boxing and reminds him of Randy Couture.”

Wild card is back this season. $5000 for finishes, $25,000 for best KO, $25,ooo for best Submission and $25,000 for best fight

Sonnen won the coin toss and wanted first pick and picks went as follows:

Team Sonnen: Luke Barnatt

Team Jones: Clint Hester

Team Sonnen: Uriah Hall

Team Jones: Josh Samman

Team Sonnen: Zak Cummings

Team Jones: Bubba McDaniel

Team Sonnen: Tor Troeng

Team Jones: Gilbert Smith

Team Sonnen: Jimmy Quinlan

Team Jones: Collin Hart

Team Sonnen: Kevin Casey

Team Jones: Adam Cella

Team Sonnen: Kelvin Gastelum

Team Jones: Dylan Andrews

Jones team made a list of who they wanted to fight and in what order to hand over to the coaches.

Jones picks first fight at that is Team Sonnen’s Luke Barnatt vs Gilbert Smith.

Josh Samman wanted to fight first and disagrees with his coaches choice.

Chael is happy with the picks and says he is going to take control but is not going to give it back.

This season you can go to fantasy.ultimatefighter.com to make your picks beginning 10pm PT.

Looks like it is going to be an exciting season.

Featuring UFC® light heavyweight champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Chael ‘the American Gangster’ Sonnen as coaches, the premier sees several breathtaking fight finishes – including one of the fastest KOs in the history of the series – as 28 of the world’s best unsigned mixed martial artists collide in 14 fight-in eliminators.

And, for the first time in the eight-year history of TUF™, the fighters’ families and friends will be in attendance for the fight-ins as the middleweights throwdown, desperate to earn a spot in the famed TUF House and pursue their dream of a six-figure UFC contract.

Who will be on Team Jones, and who will suit up for Team Sonnen – decisions are made tonight.

Also launching for the premiere is a fantasy bracket style tournament, a competition that challenges players’ skills and strategies. The TUF™ Tournament, the first of multiple fantasy games on UFC.com/Fantasy, will encourage interactivity between fans, rewarding those earning the most points with their picks, and introducing fans to upcoming fighters.

Many of today’s most recognizable names in the UFC have emerged from the TUF™ series, including, among many others, Forrest Griffin, Kenny Florian, Rashad Evans, and Michael Bisping.

Tune-in and watch who will become the next THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER on FX!

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