Monday, October 4, 2010

Bonnar vs. Pokrajac, Grove vs. Maia set for TUF 12 Finale

Spike TV officially announced the first two bouts that will take place on "The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale" card on Dec. 4.

In a light heavyweight matchup, TUF 1 finalist Stephan Bonnar will square off against croation Igor Pokrajac.

Bonnar (12-7, 6-6 UFC) is coming off of a win over Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 116 that ended a three-fight losing streak.

Pokrajac (22-7, 1-2 UFC) earned his first UFC victory in three tries at UFC on Versus 2, choking out James Irvin in the first round.

Joining Bonnar and Pokrajac on the card will be middleweight Demian Maia and TUF 3 winner Kendall Grove.

Grove (12-7 (1 NC), 7-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses in his last for bouts, and is coming off of a split decision victory over Goran Reljic at UFC 116.

Maia (13-2, 7-2 UFC) rebounded from his middleweight championship fight loss to Anderson Silva with a unanimous decision win over Mario Miranda at UFC 118.

Bonnar last three fights:
Win (TKO - Knee and Punches) Krzystof Soszynski - UFC 116
Loss (TKO - Cut) Krzystof Soszynski - UFC 110
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Mark Coleman - UFC 100

Pokrajac last three fights:
Win (Submission - Rear Naked Choke) James Irvin - UFC Live on Versus 2
Loss (TKO - Strikes) James Te-Huna - UFC 110
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Vladimir Matyushenko - UFC 103

Grove last three fights:
Win (Split Decision) Goran Reljic - UFC 116
Loss (TKO- Punches) Mark Munoz - UFC 112
Win (Submission - Triangle Choke) Jake Rosholt - UFC 106

Maia last three fights:
Win (Unanimous Decision) Mario Miranda - UFC 118
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Anderson Silva - UFC 112
Win (Unanimous Decision) Dan Miller - UFC 109

Props: Spike TV Press Release

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