The Ultimate Fighter 18 - Discussion, Rumors and Results!

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Really looking forward to seeing Jessamyn Gun compete on the show - have been a fan of hers for years!

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[broncofan]

Hopefully this doesn't turn into the TUF Hook-up show but I wouldn't some of the drama. That said I think Baszler and Tim Gorman will be stand-outs on the show!

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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 18 PREMIERE RESULTS


The opening fights are done and the teams have been picked!


Female Bantamweight Fights to into the TUF House:

Shayna Baszler def. Colleen Schneider - Submission
Jessamyn Duke def. Laura Howarth - Submission
Sarah Moras def. Tara LaRosa - Decision
Margaret “Penny” Morgan def. Bethany Marshall - TKO
Roxanne Modafferi def. Valerie Letourneau - Submission
Julianna Pena def. Gina Mazany - Decision
Raquel Pennington def. Tonya Evinger - Submission
Jessica Rakoczy def. Revelina Berto - Submission



Male Bantamweight Fights to get into the TUF House:

Christopher Beal def. Sirwan Kakai - Decision
Cody Bollinger def. Rafael Freitas - TKO
David Grant def. Daniel Martinez - Submission
Tim Gorman def. Lee Sandmeier - TKO
Anthony Gutierrez def. Matthew Munsey - Decision
Joshua Hill def. Patrick Holohan - Decision
Chris Holdsworth def. Louis Fisette - Submission
Michael Wootten def. Emil Hartsner - Decision




Team Rousey chose the option for the first fight pick, so Team Tate had the first pick of the fighters:


TEAM TATE:

Julianna Pena
Sarah Moras
Raquel Pennington
Roxanne Modafferi
Cody Bollinger
Chris Holdsworth
Joshua Hill
Tim Gorman



TEAM ROUSEY:

Shayna Baszler
Jessamyn Duke
Margaret “Penny” Morgan
Jessica Rakoczy
Christopher Beal
David Grant
Anthony Gutierrez
Michael Wootten



Also, 'The Queen of Spades' Shayna Baszler will be taking your questions every week starting now (email to admin@punchdrunkgamer.com) and the answers will be up each Monday night following the previous episode.

The series resumes next Wednesday, Sept. 11, on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET. In that episode - “Ladies First” – Sixteen fighters move into The Ultimate Fighter house, where for the first time, men and women will live together. Tensions rise as old rivals, coaches Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate cross paths, and a hopeful fighter's UFC dream is threatened by injury. Then it's a battle of the number one female picks when Julianna Pena of Team Tate and veteran Shayna "The Queen of Spades" Baszler of Team Rousey fight for early control in a history-making matchup.