{"id":143884,"date":"2015-05-15T11:02:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T18:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=143884"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:27:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:27:05","slug":"the-ultimate-fighter-21-finale-is-set-for-july-12-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/the-ultimate-fighter-21-finale-is-set-for-july-12-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale is set for July 12 in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Stephen-Thompson-WINS.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Stephen-Thompson-WINS.png\" alt=\"Stephen-Thompson-WINS\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Stephen-Thompson-WINS.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Stephen-Thompson-WINS-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Stephen-Thompson-WINS-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Stephen-Thompson-WINS-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale will be a part of International Fight Week, as UFC officials recently announced the event will take place July 12 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>The TUF 21 Finale was originally slated to take place in Florida, this to coincide with this season&#8217;s American Top Team vs. Blackzillians reality show competition. However, UFC officials announced today that the popular TV series will now be capped off in Sin City.<\/p>\n<p>With the change, the TUF 21 Finale now takes place the day after UFC 189, which is also being held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.<\/p>\n<p>The TUF 21 Finale is headlined by a welterweight fight featuring Jake Ellenberger taking on Stephen Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Ellenberger (30-9 MMA) was most recently seen in action at February\u2019s UFC 184 event, where he scored a submission victory over former title challenger Josh Koscheck. The win snapped a three-fight losing skid for Ellenberger, who had previously suffered losses to Rory MacDonald, Kelvin Gastelum and Robbie Lawler.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Canadian Stephen Thompson (10-1 MMA) is currently riding a four-fight win streak, his latest effort being a decision win over Patrick Cote at UFC 178. \u201cWonderboy\u201d has gone 5-1 inside the UFC octagon, with his lone loss coming to Matt Brown via decision in April of 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for all your UFC News!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale will be a part of International Fight Week, as UFC officials recently announced the event will take place July 12 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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