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Amir Sadollah returns at UFC 91

Amir Sadollah announced that he expects his next fight in the UFC to take place at UFC 91 in Portland on November 15.

Source: 5 oz of pain

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CB Dollaway confused over tapping rule

CB Dolloway, who was armbarred last night in The Ultimate Finale versus Amir Sadollah, was confused as to how many taps equals a submission. “I was definitely thinking about tapping,” he said after the bout. “I did hit it once, but I thought the rule was you had to do it (more than once). Just as I hit once, I felt that I was in a position where I could get my arm out.”

Nonetheless the bout was stopped and Sadollah won the 6 figure contract.

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Sadollah, Sanchez and Grove prevail at The Ultimate Finale

The Ultimate Finale results:

Rob Kimmons  defeats Rob Yundt  via guillotine in round 1

Dean Lister  defeats  Jeremy Horn  via guillotine in round 1

Matt Brown  defeats  Matt Arroyo via tko in round 1

Drew McFedries  defeats Marvin Eastman via tko in round 1

Dustin Hazelett  defeats  Josh Burkman via armbar in round 2

Matt Riddle  defeats Dante Rivera  via decision

Spencer Fisher  defeats  Jeremy Stephens  via decision

Diego Sanchez  defeats  Luigi Fioravanti  via tko in round 3
Amir Sadollah   defeats  CB Dollaway via armbar in round 1

Kendall Grove  defeats Evan Tanner  via split decision

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UFC betting odds for The Ultimate Finale

From BetUS.com

EVAN TANNER -200

KENDALL GROVE +160

SPENCER FISHER -200

JEREMY STEPHENS +160

DREW McFEDRIES -135

MARVIN EASTMAN +105

DIEGO SANCHEZ -500

LUIGI FIORAVANTI +350

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The Ultimate Fighter Finale predictions

Kendall Grove (186) VS Evan Tanner (186)
CB Dollaway (185) VS Amir Sadollah (185)
Luigi Fioravanti (171) VS Diego Sanchez (170)
Jeremy Stephens (155) VS Spencer Fisher (156 )
Dante Rivera (185) VS Matt Riddle (185)
Dustin Hazelett (170) VS Josh Burkman (170)
Drew McFedries (185) VS Marvin Eastman (186)
Matt Arroyo (170) VS Matt Brown (170)
Dean Lister (185) VS Jeremy Horn (186)
Cale Yarbrough (186) VS Tim Credeur (185)
Rob Yundt (185) VS Rob Kimmons (185)

Good luck to all fighters.

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Dana White doubts Amir Sadollah no longer

Dana White admits he wasn’t overly impressed with Amir Sadollah when he initially witnessed him on the reality series, but sure has changed his mind now.”He’s the one that I didn’t think would make it to the end. I kind of doubted Amir,” acknowledged White to the Canadian Press. “I didn’t see it in the beginning, man, but let me tell you it’s unbelievable how much I was wrong.” It was a similar case on The Ultimate Fighter 2, with eventual heavyweight winner from the program, Rashad Evans, whom White originally doubted. “And I’ve done that before. I doubted Rashad Evans. I didn’t think Rashad Evans had the work ethic or the drive or the talent or anything and then he completely proved me wrong. And look at him now.”

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The Ultimate Fighter Finale weighin weights

Kendall Grove (186) VS Evan Tanner (186)
CB Dollaway (185) VS Amir Sadollah (185)
Luigi Fioravanti (171) VS Diego Sanchez (170)
Jeremy Stephens (155) VS Spencer Fisher (156 )
Dante Rivera (185) VS Matt Riddle (185)
Dustin Hazelett (170) VS Josh Burkman (170)
Drew McFedries (185) VS Marvin Eastman (186)
Matt Arroyo (170) VS Matt Brown (170)
Dean Lister (185) VS Jeremy Horn (186)
Cale Yarbrough (186) VS Tim Credeur (185)
Rob Yundt (185) VS Rob Kimmons (185)

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CB Dollaway looking to make most of opportunity

After 6 grueling weeks in The Ultimate Fighter house, and fighting another fight after the show to get into the finale, CB Dollaway is looking to make the most of his golden opportunity tonight against Amir Sadollah at The Ultimate Fighter finale “It’s kind of like my lotto ticket,” Dollaway said to the Arizona Republic. “It will change my life and I can go on to do great things.”

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CB Dollaway on fighting Amir Sadollah

From CagePotato.com:

“I believe I took care of the mistakes I made in the first match. I think it should be a similar fight, but with me winning at the end. He’s a hard competitor to finish — I already know that from fighting him once — so I’ve taken measures to make sure I’ll be in great condition.”

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Amir Sadollah vs. CB Dollaway in the finals of TUF 7

Amir Sadollah vs. CB Dollaway in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 7 on Saturday night. Their first fight ended in an armbar victory for Sadollah. Dollaway gets his chance for revenge Saturday night in Las Vegas. Evan Tanner and Kendall Grove take on one another in the main event.

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