CHUCK LIDDELL AND TITO ORTIZ TO COACH SEASON 11 OF THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER®

From an interview with UFC.com, Kendall Grove speaks on his big knee which turned things around for him against Evan Tanner in their bout. I’ve got a good single leg defense, I’m tricky because I’m tall and I knew coming into this fight I was working on that in training”, noted Grove on his knee off a single leg takedown defense. “Guys would grab singles, stuff there head, wizzar hard and just bomb that knee.”

Grove scored the unanimous decision win over Tanner last night.

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

Kendall Grove on fighting Evan Tanner, speaking in an interview at UFC.com:

“This is basically loser leaves town match..I had some mishaps, he had some mishaps. We’re coming together…fighting each other to stay in one of the best organizations in the world and that is the UFC; and I don’t want to lose my job.”

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

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.

Coached by fellow Hawaiian BJ Penn, Kendall Grove is looking to use the champion’s tutelage against Evan Tanner tonight. “[Penn's] just been coaching me, getting my head right,” Grove tells Sports Illustrated. “He’s the champ. He’s been through some ups and downs. He knows how to deal with that. He’s been talking to me and making sure my head is strong and that I’m ready for this fight.”

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)

Veteran and former UFC middleweight champion, Evan Tanner, comes in the favorite versus Kendall Grove at the Ultimate Finale main event this Saturday night.

From BetUS.com:

Evan Tanner-185

Kendall Grove145

A master at getting double underhooks and proceeding to toss opponents to the mat, Evan Tanner is looking to do the same on the finale of The Ultimate Fighter main event against Kendall Grove. “Kendall likes to stand up, he’s got that reach advantage for sure, I’ve got to watch out for that”, Tanner told Buddy TV. “He’s got some long knees and punches, and he’s supposed to be a pretty good celebrity, so I just got to watch out for those things.  Try not to stay up on the outside range where he can pick away at me with the punches and stuff.  Basically what I’m going to do is try to utilize my strength, my gift, which is closing the gap and getting a hold of somebody, getting them down.”

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.