By Matt Boone on June 21, 2007 at 2:16 PM EST
The following is the final card for this Saturday night's live Ultimate Fighter 5 finale show:
Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale:
-Matt Wiman vs. Brian Geraghty
-Leonard Garcia vs. Allen Berube
-Gray Maynard vs. Rob Emerson
-Cole Miller vs. Andy Wang
-Joe Lauzon vs. Brandon Melendez
-Thales Leites vs. Floyd Sword
-Roger Huerta vs. Doug Evans
-Nate Diaz vs. Manny Gamburyan
-B.J. Penn vs. Jens Pulver
Notes:
-Roger Huerta is the Latin-American fighter who made the cover of Sports Illustrated for the UFC during the build up to "Liddell vs. Jackson" back in May.
-Penn and Pulver fought originally back in January of 2002. Pulver was the Lightweight champion and Penn was 3-0 with all victories coming by first round stoppage, and submission skills unmatched in any weight class. The two battled for five tough rounds with Penn getting his first pro MMA loss and Pulver retaining his title in a big upset. Pulver would leave the company shortly after over a money dispute. He would never defend the title again and the rematch Penn badly wanted was no longer an option. Penn would go on to win the Welterweight champion from Pulver's bigger-stronger teammate Matt Hughes, before he too would leave the UFC over a contractual dispute without defending the belt. Penn is back, Pulver is back, they had a full season of Ultimate Fighter 5 to rekindle the feud and the rematch everyone has been waiting for is set for this Saturday.
-Nate Diaz is the brother of former UFC Welterweight star Nick Diaz and is one of the finalists of The Ultimate Fighter season 5. Manny Gamburyan is the cousin of UFC Welterweight star Karo Parisyan and is the other finalist on The Ultimate Fighter 5. The two will lock horns to see who is the first ever Lightweight Ultimate Fighter winner.
-Thales Leites vs. Floyd Sword is the other scheduled main TV card fight. Leites is a top contender still climbing the ranks while Sword is making his UFC debut. The rest of the fights are expected to be non-televised preliminary bouts, and all feature fighters from the cast of The Ultimate Fighter 5.
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