Jonathan Brookins (Photo: fightland.vice.com)
The Ultimate Fighter
Season 12 finale – Las Vegas, Nev. – The Pearl at the Palms – Dec. 4, 2010
Jonathan Brookins won the lightweight tournament in the 12th
season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Brookins won a unanimous decision over Michael Johnson to
earn a UFC contract. He lost three of his next UFC fights before moving
to India in 2012 to study yoga. He later returned to fight for other promotions
around the world.
Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck were the coaches for
the season, leading up to a welterweight title bout one week later. Both
finalists were on Team GSP.
TUF 1 runner-up Stephan Bonnar won a unanimous decision over
Igor Pokrajac in the co-main event.
Rick “The Horror” Story won his fifth fight in a row,
beating the previously undefeated Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks by unanimous
decision. Demian Maia won in the same manner over Kendall Grove.
Leonard Garcia kicked off the Spike TV telecast with a split
decision over Nam Phan.
On the pre-show, Cody McKenzie defeated Aaron Wilkinson with
his signature guillotine choke in 2 minutes, 3 seconds. Ivan Loveland won a
unanimous decision over Tyler Toner.
WEC fighter Pablo Garza debuted in the Octagon with a flying-knee
knockout win over Fredson Paixao in 51 seconds. Kyle Watson beat Sako
Chivitchian by unanimous decision.
In the first bantamweight fight in UFC history, Nick Pace choked
out Will Campuzano with 27 seconds left in the fight. David Branch won a unanimous
decision over Rich Attonito.
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