#TUF25Finale Rewind

By Darryn Smith 

If you passed up on this fight card anticipating #UFC213 which goes down tonight, than you surely missed out on some key fights that made this one of the most memorable nights in UFC. Unfortunately the UFC debut of Aspen Ladd from Invicta FC, had to be cancelled due to Ladd's illness hours before the fight card started up. Ladd apologized in a statement to Jessica Eye and UFC under these circumstances but we shall see if these two ladies will fight again very soon on a future card. Congratulations to Jesse "JT Money" Taylor. He is your #TUF25Winner on #TUFRedemption this season. Taylor came along way from almost making it to the finale the season he was cut but made a terrible decision at a hotel nearby TUF House raising havoc in the late night hours that cost him an opportunity in UFC at that time. The new JT is a family man with a better mindset and kept fighting all season long believing in himself against the other tough veterans waiting that one last shot at redemption to be the winner. Taylor received a new UFC contract with $290,000 in grand prize money for all his hard work. The mainevent lived up to the hype with Michael Johnson vs Justin Gaethje. This was Gaethje UFC debut. Gaethje was previously Pro Fights League Champion before he got the call from UFC. Gaethje is an undefeated fighter. Fight Fans were in awe by the performance these two men displayed in the first round. It was scheduled for 5 rounds but after the first round, it became epic battle between them. It ended in a TKO win going to Gaethje. Gaethje is ready for whomever UFC wants to give him an opportunity at a belt and be a champion in UFC. Gaethje does not buckle under all the pressure as champion. He welcomes it. Keep an eye on Gaethje, after that performance, he has all the confidence in the world to make an impact as a young champion in UFC. There were two #WMMA fights on the card too. Angie Hill vs Ashley Yoder was very cool to watch. This was Hill's first UFC win since TUF 20 season. Hill has improved a lot since joining UFC on #TUF20. Hill went back to #InvictaFC to become champion. UFC kept an eye on her and called her back late last year. Hill lost on her return bout but came back stronger this fight to secure the win. In addition, Tecia Torres improved her winning streak by beating Juliana Lima with her first submission win by Rear Naked Choke under her new coaches. Torres wants to fight Michelle Waterson next but we shall see what UFC has next for both fighters. Here are the final results from TUF 25 Finale card: #Maincard Justin Gaethje def. Michael Johnson via TKO (strikes) at 4:48 of Round 2 Jesse Taylor def. Dhiego Lima via submission (rear-naked choke) at :43 of Round 2 Drakkar Klose def. Marc Diakiese via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Jared Cannonier def. Nick Roehrick via TKO (strikes) at 2:08 of Round 3 Brad Tavares def. Elias Theodorou via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Jordan Johnson def. Marcel Fortuna via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) #Undercard Angela Hill def. Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) James Krause def. Tom Gallicchio via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) CB Dollaway def. Ed Herman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27) Tecia Torres def. Juliana Lima via submission (rear-naked choke) at :53 of Round 2. #UFCFightPass Preliminary Gray Maynard def. Teruto Ishihara via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) Photo credit: USA Today Sports