If you have been watching
Spike's TV show then you might want to check out the
Ultimate Fighter 5 odds and place a few wagers on
the event. The main event of the show's finale
will be between the coaches BJ Penn and Jens Pulver.
Penn is a Hawaiian born mixed martial arts fighter who
specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the
first American-born winner oft he World Jiu-Jitsu
Championship in the black belt category in 2000.
He is now 28 years old but has only fought in 14 MMA
matches, winning 10, losing 4, with 1 draw. He has
four wins via knockout and three by submission.
The biggest win of Penn's career came in 2004 at UFC 46
when he jumped up a weight class to fight five-time
defending welterweight champion Matt Hughes.
Hughes had already fought through most of the available
competition, but lost the fight four minutes in the
first round by a rear naked choke. Penn never
defended his title because he left to sign with K-1.
Penn's return to the UFC came in 2006 when he lost the
number one contender match to Georges St. Pierre in a
close decision; however, St. Pierre was hurt in training
for his fight with Hughes and Penn filled in. He
controlled the fight into round three before hurting his
ribs, allowing Hughes to take control and stop the match
with punches.
Jens Pulver has earned the nickname of Little Evil
and currently stands at 21-7-1 with 13 knockouts and two
submissions. His first loss in the UFC came in his
last fight back in September of 2006 against Joe Lauzon
due to punches. He had been fighting in other
organizations, with two wins and two losses in PRIDE.
Before leaving the UFC in January of 2002 his last fight
was against BJ Penn, in which he won a split decision
before giving up the UFC Lightweight title.
The other fights will be posted as the show winds
down and odds will be posted on each fight for the
title. The winner of the Ultimate Fighter gets a
six-figure contract which breaks down to $36,000
guaranteed, but $12,000 for fight and $12,000 extra for
a win. If a fighter goes 9-0 in three seasons then
a guy has a chance to win $360,000 in all.
