The lineup is for Sunday’s TUF 21 Finale in Las Vegas is set with the airing of the last episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 21: ATT vs. Blackzilians” aired last night.
American Top Team’s Hayder Hassan (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will be facing Kamaru Usman (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) of the Blackzilians in a welterweight matchup. Additionally, ATT’s Michael Graves will square off against Vicente Luque in another featured matchup.
Iraqi Haider Hassan has been one of the most vocal members of American Top Team all season, going unbeaten in three out of three fights in the competition.
In a recent interview with Fox Sports, Hassan promised that this won’t be the last time you see him in the Octagon because his dream has been to fight in the UFC ever since he stepped into American Top Team for the first time.
“This was a great victory, but there’s more coming. I’m just getting warmed up. You haven’t seen anything yet,” Hassan said.
The “TUF 21” finale takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday and is headlined by a 170-pound clash between Jake Ellenberger and Stephen Thompson.
The complete TUF 21 Finale card includes:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 9 p.m. ET)
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Stephen Thompson
- Hayder Hassan vs. Kamaru Usman – “TUF 21″ welterweight tournament final
- Michael Graves vs. Vicente Luque
- Cezar Ferreira vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Angela Magana vs. Michelle Waterson
- Russell Doane vs. Jerrod Sanders
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET)
- Willie Gates vs. Darrell Montague
- Maximo Blanco vs. Mike De La Torre
- Caio Magalhaes vs. Josh Samman
- Dan Miller vs. Trevor Smith
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- George Sullivan vs. Dom Waters
