UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
Saturday, December 15, 2012
The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

11 Roy Nelson defeated Matt Mitrione TKO (Punches) Round 1, 2:58

10 Colton Smith defeated Mike Ricci Decision (Unanimous) Round 3, 5:00

9 Pat Barry defeated Shane del Rosario KO (Punches) Round 2, 0:26

Show: The Ultimate Fighter 16
Debut: Friday, September 14th, 2012
Televised: FX
Coaches: Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson
Cast: Welterweights (170-pounders)
Host: Jon Anik

Format:

-This will start as a 32-man MMA tournament.

-The elimination round determines 16 official cast members.

-Coach Carwin and Coach Nelson will draft 2 teams of 8 fighters.

The UFC's regular "Countdown" show that is used to promote the featured fighters in their monthly Pay-Per-View (PPV) events, made its debut on Fuel TV last night with "Countdown to UFC 143" and the full video of the episode is now available online.

The show previews Saturday night's UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit main event and two other featured bouts. The main card of UFC 143 will broadcast live on PPV at 10 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. EST live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.