The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale Card – All Fights & Details for ‘Team Couture vs. Team Liddell’: Fight Card & Details

Event: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell
Date: Sat., Apr. 9, 2005
Start time: 5:00 PM ET (Main card)
Total Fights: 9
Main Event: Rich Franklin vs. Ken Shamrock
Venue: Cox Pavilion
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Cox Pavilion for The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Team Couture vs. Team Liddell” happened on Saturday, April 9, 2005, 19 years ago. A match between Rich Franklin and Ken Shamrock headlined the event.

That Saturday night, we saw Forrest Griffin taking on Stephan Bonnar in a fun showdown. A big clash between and also took place at The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale. Other fights on the card included Diego Sanchez battling Kenny Florian; and Sam Hoger vs. Bobby Southworth.

Here is a list of everyone who fought on The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale on April 9th:

The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale card

The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card usually features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.

“Team Couture vs. Team Liddell” was a TUF Finale event. You can view the complete The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale results and bonuses.

Here were all the bouts that took place at The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale:

Main event:

  • Rich Franklin vs. Ken Shamrock

Co-main event:

  • Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar

Rest of the card:

  • Diego Sanchez vs. Kenny Florian
  • Sam Hoger vs. Bobby Southworth
  • Chris Leben vs. Jason Thacker
  • Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Sanford
  • Nate Quarry vs. Lodune Sincaid
  • Mike Swick vs. Alex Schoenauer
  • Alex Karalexis vs. Josh Rafferty

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