The UFC previously announced that The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale will take place on November 30th in Las Vegas and the organization has now announced that tickets for the fight card will go on sale this week.
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale will come from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and this will be the second straight TUF Finale card to come from this venue.
The main card will be shown live on Fox Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and will be headlined by a title fight as Demetrious Johnson defends the flyweight title against Joseph Benavidez. The bout will be a rematch of their 2012 flyweight tournament final, which Johnson won by decision to claim the flyweight title.
“UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and No. 1 contender Joseph Benavidez will meet again in the main event of the TUF Finale on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas,” UFC president Dana White said. “Their first fight was fast-paced and featured five rounds of really close, back and forth action. I’m really excited for this flyweight title rematch and then the crowning of the winners of this season of The Ultimate Fighter!”
Tickets for The Ultimate Fighter Finale 18 will go on sale Friday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT and are priced at $175, $125, $75 and $50. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.
UFC Fight Club members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT via www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, Oct. 10 beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.
The current TUF 18 Finale: Johnson vs. Benavidez II card is below and the UFC will be announcing more fights in the coming weeks.
Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1) vs. Joseph Benavidez (19-3)
TBA vs. TBA – TUF 18 men’s tournament final
TBA vs. TBA – TUF 18 women’s tournament final
Nate Diaz (16-9) vs. Gray Maynard (11-2-1, 1NC)
Jared Rosholt (8-1) vs. Walter Harris (6-1)
Akira Corassani (11-3, 1NC) vs. Maximo Blanco (9-4, 1NC)