The Ultimate Fighter Finale was fantastic.

It was a good night for Antonio Nogueira. Two of his fighters fought their way to six-figure contracts with the UFC. Based on Maria And Brothers Family Predictions, I rule the wins as upsets.

Ryan Bader won light-heavyweights and Efrain Escudero won lightweights. I really thought Vinny Magalhaes would smash Bader, maybe because Bader is a wrestler and Magalhaes is jiu jitsu. Bader was careful to stay on his feet and eventually defeated Magalhaes by KO.

One theme of the finale seemed to be that wrestlers are underappreciated. One announcer mentioned wrestlers have extraordinary discipline that carries over from their wrestling career. This is something I can attest to having a brother on the varsity wrestling team. The things those kids go through for their meets are intense.

The Escudero/Nover fight was amazing. The two are both from Team Nogueira and were training partners during the season, which made the dynamic interesting since they knew so much about each other. Escudero won by unanimous decision after a greulling three rounds. That's a fight I want to watch again.

For all of you who missed it... videos should be up on mmalinker soon. They're also on MMA Root.

Joe and I finally concluded that the mystery spot below Frank Mir's lip is, in fact, a scar. Not a piercing or flavor saver. I can sleep now.