LAS VEGAS— The stakes are high any time a fighter steps into the Octagon, but there was a little something extra on the line for the showcase bouts atop the card at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.
A welterweight tilt between Jake Ellenberger and Stephen Thompson filled the headlining slot for Sunday's card in Las Vegas in a fight that would determine who would remain a contender in the heated 170-pound mix. In the card's co-main event, Hayder Hassan and Kamaru Usman squared off to determine whether it would be Team Blackzilians or American Top Team who would receive the $300,000 bonus that was on the line in the most recent season of TUF.