TEAM UFC won as the champions at the QUINTET ULTRA event held on Thursday, December 12th, at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. TEAM UFC and TEAM STRIKEFORCE won the first round of the tournament. Since all bouts in the finals were brought to a draw and the number of penalties was the same, TEAM UFC triumphed with the referee's decision on the last match.
Kazushi Sakuraba appeared as the last player and grappled it out with Bout Gilbert Burns, and brought it into a full-time draw. "I was so surprised. I can't believe he is 50! I shouldn't have taken things so easily." said his opponent Burns after the match.
QUINTET ULTRA RESULT
<Tournament 1st Round>
☆ 1st Match ☆
TEAM UFC × TEAM PRIDE
1st Bout ○ Sean O'Malley (2:47 Guillotine) Takanori Gomi ×
2nd Bout x Sean O'Malley (0:46 Ankle Rock) Hector Lombard
3rd Bout Rumble Johnson (Full Time Draw) Hector Lombard
4th Bout x Clay Guida (2:35 Arm Bar) Gregor Gracie ○
5th Bout Anthony Smith (Full Time Draw) Gregor Gracie
6th Bout Gilbert Burns (Full Time Draw) Kazushi Sakuraba
☆ 2nd Match ☆ TEAM WEC × TEAM STRIKEFORCE
1st Bout Chad Mendes (Full Time Draw) JZ Cavalcante
2nd Bout x Mark Munoz (4:48 Arm Traiangle) Jake Shields ○
3rd Bout × Cub Swanson (5:18 Injury) Jake Shields ○
4th Bout Glover Teixeira (Full Time Draw) Jake Shields
5th Bout ○ James Krause (0:45 Guillotine) King Mo ×
6th Bout James Krause (Full Time Draw) Gilbert Melendez
<Tournament Final>
TEAM UFC × TEAM STRIKEFORCE
1st Bout Clay Guida (Full Time Draw) Babalu Sobral
2nd Bout Rumble Johnson (Full Time Draw) King Mo
3rd Bout Sean O'Malley (Full Time Draw) Gilbert Melendez
4th Bout Anthony Smith (Full Time Draw) JZ Cavalcante
5th Bout Gilbert Burns (Full Time Draw) Jake Shields
<Prelim Superfight>
○ Craig Jones (2:13 Rear Naked Choke) Fredson Paixao ×
<Women's Superfight>
○ Danielle Kelly (0:17 Ankle Rock) Cynthia Calvillo ×
<Men'S Superfight>
○ Gordon Ryan (1:07 Knee Bar) Aleksei Olelnik ×