Jesse Taylor gets a second shot at greatness
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Ousted “The Ultimate Fighter 7†Finalist Gets Chance at Redemption Against
“The Ultimate Fighter 7†Runner Up LIVE on Spike TV, Saturday, July 19 (9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT) from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas
New York, NY, July 7, 2008 – After one of the most controversial ousters in the history of “The Ultimate Fighterâ€, Jesse Taylor will make his return to the Octagonâ„¢ as he squares off against fellow castmember and “The Ultimate Fighter 7” runner-up C.B. Dollaway in the first televised bout at UFC FIGHT NIGHT 14 in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 19 (9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT).
Training out of Temecula, CA with Team Quest, Taylor was a juggernaut during his time on “The Ultimate Fighter 7â€, rolling through Nick Rossborough in his preliminary elimination fight via rearnaked choke, defeating Mike Dolce in the same manner, and utilizing his dominant ground and pound technique in winning both his quarterfinal bout with Dante Rivera and semifinal bout against Tim Credeur via decisions. However, Taylor was kicked out of the show’s finale after violating UFC® conduct policy after the show finished filming. Taylor has since proven that he is mentally ready for the responsibility of representing the UFC® both inside and outside of the Octagonâ„¢, and a second chance has been granted with a matchup against C.B. Dollaway.
A 24 year old hailing from Mount Gilhead, OH who went on to a tremendous college wrestling career at Arizona State University, Dollaway is looking to bounce back from his disappointing rematch loss to Amir Sadollah at “The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale†last month. Leading up to that fight, his pedigree, and dominant showing in his elimination match to get into the house, led to his being selected number one overall to Team Rampage. From there, Dollaway defeated Team Forrest’s Nick Klein via guillotine choke in his preliminary bout and handled Cale Yarbrough in his quarterfinal bout to reach the semifinals against the aforementioned Sadollah. Though he dropped that matchup via submission due to armbar, he was given a second chance after Taylor’s dismissal, and defeated Tim Credeur via decision to earn his rematch with Sadollah. Though he came up short in his chance at becoming “The Ultimate Fighterâ€, Dollaway is a promising talent and will provide an extremely stiff test in welcoming Taylor back to the Octagonâ„¢.
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