Sadollah, Dollaway to square off for TUF title
Tanner, Grove and Sanchez also on Saturday night card
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Amir Sadollah and C.B. Dollaway will meet for the Ultimate Fighter title on Saturday night after wildly different paths to the finals.
Sadollah advanced to the title match after defeating Dolloway via third-round arm bar in the semifinals.
Sadollah, who came into the show as one of the least experience fighters with no pro bouts on his record, pulled off a stunning succession of wins, defeating former IFL fighter Gerald Harris, respected veteran Matt Brown, and finally Dollaway, an All-American college wrestler at Arizona Sate who had transitioned to MMA with six straight victories and was considered one of the top prospects anywhere.
Dollaway, meanwhile, got a second chance when finalist Jesse Taylor was kicked off the show following a drunken outburst at a Las Vegas casino that resulted in him smashing a limousine window.
Dollaway met fellow semifinals loser Tim Credeur for the right to advance to the finals, and he earned a decision victory.
In other action on Saturday night, middleweights Evan Tanner and Kendall Grove will square off with the loser possibly earning a pink slip.
Grove has suffered two straight knockout losses, falling to Patrick Cote and Jorge Rivera, while the 37-year-old Tanner returned to the UFC in March after a nearly two-year layoff, but was knocked out by Yushin Okami.
Also featured on the card are Diego Sanchez and Spencer Fisher.
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