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{{infoboxShort description|US television program}}
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|show_name = The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians
{{Infobox television
|image =
|genre = [[reality television|Reality]], [[Broadcasting of sports events|Sports]]
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|creator = [[Frank Fertitta III]], [[Lorenzo Fertitta]], [[Dana White]]
|starring = Dana White, [[American Top Team]], [[Blackzilians]]
|country = [[United States]]
|network = [[Fox Sports 1]]
|first_aired = {{dtsStart date|2015|April04|22}}
|last_aired = {{dtsEnd date|2015|July07|808}}
|imdb_id =
|tv_com_id =
|preceded_by = [[The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4]]
|followed_by = [[The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2]]
}}
'''''The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians''''' (also known as '''''The Ultimate Fighter 21''''') was the twenty-first installment of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC)-produced [[reality television]] series ''[[The Ultimate Fighter]]''. This season was the first to feature a gym vs. gym theme.<ref name="TUF21junkie">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/02/tuf-21-features-att-vs-blackzilians-500k-grand-prize-16-welterweight-cast-members|title='TUF 21' features ATT vs. Blackzilians, $500K grand prize, 16 welterweight cast members|date=February 28, 2015|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|accessdateaccess-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref>
 
The series was officially announced by the UFC inon February 28, 2015. For the first time ever, the UFC reality series featured a format pitting two of the sport's top gyms&nbsp;– [[American Top Team]] and the [[Blackzilians]]&nbsp;– against one another. The season was filmed in [[South Florida]], where the two camps sit just miles apart, and the competitors were welterweights from each facility. An amount of $500,000 was earned throughout the season based on wins and losses for the winning gym.<ref name="TUF21fighting">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/28/8126727/tuf-21-features-american-top-team-vs-blackzilians-with-500k-on-the|title=TUF 21 features American Top Team vs. Blackzilians with $500K on the line|date=February 28, 2015|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Marc Raimondi|accessdateaccess-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref>
 
Dan Lambert heads the ATT team, and rival Glenn Robinson heads the Blackzilians club. The series prominently features the rivalry between the two camps, which developed in 2011 after a band of ATT fighters defected and started their own camp with Robinson, who is the gym's owner but not their head coach. The two gyms are located just 20 minutes apart.<ref name="TUF21junkie" /> The teams were made up of eight up-and-coming welterweights from each gym. The 16 men shared a house in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area but instead of training amongst each other, the athletes still worked with their coaches at their respective gyms.<ref name="TUF21fighting" />
The actual fights took place at American Top Team in [[Coconut Creek, Florida|Coconut Creek]] and the Blackzilians' Jaco Hybrid Training Center in [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]. The winning fighter earned home gym control for his team for the next bout. Opponents were not revealed until weigh-ins for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/watch/the-ultimate-fighter/story/the-ultimate-fighter-american-top-team-vs-blackzilians-debuts-april-22-022815?cmpid=tsmtw:fscom:ufconfox|title='The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians' debuts April 22|date=February 28, 2015|publisher=foxsports.com|author=Damon Martin|accessdateaccess-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref>▼
 
▲The actual fights took place at American Top Team in [[Coconut Creek, Florida|Coconut Creek]] and the Blackzilians' Jaco Hybrid Training Center in [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]. The winning fighter earned home gym control for his team for the next bout. Opponents were not revealed until weigh-ins for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/watch/the-ultimate-fighter/story/the-ultimate-fighter-american-top-team-vs-blackzilians-debuts-april-22-022815?cmpid=tsmtw:fscom:ufconfox|title='The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians' debuts April 22|date=February 28, 2015|publisher=foxsports.com|author=Damon Martin|accessdate=February 28, 2015}}</ref>
 
==Cast==
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;{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} {{color box|#E62020|border=silver}} American Top Team:
*Dan Lambert, Gym Owner
*Ricardo Liborio
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*[[Robbie Lawler]]
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;{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#9C9599|border=silver}} Blackzilians:
*Glenn Robinson, Gym Owner
*[[Jorge Santiago]]
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*Jason Gochez
*[[Michael Johnson (fighter)|Michael Johnson]]
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===Fighters===
*'''American Top Team'''
**Marcelo Alfaya, [[Steve Carl]], [[Nathan Coy]], [[Michael Graves (fighter)|Michael Graves]], [[Hayder Hassan]], [[Sabah Homasi]], Uros Jurisic, Steve Montgomery.
''*Montgomery was removed from the competition on episode 4 due to medical reasons. He was replaced by [[Cristiano Souza]] on episode 7.''
 
*'''Blackzilians'''
**Valdir Araújo, Carrington Banks, [[Luiz Firmino]], [[Jason Jackson (fighter)|Jason Jackson]], [[Vicente Luque]], [[Andrews Nakahara]], Felipe Portela, [[Kamaru Usman]].
''*Nakahara was forced out of the competition on episode 7 due to a medical suspension. He was replaced by Alexandre Pimentel.''
 
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*Dan Lambert explains to ATT's fighters all the aspects of the season.
*Glenn Robinson hosts the Blackzilians at his house as they watch their teammate, [[Anthony Kewoa Johnson|Anthony "Rumble" Johnson]], defeat [[Alexander Gustafsson]] at the main event of [[UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson]].
*ATT picks Michael Graves for their first fight. The BlackzliansBlackzilians picks Kamarudeen Usman. Later, both fighters make weight successfully.
*'''Kamarudeen Usman''' defeated Michael Graves via majority decision (20–18, 20–18, 19–19) after two rounds.
*After the fight, Hayder Hassan challenged Usman to a fight.
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;'''Episode 2: Battle Lines Drawn (April 29, 2015)'''
*Michael Graves expresses his sour feeling due to his loss on the last and also his opinion that he gave an opportunity for the Blackzilians to gain confidence. His teammates talk about the fact that they have all faced losses before and Graves never has. Due to that, Steve Carl believes his teammate will now have less pressure on his shoulders. Graves is supported by Nathan Coy and Hayder Hassan, who both say that they are all motivated to defeat their opponents.
*Hassan tries to work mind games on Kamarudeen Usman, but he does not want to take part onin it. Later, both fighters comment on the situation with their teammates.
*After analyzing several options, ATT picks Uros Jurisic. The Blackzilians also consider many options, ultimately picking Luiz "Buscapé" Firmino.
*During a training session at the Fighter's House gym, Usman gets frustrated and angry at Jason Jackson. He leaves the session showing off his anger, but later calms down and apologizes to Jackson.
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*The Blackzilians analyze their training and recovery to decide their next pick. After considering those aspects and his experience, they pick Araújo, who has formerly fought UFC middleweight champion [[Chris Weidman]].
*Sabah Homasi talks to Steve Montgomery about Araújo's accusations days earlier and Graves' unadmitted guilt over drinking the wine. They both believe that Graves is being weak at the moment and that he needs to pull himself up.
*During weigh-ins, Carl weighs in at 171.75 lbslb on his first attempt and must make 171 within one hour. He goes to the Blackzilians' locker room to use their sauna and [[Michael Johnson (fighter)|Michael Johnson]] does not like the fact that they are helping their rival. [[Tyrone Spong]] did not know that and does not like it as well. He discusses the issue with the athletic commission representative and later enters the locker room to confront ATT.
*Spong and Johnson demand that Carl and ATT leave the locker room. Dan Lambert and Coy argue with them about letting Carl stay as they would do the same if it was the opposite case. Spong says there are no rules about that and Coy mentions that "no rules" means that they will stay until their teammate cuts the remaining weight, which leads to a heated confrontation between the two of them. In the end, Carl weighs in at 170 lbslb.
*'''Valdir Araújo''' defeated Steve Carl via submission (guillotine choke) in the second round.
 
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!Points
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} '''KamarudeenKamaru Usman'''
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} Michael Graves
|MD
|2
|25
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} '''Luiz Firmino'''
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} Uros Jurisic
|UD
|2
|25
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} '''Valdir Araújo'''
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} Steve Carl
|SUB
|2
|25
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} '''Carrington Banks'''
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} Sabah Homasi
|UD
|3
|25
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} Andrews Nakahara
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} '''Hayder Hassan'''
|TKO
|1
|50
|-
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} Marcelo Alfaya
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} '''Jason Jackson'''
|MD
|2
|50
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} '''Vicente Luque'''
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} Nathan Coy
|SUB
|3
|50
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} Felipe Portela
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} '''Hayder Hassan'''
|MD
|2
|50
|-
|{{color box|black#1034A6|border=silver}} '''KamarudeenSteve Usman'''Carl
|{{color box|#1034A6black|border=silver}} Steve'''Kamaru CarlUsman'''
|UD
|2
|100
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} Valdir Araújo
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} '''Nathan Coy'''
|UD
|2
|100
|-
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} '''Michael Graves'''
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} Jason Jackson
|SUB
|1
|100
|-
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} '''Hayder Hassan'''
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} Vicente Luque
|SD
|3
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| Blackzilians
|-
| style="width:60px;" | <{{center>|UD</center>}}
| &nbsp;
| Unanimous Decision
|-
| style="width:60px;" | <{{center>|MD</center>}}
| &nbsp;
| Majority Decision
|-
| style="width:60px;" | <{{center>|SD</center>}}
| &nbsp;
| Split Decision
|-
| style="width:60px;" | <{{center>|SUB</center>}}
| &nbsp;
| Submission
|-
| style="width:60px;" | <{{center>|(T) KO</center>}}
| &nbsp;
| (Technical) Knockout
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!Wins
|-
|{{color box|#1034A6|border=silver}} '''American Top Team'''
|400
|5
|-
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} Blackzilians
|300
|7
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|image=TUF 21 Finale pre sale.jpg
|promotion=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
|date={{startStart date|2015|07|12}}
|venue=[[MGM Grand Garden Arena]]
|city= [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
|attendance=4,844<ref name="AttendanceGate">{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/07/tuf-21-finale-draws-reported-4844-attendance-for-291000-live-gate|title=TUF 21 Finale draws reported 4,844 attendance for $291,000 live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2015-07-13|accessdateaccess-date=2015-07-13}}</ref>
|gate=$291,000<ref name="AttendanceGate"/>
|previousevent=[[UFC 189|UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor]]
|followingevent=[[UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee]]
}}
'''''The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale''''' (also known as '''''The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale''''') was a [[mixed martial arts]] event held on July 12, 2015, at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], Nevada.<ref name="EventDetail">{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/Summer-UFC-Events-Secured-for-Florida-and-Nevada|title=Summer UFC Events Secured for Florida and Nevada|publisher=ufc.com|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=2015-05-15|accessdateaccess-date=2015-05-15}}</ref>
 
===Background===
The event was originally expected to be held in [[South Florida]].<ref name="FloridaFinale">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/4/15/8421113/benson-henderson-vs-michael-johnson-targeted-for-tuf-21-finale-in|title=Benson Henderson vs. Michael Johnson targeted for TUF 21 Finale in Florida; venue to be determined|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Ariel Helwani|date=2015-04-15|accessdateaccess-date=2015-04-16}}</ref> However, on May 15, the event was moved to the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], Nevada.<ref name="EventDetail" />
 
A lightweight bout between former [[List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions#Lightweight Championship|WEC]] & [[UFC Lightweight Championship|UFC Lightweight champion]] [[Benson Henderson]] and [[Michael Johnson (fighter)|Michael Johnson]] was initially linked as the event headliner.<ref name="FloridaFinale" /> However, on May 15, a welterweight bout between [[Jake Ellenberger]] and [[Stephen Thompson (fighter)|Stephen Thompson]], originally booked for a day earlier at [[UFC 189]], was announced as the main event.<ref name="EventDetail"/> Although never officially announced by the UFC, the bout between Henderson and Johnson did not take place at this event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/5/15/8612141/benson-henderson-vs-michael-johnson-off-tuf-21-finale-card|title=Benson Henderson vs. Michael Johnson off TUF 21 Finale card|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Ariel Helwani|date=2015-05-15|accessdateaccess-date=2015-05-15}}</ref>
 
The final of ''The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians'' took place at the event.<ref name="FloridaFinale" />
 
Márcio Alexandre Jr. was scheduled to face [[George Sullivan (fighter)|George Sullivan]] at the event. However, Alexandre pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event citing a rib injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Dominic Waters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/7/5/8895639/marcio-alexandre-jr-out-with-rib-injury-george-sullivan-now-meets|title=Marcio Alexandre Jr. out with rib injury, George Sullivan now meets Dominic Waters at TUF 21 Finale|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Guilherme Cruz|date=2015-07-05|accessdateaccess-date=2015-07-05}}</ref>
 
[[Maximo Blanco]] missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh-ins, coming in at 148.5 lbslb. After having made no attempts to cut further, he was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which went to [[Mike De La Torre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/07/the-ultimate-fighter-21-finale-live-and-official-weigh-in-results|title=TUF 21 Finale weigh-in results: Headliners, 'TUF' finalists hit their marks; two miss|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2015-07-11|accessdateaccess-date=2015-07-11}}</ref>
 
During the live broadcast, it was announced that the next season of The Ultimate Fighter would be coached by current interim [[UFC Featherweight Championship|UFC Featherweight Champion]] [[Conor McGregor]], who will lead a team of 8 European lightweights and former [[WEC Featherweight Championship|WEC Featherweight Champion]] [[Urijah Faber]] will coach a team of 8 American lightweights. They did not fight each other at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/McGregor-Faber-to-Coach-The-Ultimate-Fighter|title=McGregor, Faber to coach TUF|publisher=ufc.com|author=Staff|date=2015-07-12|accessdateaccess-date=2015-07-12}}</ref>
 
===Results===
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|[[Kamaru Usman]]
|def.
|[[Hayder Hassan]]
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|2
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|[[Michelle Waterson]]
|def.
|[[Angela MaganaMagaña]]
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|3
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}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (148.5 lbslb)
|[[Maximo Blanco]]
|def.
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{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/event/the-ultimate-fighter-team-att-team-blackzilians|title=TUF 21 Finale|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|accessdateaccess-date=2015-05-15}}</ref>
 
==Bonus awards==
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://mmajunkiewww.mmafighting.com/2015/077/13/8943135/ufctuf-fight21-night-71finale-bonuses-frankstephen-mirsthompson-crushingclaims-ko50000-netswith-him-50000jake|title=UFCTUF Fight21 Night 71Finale bonuses: FrankStephen Mir'sThompson crushing KO nets himclaims $50,000 with Jake Ellenberger stoppage|publisher=mmajunkiemmafighting.com|author=StaffLuke Thomas|date=2015-07-1613|accessdateaccess-date=20152018-0708-1605}}</ref>
*'''Fight of the Night:''' None awarded
*'''Performance of the Night: Stephen Thompson''', ''' Jorge Masvidal''', '''Josh Samman''' and '''Kamaru Usman'''
 
==Reported payout==
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]]. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.<ref name="payouts">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/07/tuf-21-finale-salaries-jorge-masvidal-earns-event-high-102000-payday|title=TUF 21 Finale salaries: Jorge Masvidal earns event-high $102,000 payday|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2015-07-13|accessdateaccess-date=2015-07-13|author=Staff}}</ref>
* '''Stephen Thompson:''' $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Jake Ellenberger: $73,000
* '''Kamaru Usman:''' $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Hayder Hassan: $10,000
* '''Michael Graves:''' $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Vicente Luque: $10,000
* '''Jorge Masvidal:''' $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus) def. Cezar Ferreira: $20,000
* '''Michelle Waterson:''' $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Angela MaganaMagaña: $10,000
* '''Maximo Blanco:''' $41,400 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Mike De La Torre: $17,600 ^
* '''Josh Samman:''' $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Caio Magalhães: $20,000
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