Mike Trizano appeared ready to do work in the final round of The Ultimate Fighter 27 lightweight final. Joe Giannetti didn’t, and put on a bizarre display over the fight’s final five minutes.
And that made the difference on Friday night at the Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas. Trizano took a split decision in a bizarre bout and won a split decision, taking the better side of two out of three 29-28 scores, to win the tournament and UFC contract at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale.
Giannetti, a Team Cormier fighter out of Boston’s south suburbs, had his best round in the first.