Jake Ellenberger sports 13 first-round finishes on his resume. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Jake Ellenberger was within earshot of a crack at Ultimate Fighting Championship gold a little more than two years ago. Times have changed.
Ellenberger will get back behind the wheel when he takes on Stephen Thompson in “The Ultimate Fighter 21” Finale main event on Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The 30-year-old Nebraskan halted a three-fight losing streak at UFC 184, where he followed consecutive defeats to Rory MacDonald, Robbie Lawler and Kelvin Gastelum with a second-round north-south choke submission that left Josh Koscheck foaming at the mouth.