Court McGee went from second-to-last pick to “Ultimate Fighter†winner with a second-round rear-naked choke over Kris McCray at “The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale†on Saturday at the Pearl inside The Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas.
McGee, who’d been eliminated during the series’ quarterfinals only to be resurrected by UFC President Dana White as a replacement for an injured Rich Attonito, found himself in McCray’s clinch early. He tripped the Lloyd Irvin student and kept him grounded with two additional follow-up takedowns and a brief stint in full mount to earn the first round.
“The shot was open, and I took it,†McGee said. “Sometimes you just feel it when you’re in the cage, and I felt it.â€
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