Frankie Edgar (17-4-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) added B.J. Penn ‘s (16-10-2 MMA, 12-9-2 UFC) name to his win column one final time on Sunday night with a third-round stoppage of “The Prodigy” at the TUF 19 Finale from Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. “The Answer” had been out of action for one year, but he looked as if he didn’t miss a beat as he battered Penn from pillar to post before forcing referee Herb Dean to stop the fight due to strikes in the third round. While the main event understandably stole the show, it was actually the two finales from “The Ultimate Fighter 19″ that entered the record books with historically quick finishes. For more on that, plus several other facts and figures to come out of the event, here are post-fight facts about the TUF 19 Finale. GENERAL Leandro Issa earned $100,000 in TUF 19 Finale fight-night bonuses .
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TUF 19 Finale post-fight facts: ‘TUF’ finals end in record speed – MMA Junkie