Yesterday's Finals at the UFC FAN Expo!

Highlights from the final day of Competition at the UFC FAN Expo.

The first event of day 2 at the UFC Expo brings Fat-bar deadlifts, Sit-ups, Push-ups and Sprints.

Fatbar Deadlift is just that, a thicker barbell, however the CrossFit all-stars did not seem to stuggle with this modified lift.  The athletes went through another chipper style event, consisting of 10 Fatbar Deadlifts, followed immediately by a sprint, straight into 30 situps, another sprint, 30 hand release push-ups, and a final sprint.  Similar to Event 3, one athlete works at a time, completing each couplet before tagging their teammate.  

The announcement was also made that the field would be narrowed down to 10 pairs of women and 15 pairs of men starting with Event 5.

Men

Once again, the event came down to seconds.  However, Chris Spealler and Matt Chan took their second win of the weekend with a time of 2:48.  Josh Bridges and Mikko Salo took a close second, finishing in 2:54.  

As a sprint workout, the transition time between exercises was crucial.  Spealler and Chan demonstrated this speedy transition and teamwork.  

 

MEN Event 4 Results:

Names	Score	Points	Place
Chan / Spealler	0:02:48	100	1
Bridges / Salo	0:02:54	95	2
Frausto / Kniep	0:03:06	90	3
Zachary / Lewis	0:03:09	85	4
Hackenbruck / MacDonald	0:03:11	80	5 (T)
Lipson / Barto	0:03:11	80	5 (T)
Froning / Hunsucker	0:03:11	80	5 (T)
Parker / Winans	0:03:19	71	8 (T)
Spencer / Malleollo	0:03:19	71	8 (T)
Ward / Wells	0:03:20	67	10
Kucish / Warshaw	0:03:22	65	11
Tsekouras / Rabourn	0:03:23	63	12
Cox / Bosco	0:03:24	61	13
Riley / Salinas	0:03:25	59	14
Tyner / Pena	0:03:27	57	15 (T)
Frantz / Prenett	0:03:27	57	15 (T)
Edwards / Deases	0:03:28	53	17
Smith / Gillen	0:03:29	51	18 (T)
Mitchell / Diaz, Bryan	0:03:29	51	18 (T)
Villarreal / Garza	0:03:30	47	20
Scott / Heiman	0:03:31	45	21
Forsyth / Parker	0:03:32	43	22 (T)
Stevens / Hurd	0:03:32	43	22 (T)
Sun Chee Fore / Sun Chee Fore	0:03:34	39	24
Martriano / Crofford	0:03:37	37	25 (T)
Norris / Ladd	0:03:37	37	25 (T)
Thomas / Hayden	0:03:40	33	27
Kerins / Diaz, Esteban	0:03:41	31	28
Swancey / Alabed	0:03:47	29	29
Harris / Crosswhite	0:03:50	27	30 (T)
Claiborne / Brown	0:03:50	27	30 (T)
Newton / Trojanowski	0:03:52	25	32
Fudge / Pound	0:03:53	24	33
Becker / Cantin	0:03:56	23	34 (T)
Gilson / Montoya	0:03:56	23	34 (T)
Aftosmis / Spicer	0:03:59	21	36
Simmons / Jeansonne	0:04:06	20	37
Gafford / Ruiz	0:04:08	19	38
Rodrigue / Gerety	0:04:10	18	39
Reyes / Bazan	0:04:14	17	40
Quattlebaum / Manasco	0:04:17	16	41
Gardner / Roberts	0:04:22	15	42
Toney / Sutton	0:04:30	14	43
Johnson / Montoya, Kevin	0:04:31	13	44
Helm / Armitage	0:04:50	12	45

Women

This was quite the race.  The top five teams finished within a mere ten seconds of each other.  

The heavy fatbar deadlifts proved to be difficult for many of the female pairs, however, not for Annie Thorisdottir and partner Jessica Denny, who sped through the 205lb deadlifts.

Although Denny struggled a bit with the hand release push ups, Thorisdottir and Denny took the victory over the previously undefeated duo of Kris Clever and Katie Hogan.  Finishing just one second ahead of Clever and Hogan, Thorisdottir and Denny finished in 3:22.  

Stacie Tovar and Libby Dibiase tied for third with team Katie Mitchell and Chely Galvan, finishing the event in 3:26.   

Muscle-ups and Barbells

Event 6 at the UFC Fan Expo requires athletes to get on top of the bar and then under the barbell.

The fifth event of the competition involved two separate AMRAP’s.  For the first part of the event, each athlete was given 90 seconds to complete as many reps as possible of bar muscle-ups.  After one minute of rest each athlete then has 90 seconds to complete as many shoulder to overheads at 185lbs for men and 135lbs for women.

Men

With a total of only three minutes of work each, these athletes had to fight for every last rep.  

Rich Froning dominated this event, completing 26 bar muscle-ups and 35 shoulder to overhead.  However, Froning and Hunsucker were not enough to beat Spealler and Chan. 

Once again, Chris Spealler showed his impeccable technique with both the bar muscle-up and the shoulder to overhead, despite being 35lbs over his body weight.  But it was his partner, Matt Chan that lead them to victory on this win, after completing 32 shoulder to overhead reps.

Women

Both Kristen Clever and Annie Thorisdottir utilized a high kick kip on their bar muscle-ups, which proved to be successful.  With an obvious gymnastics background, Thorisdottir seemed to effortlessly complete 18 bar muscle-ups, more than any other female competitor.  

The fight came down to the shoulder to overhead portion of this event.  Clever, Hogan, Voigt, and Thorisdottir all moved the 135lb barbell with speed.  But it was the Clever/Hogan combo that took another victory, with a total of 79 reps.

Holding on to the Finish

The sixth and final event at the UFC Fan Expo

he sixth and final event of the UFC Fan Expo was another unique workout, proving once again that athletes must be prepared for the unknown and unknowable. This event was split into four segments.  

In the first segment, each male team completed 75 ring dips, the female teams 50. While one male partner was completing ring dips the other was required to hold the chest to bar position. 

Next, each team had to complete a total of 20 squat snatches (155/95lbs), 10 each, alternating each rep.

In the third segment, each team had to row a total of 1500 meters. Each athlete was only allowed to row while their partner was holding a barbell at the top of the deadlift position (225/185lbs). If the bar is put down, the rowing had to stop.  

Lastly, each partner lunged 65 feet to the finish line, one after the other, men carrying 65lb dumbbells, women carrying 45lb dumbbells.  

Men

Mikko Salo and Josh Bridges pulled away early in the ring dips. They were the first team to grab their barbell for the second segment and held on to their lead during the race through the squat snatches to hit the rower first. Josh impressed the crowds by holding the top of the 225lb deadlift for over one mintue while Mikko was able to maintain a row split of 1:39 for the majority of his row. Mikko and Josh truly held on all the way to the finish, as they maintained their lead and completed the weighted lunges unbroken.  

Overall, Mikko and Josh took two first place finishes, but it was not enough for the top spot on the podium. Chris Spealler and Matt Chan were victorious, winning three of the sixth events and placing 2nd in three events. Pound for pound Chris’s speed and power paired with Matt’s beastly strength created an unbeatable combination.  

Austin Malleolo and Spencer Hendel ended the weekend with a third place overall finish, showing great strength, but were consistently outmatched by Mikko, Josh, Chris, and Matt.

Women

This final event took a lot of mental strength and solid communication. Once again, the girls of Valley CrossFit dominated. The top women’s team became clear after day one; Kristan Clever and Katie Hogan won all three of Friday’s events, ending the weekend with a total of 5 first place finishes, and 1 second place finish.  Going into the 6th event, Kris and Katie had a huge lead, but showed no mercy as they won the event by almost an entire minute.   

The second place spot was claimed by the team of Lindsey Smith and Becca Voigt, while the relatively unknown combo of Katie Mitchell and Chely Galvan made a strong showing that landed them in the third place spot.

Despite winning the fourth event, Annie Thorsdottir's crushing performances were not enough to carry the inconsistencies of her partner Jessica Denny, leaving the pair in fourth overall.

Men Event 6 Results:

Names	Score	Points	Place
Bridges / Salo	0:09:56	100	1
Chan / Spealler	0:10:34	95	2
Spencer / Malleollo	0:11:05	90	3
Froning / Hunsucker	0:11:52	85	4
Zachary / Lewis	0:13:18	80	5
Frausto / Kniep	0:15:04	75	6
Sun Chee Fore / Sun Chee Fore	0:16:27	73	7
Norris / Ladd	0:17:23	71	8
Scott / Heiman	0:17:55	69	9
Ward / Wells	0:19:38	67	10
Lipson / Barto	0:20:21	65	11
Mitchell / Diaz, Bryan	0:20:51	63	12
Helm / Armitage	0:30:00	0	13 (T)
Tsekouras / Rabourn	0:30:00	0	13 (T)
Hackenbruck / MacDonald	0:30:00	0	13 (T)

Mens Overall Result:

Place	Names	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	Total
1	Chan / Spealler	95	95	100	100	100	95	585
2	Bridges / Salo	100	90	95	95	90	100	570
3	Spencer / Malleollo	85	100	85	71	90	90	521
4	Froning / Hunsucker	90	73	73	80	95	85	496
5	Zachary / Lewis	75	75	80	85	75	80	470
6	Frausto / Kniep	73	80	75	90	71	75	464
7	Lipson / Barto	71	71	90	80	80	65	457
8	Ward / Wells	67	67	71	67	69	67	408
9	Scott / Heiman	61	65	69	45	61	69	370
10	Norris / Ladd	63	65	67	37	65	71	368
11	Hackenbruck / MacDonald	80	85	53	80	67	0	365
12	Mitchell / Diaz, Bryan	57	55	67	51	63	63	356
13	Sun Chee Fore / Sun Chee Fore	59	59	43	39	73	73	346
14	Helm / Armitage	69	65	63	12	59	0	268
15	Tsekouras / Rabourn	43	39	59	63	57	0	261
16	Villarreal / Garza	49	53	47	47	0	0	196
17	Riley / Salinas	65	22	49	59	0	0	195
18	Martriano / Crofford	31	69	57	37	0	0	194
19	Thomas / Hayden	55	47	55	33	0	0	190
20	Edwards / Deases	53	43	39	53	0	0	188
21	Parker / Winans	41	49	27	71	0	0	188
22	Frantz / Prenett	25	59	35	57	0	0	176
23	Cox / Bosco	24	33	37	61	0	0	155
24	Smith / Gillen	39	29	33	51	0	0	152
25	Fudge / Pound	47	13	61	24	0	0	145
26	Kucish / Warshaw	37	24	15	65	0	0	141
27	Stevens / Hurd	23	39	22	43	0	0	127
28	Kerins / Diaz, Esteban	22	51	23	31	0	0	127
29	Newton / Trojanowski	26	29	45	25	0	0	125
30	Rodrigue / Gerety	33	21	53	18	0	0	125
31	Gilson / Montoya	35	43	22	23	0	0	123
32	Forsyth / Parker	14	35	29	43	0	0	121
33	Reyes / Bazan	51	23	26	17	0	0	117
34	Aftosmis / Spicer	17	47	20	21	0	0	105
35	Swancey / Alabed	21	31	24	29	0	0	105
36	Tyner / Pena	12	17	18	57	0	0	104
37	Simmons / Jeansonne	20	15	41	20	0	0	96
38	Gafford / Ruiz	45	12	16	19	0	0	92
39	Becker / Cantin	27	26	13	23	0	0	89
40	Gardner / Roberts	29	14	31	15	0	0	89
41	Claiborne / Brown	19	20	17	27	0	0	83
42	Toney / Sutton	18	25	25	14	0	0	82
43	Harris / Crosswhite	16	19	14	27	0	0	76
44	Johnson / Montoya, Kevin	13	18	19	13	0	0	63
45	Quattlebaum / Manasco	15	17	0	16	0	0	48

Women Event 6 Result:

Names	Score	Points	Place
Hogan / Clever	0:10:59	100	1
Smith / Voigt	0:11:44	95	2
Denny / Thorisdottir	0:12:06	90	3
Mitchell / Galvan	0:12:12	85	4
Dibiase / Tovar	0:13:27	80	5
Shin / Russell	0:17:03	75	6
Tannery / Black	0:18:27	73	7
Buchholz / Anderson	0:19:38	71	8
Kahrs / McNamara	0:21:06	69	9
Crismon / Gerety	0:27:14	67	10

Womens Overall Result:

Place	Names	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	Total
1	Hogan / Clever	100	100	100	95	100	100	595
2	Smith / Voigt	95	85	95	73	90	95	533
3	Mitchell / Galvan	90	95	71	90	85	85	516
4	Denny / Thorisdottir	75	90	65	100	95	90	515
5	Dibiase / Tovar	80	73	80	90	80	80	483
6	Tannery / Black	73	80	85	75	67	73	453
7	Shin / Russell	85	73	67	80	69	75	449
8	Crismon / Gerety	65	69	90	71	73	67	435
9	Kahrs / McNamara	67	75	69	69	80	69	429
10	Buchholz / Anderson	71	67	73	67	71	71	420
11	Thornell / Dunaway	69	65	75	65	0	0	274
12	King / Hoffman	61	61	63	63	0	0	248
13	Meadows / Salemme	63	63	61	0	0	0	187