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Dana White: Jim Miller Still Ahead of Clay Guida Despite Win Over Anthony Pettis

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsClay Guida defeated former No. 1 contender Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision at Saturday’s TUF 13 Finale, but according to UFC president Dana White, the dominant win didn’t help “The Carpenter” secure a li…

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Clay Guida defeated former No. 1 contender Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision at Saturday’s TUF 13 Finale, but according to UFC president Dana White, the dominant win didn’t help “The Carpenter” secure a lightweight title shot.

White told MMA Fighting on Saturday that Jim Miller “is still ahead of [Guida]” in the organization’s lightweight rankings despite Guida’s win on Saturday night.

Miller (20-2) has won his last seven fights in a row. He is scheduled to meet Ben Henderson at UFC on Versus 5 on Aug. 14 in Milwaukee.

Current lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was scheduled to defend his title against Gray Maynard at last week’s UFC 130, but injuries suffered by both fighters forced the bout to be canceled. It has yet to be rescheduled, but White said last week that he hopes to rebook it in the fall.

Miller’s only two losses have come against Maynard and Edgar. The AMA Fight Club member lost to Maynard at UFC 96 in March 2009 and dropped a unanimous decision to Edgar at Reality Fighting 14 in November 2006.

 

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The Ultimate Fighter 13 Results: Reuben Duran vs. Francisco Rivera, Rd. 1

Both men spend a few seconds bouncing around and trying to find their rhythms until Reuben “The Future” Duran shoots for a takedown. It doesn’t look like he’s got it, but Francisco “Cisco” Rivera obliges while locking in an arm-in guillotin…

Both men spend a few seconds bouncing around and trying to find their rhythms until Reuben “The Future” Duran shoots for a takedown. It doesn’t look like he’s got it, but Francisco “Cisco” Rivera obliges while locking in an arm-in guillotine. Duran’s in trouble because that baby is deep and it’s early so neither competitor is slippery with sweat.

After a few breathless seconds for Reuben and his camp, he manages to extricate his head and we’re back on the feet.

A few inconsequential exchanges culminate in another guillotine attempt by Rivera. This one is also deep, but it’s standing so Duran doesn’t have as much trouble freeing himself from this one.

Now, they’re both standing in the pocket trading shots with both men landing their fair share.

The Future has had enough of that so he scores another takedown and soon is seeking a guillotine of his own, but Cisco isn’t having any of it and ends up in Duran’s guard, at his liberty to rain elbows onto his opponent.

Pretty good pace to the first round, call it 10-9 for Duran.

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale: Results, Live Reactions from Palms Casino Resort

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale doesn’t have much buzz surrounding it because its centerpiece—the culminating bout between coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior “Cigano” dos Santos—had to be scrapped due to Lesnar’s ongoing struggle with diverticu…

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale doesn’t have much buzz surrounding it because its centerpiece—the culminating bout between coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior “Cigano” dos Santos—had to be scrapped due to Lesnar’s ongoing struggle with diverticulitis.

Additionally, the marquee non-castmate bout between Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and Clay “The Carpenter” Guida has caught the casual mixed martial arts fanbase sleeping.

Guida’s a known commodity and a fan favorite, but Showtime isn’t as familiar to the masses due to his time in the purgatory of the WEC. Of course, that Matrix kick of the fence against Ben “Smooth” Henderson increased his radar profile substantially.

But it’s still not quite large enough to carry a card, even a smaller one like the TUF finale.

Don’t expect that to be the case for long—Showtime is the real deal and, if he can turn back Guida, expect him to immediately insert himself into the discussion for top contenders at 155 pounds.

And don’t forget about the battle for the contract.

Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson and Ramsey Nijem were the best and most well-rounded warriors throughout Season 13. What’s more, Ferguson caused a bit of bad blood in the house with his drunken verbal attack on Charlie Rader.

In other words, we’ve got two supreme athletes with a guaranteed spot in the UFC and a grudge on the line.

Should be good so stick with Bleacher Report as we bring the action, live from the Palms Casino Resort.

 

 

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The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale: The Top 10 TUF Finale Submissions Ever

TUF 13 Finale: A Look Back at the 10 Best Submissions Bleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:Today we get to see the 13th Ultimate Fighter Finale. The finales serve as a final showcase for the fighters competing in The Ultimate Fighter and are a tremen…

TUF 13 Finale: A Look Back at the 10 Best Submissions

Bleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:

Today we get to see the 13th Ultimate Fighter Finale. The finales serve as a final showcase for the fighters competing in The Ultimate Fighter and are a tremendous series of free UFC events in general.

Not only do we get to see some of the top contestants from the reality show prove their mettle, the UFC also treats us to some high-profile matchups between some of their biggest stars.

Ever since the first season we have been treated to some awesome action and we expect to see some more tonight.

Nothing tops great action off quite like a brilliant finish.

For this article, we will be taking a look at the top 10 submission finishes in Ultimate Fighter Finale history.

Are there any of your favorites that you think should have made the cut? Let me know!;

The Ultimate FIghter 13: Odds for the Full Fight Card

TUF 13 Finale: Odds for the Full Fight Card:Spike TV Card:Ramsey Nijem (-115) vs. Tony Ferguson (-115) Anthony Pettis (-210) vs. Clay Guida (+165)Ed Herman (-120) vs. Tim Credeur (-110)Kyle Kingsbury (-200) vs. Fabio Maldonado (+160)Chuck O’Neil…

TUF 13 Finale: Odds for the Full Fight Card:

Spike TV Card:

Ramsey Nijem (-115) vs. Tony Ferguson (-115) 

Anthony Pettis (-210) vs. Clay Guida (+165)

Ed Herman (-120) vs. Tim Credeur (-110)

Kyle Kingsbury (-200) vs. Fabio Maldonado (+160)

Chuck O’Neil (-190) vs. Chris Cope (+155)

UFC Facebook Stream Card:

Jeremy Stephens (-350) vs. Danny Downes (+250)

Josh Grispi (-450) vs. George Roop (+325)

Shamar Bailey (-350) vs. Ryan McGillivray (+250)

Justin Edwards (-210) vs. Clay Harvison (+165)

Scott Jorgensen (-550) vs. Ken Stone (+375)

Reuben Duran (-230) vs. Francisco Rivera (+180)

The Ultimate FIghter Season 13 Finale: Weigh-in Results

TUF Season 13: Weigh-in Results for the Entire Fight Card:Spike TV Card:Ramsey Nijem (170) vs. Tony Ferguson (169) Anthony Pettis (155) vs. Clay Guida (155) Tim Credeur (185) vs. Ed Herman (186)Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203)Ch…

TUF Season 13: Weigh-in Results for the Entire Fight Card:

Spike TV Card:

Ramsey Nijem (170) vs. Tony Ferguson (169) 

Anthony Pettis (155) vs. Clay Guida (155)

 Tim Credeur (185) vs. Ed Herman (186)

Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203)

Chuck O’Neil (170) vs. Chris Cope (170)

UFC Facebook Stream Card:

Jeremy Stephens (156) vs. Danny Downes (155)

Josh Grispi (145) vs. George Roop (146)

Ryan McGillivray (169) vs. Shamar Bailey (171)

Clay Harvison (171) vs. Justin Edwards (170)

Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Ken Stone (136)

Francisco Rivera (136) vs. Reuben Duran (136)