It’s getting to the point where fights will need to go more than three rounds to determine a clear winner. There have been many recent instances where fans have wished a fight had been five rounds instead of three.Not only would it result in more finis…
It’s getting to the point where fights will need to go more than three rounds to determine a clear winner. There have been many recent instances where fans have wished a fight had been five rounds instead of three.
Not only would it result in more finishes, it would also be an intriguing challenge for each fighter to fight harder when the fight gets deep in the fourth and fifth rounds, and their are many who do this already but rarely get to show it because they aren’t fighting for a title.
These are 10 non-champions who would benefit most from five-round fights.
Filed under: UFC, NewsLAS VEGAS – In what is always a more intimate weigh-ins affair than pay-per-view extravaganzas, all fighters made weight Friday for their fights at “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 Finale card at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Veg…
LAS VEGAS – In what is always a more intimate weigh-ins affair than pay-per-view extravaganzas, all fighters made weight Friday for their fights at “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 Finale card at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Main event fighters Ramsey Nijem and Tony Ferguson came in at 170 and 169 pounds, respectively. The two reached the finals of the current Season 13 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality competition, which taped earlier this spring. The episode showing their semifinal victories aired Wednesday.
And in an important bout for the UFC’s lightweight division, Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis each hit 155 pounds on the button. Pettis was the WEC’s last lightweight champion and was to get a shot at the UFC title after champion Frankie Edgar’s bout with Gray Maynard at UFC 125 in January. When that fight ended in a draw and a rematch was ordered, Pettis asked for Guida, who has won three straight – all by submission. Ed Herman and Tim Credeur return to the UFC following absences of nearly two years each due to injuries and illnesses. Herman, a TUF 3 cast member, has not fought since a UFC 102 loss in August 2009 to Aaron Simpson, in which he suffered a serious knee injury. Credeur has been on the shelf since a loss to Nate Quarry at Fight Night 19 in September 2009. Despite several booked fights since then, a foot injury and a scare following a routine brain scan has kept him out of action. Herman weighed 186; Credeur was 185.
TUF 13 cast member Chris Cope arrived to the stage to a mixed response from the several hundred fans in attendance. This season’s storylines saw him cast as one of the early villains, for lack of a better term, in the house. The trademark “Wooooo!” that he let out each morning, which set housemate Shamar Bailey off leading up to their quarterfinal fight, was on display when he took the stage. And his opponent, fellow TUF 13 contestant Chuck O’Neil, let out a playful “Wooooo!” of his own. The two smiled through their faceoff.
Down the card, in Saturday’s second preliminary card fight, Scott Jorgensen, just one fight removed from his co-main event bantamweight title fight against Dominick Cruz in December, hit 135 for his fight against American Top Team product Ken Stone, who was 136.
Complete weigh-in results are below.
Main Card
Ramsey Nijem (170) vs. Tony Ferguson (169)
Clay Guida (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
Ed Herman (186) vs. Tim Credeur (185)
Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203)
Chris Cope (170) vs. Chuck O’Neil (170) Preliminary Card
Jeremy Stephens (156) vs. Danny Downes (155)
Josh Grispi (145) vs. George Roop (146)
Shamar Bailey (171) vs. Ryan McGillivray (169)
Clay Harvison (171) vs. Justin Edwards (170)
Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Ken Stone (136)
Reuben Duran (136) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)
Power Ranking the Top 50 Fighters in the History of The Ultimate FighterBleacher Report’s Sean Smith:The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) has produced multiple champions and several more legitimate contenders in its 13 seasons of existence. Whether its po…
Power Ranking the Top 50 Fighters in the History of The Ultimate Fighter
Bleacher Report’s Sean Smith:
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) has produced multiple champions and several more legitimate contenders in its 13 seasons of existence. Whether its popularity is waning or not, the series has to be considered a success at this point.
With Season 13 coming to an end on Saturday, a new group of TUF alumni will join the ranks of the welterweight division. It is unlikely that this season will produce the amount of talent that early seasons did, but you can be sure that at least one fighter will emerge from Brock Lesnar‘s or Junior Dos Santos’ teams to become successful in the UFC.
With that in mind, here are the 50 best fighters to ever appear on TUF.
The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale: A Look Back at Clay GuidaBleacher Report’s Danny Acosta:After 13 bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Clay Guida’s nickname “The Carpenter” is more about his ability to outwork opponents in the Oct…
The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale: A Look Back at Clay Guida
Bleacher Report’s Danny Acosta:
After 13 bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Clay Guida’s nickname “The Carpenter” is more about his ability to outwork opponents in the Octagon than his job title prior to prizefighter. Posting an 8-5 record since arriving in the UFC in October 2006 (28-11 overall), the reputation Guida builds with each performance is one of a can’t miss fighter addicted to a feverish pace.
The 29-year-old lightweight vies for a title shot this Saturday night in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale at The Pearl at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. Guida enters the bout a slight underdog looking to give the final WEC Lightweight Champion, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, a fight the Chicagoan promises will be one to be remembered. That statement says everything audiences need to know about this fight: it’s two lightweights finding their prime ready to assert themselves in the most contender-rich division in mixed martial arts.
Here are five losses that defined Clay Guida leading up to his clash with Duke Roufus’ champion protégé.
TUF Season 13 Finale: Ranking the top 5 TUF Finale FIghts Bleacher Report’s Vince Carey:Fans have been talking about the match up between Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis since the day it was announced, saying it has the potential to be another Fight of …
TUF Season 13 Finale: Ranking the top 5 TUF Finale FIghts
Bleacher Report’s Vince Carey:
Fans have been talking about the match up between Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis since the day it was announced, saying it has the potential to be another Fight of the Year to take place at an Ultimate Fighter Finale.
The event that follows every season of the reality show has had some of the best fights in UFC history take place there and hopefully another classic can be added to this list after Saturday night.
Say what you will about The Ultimate Fighter (not like you need an invitation), but the finale shows tend to be pretty damn fun. This season, we actually have two fairly solid finalists, a dynamite co-main in Pettis-Guida, plus a handful of other matchups calibrated for striking showdowns and crowd amazement.
Here’s a quick and dirty rundown of the fights scheduled for this weekend, with a few of those fancy moving pictures that you like so much. Who ya got?
Ramsey Nijem
VS
Tony Ferguson
Well, either this fight is the one you’ve been waiting for, or you’re just wondering what these two nobodies are doing on your UFC card. Tune in to find out which guy gets a contract with the UFC. (Spoiler Alert: It’ll be both of them.)
Dammit, who are all you guys again?
Say what you will about The Ultimate Fighter (not like you need an invitation), but the finale shows tend to be pretty damn fun. This season, we actually have two fairly solid finalists, a dynamite co-main in Pettis-Guida, plus a handful of other matchups calibrated for striking showdowns and crowd amazement.
Here’s a quick and dirty rundown of the fights scheduled for this weekend, with a few of those fancy moving pictures that you like so much. Who ya got?
Ramsey Nijem
VS
Tony Ferguson
Well, either this fight is the one you’ve been waiting for, or you’re just wondering what these two nobodies are doing on your UFC card. Tune in to find out which guy gets a contract with the UFC. (Spoiler Alert: It’ll be both of them.)
Anthony Pettis
VS
Clay Guida
If you aren’t looking forward to this fight, you just go ahead and get the hell out of our website. Neither dude is capable of being in a boring fight. Guida is confident that he’ll handle Pettis; meanwhile we’ve gotten reports that Showtime is practicing something called a “Shaolin-McTwist bicycle kick.” Now, maybe we made that up, but maybe not.
Fabio Maldonado
VS
Kyle Kingsbury
Maldonado (18-3) made his UFC debut in October last year, when the Brazilian boxer TKO’d James McSweeney in his hometown. Maldonado has hands of stone and a chin to match – he’ll want to sleepify Kingsbury standing. Kingsbury (10-2) has been tearing up the undercard scene ever since he lost to Tom Lawlor in the TUF 8 finals, plus he’s been getting some high-tech training. This one has flown under the radar, but it should be a good scrap. We got Kingsbu.
Ed Herman
vs
Tim Credeur
It’s been almost two years (and two surgeries) since Ed Herman’s injury TKO loss to Aaron Simpson. Of course, Short Fuse (19-7) is coming back better than ever — they all say that. His opponent will be Tim Credeur (12-3), who is taking a step up in competition after nearly two years away from the cage himself. We’re leaning toward Herman here, but after that long away from the cage, it comes down to who knocks off the ring rust better.
Chris Cope
VS
Chuck O’Neil
The two guys who lost in the semis will mix it up for third place, presumably for a smaller etched-glass thingie and a nice TapouT watch.
Danny Downes (8-1) v Jeremy Stephens (19-6)
Danny Boy Downes steps in on short notice to replace Jonathan Brookins for his UFC debut after going 2-1 in the WEC. He’ll look to match firepower with Jeremy Stephens in a knockout race, which we are totally fine with. Why yes, we would like some popcorn. Thank you.
George Roop (11-7) vs Josh Grispi (14-2)
George Roop has lost to the cream of the crop at 145 and 155, including Eddie Wineland, George Sotiropoulos, and Mark Hominick, so try not to focus on the numbers too much. On the other hand, his opponent is 22 year old Josh Grispi, who was in line for a shot at Jose Aldo before losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 125. Expect Grispi to return to form Saturday night and finish the fight in the first round.
Scott Jorgensen (11-4) v Ken Stone (9-2)
Damn, Ken Stone gets Slampaged at the last-ever WEC show, and his return fight is Scott Jorgensen? That just doesn’t seem right. Jorgensen is going to make an impression in his UFC debut, especially after that frustrating loss to Dominick Cruz. We’re looking for Jorgensen to score a submission win over Keith Stone’s little bro.
Clay Harvison (6-1) vs Justin Edwards (6-0)
Justin Edwards didn’t last long in TUF, suffering a KO loss to Tony Ferguson in the first round of fights. That’s the risk you run when you’re an offense-first kind of guy. Edwards has never been to a decision, and a fight with Clay Harvison is likely to be the first. Expect a brawl … and a knockout. We’re thinking Harvison, if only because he seems to have a better chin.
Shamar Bailey (13-6) vs Ryan McGillivray (11-4)
McGillivray is the guy that Mike Russel referred to as “the Canadian guy”, while Shamar Bailey has a vanity website. The Canadian guy lost to finalist Tony Ferguson in the quarterfinal round, while Sham-Wow got sniped off by Chris Cope. If one of them pulls of a spectacular finish, you can expect to see him around. Otherwise, expect them to pick up some wins in the minors before getting an invite back.
Francisco Rivera (5-1) v Reuben Duran (7-3-1)
Both coming off losses in their debut fights under the Zuffa banner, Rivera and Duran both need to impress some people if they want to stay on at the big show.
LAS VEGAS – In what is always a more intimate weigh-ins affair than pay-per-view extravaganzas, all fighters made weight Friday for their fights at “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 Finale card at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
