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Hey, This TUF 13 Finale Looks Pretty Good

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.)

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.

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George Roop Uses Neck Beard & Call Girls to Prep For Josh Grispi (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Our host, Steve Cofield has a little fun cozying up to George Roop in his hotel bed and talks a do or die performance against Josh Grispi this weekend at the TUF 13 Finale as.

Our host, Steve Cofield has a little fun cozying up to George Roop in his hotel bed and talks a do or die performance against Josh Grispi this weekend at the TUF 13 Finale as his future in the UFC may depend on a win. Showing his lighter side, Roop tells shows us that the only chicks you can pick up in Vegas with a neck beard are the kind you gotta pay for. Watch the exclusive video below:

Watch George Roop Talks Neck Beard, Facing Josh Grispi & Call Girls on RawVegas.tv

George Roop vs. Josh Grispi on Tap for TUF 13 Finale

UFC Featherweights, George Roop and Josh Grispi are both determined to put their recent losses behind them by battling each other June 4th at the TUF 13 Finale.
Grispi suffered a stunning loss to virtually unknown, Dustin Poirier who took their UFC 125 fight on short notice when Grispi’s slated title-fight against champion, Jose Aldo was scrapped […]

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UFC Featherweights, George Roop and Josh Grispi are both determined to put their recent losses behind them by battling each other June 4th at the TUF 13 Finale.

Grispi suffered a stunning loss to virtually unknown, Dustin Poirier who took their UFC 125 fight on short notice when Grispi’s slated title-fight against champion, Jose Aldo was scrapped due to a neck disk injury incurred by Aldo. Many expected Grispi who was 4-0 in the WEC to walk through Poirier and were shocked when Grispi was manhandled for 3 rounds and dropped a Unanimous Decision to Poirier who had been 1-1 in the WEC. Now Poirier is on the fast-track as a contender to beat in the Featherweight division and Grispi is likely a few fights away from getting back into title-shot contention.

Meanwhile, George Roop who faced Mark Hominick back in January at UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 and was looking to ruin plans for a UFC 129 co-headlining event of Hominick vs. Aldo was devastated when his fight against Hominick was stopped due to TKO punches in the first round. Roop had been on an impressive streak of his own with a Fight of the Night match against brawler, Leonard Garcia that ended in a Draw and a subsequent KO victory over Chan Sung Jung.

Now both Roop and Grispi find themselves hungrily in the middle of the pack of UFC Featherweights as former Lightweights Tyson Griffin and Kenny Florian move into their division and this is no one’s fight to lose.

UFC Fight for the Troops 2 Live Blog: Mark Hominick vs. George Roop Updates

Filed under: UFCThis is the UFC live blog for Mark Hominick vs. George Roop, a featherweight bout on tonight’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event in Fort Hood, Texas.

UFC president Dana White has said a win for Hominick (19-8) here would earn the Canadi…

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This is the UFC live blog for Mark Hominick vs. George Roop, a featherweight bout on tonight’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event in Fort Hood, Texas.

UFC president Dana White has said a win for Hominick (19-8) here would earn the Canadian a title shot against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.

The live blog is below.

Mark Hominick Whips George Roop, Earns Shot at Jose Aldo

Filed under: UFCMark Hominick earned a shot at the UFC featherweight title with a win over George Roop at Saturday’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2, putting on a very impressive striking display and establishing himself as the No. 1 contender to the 145-po…

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Mark Hominick earned a shot at the UFC featherweight title with a win over George Roop at Saturday’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2, putting on a very impressive striking display and establishing himself as the No. 1 contender to the 145-pound king, Jose Aldo.

Hominick leveled Roop with a big right hand to the chin within the first minute of the first round, and although Roop quickly got back up, he appeared off balance and not all there. Hominick kept battering away at Roop’s head and knocking him down repeatedly, and it wasn’t long before the referee stepped in to stop the fight, giving Hominick a TKO victory at 1:28 of the first round.

George Roop: Back at Home, and Moving Forward

Filed under: UFCFORT HOOD, Texas – George Roop knows the meaning of “home sweet home.”

After living and training for a year in Las Vegas, the UFC featherweight moved back to his native Tucson, Ariz., last year not long before his fight against Chan S…

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FORT HOOD, Texas – George Roop knows the meaning of “home sweet home.”

After living and training for a year in Las Vegas, the UFC featherweight moved back to his native Tucson, Ariz., last year not long before his fight against Chan Sung Jung – a fight that got the MMA world’s attention, big time, thanks to his Knockout of the Year-candidate kick to the Korean Zombie’s head.

In October 2009, Roop had to endure the death of one of his three children – his 7-year-old son Julian, who had battled seizures practically since birth. He fought a month later, earning his way into the WEC after the UFC cut him loose earlier in the year.