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TUF 17 Finale: Didn’t the UFC Learn Its Lesson from UFC 151?

Grant this past weekend’s UFC on Fuel TV 9 card a mulligan, since it lost Alexander Gustafsson on fight week. However, look at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale card and ask yourself if the UFC learned anything from UFC 151.Yes, the card will still go on …

Yes, the card will still go on as planned, with Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen headlining. Yes, Miesha Tate will still fight undefeated Cat Zingano in the first non-title women’s bout in UFC history, and, of course, we will see the likes of Travis Browne, Gabriel Gonzaga, Justin Lawrence, Daniel Pineda and others on the card.

However, a number of questions come up with the card confirmed so far.

On one hand, Jorgensen and Faber rarely ever put on a dull show, even if theirs do not deliver on locked-in “Fight of The Night” promises, Tate and Zingano look forward to UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Browne vs. Gonzaga looks to turn in one of the finer examples of what happens when two heavyweight finishers collide, and the prelims look to steal the show before the show starts.

Seriously, Cole Miller vs. Bart Palaszewski and Daniel Pineda vs. Justin Lawrence should demonstrate some of the aspects that make this sport so enjoyable to talk about. As for Maximo Blanco vs. Sam Sicilia, that fight may air live on Facebook, but it potentially could make its way to the FX broadcast of the TUF 17 finale because of the two explosive knockout specialists involved.

All of that mixed together seems like a recipe for success, except that this TUF finale, like its predecessors, appears to fly under the radar and rely on Faber vs. Jorgensen to draw.

Hopefully, this case gets disproved, considering Zingano’s upside, Tate’s talent, Browne’s potential and Gonzaga’s picture-perfect battle face, but remember, UFC 151 experienced this problem as well.

Once fans looked beyond the main event, fun fights existed, and at the end of the night, everyone loves fun fights, regardless of what they mean for the fighters themselves. However, if nobody knows about how fun these fights are, will anyone care?

The fans of the UFC remain as its lifeblood, but clearly, the lifeblood of the UFC no longer wants mere hype. After an event that rode on one fight, and an event whose demise fell on the shoulders of one man, the UFC needs to learn from their mistakes.

If they don’t, then they will do well to not feel such strong agitation when fans argue that some cards deserve to undergo judgment before going live, even if the UFC played a hand in putting them together.

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UFC on Fuel 9 Results: Questions Heading into TUF 17 Finale Faber vs. Jorgensen

UFC on Fuel 9 is in the books and here are the results:Gegard Mousasi defeats Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3) Ross Pearson defeats Ryan Couture via TKO at 3:45 of Round 2 Matt Matrione defeats Phil De Fries via knockout at 0:19 of Round …

UFC on Fuel 9 is in the books and here are the results:

Gegard Mousasi defeats Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

Ross Pearson defeats Ryan Couture via TKO at 3:45 of Round 2

Matt Matrione defeats Phil De Fries via knockout at 0:19 of Round 1

Brad Pickett defeats Mike Easton via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

Diego Brandao defeats Pablo Garza via submission at 3:27 of Round 1

Akira Corassani defeats Robbie Peralta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Reza Madadi defeats Michael Johnson via submission at 1:33 of Round 3

Tor Troeng defeats Adam Cella via submission at 3:11 of Round 1

Adlan Amagov defeats Chris Spang via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

Conor McGregor defeats Marcus Brimage via TKO at 1:07 of Round 1

Ryan LaFlare defeats Ben Alloway via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

Tom Lawlor defeats Michael Kuiper via submission at 1:05 of Round 2

Papy Abedi defeats Besam Yousef via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Next week the UFC will head back to its home base of Las Vegas for its next event, the finale of Season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter, a card that will be headlined by a bantamweight contest between Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen.

What follows are some questions heading into the April 13 fight card.

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Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen Head-to-Toe Breakdown

The headliner for the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale is set, as bantamweight contenders Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen are set to go to war. It is a fight that will see two men with similar styles clash.Faber is a former WEC champion at 145 that is const…

The headliner for the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale is set, as bantamweight contenders Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen are set to go to war. It is a fight that will see two men with similar styles clash.

Faber is a former WEC champion at 145 that is constantly in the title picture. He makes a quick turnaround from UFC 157, where he choked out Ivan Menjivar in a relatively quick amount of time.

Jorgensen has found mixed results since coming over to the UFC from the WEC. He is 3-2, with his wins coming against lower level talent and his losses coming against top guys in the division.

Here is a head-to-toe breakdown for their April encounter.

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Demetrious Johnson Out of John Moraga Title Defense Due to Injury; Faber vs. Jorgensen Now Headlines TUF 17 Finale

(That’s right, DJ. Pose through the pain. / Photo via Sherdog)

Due to an undisclosed injury, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming title defense against John Moraga, which was scheduled to go down at the TUF 17 Finale (April 13th, Las Vegas). At this point, it’s unclear when Johnson will be back in action, or if Moraga will remain on the card.

To make up for the loss, the UFC has booked a new fight to take the main event spot — a bantamweight scrap between Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen. Faber is coming off an impressive first-round submission over Ivan Menjivar at UFC 157, while Jorgensen snapped a two-fight losing skid by choking out John Albert at UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz, a performance that won him both Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night bonuses. Fun fact: Urijah Faber has gone 6-0 in his last six non-title fights, and 0-5 in his last five title fights.

The TUF 17 Finale will also feature Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Travis Browne, Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano, and probably Uriah Hall vs. some other guy from the show.

(That’s right, DJ. Pose through the pain. / Photo via Sherdog)

The TUF 17 Finale will also feature Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Travis Browne, Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano, and probably Uriah Hall vs. some other guy from the show.

Urijah Faber Faces Scott Jorgensen in New TUF 17 Finale Main Event

The UFC works fast because it took less than six hours for the promotion to find a new main event for The Ultimate Fighter 17 finale show after flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson suffered an injury, forcing the cancellation of his bout against John …

The UFC works fast because it took less than six hours for the promotion to find a new main event for The Ultimate Fighter 17 finale show after flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson suffered an injury, forcing the cancellation of his bout against John Moraga (per Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com).

Two bantamweight fighters looking to get back into the title race at 135 pounds will meet, as former WEC champion Urijah Faber faces Scott Jorgensen in the new headline fight for the card landing on FX on April 13.

UFC President Dana White made the announcement via Twitter late Tuesday night:

Urijah Faber is fresh off of a first-round submission victory over Ivan Menjivar at UFC 157 last weekend. It marked Faber’s first fight and win since losing in an interim bantamweight title fight against Renan Barao last July.

Faber dispatched of Ivan Menjivar in the first round of their fight at UFC 157, and now he faces a good friend in fellow bantamweight Scott Jorgensen.

See, not only do Faber and Jorgensen occupy the same weight class, they also happen to be close friends, former training partners and managed by the same team at MMA Incorporated.

“Two very close friends are going to show the MMA world that friends can and will compete against each other,” said Mike Roberts in a statement sent to Bleacher Report after the fight was announced. “They will be even better friends after. As their manager and more importantly their friend, I couldn’t be more proud of them for stepping up when Dana needed them.”

Roberts and his business partner, Jeff Meyer, have worked with both Faber and Jorgensen for many years, but now they will see their clients go to battle as the main event for the TUF 17 finale in Las Vegas.

Jorgensen will be looking to build on his last win where he put away John Albert by rear-naked choke in the first round of their fight at UFC on Fox 5 last December.

Faber and Jorgensen will now face off in the main event for The Ultimate Fighter finale, which will also crown a new middleweight winner from the reality show currently airing on FX with coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen.

Damon Martin is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report and all quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted.

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UFC on FX: Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall Finally Sort It out

It’s time to enter the Octagon once again as we take a look at the UFC’s latest foray onto the FX channel in the United States, where Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall met for the second time in the flyweight title tournament, an event show…

The broadcast began in the bantamweight division as Eddie Wineland faced Scott Jorgensen.

This was a great way to open the show. As is the custom with this weight division, it was fought at a frantic pace as they gave us an enjoyable striking battle.

Wineland looked great in the first round, his stiff jab putting Jorgensen on his backside at one point. He did a good job of controlling the action, and when Jorgensen managed to take the fight to the ground, Wineland got back to his feet within seconds.

Jorgensen came back a little in the second round, his right opening up a cut above Wineland’s eye, but when he tried to take the fight to the ground, Wineland again managed to get back to his feet within seconds.

As the round entered its final minute, Wineland connected with a three-punch combination that sent Jorgensen crashing. The referee quickly stepped in to give Wineland the knockout win.

It was up to welterweight for the next fight as Mike Pyle went up against Josh Neer.

This very enjoyable encounter saw both men testing the waters at the beginning until Pyle took the fight to the ground. As he tried to move into position, Neer did a good job on the defensive side of things.

When the fighters returned to their feet, Pyle staggered to the cage for some reason. Neer took this is as a sign to finish the job and unloaded with the heavy leather.

His body shots looked lethal, but just when it looked as if he could get the win, Pyle connected with a blow that sent Neer crashing to the canvas. The referee stepped in immediately to give the veteran the knockout win.

The welterweight action continued as Erick Silva took on Charlie Brenneman.

These two certainly didn’t waste any time. The action was fast and furious throughout its only round, and it was a joy to watch.

Both fighters looked impressive throughout with their striking, although the most impressive work came on the ground. Silva’s transitions from one submission attempt to another looked tremendous.

The best was yet to come. As the first round entered its final minute, Silva took Brenneman’s back. He then flattened him out and synched in a rear naked choke for the submission win.

Filler material in the form of the Tim Means/Justin Salas lightweight battle followed.

This one didn’t last long. Means rocked Salas within seconds, and from there he was all over him like a cheap suit, unloading with a series of blows and knees. Salas wasn’t given any time to recover, as the referee stepped in after just 66 seconds to give Means the TKO win.

The main event saw Demetrious Johnson taking on Ian McCall in the semifinals of the flyweight title tournament.

The only fight of the broadcast to go the distance proved to be a very enjoyable back-and-forth encounter as they picked up where they’d left off three months ago.

Both fighters put on good performances, with Johnson in particular looking in top form as he put McCall on the ground with a short right.

McCall, for his part, scored with some impressive takedowns, the only problem here was that Johnson managed to get back to his feet within seconds.

With neither man able to put the other away, the judges were called into action. There were no problems with the scoring this time, as Johnson took the unanimous decision to advance to the tournament final.

In conclusion—once again, Dana and his crew put together a top-notch show. Every fight was enjoyable as we got to see some great knockouts, a great submission and a three-rounder that delivered in every way.

As for my Fight of the Night, once again I’m like a kid in a sweet shop, and while it was tempting to go for Silva/Brenneman, I’m going to plump for Wineland/Jorgensen.

With that being said, let’s finish this thing by giving the UFC’s latest show the big thumbs up.

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