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      UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale Picks & Predictions

      June 4, 2011 /

      nullThe 13th season finale of The Ultimate Fighter takes place tonight and features an impressive card for live television.

      Here are my takes on the main card bouts and who I think will come out victorious.

      Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Championship – Ramsey Nijem (5-1) vs. Tony Ferguson (11-2) – This should be an explosive fight, but I see Nijem controlling the bout wherever it goes. Eventually I expect a submission finish from Ramsey, but he has to be careful, as Ferguson has one-punch power in his hands. Don’t look for either man to go down lightly.

      Lightweight Bout – Clay Guida (28-8) vs. Anthony Pettis (11-1) – This is a bout I am very excited about. It should be fireworks from the opening second. Guida has great wrestling, but Pettis has great ground defense and is one of the best strikers in MMA. I look for Pettis to land some big kicks in the early rounds before catching a dazed Guida in a choke to wrap up the win in the third round.

      Middleweight Bout – Ed Herman (17-7) vs. Tim Credeur (13-5) – This should be another solid all-around fight. Both guys are tough and scrappy, but the difference will be Credeur’s grappling. I see him out-classing Herman on the ground and eventually winning in the third round with a rear-naked choke.

      Light Heavyweight Bout – Kyle Kingsbury (10-2) vs. Fabio Maldonado (18-3) – Maldonado hasn’t lost since 2007 and is coming off an impressive TKO of James McSweeney at UFC 120. Kingsbury is on a three-fight win streak, but his opponents haven’t quite been up to par. Maldonado has more power to work with and will be pressuring Kingsbury often. I look for Maldonado to get a TKO finish late in the first round.

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      Ultimate Fighter Finale Weigh-In Results

      June 3, 2011 /

      nullWeigh-ins for Saturday’s Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale took place on Friday night and all of Saturday’s competitors hit their marks.

      The main event is a lightweight clash between Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis. Both contestants weighed in at exactly 155 pounds. This bout will be intense and action packed. Guida will look to control the fight on the ground while Pettis will look to use his tremendous striking to keep the fight standing and earn a KO.

      In the Ultimate Fighter Championship, Ramsey Nijem and Tony Ferguson both came in at the 170-pound welterweight limit. Nijem is considered a slight favorite going into this bout, but Ferguson has big punching power and can end the fight in a flash.

      Check out the full weigh-in results after the jump.

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      Story steps in for Johnson, will face Marquardt at UFC on Versus 4

      June 3, 2011 /

      nullNo rest for the wicked.

      Just a few days after scoring the biggest win in his young MMA career, Rick Story found out he won’t have to wait long to return to the octagon, as he will fill in for the injured Anthony Johnson at UFC on Versus 4.

      Story will take on Nate Marquardt in his welterweight debut on June 26 from Pittsburgh, Penn. MMAMania.com has the details.

      Story has accepted this bout less than a week removed from his three-round war against Thiago Alves at the UFC 130 event on May 28. He absorbed a ton of punishment but outlasted “Pitbull” on his way to a unanimous decision win.

      It was the sixth in a row for “Horror” who has been campaigning for a shot at the welterweight title. He’s steadily working his way up the ladder, picking off contenders as he goes.

      This fight is just as interesting as Johnson vs. Marquardt, if not more. Story relies on being a bully in the cage, using his size and pressure to win fights. But, Marquardt is just as good at that as anyone and will likely be the bigger fighter of the two.

      This will truly be a big test for Story.

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      Top 10 Heavyweight Rankings

      June 2, 2011 /

      nullWe have worked our way back around to the heavyweights in the rankings list.

      The division has been pretty quiet for the last two months, but June will provide some big shakeups with UFC 131 and the second half of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix.

      So, without further ado, here is the list.

      1. Cain Velasquez (9-0): The UFC Heavyweight Champion continues to await his next opponent while recovering from shoulder surgery. Newly married, Velasquez will find out whether Junior dos Santos or Shane Carwin is next at UFC 131.

      2. Junior dos Santos (12-1): Junior appears to be the top contender in the UFC heavyweight division, but he has to prove it next weekend against Shane Carwin. Originally set to face Brock Lesnar, dos Santos will now face one of the toughest strikers in the division in Carwin. The fight should be explosive and end with a brutal KO.

      3. Shane Carwin (12-1): Carwin had hit a bit of a funk after having back surgery following his loss to Lesnar last summer, but now he finds himself with a little bit of luck. With Lesnar injured, Carwin now immediately jumps into the title picture with a win over dos Santos at UFC 131.

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      With Diaz vs. GSP in place, many new options open in UFC

      June 2, 2011 /

      nullWednesday night, Dana White made a big announcement by saying Strikeforce welterweight champion, Nick Diaz, will now face UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, at UFC 137 in October.

      Apparently White was able to tear up Diaz’ old contract and sign him to a new one that basically allowed White to make any matches involving Diaz that he pleased in either organization.

      If White can do it once, he can do it as many times as he would like.

      How about Gilbert Melendez?

      The Strikeforce lightweight champion has been campaigning for a unification bout with the UFC champion and now, the planned order of contenders in the UFC seems to be shifting.

      It appears that Anthony Pettis, who was the No. 1 contender after winning the WEC title, will now have to win two fights before getting a crack at the UFC strap, according to Fighters Only Magazine.

      “That kid’s in a bad position. He’s supposed to be the next in line. All this craziness happens. [Edgar and Maynard] both get hurt, and it gets pushed back again. The first one is a draw, then they get hurt, and it gets pushed back again. But this is one of those things that happens in a sport like this,” says UFC president Dana White.

      “I respect [Pettis] for stepping up and taking on a tough guy like Guida, and he’ll probably have to fight again before he gets a shot at one of those guys. Sucks for him. It’s a shi–y position for him to be in.”

      If Pettis is fighting Guida before Edgar-Maynard III even takes place, why would he have to fight again? This tells me that White has someone else in mind as the next challenger for the UFC belt.

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