Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida stole the show at the Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale last night – not an easy feat considering the other amazing bouts on the card. In the first round Diego was absolutely slaughtering Guida, boxing him up against the cage and landing a direct kick to Guida’s face that no doubt knocked the taste out of his mouth. It was a miracle that Guida managed to survive the first round, but he did one better by coming back in the second to take Sanchez down and punish him on the ground.
It was in that second round …read more

The new Ultimate Fighter season 9 doesn’t start airing until tomorrow night and they have already set a match for the finale show on June 9th. Diego Sanchez won his last fight in the lightweight division against Joe “Big Daddy” Stevenson at UFC 95 by unanimous decision and now he’s set to fight Clay “The Carpenter” Guida. Guida recently beat Nate Diaz, also by close decision.
I think Sanchez is a little better rounded on the ground and he’s improved his standing game greatly since his beginning in the UFC. there are other rumored fights right now but this is the …read more

Here are the purses for UFC 94. A much more realistic pay scale, even for an established promotion. Rumors are floating around that the Affliction MMA promotion may be having financial difficulties after their fighters purses for Affliction: Day Of Reckoning was more than what they grossed in ticket sales. No word yet on how much they made in PPV earnings.

 
UFC 94 was an amazing event. Normally I don’t buy very many UFC Pay-Per-Views, but after watching the weigh-ins I couldn’t resist. It was worth every cent.

Kenny Florian def. Joe Lauzon via TKO – Round 2, 3:28
Gray Maynard defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan via TKO – Round 2, 0:34
Matt Hamill def. Tim Boetsch via TKO – Round 2, 1:25
Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino via submission – Round 2, 3:06
James Irvin def. Houston Alexander via KO – Round 1, 0:08
Josh Neer def. Din Thomas via unanimous decision
Marcus Aurelio def. Ryan Roberts via submission – Round 1, 0:16
Manny Gamburyan def. Jeff Cox via submission – Round 1, 1:21
Clay Guida def. Samy Schiavo via TKO – Round 1, 4:15
George Sotiropoulos def. Roman Mitichyan via …read more

Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Kenny Florian (155.5)
Thiago Alves (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (171)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Matt Hamill (204)
Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Gray Maynard (155) vs. Frank Edgar (155.5)
James Irvin (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Roman Mitichyan (170.5) vs. George Sotiropoulos (169.5)
Samy Schiavo (155) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Jeff Cox (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155.5)
Josh Neer (156) vs. Din Thomas (155)
Marcus Aurelio (154.5) vs. Ryan Roberts (155.5)
Anthony Johnson (169.5) vs. Tommy Speer (170)