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Championship Fighting Alliance 2 took place Saturday night at the U.S. Century Bank Arena in Miami, Florida. Two notable UFC veterans — TUF winner Efrain Escudero and MMA Underground legend Sean McCorkle — were in action and came away with victories. Escudero defeated the previously unbeaten Mike Rio via unanimous decision. The win over Rio gets Escudero back on the right track after suffering a loss in his last bout to Fabricio Camoes. Escudero’s record improved to 17-3 and he is now 4-1 since leaving the UFC. In the night’s main event, Sean McCorkle submitted Cameron Befort with a kimura just over [...]

MAIN CARD Tony Ferguson def. Ramsey Nijem via KO (punches) – Round 1, 3:54 (for the TUF 13 title) Clay Guida def. Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Ed Herman def. Tim Credeur via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:48 Kyle Kingsbury def. Fabio Maldonado via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Chris Cope def. Chuck O’Neil via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) PRELIMINARY CARD Jeremy Stephens def. Danny Downes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) George Roop def. Josh Grispi TKO (body punch) – Round 3, 3:14 Shamar Bailey def. Ryan McGillivray via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) [...]

UFC lightweight contender Anthony Pettis is geting his hands wrapped by trainer Duke Roufus before his main event bout against Clay Guida at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale. Image Courtesy of Marty Downes:

With The Ultimate Fighter season 13 finale taking place tonight on Spike TV and Facebook, I am finally bringing back my predictions. After a brief lay-off, I hope to not be struck with cage rust and to be able to bring my A game. We’ll see how the first attempt goes! Here are my predictions for tonight’s finale: Main Card Anthony Pettis vs. Clay Guida PREDICTION: Anthony Pettis def. Clay Guida via split decision Tony Ferguson vs. Ramsey Nijem PREDICTION: Ramsey Nijem def. Tony Ferguson via submission Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado PREDICTION: Fabio Maldonado def. Kyle Kingsbury via KO Tim Credeur [...]

Don’t forget that tonight the newest Ultimate Fighter winner will be determined. Tony Ferguson of Team Lesnar and Team Dos Santos’ Ramsey Nijem will be doing battle in the night’s main event. The card also features a stellar co-main event match between top lightweights Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis. Pettis will be looking to keep himself mentioned as the top conteder for the 155-pound crown. Also on the card is a match between TUF 13 teammates Chris Cope and Chuck O’Neil, as well as a light-heavyweight bout between Kyle Kingsbury and Fabio Maldonaldo. The main card kicks off on Spike [...]

Main Card Tony Ferguson (169) vs. Ramsey Nijem (170) Clay Guida (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155) Tim Credeur (185) vs. Ed Herman (186) Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203) Chris Cope (170) vs. Chuck O’Neil (170) Preliminary Card Danny Downes (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156) Josh Grispi (145) vs. George Roop (146) Shamar Bailey (171) vs. Ryan McGillivray (169) Justin Edwards (170) vs. Clay Harvison (171) Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Ken Stone (136) Reuben Duran (136) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)

Episode 9 of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos will air tonight at 9:00 pm ET. In the episode, Team Lesnar’s Tony Ferguson takes on Team Dos Santos’ Ryan McGillivary, while Chuck O’Neil and Zach Davis face off in a rematch. The four quarterfinalists will be competing to join Chris Cope and Ramsey Nijem in the tournaments semifinals. Join us here at Cage Pages for a live chat during the episode after the jump!

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date: June 4, 2011 Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis Finalist No. 1 vs. finalist No. 2 Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado Danny Downes vs. Jeremy Stephens Tim Credeur vs. Ed Herman Josh Grispi vs. George Roop Scott Jorgensen vs. Ken Stone Reuben Duran and Francisco Rivera