This will be an awsome fight.

YESSS!!!!

Definitely a hard one to call. Both have endless cardio, great submission defense, and good chins. I don’t think either are very well known for having very heavy hands or being super great sub artists, though. Seems like something that would go to a decision. They could put this one in a rocky movie for sure. I’m putting my money at mmaplayground on Guida. He’s faced tougher opponents so far and most of his losses are questionable. Roger has finished more of his marks in the octogon but they’ve all been virgins.

About freaking time that Huerta goes up against a solid guy. This is going to be an AWESOME fight. This will throw either fighter into contention immediately. I hope Guida finishes Huerta. I hate the pretty boys that get royal treatment in the UFC. About time for Huerta to step up ….. only for Guida to knock him back down. haha. (that was so cheesy)

CARPENTER!!! i love Huerta but the CARPENTER is simply awesome. i think he got ripped off in the griffin fight

FIGHT OF THE YEAR.

Sweet, I can’t believe we get to see this fight for free.

Clay could very easily be 4 and O … This is a wicked fight and I’m pulling for Clay as he has arguably gotten shafted twice.

This is going to be FOTY for sure! GO cave MAN!!!!

WOW!!!!!What a fight….cant wait!

I think Clay will win but records and predictions are useless these days it seems…I’m really excited about this one.

A good fight for sure I am looking forward to seeing huerta in a fight against an established opponent.
A win would be good but a finish would be really good/big for huerta or guida
I’m goiing for Huerta.

Great, another time eating decision from Guida. Yawn.

oh hell yeah, this is great news! finally a chance for huerta to prove if he belongs at the top of the lw division…i’m gonna pick guida to win, i think he’s got more experience against tougher competition, he’ll be ready from the opening bell, and he never gets tired, he’ll out work huerta and make more of an impression on the judges, i don’t think he’ll stop huerta like he says, i think it’ll go the distance…theres a lot of pressure on huerta in this fight, people are gonna be saying this is his first real test, he needs a win here or his other ones aren’t gonna be worth as much and he’ll fall right out of contention for the belt and be back where he started, this is a big big fight for him…for guida its a chance to take roger’s spot in line for the belt and he knows it, he’s proving that good showings against top competition are almost as important as wins…

The worst case scenario for this fight is if it’s a great fight, with Clay Guida clearly winning but not dominating the fight, and the decision going to Huerta.

Great, another time eating decision from Guida. Yawn.

yawn?! his fights are awesome dude, i love 3 round wars that go back and forth, where both fighters have to scramble to get out of trouble and theres non stop action, thats a fight brother…

Was that sound the bib that the UFC has put on Roger Huerta hitting the floor? Monster fight! If huerta can pull it out then he has to be on the short list for a shot at the title.

This will be the fight of the year inchallah.

Wow! I really like both of these guys. Talk about a win for this fight fan!!

Gonna be too tough to call, I think…

Finally a test for huerta! UFC needs a lightweight Grand Prix !!
 Huerta, Lauzon, Fisher, Stout, Penn, Stevenson, Griffen, Guida, Florian, Thomas, Tavarez, Diaz…. The List goes on and on!

Finally a test for huerta! UFC needs a lightweight Grand Prix !!
Huerta, Lauzon, Fisher, Stout, Penn, Stevenson, Griffen, Guida, Florian, Thomas, Tavarez, Diaz…. The List goes on and on!

That’s a damn good idea. Maybe the only way to sort out such a deep division.

First of all if we believed Herta was ready for a real fighter wouldn’t that be someone say in the top 10 or 15. If he really was all that and a bag of chips shouldn’t he fight the likes of Griffin, another ufc poster boy who can only get fights decided in his favor but who apparently gets nods as being in the upper echelon of lightweight talent. Guida will bring a fight all the way to the third but we’ve seen that in everyone of his last ten fights. He is a ferocious fighter with a severe need for a trainer to show him how to finish top talent beyond a split decision. This will be a tough competition. I thought by now Huerta was ready for the next level and this fight will not put him near a contender spot for at least another 2 or 3 fights or well into December of 08. He still must fight a top 10 fighter and this fight only delays what hopefully will be the inevitable rise to a battle with the likes of Ken-Flo. And by the way, Guida was robbed on that Griffin decision.

WARRRRRRRRRR GUIDDAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

Finally Huerta gets tested….and here i thought they were gonna spoon feed Huerta another victim….

Fight of the year….it’s gonna be sick!

That’s a damn good idea. Maybe the only way to sort out such a deep division.

Ya I’ve always liked the idea of tournaments….I wonder why Dana is so against it?

The NSAC that will not allow fighters to fight more than once in the same night, but I don’t see why they couldn’t do it over multiple events. 1 whole card 8 lightweight fights and a main event, next card has 4 fights, next has two and then you have a monster main event that everyone is excited for because thay have been watching it build up for a year. Dana gets his money, we get our tourney, there is a clear number one fighter at LW in the UFC. Everybody wins.

im going with guida. This guy is like ADHD. He never slows. Even coming into the arena and cage like he does would make a fighter gasp. Guida is gonna take the fight to roger and hopefully finish it in the third. Beside i like to watch a good fight.

Great fight. I’ll take Guida. He got robbed against Griffin and could easily be undefeated in the octagon.

I hope they are not teasing us with this fight.Clay will be hungry more than ever.

Griffin, another ufc poster boy who can only get fights decided in his favor but who apparently gets nods as being in the upper echelon of lightweight talent.

i’m not sure if you’re saying tyson griffin doesnt fight anybody good or if you’re saying there’s some kind of conspiracy and he only wins fights because the ufc allows him too, but either way thats crazy…his last three fights in the ufc have been against all respectable fighters, including guida who’re you’re hyping up, so thats kind of a contradiction, and i understand you think clay might have got robbed in that fight, but there is no conspiracy, if there was i think guida would have been given the win, he seems more marketable doesn’t he? the fact is it was a close fight and tyson brought the fight to guida just as much if not more than guida brought it to him, and he left a fight that could have gone either way in the judges hands, i remember when that fight happened a lot of people thought guida won, but i will always say that decision was the right one, i’ve watched that fight like 5 times and everytime i come away thinking tyson not only won, but possibly won all three rounds, guida made an impression with his attitude and cardio in that fight, but he was outworked by tyson from every position, from the bottom and on the feet, tyson had some sick takedown defense in that fight, was awesome from his back and won the stand up throughout the fight…don’t get me wrong, i like clay guida a lot, and i’m picking him to beat huerta too, but there’s no reason to bad mouth tyson griffin, that dude is a beast…

This is why mma is so damn good!! Unpredictable, contraversial & explosive, every fight has its own story this will be no different, that said Huerta will stand up and be counted in this one. Great fight though!!!!!!

It’s about time Ruerta gets a real fight. Now he finally has a chance to EARN where he has gotten.

Who the hell Knows anymore…
 Me, huerta by submission 2nd round.

im picking huerta,i like guida but huerta will pull it off i think,winner gets one ,ore fight against another big naem then its time for a title shot

I’m looking forward to this one. The lightweight division has so many energetic, frenetic fighters out there that it puts most of the other divisions to shame. Whenever I see guys like Clay Guida, Tyson Griffin, or Roger Huerta on a card, I know I’m going to see some fireworks. These guys can teach all the people who are new to the sport that sometimes fights that go to decision are a lot more exciting than those that end in a KO.

A LW bout should never be the main event

Huerta is going to get beat in a split decision, due to lack of experience. all those fights are helping Guida get better at finishing.

Huerta will eventually be champ, just not yet.

I could understand when it was BJ vs Pulver on UF 5 finally with the rematch but this is redicoulus. Now that the UFC has all the best fighters under contract there are not enough events to keep these fighters active. What about having Nogiera or Werdum or Swick or Lutter or Arlovski fight in the main event.

I like both guys should be an exciting fight i give Guida the edge though, hes fought the tougher competition, and he should have won the Griffen fight

I could understand when it was BJ vs Pulver on UF 5 finally with the rematch but this is redicoulus. Now that the UFC has all the best fighters under contract there are not enough events to keep these fighters active. What about having Nogiera or Werdum or Swick or Lutter or Arlovski fight in the main event.

Werdum and Arloski Might not be back because of there boring ass fight and money issues, Swick is hurt lutter is hurt, Nogiera is rumored to fight mir later on.
There is nothing wrong with lightweights headlining especially Hueta/Guida this fight will be exciting as hell.

About time we get to find out what Huerta is really made of!!!

Werdum and Arloski Might not be back because of there boring ass fight and money issues, Swick is hurt lutter is hurt, Nogiera is rumored to fight mir later on.
There is nothing wrong with lightweights headlining especially Hueta/Guida this fight will be exciting as hell.

Noguerra’s next fight will be in december against Cheik Kongo not Frank Mir!!!!!!!!!

Hope The Caveman takes this one in dominating fashion – huerta is just not impressive at all

Whoa… this is a hell of a fight.
SOooooooooooo many solid fighters in the LW division..

i’m not sure if you’re saying tyson griffin doesnt fight anybody good or if you’re saying there’s some kind of conspiracy and he only wins fights because the ufc allows him too, but either way thats crazy…his last three fights in the ufc have been against all respectable fighters, including guida who’re you’re hyping up, so thats kind of a contradiction, and i understand you think clay might have got robbed in that fight, but there is no conspiracy, if there was i think guida would have been given the win, he seems more marketable doesn’t he? the fact is it was a close fight and tyson brought the fight to guida just as much if not more than guida brought it to him, and he left a fight that could have gone either way in the judges hands, i remember when that fight happened a lot of people thought guida won, but i will always say that decision was the right one, i’ve watched that fight like 5 times and everytime i come away thinking tyson not only won, but possibly won all three rounds, guida made an impression with his attitude and cardio in that fight, but he was outworked by tyson from every position, from the bottom and on the feet, tyson had some sick takedown defense in that fight, was awesome from his back and won the stand up throughout the fight…don’t get me wrong, i like clay guida a lot, and i’m picking him to beat huerta too, but there’s no reason to bad mouth tyson griffin, that dude is a beast…

Nice post. Well said.

This will be a very interesting fight with a furious pace. Clay Guida is one of the more exciting fighters to watch in the UFC. Roger Huerta is one of the most tallented fighters in the lightweight division, but his fighting resume is divoid of a big time name, Guida is absolutly the big name Huerta needs. If Huerta wins this fight it will put him right in the picture for a title shot. Guida is no walkthrough, he gave Tyson Griffin a tremendous challange in a fight I thought was one of the best I’ve ever seen. Many people, as well as myself, thought Guida won a very close decision. No question this will be an entertaining fight, but I’m picking Guida in a Unanimous decision.

cool fight, roger finally gets a worthy opponent, see how good he really is, clay should probably be undefeated right now, i think it will go to the scorecards, but don’t have a prediction right now,

A LW bout should never be the main event

Right, because Sylvia/Monson was such a barnburner…good call

I like Huerta but he’ll need to be perfect that night to beat Guida…Clay has a style that’s difficult for technical strikers to adjust to…regardless it’s going to be an exciting fight…

This is gonna test Huerta’s real metal. Guida has been in there with some tough guys. I think that this one is 50-50.

A LW bout should never be the main event

It this guy fat or something?

A LW bout should never be the main event

I dont kno about all you other people but in my mind the lightweight is always way more exciting than most of the heavier weightclasses, especially heavyweight.

Ya I’ve always liked the idea of tournaments….I wonder why Dana is so against it?

He’s not, he just prefers to market tourneys as TUF seasons.

The NSAC that will not allow fighters to fight more than once in the same night, but I don’t see why they couldn’t do it over multiple events. 1 whole card 8 lightweight fights and a main event, next card has 4 fights, next has two and then you have a monster main event that everyone is excited for because thay have been watching it build up for a year. Dana gets his money, we get our tourney, there is a clear number one fighter at LW in the UFC. Everybody wins.

You got my VOTE!

It this guy fat or something?

haha hell yeah. The LW has some of the deepest competition right now. And they are always some of the most exciting fights. Why wouldn’t they be a main event?

The LW and the FW divisions kicks ass, Granted you might not see as many knock outs but the fights are generaly faster paced and the fighters don’t gas as frequently. They make the best main events.

The NSAC that will not allow fighters to fight more than once in the same night, but I don’t see why they couldn’t do it over multiple events. 1 whole card 8 lightweight fights and a main event, next card has 4 fights, next has two and then you have a monster main event that everyone is excited for because thay have been watching it build up for a year. Dana gets his money, we get our tourney, there is a clear number one fighter at LW in the UFC. Everybody wins.

Think of how awesome that would be a weekend long event or over the course of a month. Starting with a top 10 or 12. If the NSAC won’t allow, couldn’t they bring it to another state/country if need be that would allow it. Wow a who’s, who’s night or weekend of just absolute contenders. I got the chills just thinking about it…

Clay has to finish this fight, if it’s close, then the judges will rob him again. This is Roger the dodgers first big test, hopefully Clay can pull it out.

First time in his UFC career that Huerta won’t be fighting a UFC newcomer, and the first time in his UFC career that he won’t be fighting a 1 dimensional fighter. A true test to see if Huerta is the “Golden Boy” or the “Poster Boy”. I see Guida winning by decision, or knockout in the 3rd if Huerta tires from Guida’s crazy pace.

A wish come true!! I have been suggesting this match for a few months!! How awesome, Guida will take this, unless Huerta is as good as THEY say!!

good chance for fight of the night!!! great match up !!

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME F’ING FIGHT UFC!!!! Great Job. Now instead of being so damn concerned with you December TUF Finale that’s Free, pay a little more attention to the UFC 78 PPV card that sucks and tickets go onsale this week. I mean, shit, I would have bought tickets to 78 if Guida/Huerta was the main event!

I could understand when it was BJ vs Pulver on UF 5 finally with the rematch but this is redicoulus. Now that the UFC has all the best fighters under contract there are not enough events to keep these fighters active. What about having Nogiera or Werdum or Swick or Lutter or Arlovski fight in the main event.

What are you talking about? Travis Lutter in a Main Event? You do remember the last time he was main event, it was for the world title and he couldn’t even make weight? Lutter is a tool and I hope I never have to watch him fight again, ESPECIALLY in a main event. Big Nog will not fight on a TUF Finale – he is WAY too big of a name. Werdum – you think he can bring more excitement to a fight than Guida/Huerta???? Mike Swick in a Main Event? He hasn’t even had his first fight at WW yet. Swick is PPV prelim material, not main event anything. And PLEASE don’t even get me started on Arolvski….

It this guy fat or something?

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plus lets see, that last few free events on Spike, I remember the main events being:

UFN 11 Main Event = Din Thomas/Kenny Florian = LIGHWEIGHT

TUF Season 5 Finale Main Event = BJ Penn vs Jens Pulver = LIGHWEIGHT

UFN 10 Main Event = Spencer Fisher/Sam Stout = LIGHWEIGHT

UFN 9 Main Event = Joe Stevenson vs Melvin Guillard – LIGHWEIGHT

So that last 4 free events on Spike feature LW’s in the Main Event. Why wait until now to complain? No on else is complaining, ESPECIALLY about Huera/Guida. If that fight doesn’t excite you, you just just stop watching mma immediately.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plus lets see, that last few free events on Spike, I remember the main events being:

UFN 11 Main Event = Din Thomas/Kenny Florian = LIGHWEIGHT

TUF Season 5 Finale Main Event = BJ Penn vs Jens Pulver = LIGHWEIGHT

UFN 10 Main Event = Spencer Fisher/Sam Stout = LIGHWEIGHT

UFN 9 Main Event = Joe Stevenson vs Melvin Guillard – LIGHWEIGHT

So that last 4 free events on Spike feature LW’s in the Main Event. Why wait until now to complain? No on else is complaining, ESPECIALLY about Huera/Guida. If that fight doesn’t excite you, you just just stop watching mma immediately.

Huerta 2nd round KO

Very Very Very legit match up

First of all if we believed Herta was ready for a real fighter wouldn’t that be someone say in the top 10 or 15. If he really was all that and a bag of chips shouldn’t he fight the likes of Griffin, another ufc poster boy who can only get fights decided in his favor but who apparently gets nods as being in the upper echelon of lightweight talent. Guida will bring a fight all the way to the third but we’ve seen that in everyone of his last ten fights. He is a ferocious fighter with a severe need for a trainer to show him how to finish top talent beyond a split decision. This will be a tough competition. I thought by now Huerta was ready for the next level and this fight will not put him near a contender spot for at least another 2 or 3 fights or well into December of 08. He still must fight a top 10 fighter and this fight only delays what hopefully will be the inevitable rise to a battle with the likes of Ken-Flo. And by the way, Guida was robbed on that Griffin decision.

totally agree. By this point he needs to fight a top guy the likes of florian,stevenson,griffin,fisher (even though hes already slated.)Bad fight for Huerta with a win he has made no forward progress and with a loss hes set back 2-3 fights. Who will diaz fight next? I would like to see him fight Stout! any input…..

Just want to go on record that I see it as :Roger is going to win by TKO or doctor stoppage in the 2nd round due to elbow strikes. Guida is a great scrambler, but is very sloppy and does not have fight ending power. IMO He is going to get caught and cut. (not the popular opinion, I know)

UFN 11 Main Event = Din Thomas/Kenny Florian = LIGHWEIGHT
TUF Season 5 Finale Main Event = BJ Penn vs Jens Pulver = LIGHWEIGHT
UFN 10 Main Event = Spencer Fisher/Sam Stout = LIGHWEIGHT
UFN 9 Main Event = Joe Stevenson vs Melvin Guillard – LIGHWEIGHT

UFC 70 and 75 were also free. Putting a heavyweight main event(cro cop vs gonzaga) and a light heavywight title fight (rampage vs henderson) so if you dont like lightweights your getting yours too. Even though LW are the most exciting with WW a close second.

I grew up just down the road from Clay and we played football at the same high school. He’s still as crazy as ever. Lets bust some skulls Carpenter.

We are very proud to sponsor Clay and be his fight gear company! We look forward to this war like the rest of the fans do and it is just a shame that Roger is going to get his first loss. We can not wait to be in Vegas for this one!

A LW bout should never be the main event
.. you have no idea what mma means do ya

It will be a war yes but Roger would’ve no trouble finishing Clay in any way.

A LW bout should never be the main event
.. you have no idea what mma means do ya

Why the hell not???

So what does it mean then?

What do you got up there, scrambled eggs?

It will be one of the best fights this year, maybe even the best.

I’ve been into MMA since UFC1 and you seems to be since maybe UFC70 (or later).

Please explain to all of us what yiou are saying.

huerta’s gonna drop guida in the second round when his emotions flare! remember the fight with alberto krane

wow this is gonna be an awesome fight, ive been enjoying the lights lately they are so very technical and fast and just damn exciting. i know how good guida is but i just think roger has all the tools to be champion. hes just gets better each time, and i havent seen anyone lately that he hasnt steamrolled. i believe weve seen guidas best already, and he has a problem with his temper which can alter performance in fights. also he looks a little sloppy sometimes or maybe a bit lazy, roger is always switched on and ready to go. roger is continuing to improve and knows how to finish a fight too, which guida has had trouble with. roger is the better striker and has a sound ground game. roger is 18-1 and still being called a prettyboy that says to me that hes good enough not to take any dammage to the face, that will be the decider. so in short huerta will finish the fight in the third or fourth tko or referee stoppage due to strikes. i like clay but roger is the future of the the lightweight division and i cant see him being stopped, well not by the carpenter…

About time we get to find out what Huerta is really made of!!!

I think that Guida will hand him his first defeat in the UFC. Huerta is a pretty boy, who the ufc is using to crack into the ever-expanding Latino market. Whyelse would they give him all fights where his opponent is making his UFC debut? He is part of the marketing apparatus as Bisping was to spread the UFC into the UK. Personally I’d just like to see the best fighters, fight one another. Let’s see Huerta fight Frankie Edgar, and last past the first round.