Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale fight card and rumors for Las Vegas, Nevada, June 20

by MMAmania.com on Feb 25, 2009 12:00 AM EST

Event: The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 Finale
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, at 9 p.m. ET on Spike TV
Location: "The Pearl" at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main event:

155 lbs.: Diego Sanchez (20-2) vs. Clay Guida (25-9)

Main card (Televised):

155 lbs.: Joe Stevenson (29-10) vs. Nate Diaz (10-3)
170 lbs.: Chris Lytle (26-17) vs. Kevin Burns (7-2)
170 lbs.: DeMarques Johnson (9-6) vs. James Wilks (5-2) for TUF 9 welterweight championship
155 lbs.: Ross Pearson (8-3) vs. Andre Winner (9-2-1) for TUF 9 lightweight championship

Under card (May not be broadcast):

155 lbs.: Melvin Guillard (21-7-2) vs. Gleison Tibau (17-6)
205 lbs.: Mike Ciesnolevicz (17-3) vs. Tomasz Drwal (15-2)
155 lbs.: Brad Blackburn (13-9-1) vs. Edgar Garcia (7-0)
155 lbs.: Jason Dent (18-9) vs. Cameron Dollar (2-1)
170 lbs.: Frank Lester (3-2) vs. Nick Osipczak (3-0)

All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

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Wow – this is a great card and free. Plus the two finalists

by DF on Apr 7, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah shaping up nice. Lets hope for no injuries, and that Guida comes to fight and not hump. Diego should dominate this fool and (I hope) submit him with strikes.

As for Daddy vs Diaz, I think Nate could win if he uses his standup and range to pick off Joe. He could frustrate him into a desperation move in the 2nd or 3rd round and pull off a tko or a submission. But I don’t think Joe will beat Nate. One of those few fights where the more experienced, former title challenger will be an underdog.

I hope Matt Brown knocks AJ down a few pegs too.

by Synyster on Apr 9, 2009 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Guida shouldnt even of got this match up. He got his ass kicked by Nate. I was at that fight, and there was no way Guida won that fight. i HAVE SEEN Guida fight several times and its always the same bullshit, Guida is so overrated. All he does is lay on fools the entire fight. Diaz vs sanchez would of made for a better fight in my mind. Guida will get pounced on. Im tired of Guidas boring ass bullshit fights and the wack ass Decisions

by corey on Apr 10, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Dude you must have a man crush on Nate Diaz. I also think Diaz is a good fighter but being there or watching it on T.V. it was obvious that Clay Guida did win the fight. You probably don’t have much Heart as a man. How could you watch a man fight with so much heart and not respect it? The answer is in The sentence before the Question.

by joe on Jun 18, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I know whos in the TUF Final!!!

by moi on Jun 8, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Clay via decision. Nate via submission.

by belfort_fan on Apr 7, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions

Chris Lytle vs Kevin Burns should be a great fight.

by belfort_fan on Apr 7, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions

OH fucking nice, AJ vs Brown has KO of the night or fight of the night written all over it!!

by N-Cryptic on Apr 7, 2009 6:46 PM EDT reply actions

That it does myfriend.

by belfort_fan on Apr 18, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

be careful and dont jinks it .. i remember thinking chuck vs jardine was gonna be ko.. same with cro cop vs kongo i hate to see all the main card fights go to decision.. haha

by Scooter22 on May 4, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha your right.

by belfort_fan on May 13, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions

it would be so funny if Joe Daddy gullotines Nate Diaz.

lytle and burns is going to be a great fight but i see lytle getting a decision win.

guida and sanchez = most fast pace fight ever

by austin broussard on Apr 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions

sanchez
stevenson
johnson
lytle

i don’t even like sanchez and he’s from my hometown but man i’ll start being a fan if he knocks guida off the latter.

by chris on Apr 10, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

I see Guida overpowering Sanchez and win a boring ass decision. Sanchez looked physically weaker than stevenson and Guida is strong. He is boring yes but a great wrestler

by Patrick on Apr 16, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

what the hell are you talkin bout
guidas not boring he rushes the fight and keeps the pace going
hes going to beat diegos ass

by me on Apr 18, 2009 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions

diego is gunna destroy him and joedaddy is alot stronger then clay guida

by JG on Jun 17, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

I hope we dont get another Clay N Pray fest…

by DL92 on May 22, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

Hey Guys i know who’s in the final of TUF!!!!

by moi on Jun 8, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions

please be franky lester lol…cant wait for tonight

by JG on Jun 17, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions

the finale is a 3 hour event according to the guide on my DVR. sweet!

by jj on Jun 11, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

Does any one know if Richie Whiston is gonna be fighting on the undercard? I think he got a bum deal and is much better than he looked against Ross Pearson

by corey on Jun 16, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

he will probly fight..they dont announce the fights till probly tomorow because the last episode of the season is tonight then they name the fights from the show

by JG on Jun 17, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

ya man there are gunna be fights added for sure its a 3 hour event and they definetly dont have 3 hrs of fights right now

by JG on Jun 17, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Ya thats what i though. Thanks

by corey on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Diego will win for sure then will go after bj or florian

by Jose on Jun 18, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

i wanna see frank lester’s fight. it’ll be sick to see what he can do with more time to prepare for his fights. i disagree with dana white saying that wilks is obviously a better fighter than him. he may be but you can’t really judge a guy who fought 4 fights in a month like that. fighters need time to peak. good card.

by nice on Jun 20, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions