This Saturday at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, UFC sponsored reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter will hold their thirteenth season finale. The card headlines season 13 finalists Tony Ferguson and Ramsey Nijem as they duke it out for the coveted Ultimate Fighter title and also features the UFC debut of Anthony Pettis facing perpetual motion machine Clay Guida. Below are the Mid-Atlantic staff picks for the main card of the event. Tony Ferguson versus Ramsey Nijem- Given that they both ran through every opponent put in front of them on the show, it's difficult to assess the extent of the finalists strengths and weaknesses. While Ferguson's performances made it obvious that ...

Chris “The All-American” Weidman enters UFC 131 with an unblemished five-win record. After earning a victory over his recent opponent Alessio Sakara by unanimous decision, Weidman wasted little time opening up camp preparing for his next bout against Jesse "Water" Bongfeldt on June 11, at the Rogers Arena, In Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada.

Titan Fighting Championships 18 occurred over the weekned in Kansas City featuring a main event between Jens Pulver and Brian Davidson. But it was the co-main event amongstJake RosholtandJohn Ottthat served as a prime example of why rules need to be reconsidered within MMA and what should decide how ringside doctors can prematurely stop a fight.

The Lancaster Host Resorts of Lancaster, Pennsylvania hosted area MMA promotion Fight Night In the Cage's second installment this Saturday, May 28. The mixed professional and amateur card consisted of nine bouts, five for the pros and four for the amateurs. Below are some key victories and highlights of the evening: The main event of the evening turned out to be a highlight reel moment for Jeff Smith as he squared off against Bryan Van Hoven. Smith came out aggressively with strikes and ended up putting Van Hoven against the cage. Van Hoven spun out and dragged Smith to the ground. His advantage, however, was short lived as Smith swept up to mount and scored an armbar submission at 1:0...

Over 2000cheering fans surged to their feet to applaud the entrance of local legend and seasoned veteran fighter, “Smokin” Joey Villasenor, Strikeforce veteran, 35-years-old, representing Jackson -Winkeljohn MMA, at 27-8-1 and specializing in boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. With shouts of encouragement nearly drowning out his music, Villasenor confidently made his way down the aisle to the ring to meet his opponent, 24-year-old Chris “Kamikaze” Camozzi, 14-4-1 representing Factory X MMA out of Denver, CO, specializing in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The two warriors met in the main event for Shark Fights 15, which took place at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, NM, Friday, May 27, 2...