Source: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/6/2/2203580/tuf13-finalist-tony-ferguson-this-is-my-time
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Friday, June 3, 2011
TUF 13 Card Set; Ramsey Nijem Meets Tony Ferguson for Title
LAS VEGAS - Following Wednesday's final regular-season episode of "The Ultimate Fighter," the UFC has filled its fight card for Saturday's TUF 13 Finale. In the championship bout to crown the next "Ultimate Fighter," finalists Ramsey Nijem and Tony Ferguson will meet for the title and a guaranteed UFC contract. The two welterweights won their semifinal fights in an episode that aired Wednesday night on Spike TV. Additionally, the UFC has made official for the televised main card a bout pitting losing semifinalists Chris Cope and Chuck O'Neil against each other.
And four other TUF 13 cast members will see action against each other on the preliminary card on Saturday: Shamar Bailey vs. Ryan McGillivray and Justin Edwards vs. Clay Harvison. The UFC and Spike made those fights official Thursday morning.
Bailey, a Strikeforce veteran, was one of this season's favorites and was coach Junior dos Santos' top pick. He advanced to the quarterfinals, but was upset there by Cope. The Indianapolis firefighter has trained alongside UFC vets Chris Lytle and Matt Mitrione, both also veterans of "The Ultimate Fighter." His opponent, McGillivray, was dos Santos' second pick. He, too, lost his quarterfinal fight. The five-year Canadian veteran started his career with Maximum Fighting Championships in Canada. Nine of the 11 wins in his pro career have come by submission.
Edwards, who trains in Ohio with Jorge Gurgel, lost his first fight in the house to Ferguson, who went on to reach Saturday's finals. In his pro career, Edwards is 6-0 - with six first-round stoppages. The last five have come by submission with four by guillotine. Four of his wins have come in less than one minute. Edwards' second pro fight was for Bellator, and he also has a win over Josh Rafferty, from TUF 1, on his resume. Harvison, who fought for Brock Lesnar's team, won his first fight this season before losing to Nijem in the quarterfinals. The 6-1 pro has fought all seven of his bouts in Georgia, and all six of his wins have come in the first round.
Seven of the eight quarterfinalists from TUF 13 are on Saturday's card. Only Zach Davis is absent, replaced by Edwards. Davis lost a quarterfinal fight to O'Neil, but suffered torn retinas in both eyes and was told by doctors on the show that he should no longer fight.
Saturday's TUF 13 Finale takes place at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The main card, which will air live on Spike, features a highly anticipated lightweight contenders fight between Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis, the last WEC lightweight champion. And Ed Herman and Tim Credeur meet in a middleweight bout, the return to action for both after nearly two years off because of injuries.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/06/02/tuf-13-card-set-ramsey-nijem-meets-tony-ferguson-for-title/
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49ers' Harbaugh told to stop talking about Smith
The lockout is preventing NFL coaches from meeting with their players and talking with free agents. For one coach, even talking about free agents has been outlawed.
Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers' first-year head coach, told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat on Tuesday that the league has asked him to stop discussing his team's un-signed players, especially QB Alex Smith. Earlier in the offseason, the coach had said he expects Smith to return to the team in 2011.
"I'm not answering any questions about Alex Smith," Harbaugh said to the newspaper. "The league has mandated we do not talk about him. ... The NFL has mandated that we don't talk about players who are not under contract — who are free agents who haven't signed. We've been sent a memo saying we can't talk about it."
Smith is one of the many free agents on the market NFL teams are hoping to pencil into their depth charts, but have been unable to do so because of the current labor dispute between owners and players.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/06/01/49ers-harbaugh-told-to-stop-talking-about-smith
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Ramsey Nijem Follows Friend Court McGee to 'Ultimate Fighter' Success
LAS VEGAS - If Season 13 of "The Ultimate Fighter" was a test for Ramsey Nijem, he certainly could have done worse than Court McGee as his study guide. McGee, the Season 11 winner of the show, is a friend and training partner of Nijem, who fights in this season's finale on Saturday. Watching McGee go through the same trials and tribulations in the house got him prepared for what he would have to face when his turn came.
Now things are going just about as planned, with one last hurdle to clear.
"I'm good friends with Court McGee, and when he went through the house I saw what he was able to accomplish," Nijem said Thursday after a training session at The Palms, site of Saturday's TUF 13 Finale. "I just took his advice and did what he did, and it's had the same results so far."
Nijem's run through the Season 13 welterweight bracket has been as dominant as that of his Saturday opponent, Tony Ferguson. Ferguson finished his three fights on the show by knockout. Nijem, a member of coach Junior dos Santos' team, had a pair of rear naked choke wins and a TKO in the semifinals.
But Nijem, who trains at John Hackelman's Pit camp in California, as well as The Pit Elevated in Utah, believes his quarterfinal win over Clay Harvison, a quick first-round submission, was when he really believed this season's title could be his for the taking.
"Once I finished that quarterfinal fight in under a minute, I felt like I made a statement there," Nijem said. "I felt like I was going to win the show."
Nijem also perhaps endeared himself to viewers with some of his antics on the show and a carefree attitude. Ferguson on Thursday implied Nijem's on-screen personality was merely a persona: "It's just an image - everybody's got to stand out, I guess," he said.
His "Stripper Ramsey" nickname came from his impromptu striptease on the show, and his allegiance to the TV show "Glee" also had housemates rolling their eyes. But Nijem said the goofy side of him has always been around.
"If you ask any of the guys on my team, they'll say 'That's Ramsey,'" Nijem said. "Everyone's like, 'Your family, how do they feel about this?' and they shake their head. My mom, I've been embarrassing her since I was born. So it's just another opportunity for me to embarrass my mom. That's what she expected. She was like, 'At least you were yourself.' My mom's a fun person. Christmas Eve, we turn on the music and start having a dance party at Christmas. And clothes got off in the family living room. It's just how me and my family are. We're fun and we're kinda wild."
If Nijem is the feel-good story of this season's finale, his opponent has set himself apart as the heel. A late-season outburst that brought housemate Charlie Rader's family into play went too far, Nijem said.
At the end of the day, though, Nijem said his personal feelings for Ferguson don't matter. He has a trophy and contract to win.
"He made an idiot of himself," Nijem said. "He went out there and said some very inappropriate things about someone's family, which is a line that you shouldn't cross. I sensed that in the beginning, and I was always kind of wary about him and his true colors came out. But I'm not going to go in there and say, 'I hate Tony and I'm going to kill him and F him' and this and that. Tony's an opponent and he's in the way of my dream and that's it. It doesn't matter who's across from me. I'll fight the same way and with the same kind of attitude."
Nijem and Ferguson fight in the main event of Saturday's TUF 13 Finale at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas. The main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. Eastern and also features a lightweight bout between contenders Anthony Pettis and Clay Guida, plus the return of Tim Credeur and Ed Herman, who face each other after nearly two years off a piece due to injuries.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/06/02/ramsey-nijem-follows-friend-court-mcgee-to-ultimate-fighter-su/
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