Roger Huerta vs Clay Guida to Headline TUF 6 Finale

The main event for The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 Finale has been decided.

Rising UFC superstar Roger "El Matador" Huerta headlines his first nationally-televised fight card as he takes on hard-hitting Clay Guida in a battle of top lightweight contenders on Saturday, December 8. The fight takes place at the Palms Casino Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, featuring Huerta vs. Guida, and the two season finalists from The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Serra vs. Team Hughes.

“The lightweight division is proving itself to be one of the most exciting divisions in the UFC and these are two of the most exciting guys in it,” said Dana White, UFC President. “Roger and Clay have both won ‘Fight of the Night’ awards before and this one might win ‘Fight of the Year’”.

Training out of Minneapolis, Minn., Huerta made his UFC debut in September, 2006 at UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn, where he scored a unanimous decision victory against Jason Dent. The 24 year-old has since tallied four straight wins in the Octagon against lightweight contenders John Halverson, Leonard Garcia, Doug Evans, and Alberto Crane. “El Matador” will attempt to continue his string of dominance in the 155lb division against his toughest opponent to date, Guida.

“I am thrilled to be headlining this incredible card,” said Huerta. “I respect Guida as a person and as a fighter, but he stands in the way of my quest for the title. It seems there are doubters out there, and this fight will serve as another opportunity to make them believers. I will be more explosive than ever. I will be, quicker, stronger, and it goes without saying that my goal is to have the UFC belt around my waist.”

A Chicago native training at the Hellhouse gym, Clay Guida enters his match-up with Huerta coming off a victory over Marcus Aurelio at UFC 74: Respect in August via split decision. Previously, Guida dropped a brutal, hard-fought split decision to fellow lightweight rising star Tyson Griffin at UFC 72: Victory in Belfast this past June. Many consider his memorable war with Griffin as a candidate for “2007 UFC Fight of the Year”.

“This is a tailor-made fight for the UFC, it has ‘Fight of the Night’ written all over it,” said Guida. “I'm looking forward to it, I'm sure Roger is preparing, and so am I. I am so excited to fight him and so honored to headline this card. It’s going to be an action-packed fight to say the least.”

The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 features two teams coached by bitter rivals Matt Hughes and Matt Serra. Hughes is one of the most successful fighters in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Serra has seen his career reborn since his appearance on a previous season of The Ultimate Fighter. He won the season and was rewarded with a title shot against Georges St Pierre at UFC 69: Shootout. Serra took the chance with both hands and shocked the world of Mixed Martial Arts by knocking out St Pierre in the first round. Serra will defend the belt against Hughes when the current season of The Ultimate Fighter is completed.