Nate Lawson of HeavyMMA.com is reporting that a lightweight bout between “Ultimate Fighter” winners Joe Stevenson and Mac Danzig will take place at UFC 124 this December.

Both Danzig and Stevenson have struggled as of late to live up to the expectations their success on the reality series earned them. They have gone a combined 9-9 since each won his respective season of “The Ultimate Fighter”.

Stevenson, however, has had the greater success of the two, even climbing the ranks years ago to earn a title shot. He followed his “Ultimate Fighter” with four wins to only one loss, but fell short to B.J. Penn when he fought him for the 155-pound title. In his last outing, Stevenson fell short to George Sotiropoulous at UFC 110 on the judges’ scorecards.

Like his upcoming opponent, Danzig has struggled immensely as of late, winning only once in his last five showings. He dropped three consecutive fights between September of 2008 and July of 2009, but snapped the downslide with a unanimous decision victory over Justin Buchholz at UFC 109. However, a controversial submission loss to Matt Wiman at UFC 115 derailed a potential winning streak.

The lightweight bout is set for UFC 124 on December 11 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The main event of the card features a welterweight title bout between champion Georges St. Pierre and top contender Josh Koscheck. The only other fights to be made official by the promotion are Matt Riddle vs. Anthony Waldburger and Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazellet.

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Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:

- Rich Franklin edged out Wanderlei Silva and Cain Velasquez dominated Cheick Kongo at UFC 99 last Saturday. Also, Mirko Cro Cop defeated Mostapha Al Turk via illegal eye-pokes, then told the UFC to kiss his ass.

- We saw some crazy knockouts this week, including Tim Sylvia getting wrecked by a 50-year old boxer, a brilliant flying knee KO at a Bellator show [http://www.cagepotato.com/knockout-day-nick-pace-wrecks-collin-tebo-bellator-xi], and a 9-second head-kick finish followed by a flying referee tackle.

- Brock Lesnar is built like a black man, still not a fan of the gays.

- Team U.K.’s James Wilks cruised to the welterweight finals on Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, ending a season that didn’t really live up to the hype.

- MMA model Penny Mathis’s breasts may not be real, but they’re still fabulous.

- Shaquille O’Neal is seriously considering a switch to MMA after finishing his basketball career, and wants to start off by beating up the giant Korean who smashed Jose Canseco.

- When Cris Cyborg chokes out a reporter, that’s just her polite way of saying she’s finished with the interview.

- Come back tonight [Saturday] at 9 p.m. ET/PT for our liveblog of the Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale show, which will feature Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida, Nate Diaz vs. Joe Stevenson, and the lightweight and welterweight TUF finals. And check out our exclusive interviews with Sanchez, Stevenson, and Chris Lytle.

The Ultimate Fighter Nine Finals take place tonight with the live Ultimate Fighter Finale on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET. The main card will feature five fights including the two championship bouts for the Ultimate Fighter reality show. Overall, it is a nice card featuring the lighter weights in the UFC, which tend to provide stronger fights and better pacing. Here is a breakdown of the card and my predictions (I was 5-for-6 last weekend!!) for tonight’s show.

Lightweight bout (155 lbs) – Diego Sanchez (23-2) vs. Clay Guida (25-9): This fight should be a war as both fighters have great motors and even better stamina. Sanchez has lost just two times in his career, both by decision, but is in just his second fight at lightweight in the UFC. His previous fight was a lackluster decision win over Joe Stevenson where Sanchez picked Stevenson apart on their feet. Guida won’t be quite that easy. The rocker has a fighting style and energy that makes it hard for you to not cheer for him and I think he will be the first fighter to really push Sanchez around in terms of pacing and octagon control. The key in this fight will be if Guida has the size to control the bigger Sanchez on the ground and if he can fight off his back. I would like to say I see Guida winning this fight, but I think Sanchez’ size and speed will ultimately earn him another decision win.

TUF 9 Lightweight Finals (155 lbs) – Ross Pearson (8-3) vs. Andrew Winner (9-2-1): Pearson and Winner both come from the United Kingdom team of the Ultimate Fighter, but that means nothing in this fight. Winner looked impressive in the show, winning all his fights in the first round while Pearson has had to grind out his wins, but is tough as nails. Pearson will need that toughness to take out Winner, who seems to be the better athlete with better all-around skills. I don’t think Winner wins as convincingly as he has on the show, but I will take him by stoppage from strikes in the second round.

TUF 9 Welterweight Finals (170 lbs) – Damarques Johnson (9-6) vs. James Wilks (5-2): Wilks doesn’t have the experience that Johnson has and his fights on the way to the finale were not nearly as difficult, yet Wilks didn’t look impressive in them either in my opinion. Wilks will need to get the fight to the ground to win, but Johnson will look to demolish the UK fighter. In 15 pro fights, Johnson has only gone to decision twice, so he likes to see a finish win or lose. I will take Johnson by TKO in round two.

Lightweight bout (155 lbs) – Joe Stevenson (31-10) vs. Nate Diaz (13-3): Just 17 months ago, Stevenson was fighting for the lightweight title, and now he stands as a man fighting for his future after losing three of his last four fights in convincing fashion. Stevenson has seemingly started to believe that his stand-up game is on par with the best in his weight class, and that has clearly not been the case in the last year. In desperation, Stevenson changed fighting camps, joining Greg Jackson in New Mexico . Jackson is arguably the best fight strategist in MMA, and he will need to come up with a good plan for Diaz, whose height at 6 feet, and long reach, allow him to pick apart fighters before finishing them off with a submission through his Gracie submission training. I think Stevenson can get Diaz to the ground and get the win if he avoids getting caught in a triangle choke. I think Stevenson is hungrier for a win, which is the same reason Diaz lost to Guida at UFC 94. I will take Stevenson to grind out a split decision.

Welterweight bout (170 lbs) – Kevin Burns (7-2) vs. Chris Lytle (28-17-5): Kevin Burns is relatively new to the UFC scene, with this being his fourth fight, while Lytle is a UFC-mainstay, taking part in his 14th fight with the organization. Lytle has lost three of his last five, and has become a bit of a gatekeeper in the division for up-and-coming fighters. Burns has won two of his three UFC fights and a win over Lytle would cement his place with the organization. This fight will be exciting and a good scrap, as any Lytle fight is, but I think Burns will score the decision win with a stronger ground game and submission attempts.

–Written by TSR MMA contributor Drew Ellis