A middleweight bout between Chris Leben and Aaron Simpson is expected to take place on May 29 at UFC 114 in Las Vegas, according to The Ground and Pound Show. Leben snapped a two-fight losing streak with a win over Jay Silva in January, while Simpson won his seventh-straight and improved to 3-0 in the UFC with a victory over Tom Lawlor last month.

Chris Leben topped the $357,000 payroll for Monday’s UFC Fight Night 20, according to figures released Wednesday by the Virginia State Athletic Commission, taking home an event-high $60,000 for his decision victory over Jay Silva on the event’s preliminary.

Other top-earners for the Spike-televised event included headliners Gray Maynard ($40,000) and Nate Diaz ($48,000) along with Amir Sadollah ($30,000) and Aaron Simpson ($22,000).

Aaron Simpson, Tom Lawlor, Evan Dunham, and Gerald Harris each earned $30,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances on Monday at UFC Fight Night 20. Simpson and Lawlor earned “Fight of the Night,” Dunham scored “Submission of the Night,” and Harris won “Knockout of the Night”.

Lightweight contender Gray Maynard avenged the only loss of his MMA career on Monday, edging TUF 5 winner Nate Diaz by split decision in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 20 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Also on the UFC Fight Night 20 main card, Evan Dunham upset TUF 9 winner Efrain Escudero with a third-round submission, Aaron Simpson came from behind to edge Tom Lawlor in a controversial split decision, and TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah dominated Brad Blackburn en route to a unanimous decision win.

The entire UFC Fight Night 20 card, including headlining lightweights Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz, successfully made weight on Sunday at the official fighter weigh-ins for Monday’s Spike-televised event, which takes place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Three bouts were added to the card for UFC Fight Night 20 on Friday, as Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce, Efrain Escudero vs. Nik Lentz, and Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson were reported by MMAjunkie and Fanhouse for the January 11 Spike TV-televised event that is expected to take place in Fairfax, Virginia.

All six fighters that were drug tested for UFC 102 tested clean, Urijah Faber’s hand has been cleared to hit the punching bag, and Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante has pulled out of his Dream 11 bout due to injury.

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Twelve of the twenty-two UFC 102 fighters in action at Saturday’s event in Portland have been issued medical suspensions by the Oregon State Athletic Commission stemming from their bouts.

The longest suspension was dolled out to Portland-native Ed Herman, who is sidelined indefinitely from a fight-ending knee injury, while headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were both issued 30 day precautionary suspensions.

Headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 102 event in Portland, according to figures released by the Oregon State Athletic Commission.

Nougiera, who defeated Couture by unanimous decision in the evening’s main event, earned $400,000 for the victory, while Couture received $250,000 in the loss. The disclosed payroll for the pay-per-view event was $1,285,000.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira rebounded from his disappointing loss to Frank Mir in his fight with an exciting unanimous decision victory over Randy Couture in the main event of UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon.

The UFC 102 main card also featured impressive knockouts by Thiago Silva and Nate Marquard, while the prelims were highlighted by Todd Duffee’s record-setting 7-second KO in his UFC debut.

All 22 UFC 102 fighters, including heavyweight headliners Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, successfully made weight on Friday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

Couture, the 46-year-old UFC hall of famer and former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, weighed in at 220-pounds, while the former UFC and PRIDE title-holder Nogueira tipped the scale at 231-pounds.

Wilson Gouviea’s recent-withdrawal from a scheduled UFC 102 fight against Ed Herman has caused the UFC to shuffle several upcoming matchups, as Herman will now fight Aaron Simpson at the August 28 event, while Dan Miller, who was to fight Simpson at UFC Fight Night 19, will instead meet CB Dollaway on the September 16 card.

Middleweight Wilson Gouveia has withdrawn from his UFC 102 matchup against Ed Herman after suffering a back injury that will sideline him until at least October.

MMA News first reported the injury on Friday just days after Herman was tapped to replace an injured James Irvin and take on Gouveia at the August 29 event in Portland.

A middleweight matchup between Dan Miller and Aaron Simpson, which was first reported early last month, is now back on for UFC Fight Night 19 after a fight between Simpson and Ed Herman was scratched from the card when Herman was tapped to replace an injured Jame Irvin at UFC 102 earlier this week.

Middleweight Aaron Simpson will look to keep his undefeated 5-0 record intact when he takes on The Ultimate Fighter 3 castmember Ed Herman at UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City.

Simpson recently announced the matchup against Herman on Facebook after previously stating he could fight Dan Miller at the Spike-televised event only to update his announcement to say nothing was yet official.