Randy Couture and Dan Hardy each moved one step closer to title shots in their respective divisions on Saturday with unanimous decision wins at UFC 105 in Manchester, England. Couture edged Brandon Vera in the UFC 105 main event, while Hardy topped Mike Swick in the evening’s co-headliner.

Michael Bisping, Matt Brown, and Ross Pearson were also victorious on the UFC 105 main card.

All 22 UFC 105 fighters, including headliners Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, successfully made weight on Friday for Saturday’s event at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.

Both Couture and Vera tipped the scale at 204 pounds, while welterweight contenders Mike Swick (170) and Dan Hardy (171) and middleweight notables Michael Bisping (186) and Denis Kang (185) also made weight without issue.

A pair of lightweight matchups have been added to UFC 105 on November 14 in Manchester, England, as English 155-pounder Paul Kelly is slated to fight German Dennis Siver, while TUF 9 runner-up and UK-native Andre Winner squares off with TUF 8 castmember Roli Delgado.

All twelve fighters who were selected by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to be tested for steroids and drugs of abuse at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on June 20 have tested negative.

According to NSAC executive director Keith Kizer, fighters Diego Sanchez, Clay Guida, DaMarques Johnson, James Wilks, Ross Pearson, Andre Winner, Chris Lytle, Joe Stevenson, Brad Blackburn, Nick Osipczak, Melvin Guillard, and Tomasz Drwal tested negative at the Spike-televised event, which took place at The Pearl in Las Vegas.

Main card losers Clay Guida and Kevin Burns were among the eight fighters issued medical suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission stemming from Saturday’s event, which was held at The Pearl in Las Vegas.

Guida, who suffered a unanimous decision loss to Diego Sanchez in the evening’s main event, is suspended until August 15 for precautionary reasons. Burns must have his right hand cleared by a doctor or serve a suspension until December 18. He too faces a minimum suspension until August 15 after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Chris Lytle on the Spike-televised card.

Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson, who both recorded victories on Saturday at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, topped the list of official salaries for the event, which were released today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Sanchez earned $90,000 for his main event win over Clay Guida ($23,000), while Stevenson received $70,000 by topping Nate Diaz ($20,000) in the first bout of the Spike-televised main card.

Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida delivered on their Fight of the Year hype, engaging in a three-round war in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on Saturday that saw Sanchez edge Guida by split decision on the judge’s scorcards.

The rest of the card failed to disappoint either as Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns traded blows in a bout that deserved Fight of the Night before being upstaged by Sanchez and Guida, Joe Stevenson looked impressive in topping Nate Diaz by unanimous decision in a technical battle, and welterweight James Wilks and lightweight Ross Perason were crowned The Ultimate Fighter 9 champions with victories on the Spike-televised main card.

Lightweight headliners Clay Guida (155) and Diego Sanchez (156) successfully made weight on Friday at the weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, as did TUF 9 welterweight finalists DaMarques Johnson (170) and James Wilks (171) and lightweight finalists Ross Pearson (156).

The event takes place on Saturday at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, the same venue which hosted today’s weigh-ins, and airs live on Spike TV beginning at 9pm ET.

An all-UK lightweight final is set for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale after Team UK's Andre Winner and Ross Pearson advanced with victories over Cameron Dollar and Jason Dent respectively on the 11th episode of TUF 9.

Spoilers Included: Team UK's Andre Winner advanced in The Ultimate Fighter 9 lightweight tournament with a first-round TKO of Santino Defranco while Team US' DaMarques Johnson advanced in the welterweight tournament with a first-round submission of Dean Amasinger.

With the US and UK teams now set following last week's final preliminary bouts, we advance to the first quarterfinal matchup on The Ultimate Fighter 9. Continue reading for details on the fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9...

Two spots on Team US remain and Rob Browning and Frank Lester have been tapped to square off with Jason Dent and Kiel Reid respectively for the final openings. Continue reading after the jump to find out who advances in The Ultimate Fighter 9...

Eight Team UK fighters, four lightweights and four welterweights, advanced to the Ultimate Fighter house in Las Vegas by winning their elimination bouts on the opening episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9: US vs. UK.

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