Contrary to previous reports following his knockout of Forrest Griffin on Saturday at UFC 101, Anderson Silva says he won’t be relinquishing his middleweight title to remain permanently at light heavyweight and will continue to fight in both divisions.

In other news, the UFC will counter-program Saturday’s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event with a free replay of UFC 100 on Spike TV, Dennis Hallman has signed a four-fight contract to return to the UFC, and more…

A plea deal by Jeff Monson on charges of painting graffiti on the Washington Capital could force him to withdraw from several scheduled fight abroad, while a trio of bouts has been added to the lineup for the September 2 WEC 43 event in Youngstown, Ohio.

Details on these stories and the latest MMA news and notes in MMAFrenzy.com’s latest quick hits…

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.

Melvin Guillard vs. Gleison Tibau, Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Tomasz Drwal, and Brad Blackburn vs. Edgar Garcia has been officially added to the lineup for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, while Rory Markham vs. TJ Grant has been scratched from the card, which takes place this Saturday, June 20, at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas.

Jason Guida has agreed to fight Bobby Lashley on short notice, Dong Hyun Kim and Jonathan Goulet will meet at UFC 100, Edgar Garcia will make his UFC debut against Brad Blackburn at the TUF 9 Finale, and more...

The UFC has officially confirmed additional bouts for UFC 92 “The Ultimate 2008″, which takes place on December 27th in Las Vegas and features Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir, and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva.
Added to the pay-per-view televised main card are bouts featuring The Ultimate Fighter 7 [...]

Brad Blackburn (15-9-1) and Ryo Chonan (15-8) have agreed to clash at UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas.

Blackburn, an IFL veteran, has posted back-to-back victories, including a second-round TKO of James Giboo in his UFC debut in July.

Chonan, a PRIDE and DEEP veteran, was defeated by Karo Parisyan in his UFC debut last November at UFC 78 but rebounded to defeat Roan Carneiro via split decision at UFC 88 in September.

MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official fighter salaries as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC Fight Night 14 “Silva vs. Irvin”.
The eleven-bout Spike TV event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Main event winner Anderson Silva took home $200,000 for his 61-second knockout of [...]

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was successful in his light heavyweight debut, knocking out 205-pound knockout artist James Irvin with a straight right and ground and pound 61 seconds into the opening round of the main event of UFC Fight Night 14.
The eleven-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The [...]

Anderson Silva def. James Irvin via KO – Round 1, 1:01
Brandon Vera def. Reese Andy via unanimous decision
Frank Edgar def. Hermes Franca via unanimous decision
Cain Velasquez def. Jake O’Brien via TKO – Round 1, 2:02
Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson via TKO – Round 3, 3:35
CB Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor via submission – Round 1, 3:58
Tim [...]

UFC Fight Night 14 “Silva vs. Irvin” took place on Saturday, July 19th, at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva moved up to the 205-pound light heavyweight division in the main event to take on knockout artist James “The Sandman” Irvin. Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy, Hermes Franca [...]