Dan Cramer has been released by the UFC following a Saturday loss to Matthew Riddle at UFC 101. The UFC.com profiles for Cramer, Thales Leites, George Roop and Danillo Villefort, have all been taken down, fueling speculation that Leites, Roop, and Villefort may have also been cut following their UFC 101 fights.

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Jeff Monson plead guilty to charges related to spray-painting graffiti on the Washington state Capitol on Tuesday, and was forced to surrender his passport as part of a plea deal, which may force his to withdraw from several upcoming bouts abroad. [The Olympian]

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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.

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[Pictured: TUF 9 lightweight winner Ross Pearson]

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.

The full list of injuries and suspensions for the event include:

• Clay Guida — Suspended until August 15 and no contact until July 21
• Kevin Burns — Right hand must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until December 18. Minimum suspension until August 15 with no contact until July 21.
• Andre Winner — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12 due to a left cheek laceration
• Brad Blackburn — Right shoulder must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until December 18. Minimum suspension until August 15 with no contact until July 21.
• Edgar Garcia — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12 due to a right eyebrow cut.
• Mike Ciesnolevicz — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12
• Frank Lester — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12
• Jason Dent — Right knee must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until July 21. No contact until July 12

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[Pictured: Clay Guida]

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. The total disclosed payroll for the event (excluding fight night bonuses) was $430,000.

The event took place at The Pearl in Las Vegas and drew a sell-out attendance of 1,800 for a live gate of $500,000.

The official salaries for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, as reported to the NSAC, were:

• Diego Sanchez ($90,000 – includes $45,000 win bonus)* def. Clay Guida ($23,000)*
• James Wilks ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. DaMarques Johnson ($8,000)
• Chris Lytle ($36,000 – includes $18,000 win bonus)* def. Kevin Burns ($9,000)*
• Ross Pearson ($16,000) def. Andre Winner ($8,000)
• Joe Stevenson ($70,000 – includes $35,000 win bonus)* def. Nate Diaz ($20,000)*
• Melvin Guillard ($24,000) – includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau ($17,000)
• Brad Blackburn ($18,000 – includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Edgar Garcia ($5,000)
• Tomasz Drwal ($15,600 – includes $7,000 win bonus)*^ def. Mike Ciesnoleviscz ($6,400)^
• Nick Osipczak ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Frank Lester ($8,000)
• Jason Dent ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus)* def. Cameron Dollar ($8,000)

* Salaries do not include fight night bonuses.
^ The salaries of Drwal and Ciesnoleviscz have been adjusted for the 20% ($1,600) Ciesnoleviscz paid Drwal for failing to make weight.

[Pictured: Diego Sanchez]

The fight opened with a flurry and rarely slowed, as Sanchez battered Guida in the opening seconds with a flurry of punches and knees that appeared as though they could end the fight. The iron-chinned Guida survived the early onslaught to deliver punishment of his own in rounds two and three, but it was Sanchez’s dominant opening frame, head kick knockdown, and cut-opening elbows from the bottom that were enough to earn him the win and put him in contention for a lightweight title shot.

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 Pearson were crowned The Ultimate Fighter 9 champions with victories on the Spike-televised main card.

After three quick stoppage victories by Jason Dent, Nick Osipczak, and Tomasz Drwal to start the event, the prelimiary card was marred by a duo of controversial decisions as Brad Blackburn edged Edgar Garcia and Melvia Guillard topped Gleison Tibau.

The event’s official results were:

• Diego Sanchez def. Clay Guida via split decision (28-29, 29-27, 29-28)
• James Wilks def. DaMarques Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 4:54
  TUF 9 Welterweight Final
• Chris Lytle def. Kevin Burns via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ross Pearson def. Andre Winner via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  TUF 9 Lightweight Final
• Joe Stevenson def. Nate Diaz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Melvin Guillard def. Gleison Tibau via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Brad Blackburn def. Edgar Garcia via split decision (29-28, 28-28, 29-28)
• Tomasz Drwal def. Mike Ciesnolevicz via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:48
• Nick Osipczak def. Frank Lester via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 3:40
• Jason Dent def. Cameron Dollar via submission (anaconda choke) — Round 1, 4:46

[Pictured: Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida]

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.

Light heavyweight Mike Ciesnolevicz was the lone fighter who failed to make weight, weighing in at 208 pounds for his light heavyweight contest against Tomasz Drwal, who agreed to the higher weight in exchange for 20-percent of Ciesnoloevicz’ show money.

The official weigh-in results for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale were:

MAIN CARD (Spike TV – 9pm ET)

• 155: Clay Guida (155) vs. Diego Sanchez (156)
• 170: DaMarques Johnson (170) vs. James Wilks (171)
  TUF 9 Welterweight Final
• 170: Kevin Burns (171) vs. Chris Lytle (170)
• 155: Ross Pearson (156) vs. Andre Winner (155)
  TUF 9 Lightweight Final
• 155: Nate Diaz (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (155)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 155: Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)
• 170: Brad Blackburn (170) vs. Edgar Garcia (171)
• 205: Mike Ciesnolevicz (208)* vs. Tomasz Drwal (205)
• 170: Frank Lester (170) vs. Nick Osipczak (170)
• 155: Jason Dent (155) vs. Cameron Dollar (154)

* Ciesnolevicz weighed in over the light heavyweight limit, but Drwal agreed to fight him at 208 pounds. Ciesnolevicz will be penalized 20% of his show money, which will go to Drwal.

[Pictured: Diego Sanchez]

Additionally, a scheduled welterweight matchup between Rory Markham and TJ Grant has been scratched from the card due to an undisclosed injury suffered by Markham.

The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale is headlined by a pair of lightweight showdowns as Clay Guida squares off with Diego Sanchez and Nate Diaz takes on Joe Stevenson. The Spike-televised main card will also feature the lightweight and welterwieght finals from TUF 9.

Bobby Lashley

• Jason Guida has agreed to replace Ken Shamrock and fight Bobby Lashley on March 21st in the MMA main event of “March Badness,” a hybrid boxing/MMA card taking place in Pensacola, Florida.
• Welterweights Dong Hyun Kim and Jonathan Goulet will square off at UFC 100 on July 11th in Las Vegas.
• UFC newcomer Edgar Garcia will debut against fellow-welterweight Brad Blackburn at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale on June 20th in Las Vegas.
• Paul Kelly will make his lightweight debut against Roli Delgado at UFC 99 on June 13th in Cologne, Germany.
• A lightweight matchup featuring Matt Grice and Shannon Gugerty has been added to UFC 100.

Added to the pay-per-view televised main card are bouts featuring The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finalist CB Dollaway against Mike Massenzio and heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo against UFC newcomer Mustapha Al-Turk.

Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy, Yushin Okami vs. Dean Lister, Ryo Chonan vs. Brad Blackburn, Antoni Hardonk vs. Mark Burch, and Dan Evensen vs. Pat Berry were all announced for the unaired preliminary card.

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