Welterweight contenders Carlos Condit and Paul Daley are expected to meet at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the contest, and formal contracts are in the works, according to a report from FightersOnly.
Condit (24-5), the WEC’s final 170-pound champ, dropped his UFC debut to Martin Kampmann [...]

Nate Quarry’s $60,000 payday for his main card win over Tim Credeur at UFC Fight Night 19 on Wednesday in Oklahoma City topped the event’s $476,000 payroll, according to official fighter salary figures released on Monday by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission.

Nate Diaz and Carlos Condit were also among the card’s top earners, pocketing $48,000 apiece for their main card victories.

Following an early knockdown at the hands of Melvin Guillard in the UFC Fight Night 19 headliner, Nate Diaz took advantage of his first opportunity on the ground, forcing Guillard to tap to a guillotine choke in the second-round of the main event.

The finish capped off the Spike TV-televised card, which took place at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Tomorrow night Oklahoma City is UFC Ultimate Fight Night 19, headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard. There are certainly some interesting match ups, and a few that on paper seem a bit one sided. I decided I would go on the record with my official predictions for the event, and so have some of the other staff here at MMAFrenzy.

Despite a hard weight cut, UFC Fight Night 19 headliner Nate Diaz successfully made weight at Tuesday’s official weigh-ins for the event, weighing in exactly at the 156-pound non-title lightweight limit, while his main event opponent, Melvin Guillard, tipped the scale one pound lighter at 155. The rest of the 11-bout card also successfully made weight on their first attempt.

UFC newcomer Jake Ellenberger will replace an injured Chris Lytle and take on Carlos Condit in his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City.

MMAjunkie reported the welterweight matchup on Wednesday after Lytle was forced off the card earlier in the day due to a serious knee injury that is expected to sideline him until next year.

Veteran welterweight Chris Lytle has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled matchup against former WEC champ Carlos Condit, which was to take place at UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City, after suffering a severe knee injury while training for the upcoming bout.

Welterweight Chris Lytle, fresh off his “Fight of the Night” win over Kevin Burns at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in June, will take on former WEC champ Carlos Condit at UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City, MMA Fanhouse is reporting.

Lytle-Condit will be featured on the Spike-televised main card alongside UFN 19 is co-headliners Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard and Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard.

Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit was defeated in his anticipated UFC debut, dropping a split decision to Martin Kampmann in the UFN 18 main event.

Twenty-two of the twenty-four fighters scheduled to be in action at UFC Fight Night 18 successfully weighed in for their bouts on Tuesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

PRESS RELEASE — Music City has never seen hard-hitting action like this as many of the rising stars in the sport of mixed martial arts will be featured in a nationally televised event live on Spike TV Wednesday, April 1 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The first-ever UFC event in Nashville, TN will be headlined by [...]

Though details are still emerging, it appears likely that the WEC’s welterweight division, including current title-holder Carlos Condit, will be merged into the UFC’s 170-pound class.
Condit’s scheduled title defense against Brock Larson, which was slated to co-headline WEC 39 on March 1st, has been canceled due to injury, though reports vary on which fighter was [...]

MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that all ten WEC 35 fighters who were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse have tested negative.
The ten-bout event took place on Sunday, August 3rd, at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and aired on Versus.
The [...]

“I’m the real deal and I’m ready for Condit. I’m ready for it, so it’s just a matter of getting (Condit) to agree, but (the WEC) definitely wants it to happen. It’s up to Condit’s camp to figure out what it wants. I’d like to fight as often as possible, but the way it’s looking, [...]

MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that ten WEC 35 fighters were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
The ten-bout event took place on Sunday, August 3rd, at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and aired on Versus.
The tested fighters were Carlos Condit, [...]