According to Lytle’s agent Ken Pavia, who spoke with MMAjunkie, Lytle suffered a torn meniscus and a “blown ACL” and a timetable for his return is not yet known.

The UFC, which has not yet announced Lytle’s withdrawal from the card, is seeking a replacement for the 170-pound fight to take on Condit on the UFN 19 main card.

Lytle (27-17-5), a runner-up on the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter, is just 5-5 since returning to the UFC by way of the reality show, with losses to Matt Serra, Matt Hughes, Thiago Alves, Josh Koscheck, and Marcus Davis, as well as victories over Jason Gilliam, Matt Brown, Kyle Bradley, Paul Taylor, and Kevin Burns. “Lights Out” was last in action in June, defeating Burns by unanimous decision.

Condit (23-5) won the WEC welterweight title with a win over John Alessio in early-2007 and went on to successfully defend the belt three times over Brock Larson, Carlo Prater, and Hiromitsu Miura before the division was cut from the promotion and its fighters were sent to the UFC. In his UFC debut, Condit suffered a narrow split decision loss to Martin Kampmann in the UFC Fight Night 18 main event in April.

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Pictured: Chris Lytle

Lytle (27-17-5), a fan-favorite who made his Octagon debut all the way back at UFC 28 in 2000, has gone 3-3 since returning to the UFC in late-2007 and has won a “fight night” bonus in all-but-one of his bouts. Recently, “Lights Out” has picked up victories over Kyle Bradley, Paul Taylor, and Burns, while coming up short against Thiago Alves, Josh Koscheck, and Marcus Davis.

Condit (23-5) won the WEC welterweight title with a win over John Alessio in early-2007 and went on to successfully defend the belt three times over Brock Larson, Carlo Prater, and Hiromitsu Miura before the division was cut from the promotion and its fighters were sent to the UFC. In his UFC debut, Condit suffered a narrow split decision loss to Martin Kampmann in the UFC Fight Night 18 main event in April.

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. Dan Miller vs. Aaron Simpson, Chris Wilson vs. Mike Pyle, Jeremy Stephens vs. Ronny Torres, Tim Credeur vs. Nate Quarry, Kyle Bradley vs. Sam Stout, and Steve Steinbeiss vs. Ryan Jensen are also rumored for the event.

[Pictured: Carlos Condit]

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]

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]

Sanchez edged Guida by split decision in the evening’s main event following a standup war that saw Sanchez nearly finish Guida early in the opening frame only to have The Carpenter fight his way back into the fight with ground and pound in the second and third rounds. Ultimately it was Sanchez’s multiple near finishes and cut-opening elbows from his back that earned him split decision victory.

Lytle and Burns also engaged in a standup brawl that saw Burns rock Lytle late in round one only to have Lytle survive to open up a deep gash that sent blood streaming early in the third. The cut may have been the deciding factor in the bout as Lytle was awarded the unanimous decision win.

Stevenson put his recent training with Greg Jackson on full display in a technical tussle with Diaz, as “Daddy” battered Diaz on the feet and was constantly applying pressure on the ground en route to unanimous decision victory.

All six “Fight of the Night” winners, along with Jason Dent who earned “Submission of the Night” and Tomasz Drwal who was awarded “Knockout of the Night”, received $25,000 bonuses.

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[Pictured: Joe Stevenson]

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]

Kevin Burns

Another bout is now rumored to be added to the growing card for the June Finale of “The Ultimate Fighter 9: US v. UK. Veteran welterweight Chris “Lights Out” Lytle will square off against Kevin “The Fire” Burns. According to a report at MMAWeekly.com both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout, and the contracts are expected to be signed soon.

Coming off of a disappointing loss to Marcus Davis at UFC 93, the Indianapolis firefighter Lytle will surely be looking to put out “The Fire”. Since losing to Matt Serra in the finale for “The Ultimate Fighter 4″ Lytle has compiled a 4-4 record, alternating wins and losses in his last five fights.

Burns last fought at the TUF 8 finale, suffering a vicious knock out loss to Anthony Johnson in their fight to “redo” Burns’ controversial victory over Johnson at UFC Fight Night 14. Burns made his promotional debut at UFC 85 with an upset victory over highly touted Roan Carneiro, and now holds 2-1 UFC record and 7-2 professional MMA record.

Alan Belcher Submits Denis Kang

The UFC on Saturday awarded $40,000 Fight Night bonuses, including two “Fight of the Night” honors, to Marcus Davis, Chris Lytle, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Mark Coleman, Alan Belcher, and Denis Siver for their performances at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland.

Davis and Lytle kicked off the pay-per-view broadcast with an exciting standup brawl that saw Davis edge Lytle via split decision, earning the pair “Fight of the Night” honors.

In the other “Fight of the Night,” Rua and Coleman both gassed early in their co-headliner but still managed to put on a good scrap, with Rua eventually scoring a late third-round TKO.

After being thououghly dominated with superior ground work for the majoirty of the first two rounds against heavy favorite Denis Kang, Alan Belcher secured a fight-ending arm-in guillotine choke late in the second to take home “Submission of the Night” honors.

On an undercard filled with TKOs, “Knockout of the Night” went to Denis Siver for his technical knockout of Nate Mohr with a late third-round kick .

UFC 93 sold out the O2 Arena, with 9,369 spectators generating a $1.3 million live gate.

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Dan Henderson Defeats Rich Franklin at UFC 93

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson took place today at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland. In the evening’s main event Dan Henderson topped Rich Franklin, earning a split decision victory to secure his spot as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 9 and a future middleweight matchup against opposing coach Michael Bisping. One judge scored the contest 30-27 in favor of Franklin, while the victory went to Henderson, who was awarded two 29-28 scores.

In the evening’s co-main event, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua scored his much-needed first UFC victory with a late third-round TKO of UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman. The 44-year-old Coleman was visibly exhausted midway though the opening round but Rua was largely unable to capitalize. Coleman survived the opening round and continued to get Rua to the canvas over the remainder of the fight. The fight appeared destined to go to the judges’ scorecards, where Rua was likely to be awarded the victory, but a botched call by the referee allowed Rua to connect with a combo that sent Coleman to the canvas. Coleman protested the stoppage and has his sights set on a rubber match with his rival, though Rua will first fight Chuck Liddell before the two could meet again.

Both fights were not without controversy as Henderson’s victory was marred by an accidental headbutt and eye poke, while a legal knee by Rua was ruled illegal and resulted in a standup that immediately preceded the knockout of Coleman.

Despite a broken hand suffered in the opening round, Rousimar Palhares took Jeremy Horn the distance to earn a unaniomous decision victory. Horn showed heart in the loss, surviving what was shaping up to be an early stoppage to force Palhares to work hard for the victory, which improved his record to 2-1 in the UFC and 9-2 overall.

In a featured middleweight matchup, Alan Belcher snubbed Denis Kang’s UFC debut, submitting the promising middleweight with an arm-in guillotine late in the second round to improve his UFC record to 5-3. The submission came out of nowhere as Kang dominated with first two rounds with superior ground work before Belcher transitioned a stuffed takedown attempt into a fight-ending submission.

The highly anticipated scrap between Marcus Davis and Chris Lytle kicked off the UFC 93 broadcast with back-and-forth standup action as expected, but the solid effort failed to live up it’s extreme hype. In the end, Davis walked away with the split decision victory.

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Results

• Dan Henderson def. Rich Franklin via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
• Mauricio “Shogun” Rua def. Mark Coleman via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 4:36
• Rousimar Palhares def. Jeremy Horn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Alan Belcher def. Denis Kang via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 2, 4:36
• Marcus Davis def. Chris Lytle via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• John Hathaway def. Tom Egan via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:36
• Martin Kampmann def. Alexandre Barross via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:07
• Eric Schafer def. Antonio Mendes via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:35
• Thomasz Drwal def. Ivan Serati via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:02
• Denis Siver def. Nate Mohr via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 3:27

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