Following events on back to back weekends earlier this month, the UFC has released several fighters from their contracts following losing performances. Joining the ranks of former UFC fighters this time around are Darrill Schoonover, Marcus Jones, and Justin Wren following their The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale losses, as well as Kevin Burns, Edgar Garcia, and Shane Nelson who were defeated at UFC 107

Main card fighters Diego Sanchez, Paul Buentello and Clay Guida were among eighteen fighters issued medical suspensions on Tuesday by he Tennessee Athletic Commission on Tuesday, stemming from bouts at UFC 107 which took place at the Fedex Forum in Memphis on December 12.

Sanchez lost a title bout to BJ Penn in the events headlining bout will have to sit out 60 days with no contact unlessed cleared by a doctor. While Clay Guida is suspended 180, which can be shortened by a clearance from an ophthalmologist for a possible eye injury suffered in his loss to Kenny Florian, and Buentello is suspended indefinitely pending rib X-rays following his majority decision loss to Stefan Struve.

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn dominated challenger Diego Sanchez from start to finish on Saturday in the main event of UFC 107 in Memphis, Tennessee, dropping Sanchez in the opening seconds of the fight and bludgeoning him with superior boxing throughout the bout before ultimately opening up a fight-ending gash in the fifth round to retain the 155-pound title.

Frank Mir, Kenny Florian, Jon Fitch, and Stefan Struve also picked up wins on the UFC 107 main card.

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez successfully make weight on Friday for their UFC 107 matchup, which headlines Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Memphis, Tennessee.

Co-headlining heavyweights Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo and featured lightweights Kenny Florian and Clay Guida also made weight, as did the rest of the 11-bout card, though Edgar Garcia required additional time to shed an extra 2 pounds, while a number of fighters had to strip down and take advantage of the one-pound allowance to make weight.

A previously-unreported lightweight matchup between Shane Nelson and Matt Wiman, as well as a middleweight bout between Lucio Linhares and Rousimar Palhares originally rumored for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, are among the latest additions to the official fight card for UFC 107 on December 19 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Welterweights DaMarques Johnson and Edgar Garcia have agreed to square off at UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis, Tennessee, according to MMAjunkie, which reports that bout agreements for the matchup are expected to be signed shortly.

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...

All 20 fighters slated to participate at WEC 38 tomorrow night at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California successfully made weight earlier today.
WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner came in exactly at the 155-pound division limit, while challenger Donald Cerrone tipped the scale at 154.5 pounds. Urijah Faber (145.5) and Jens Pulver (146) [...]