The UFC will host its first event in Virginia on January 11 as UFC Fight Night 20 takes place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax just outside of Washington, D.C. The Spike TV-televised event is headlined by a lightweight matchup between contenders Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz, while Efrain Escudero takes on Evan Dunham in the evening’s co-main event.

A planned lightweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero and Nik Lentz has been scrapped from UFC Fight Night 20, with Escudero now likely to fight Evan Dunham while Lentz is expected to meet Jeremy Stephens on the January 20 card in Fairfax, Virginia.

All six fighters that were drug tested for UFC 102 tested clean, Urijah Faber’s hand has been cleared to hit the punching bag, and Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante has pulled out of his Dream 11 bout due to injury.

Read about the latest MMA news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits…

Twelve of the twenty-two UFC 102 fighters in action at Saturday’s event in Portland have been issued medical suspensions by the Oregon State Athletic Commission stemming from their bouts.

The longest suspension was dolled out to Portland-native Ed Herman, who is sidelined indefinitely from a fight-ending knee injury, while headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were both issued 30 day precautionary suspensions.

Headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 102 event in Portland, according to figures released by the Oregon State Athletic Commission.

Nougiera, who defeated Couture by unanimous decision in the evening’s main event, earned $400,000 for the victory, while Couture received $250,000 in the loss. The disclosed payroll for the pay-per-view event was $1,285,000.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira rebounded from his disappointing loss to Frank Mir in his fight with an exciting unanimous decision victory over Randy Couture in the main event of UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon.

The UFC 102 main card also featured impressive knockouts by Thiago Silva and Nate Marquard, while the prelims were highlighted by Todd Duffee’s record-setting 7-second KO in his UFC debut.

All 22 UFC 102 fighters, including heavyweight headliners Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, successfully made weight on Friday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, the same venue which hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

Couture, the 46-year-old UFC hall of famer and former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, weighed in at 220-pounds, while the former UFC and PRIDE title-holder Nogueira tipped the scale at 231-pounds.

Lightweight Marcus Aurelio will return to the UFC later this month to replace an injured Matt Veach and take on Evan Dunham on the UFC 102 preliminary card on August 28 in Portland, Oregon.

According to MMAjunkie, Veach was forced to withdraw from the card after re-aggravating a back injury during a recent training session.

The fight card for UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, which is set to take place on August 29th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, has been finalized.

Joining a heavyweight headliner between Randy Coture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on the pay-per-view main card are Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva, Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt, Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt, and Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera.

A rematch between Shane Nelson and Aaron Reily has been booked for UFC 101, Matt Veach will take on Evan Dunham at UFC 102, and Efrain Escudero will return to action against Cole Miller at UFC 103.

Diego Sanchez was victorious in his lightweight debut at UFC 95, topping Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision on Saturday in London. Newcomer Paulo Thiago upset welterweight contender Josh Koscheck via first-round knockout on a card filled filled with stoppages.
Dan Hardy is likely to receive a step up in competition for his next bout after dispatching [...]

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson, which takes place today at the 02 Arena in London England.
Former welterweight contender Diego Sanchez makes his anticipated lightweight debut against former 155-pound challenger Joe Stevenson in the UFC 95 headliner. The event’s main card also features Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham, Wilson Gouveia [...]

Diego Sanchez successfully completed his cut to the lightweight division on Friday, weighing-in at at 156 pounds for his UFC 95 headlining bout against Joe Stevenson on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. Stevenson weighed in at 155 pounds for the contest.
Sanchez, Stevenson, and the card’s 18 other fighters hit the scales earlier [...]

UFC newcomer Evan Dunham will replace an injured David Baron and make his promotional debut against Per Eklund at UFC 95 on February 21st in London, England.
Dunham is undefeated in 7 professional bouts, most recently submitting Dustin Akbari at PFC 12 in January. Eklund, a winner of five of his last six fights, dropped his [...]