Lightweight Justin Buchholz has been released by the UFC following his loss last Saturday at UFC 109 to Mac Danzig, his third-straight defeat. He joins Mark Coleman,Phillipe Nover, Frank Trigg, Rolles Gracie, and Tim Hague as fighters dropped by the UFC following UFC 109 losses.

11 of the 22 fighters in action at Saturday’s “UFC 109: Relentless” event is Las Vegas were issued medical suspensions on Monday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, including main card winners Chael Sonnen and Demian Maia, as well as losers Mark Coleman, Mike Swick, Dan Miller, and Frank Trigg.

Maia, Swick, and preliminary card fighter Mac Danzig were issued the card’s longest suspensions, sidelined until August unless cleared by a doctor for various injuries.

Headlining hall of famer Randy Couture and former welterweight champ Matt Serra topped the $944,000 payroll for Saturday’s “UFC 109: Relentless,” according to official fighter salaries released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Couture earned a flat $250,000 for his second-round submission of Mark Coleman in the UFC 109 headliner, while Serra scored $150,000 for his first-round knockout of fellow veteran Frank Trigg. Other top earners included middleweight contender Chael Sonenn, Demian Maia, and Coleman.

In the first-ever matchup between UFC hall of famers, Randy Couture dominated Mark Coleman before finishing him with a second-round submission in the main event of “UFC 109: Relentless” on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

In the UFC 109 co-main event, Chael Sonnen earned the next middleweight title shot by upsetting fellow contender Nate Marquardt, surviving a deep gash and a frantic final minute to earn a unanimous decision victory fueled by dominant wrestling and ground and pound.

Mac Danzig and Melvin Guillard scored decision victories on the Spike-televised “UFC 109: Relentless” preliminary card, while Joey Beltran made his UFC debut on short notice and upset fellow newcomer Rolles Gracie to kick off the event’s unaired prelims at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of “UFC 109: Relentless”, which takes place today at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a headlining matchup between UFC hall of famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman.

Our live coverage kicks off at 7pm ET with UFC 109 preliminary card results, followed by live results and updates for the Spike-televised prelims at 9pm and pay-per-view main card at 10pm. Follow along after the jump…

All twenty-two fighters slated to be in action on Saturday at “UFC 109: Relentless,” including headlining UFC hall of famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, successfully made weight on Friday for their bouts.

Both Couture and Coleman weighed-in at the 205-pound light heavyweight limit for the main event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, which hosts tomorrow’s pay-per-view event.

The fight card for “UFC 109: Relentless,” which takes place on February 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, is officially complete, as the UFC confirmed the remaining bouts for the event on Tuesday. UFC 109 airs live on pay-per-view and is headlined by a matchup between UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman.

The second of ten “UFC Prelim” shows to be aired on Spike this year is set for UFC 109 on February 6, and will feature a pair lightweight bouts in the hour long block of programming. Those two fights will be Mac Danzig vs Justin Buchholz and Melvin Guillard vs Ronnys Torres

The UFC on Wednesday confirmed six bouts for the preliminary card of “UFC 109: Relentless,” which takes place on February 6 in Las Vegas, including Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller, Melvin Guillard vs. Ronys Torres, Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson, and Mostapha Al-Turk vs. Rolles Gracie, as well as previously-unreported matchups between lightweights Mac Danzig and Justin Buchholz and heavyweights Tim Hague and Chris Tuchscherer.

The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to only three fighters who were in action at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 19 card in Oklahom City. Headliner Nate Diaz as well as preliminary card fighters CB Dollaway and Justin Buchholz were all issued 30-day suspensions for cuts suffered in their bouts at the event.

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.