While the recently-reported rematch between Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves has yet to be confirmed for the pay-per-view event, a heavyweight showdown between veteran Paul Buentello and prospect Todd Duffee was announced for the UFC 107 main card.

The UFC 107 fight card now includes:

MAIN CARD

• B.J. Penn (c) vs. Diego Sanchez
  UFC Lightweight Championship
• Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir
• Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch
• Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
• Paul Buentello vs. Todd Duffee

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
• Shane Nelson vs. Matt Wiman
• Ricardo Funch vs. Johny Hendricks
• Lucio Linhares vs. Rousimar Palhares
• Edgar Garcia vs. DaMarques Johnson
• Kevin Burns vs. T.J. Grant

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Pictured: Shane Nelson

Burns (7-3) dropped to 2-2 inside the Octagon following back-to-back losses to Anthony Johnson last December and Chris Lytle in June, while Grant suffered a decision loss to Dong Hyun Kim in July following an April victory over Ryo Chonan in his UFC debut.

UFC 107 is headlined by lightweight champ BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez and also include Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida and Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir.

UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez Coverage

Pictured: Kevin Burns

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.

The full list of injuries and suspensions for the event include:

• Clay Guida — Suspended until August 15 and no contact until July 21
• Kevin Burns — Right hand must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until December 18. Minimum suspension until August 15 with no contact until July 21.
• Andre Winner — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12 due to a left cheek laceration
• Brad Blackburn — Right shoulder must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until December 18. Minimum suspension until August 15 with no contact until July 21.
• Edgar Garcia — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12 due to a right eyebrow cut.
• Mike Ciesnolevicz — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12
• Frank Lester — Suspended until July 21 with no contact until July 12
• Jason Dent — Right knee must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until July 21. No contact until July 12

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[Pictured: Clay Guida]

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.

Click here to read MMAFrenzy.com’s TUF 9 Finale recap and official results.

[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.

Efrain Escudero

Underdog Efrain Escudero topped highly touted Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Finale to win the season’s lightweight tournament.

The event took place on Saturday, December 13th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV.

In the evening’s co-main event, standout wrestler Ryan Bader needed just two-minutes and 18-seconds to knockout jiu jitsu ace Vinicius Magalhaes to claim The Ultimate Fighter 8 light heavyweight title.

In other main card action, Anthony Johnson avenged his controversial July loss with a third-round highlight reel head kick knockout of Kevin Burns, Wilson Gouveia capitalized on Jason MacDonald’s agressiveness to score a first-round TKO with a series of vicious elbows, and TUF 8 bad boy Junie Brown successfully made his UFC debut with a second-round armbar of Dave Kaplan.

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale Results

• Efrain Escudero def. Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  TUF 8 Lightweight Finals
• Ryan Bader def. Vinicius Magalhaes via KO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:18
  TUF 8 Light Heavyweight Finals
• Anthony Johnson def. Kevin Burns via KO (head kick) — Round 3, 0:28
• Wilson Gouveia def. Jason MacDonald via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:18
• Junie Browning def. Dave Kaplan via submission (armbar) — Round 2, 1:32
• Krzysztof Soszynski def. Shane Primm via submission (kimura) — Round 2, 3:27
• Eliot Marshall def. Jules Bruchez via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 1:27
• Tom Lawlor def. Kyle Kingsbury via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Shane Nelson def. George Roop via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Rolando Delgado def. John Polakowski via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 2, 2:18

The Pearl at The Palms

Fighters tipped the scales moments ago in Las Vegas to weigh in for the matchups tomorrow night at The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Finale, which takes place at The Pearl at the Palms and airs live on Spike TV.

Middleweight Wilson Gouveia failed to make weight for his scheduled middleweight contest against Jason MacDonald, weighing in at 189 pounds, three pounds over the 186 pound middleweight limit.

Lightweight finalists Phillipe Nover (156) and Efrain Escudero (156) and light heavyweight finalists Ryan Bader (205) and Vinicius Magalhaes (205) all successfully made weight for their co-headlining bouts. The remainder of the ten-fight card also successfully made weight.

MMAFrenzy.com will have live coverage of The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale tomorrow beginning at 7pm ET.

MAIN CARD

• 155: Phillipe Nover (156) vs. Efrain Escudero (156)
  TUF 8 Lightweight Final
• 205: Ryan Bader (205) vs. Vinicius Magalhaes (205)
  TUF 8 Light Heavyweight Final
• 171: Kevin Burns (171) vs. Anthony Johnson (171)
• 185: Jason MacDonald (184) vs. Wilson Gouveia (189)*
• 156: Junie Browning (156) vs. Dave Kaplan (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 205: Krzysztof Soszynski (205) vs. Shane Primm (202)
• 205: Eliot Marshall (203) vs. Jules Bruchez (205)
• 205: Kyle Kingsbury (205) vs. Tom Lawlor (204)
• 155: Shane Nelson (156) vs. George Roop (153)
• 155: Rolando Delgado (155) vs. John Polakowski (152)

* “Gouveia did not make weight and for safety reasons, the Nevada State Athletic Commission won’t allow him to make a second weight cutting attempt. The bout will go on at a catch weight of 189 pounds, and Gouveia will forfeit 20% of his purse to MacDonald.”