Welterweights Mike Pyle and Jake Ellenberger will square off on the UFC 108 preliminary card on January 2 in Las Vegas. Pyle earned his first UFC win over Chris Wilson in September, while Ellenberger dropped a hard-fought decision to Carlos Condit last month.

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.

Welterweight Mike Pyle will look to bounce back from his UFC debut loss when he faces Chris Wilson at UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City.

Fanhouse first reported the matchup on Sunday evening, with the bout expected to be finalized later this week.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to nine fighters who fought at UFC 98 on May 23 in Las Vegas. Main event loser Rashad Evans, who suffered a second-round knockout to Lyoto Machida, is suspended until July 23rd for precautionary reasons.

Headliners Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida and co-main event fighters Matt Hughes and Matt Serra were the top earners at UFC 98 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion who was defeated via second-round knockout by Machida, earned $200,000 for the bout. Machida received $140,000 for his main event victory.

Lyoto Machida became the new UFC light heavyweight champion on Saturday in Las Vegas, taking out title-holder Rashad Evans with a flurry of punches in the second round of their UFC 98 headliner to capture the 205-pound belt. Matt Hughes, Drew McFedries, Chael Sonnen, and Frankie Edgar also picked up main card victories.

All 22 fighters, including UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and challenger Lyoto Machida, rivals Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, and late-replacement Mike Pyle, successfully made weight on Friday in Las Vegas for UFC 98. The event's official weigh-in results are available after the jump...

Veteran Mike Pyle will replace fellow-welterweight Chris Wilson and take on Brock Larson on the UFC 98 preliminary card tomorrow night at UFC 98 in Las Vegas. The replacement was confirmed by the UFC on Friday afternoon just hours before the official weigh-ins for the event.

Rick Roufus, a highly-decorated championship kickboxer, will meet UFC veteran Hector Ramirez in the main event of Saturday’s “Night of Combat 2″at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The nine-bout card, which features a number of Xtreme Couture fighters, was organized on short-notice after Affliction vacated the venue with their recent postponement of “Day [...]

Affliction on Sunday confirmed to MMA News the finalized official fight card for Affliction “Day or Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Five preliminary “Day of Reckoning” bouts will air live on HDNet while six main card fights, including the heavyweight main event featuring former [...]

Middleweights Vitor Belfort and Matt Lindland will square off on the main card of Affliction “Day of Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view.
Belfort (17-8) defeated Terry Martin at Affliction’s first-ever event in July, but is currently serving a 180-day medical suspension and will need to be cleared [...]

MMAFrenzy.com today acquired the official fighter salaries for Affliction “Banned” as reported to the California State Athletic Commission.
The ten-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Main event winner Fedor Emelianenko took home $300,000 for his 36-second knockout of Tim Sylvia, who received $800,000 for the first-round loss. Other [...]