A lightweight matchup between contenders Roger Huerta and Gray Maynard could be featured on the Spike-televised UFC Fight Night 19 card on September 16 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

Sherdog’s Loretta Hunt reported on Thursday that the 155-pound bout is being planned for the event, which will serve as the lead-in for the debut of The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights featuring Kimbo Slice.

Popular lightweight Roger Huerta has turned down a new five-fight contract from the UFC and will instead, at least temporarily, pursue an acting career, the fighter has confirmed to Sherdog.
“I’m not burned out [with fighting],” said Huerta. “I have one fight left with the UFC and I want to honor that. As soon as they [...]

Lightweights Roger Huerta and Spencer Fisher are likely to meet in early-2009, possibly at UFC 96 on March 7th in Columbus, Ohio, according to MMAJunkie.com.
Huerta, who recently inked a new five-fight deal with the UFC, has not fought since an August loss to Kenny Florian at UFC 87. He had previously won 17-straight fights, including [...]

Lightweight Roger Huerta (25-2) and the UFC have come to terms on a new contract that will see the popular lightweight contender return to action in March.
“El Matador” has inked a new, five-fight deal with the promotion, according to MMA Weekly.
A top contender in the UFC’s 155-pound division, Huerta fell out of title contention in [...]

Post-fight videos featuring Brock Lesnar, Jon Fitch, and Georges St-Pierre are after the jump…

Georges St-Pierre (c) def. Jon Fitch via unanimous decision
UFC Welterweight Championship
Brock Lesnar def. Heath Herring via unanimous decision
Rob Emerson def. Manny Gamburyan via KO - Round 1, 0:12
Kenny Florian def. Roger Huerta via unanimous decision
Demian Maia def. Jason MacDonald via submission (rear naked choke) - Round 3, 2:44
Tamdan McCrory def. Luke Cummo via unanimous [...]

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy”.
After re-claiming the UFC welterweight title from Matt Serra at UFC 83 in April, Georges “Rush” St-Pierre returns to the cage in the UFC 87 main event to take on top 170-pound contender Jon Fitch, who has won a record-tying 8-straight fights inside the octagon. [...]

I honestly cannot recall the last time I felt so amped for a UFC pay-per-view, and can only hope that “Seek And Destroy” delivers on the excitement I’ve been greedily awaiting for the past month. That being said, lets get right to it with some predictions.
George St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch- Welterweight Title Bout
GSP [...]

UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy” betting odds courtesy of Bodog.
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UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy” Betting Odds

Georges St-Pierre (c) (-400) vs. Jon Fitch (+300)
UFC Welterweight Championship
Brock Lesnar (-240) vs. Heath Herring (+190)
Kenny Florian (-170) vs. Roger Huerta (+140)
Demian Maia (-260) vs. Jason MacDonald (+200)
Manny Gamburyan (-325) vs. Rob Emerson (+250)
Luke [...]

Weigh-ins for UFC 87 “Seek and Destroy” took place today at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ten-bout pay-per-view event takes place tomorrow, August 9th, at the venue.
All twenty fighters successfully made weight with UFC 87 headliners, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Jon Fitch, weighing in exactly at the 170 pound welterweight [...]

Following his UFC 87 bout against Kenny Florian on Saturday, UFC lightweight contender Roger Huerta will have just one fight remaining on his current contract with the UFC. While a win over Florian would essentially guarantee Huerta a shot at the 155-pound title, he’s unlikely to challenge for the belt unless he agrees to terms [...]