Lightweight Joe Lauzon is expected to return to the Octagon against Sam Stout at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas, according to MMA Mania.

Lauzon is coming off back-to-back wins over Kyle Bradley and Jeremy Stephens, but has been sidelined since February after undergoing knee surgery, while Stout picked up a win over Matt Wiman in April to snap a two-fight losing streak.

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.

A lightweight matchup between Phillipe Nover and Sam Stout scheduled for the preliminary card of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 19 event has been canceled after Nover suffered a seizure backstage before the fight.

“He is OK,” wrote UFC President Dana White in a Tweet announcing that the fight was off.

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.

Undisclosed injuries have forced Alex Karalexis to withdraw from his WEC 43 matchup against Anthony Pettis and Kyle Bradley out of his UFC Fight Night 19 bout against Sam Stout, while Nick Thompson is off M-1 Global: Breakthrough after suffering a cut while training.

A middleweight bout between Tim Credeur and Nate Quarry and a lightweight fight between Kyle Bradley and Sam Stout has been booked for UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City.

MMAjunkie first reported both matchups on Tuesday, with the fights expected to be finalized shortly.

UFC president Dana White announced during the post-UFC 97 press conference that former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has fought for the last time in his hall-of-fame career. Also announced were the official attendance, gate, and bonus figures for UFC 97.

Anderson Silva defeated Thales Leites via unanimous decision in the UFC 97 main event on Saturday in Montreal, Canada in a fight that will be remembered as one of the most uneventful in UFC history. In the co-headliner, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua likely retired Chuck Liddell with a first-round knockout.

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com's live coverage of UFC 97: Redemption, which takes place today at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The event features Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites and Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on its 12-bout card.

Headliners Anderson Silva and Thales Leites and co-main event foes Chuck Liddell and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua successfully made weight on Friday at the Bell Centre in Montreal for their UFC 97 bouts. Full weigh-in results for UFC 97: Redemption are after the jump...

Houston Alexander vs. Andre Gusmao, Matt Wiman vs. Sam Stout, and Derek Downey vs. Nick Catone have been revealed for upcoming UFC cards over the last 24 hours:

Light heavyweights Houston Alexander and Andre Gusmao will clash at UFC 98 on May 23rd in Las Vegas. After back-to-back knockout wins over Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara [...]

Middleweight contender Michael Bisping extended his 185-pound win streak to three-straight on Saturday night, defeating challenger Chris Leben via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” in front of a sold out crowd at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Despite entering the bout in his best physical and mental [...]

UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” took place on Saturday, October 18th, at the NIA in Birmingham, England in front of a sellout crowd of over 10,000.
England’s own Michael Bisping topped fellow middleweight contender Chris Leben via unanimous decision to headline the the eleven-bout UFC 89 card.

Michael Bisping def. Chris Leben via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, [...]