UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard


UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 16, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Background

A previously announced bout between Josh Neer and Kurt Pellegrino was moved to UFC 101.
Justin Buchholz replaced an injured Ronys Torres in a bout against Jeremy Stephens.
Ed Herman was supposed to replace an injured James Irvin against Wilson Gouveia at UFC 102 but then Gouveia suffered an injury. Herman instead faced Aaron Simpson at the event. Dan Miller was set to replace Herman. However, an injured Miller was replaced by Jay Silva against CB Dollaway.
An injury forced Chris Lytle off the card. Jake Ellenberger replaced him.
Kyle Bradley pulled out of his matchup with Sam Stout due to injury and was replaced with Phillipe Nover. However, on the night of the fight, Nover suffered from a seizure in the locker room. His match against Sam Stout was cancelled as a result.
This event served as a lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights on Spike.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.
  • Fight of the Night: Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur
  • Knockout of the Night: Jeremy Stephens
  • '''Submission of the Night: Nate Diaz'''

    Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC.
  • Nate Diaz: def. Melvin Guillard:
  • Gray Maynard: def. Roger Huerta:
  • Carlos Condit: def. Jake Ellenberger:
  • Nate Quarry: def. Tim Credeur:
  • Brian Stann: def. Steve Cantwell:
  • Mike Pyle: def. Chris Wilson:
  • C. B. Dollaway: def. Jay Silva:
  • Phillipe Nover: vs. Sam Stout: ^
  • Jeremy Stephens: def. Justin Bucholtz:
  • Mike Pierce: def. Brock Larson:
  • Ryan Jensen: def. Steve Steinbess:
^ ''Fight did not take place because of pre-fight seizure suffered by Nover; fighters still paid''