| UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 11, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Patriot Center | |||
| City | Fairfax, Virginia | |||
| Attendance | 8,078[1] | |||
| Total gate | $753,962[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz (also known as UFC Fight Night 20) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 11, 2010, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.[2]
Headlining this event was a rematch between Gray Maynard And The Ultimate Fighter 5 Winner Nate Diaz, The two faced each other on The Ultimate Fighter 5 Semi-Finals in an amateur bout, which Diaz won via submission (guillotine choke).
Nik Lentz was expected to face Jeremy Stephens at the event. However, Stephens pulled out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Thiago Tavares.[3]
A bout between Josh Koscheck and Mike Pierce was expected to take place on this card.[4] However, Koscheck was shifted from this event to a bout with Anthony Johnson at UFC 106, while Pierce would face Jon Fitch at UFC 107.[5]
Mike Massenzio was expected to face Gerald Harris, but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by John Salter.[6]
| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Gray Maynard | def. | Nate Diaz | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Evan Dunham | def. | Efrain Escudero | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 1:59 | |
| Middleweight | Aaron Simpson | def. | Tom Lawlor | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Amir Sadollah | def. | Brad Blackburn | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Jay Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Rick Story | def. | Jesse Lennox | Decision (split) (30–27, 30–27, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Thiago Tavares | vs. | Nik Lentz | Draw (majority) (28–28, 28–28, 27–29) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Rory MacDonald | def. | Mike Guymon | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:27 | |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Kyle Bradley | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Gerald Harris | def. | John Salter | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:24 | |
| Middleweight | Nick Catone | def. | Jesse Forbes | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.[7]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[8]
^ Both fighters earned show money; bout declared majority draw.
