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Gray Maynard avenged his unofficial loss to Nate Diaz at UFN 20, winning a narrow split decision victory in the main event of the night. Also on the card, Evan Dunham continued his undefeated ways, submitting TUF winner and previously undefeated Efrain Escudero.

“UFC Fight Night” on Spike TV heads to the suburbs of Washington D.C. on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 9:00pm ET/PT for the first ever UFC fight in Virginia with a card featuring some of the best up-and-coming lightweight fighters. Emanating from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on the campus of George Mason University, undefeated UFC lightweight Gray Maynard (9-0, 1 NC) takes on hard-hitting Nate Diaz (11-4) in the main event with Efrain Escudero and Evan Dunham in a duel of undefeated fighters in the co-feature.

The Ultimate Fight Night 20 card is slowly filling out with another potential bout in the works. Sources close to MMA Madness are reporting that fight negotiations between Tim Credeur and Mike Massenzio are in progress for a possible UFN 20 date.

In their first meeting, Nate Diaz submitted Gray Maynard to earn a spot on “The Ultimate Fighter” finals. MMA Weekly is reporting that two may headline the Ultimate Fight 20 card.

The UFC handed out $30,000 bonuses to the fighters who won Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night. Nate Quarry, Tim Credeur, Jeremy Stephens and Nate Diaz all picked up the bonuses.

Click here for all the results from Ultimate Fight Night 19. SPOILER ALERT!

MMA Madness makes predictions for tonight’s UFN card. The staff at MMA Madness like Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz in tonight’s feature bouts.

Dana White announced through his Twitter page that Philippe Nover had a seizure in his locker room, and his fight with Sam Stout is officially off the Ulitimate Fight Night 19 card. White added that Nover is OK and that Stout was a class act about the whole situation.

Melvin Guillard, 26, has been a professional fighter for nearly eight years, but he’s been a fighter since the day he was born. Guillard has three back-to-back wins going into his fight with fellow TUF-alum Nathan Diaz Wednesday as the headliner for Ultimate Fight Night 19.

Kenny Florian will return to the announcer’s booth for Ultimate Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City, Okla. He will replace Joe Rogan for the show, and will call the fights alongside Mike Goldberg.