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Coming off his extremely exciting victory over Clay Guida, Diego Sanchez is all about getting a title shot at BJ Penn or Kenny Florian. He’s even ready to step in at UFC 101 in case BJ Penn can’t make it, which Cofield hints could be a possibility. Diego also talks about splitting up with former Octagon girl Ali Sonoma to concentrate on getting the title. How many times have they broken up now?

The NSAC has released the fighter payouts for the TUF 9 Finale. Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional “locker room” bonuses or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also do not account for taxes, insurance, and license fees.

More after the jump.

The TUF 9 Finale took place earlier this evening at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the night’s main event, Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida met in a high-paced lightweight match-up.

DaMarques Johnson and James Wilks battled it out to win the contract in the welterweight division.

Kevin Burns squared off against Chris Lytle.

Andre Winner and Ross Pearson fought for the TUF contract in the lightweight division.

Joe Stevenson looked to pick himself up a win against the always tough Nate Diaz.

Results and wrap-up after the jump.

We’re less than 24 hours away from the TUF 9 Finale. The event airs from The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada at 9PM ET on Spike TV. All the TUF 9 Finale videos to hit YouTube are in the playlist above, and if you’re looking to put down some cash on the fight, BetUS has the latest odds below. Good luck and enjoy the fights!

The TUF 9 Finale weigh-ins took place earlier today at the Key West Ballroom at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

All fighters made weight with the exception of Mike Ciesnolevicz who missed weight by two pounds. Ciesnolevicz will forfeit 20% of his base pay to his opponent, Tomasz Drwal. Also, Diego Sanchez gets the award for the most intense fighter in MMA. Get a better look at the Sanchez-Guida staredown after the jump. Looks like Diego’s head is going to explode.

The weigh-in results:

• Clay Guida (155) vs. Diego Sanchez (156)
• DaMarques Johnson (170) vs. James Wilks(171)
• Kevin Burns (171) vs. Chris Lytle (170)
• Ross Pearson (156) vs. Andre Winner (155)
• Nate Diaz (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (155)
• Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)
• Brad Blackburn (170) vs. Edgar Garcia (171)
• Mike Ciesnolevicz (208) vs. Tomasz Drwal (205)
• Frank Lester (170) vs. Nick Osipczak (170)
• Jason Dent (155) vs. Cameron Dollar (154)

Fighters in non-title fights are allowed to weigh in one pound over the weight class limit.

The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale will take place tomorrow, June 20, at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada and will air on Spike TV at 9PM ET.

HT: RawVegas.tv

Diego Sanchez is talking like he’s had the training camp of his life, and seems to be in tremendous shape. I think he’s gonna be too much for Guida. What do you think?

Guida after the jump.