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'UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard' Live Results and Commentary

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("Listen, Gray, if you promise to stay away from my face, I think I can hook you up with a role in my next project. We're doing a movie adaptation of 'Big Buck Hunter.' Should be hot." Photo courtesy of this set on CombatLifestyle.)

Spoiler alert: UFC Fight Night 19 is being broadcast on tape-delay in some parts of the country, so check your local listings before continuing if you want to keep your viewing experience pure. Now then, it's time to see if weed-strength can overcome cocaine-quickness, and how Roger Huerta's farewell performance will be received by the toughest critics of all — Gray Maynard's fists. Live results await you after the jump; refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest, and let us know how you're feelin' in the comments section.

UFC Fight Night 19 Video Hype: Huerta, Cantwell, Guillard

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Roger Huerta may have an ill-advised acting career to turn to after tomorrow night's fight against Gray Maynard, but that doesn't mean he isn't training hard for his last stand in the Octagon. In the video profile above, Huerta implies that his previous loss to Kenny Florian at UFC 87 was the result of moving away from his dependable coaching duo of Dave Menne and Justin Hagen. He certainly seems focused — though you have to wonder if Huerta should be drilling nothing but his smother-defense at this point.

Questionable Strategy of the Day: Diaz Wants Guillard's Fists

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(Nate Diaz: Not here to make friends.)

Yesterday we gazed in wonder at the poster for UFC Fight Night 19, which is being headlined, rather improbably, by a fight between Nate Diaz and Melvin Guillard. This new article about the event on UFC.com doesn't really explain why the match is getting such a push, but it does provide some insight into Diaz's current emotional state:

“Finally I’m fighting someone that’s not afraid to stand up with me,” Diaz said. “Melvin’s a tough guy and I know that he’ll want to stand and trade with me. I don’t think the fans want to see two guys holding each other.”

UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz/Guillard Gets Top Billing Over Maynard/Huerta

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No, your eyes are not deceiving you. We just received the above poster image in our inbox, in which Nate Diaz (who's coming off back-to-back losses to Clay Guida and Joe Stevenson) and Melvin Guillard (cokehead) appear to be headlining the next UFC Fight Night card over top lightweight contender Gray Maynard and Roger Huerta, who used to be the UFC's Great Brown Hope until he started talking out of turn. Of course, most fans are just going to be happy to see two great lightweight matchups on free TV, not realizing the passive aggressive jab of disrespect that's going on here. (Honestly, I can't wait to hear Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg's spin on why Diaz vs. Guillard is main-event-worthy.) But hey, good luck to Nate — when was the last time a fighter was given a headlining slot and a "win or go home" match on the same night?

UFC Fight Night 19 will serve as a lead-in to the premiere of Kimbo's House (aka TUF 10). Tickets to the event go on sale this week; the current lineup is after the jump.