FanHouse UFC Fight Night 19

Former Ultimate Fighter winner Nate Diaz snapped a two-fight losing streak inside the Octagon Wednesday at UFC Fight Night 19, beating Melvin Guillard with a second-round guillotine choke in the main event of a solid night of MMA.

Guillard dropped Diaz with a brutal right hand just seconds into the fight, but he didn't want to go to the ground with Diaz, a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, and so he allowed Diaz to recover and stand back up.

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Roger Huerta returned to the Octagon on Wednesday night and showed that he's still in shape and focused on MMA, but that wasn't enough against Gray Maynard, who defeated Huerta by split decision in a solid fight at UFC Fight Night 19 on Spike TV.

In the first round Huerta looked surprisingly crisp and effective, showing no ring rust at all even though he hadn't fought in more than a year. Huerta appeared to be frustrating Maynard with his boxing, and when Maynard tried to overpower Huerta in the clinch and on the ground, Huerta showed effective defense in getting free.

Carlos Condit earned his first victory inside the Octagon Wednesday night at UFC Fight Night 19, surviving an early barrage from Jake Ellenberger and coming back to win a split decision on Spike TV.

Ellenberger dominated the action in the early going, landing punches that snapped Condit's head back and appearing close to having Condit finished early on. Referee Leon Roberts wisely allowed the fight to continue even though Condit appeared to be badly hurt, and Condit managed to get back up and even do some damage later in the round. Still, it was a dominant first round for Ellenberger.

In a tremendously exciting MMA fight on Spike TV, Nate Quarry beat Tim Credeur by unanimous decision in a hard-fought, back-and-forth battle at UFC Fight Night 19.

In the first round Credeur floored Quarry with a hard punch, went to the ground and got Quarry's back, appearing close to finishing the fight with a rear-naked choke. But Quarry got out of the choke and got back to his feet, surviving the round with a badly bloodied nose. It was a dominant round for Credeur.

Two years ago, Jay Silva was just a nightclub bouncer who liked watching MMA on television. Then a chance encounter with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at UFC 78, led to him moving to California to begin his MMA career. Next week, he'll make his Octagon debut when he steps in on short notice to face CB Dollaway at UFC Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City. Dollaway's original opponent, Dan Miller, was forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering an undisclosed infection.

FanHouse spoke to Silva, who is 5-1 in his career, about his unique road to the UFC and how he plans on preparing for Dollaway. The full interview is below.

The UFC has added one more bout to UFC Fight Night 19, the UFC debut of former Sportfight champion Mike Pierce against former WEC welterweight title contender Brock Larson (pictured, right).

The event, co-headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard and Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta, emanates from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City on Sept. 16 and will air as the lead-in on Spike TV to the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.

Ten bouts have now been official to finalize the UFC Fight Night 19 card scheduled for Sept. 16 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

In the evening's headliner, The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner Nate Diaz will look to avoid three straight losses in a lightweight showdown against season two's Melvin Guillard.