UFC Fight Night 20: Maynard vs. Diaz Results

The UFC makes their Northern Virginia-Washington D.C. debut tonight at the Patriot Center with UFC Fight Night 20: Maynard vs. Diaz. Fans can watch the main card at 9pm ET on Spike.

Gray Maynard is fighting to avenge a loss to Nate Diaz on the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter. Diaz went on to win that season but Maynard has had the more successful UFC run as he may be fighting for a title shot tonight. Gray has yet to lose in his career building up an 8-0 record with six wins coming inside the UFC. Maynard also holds a dominant decision victory over Frankie Edgar who is rumored to be the leading candidate to fight B.J. Penn for the lightweight title. A dominant performance could earn Maynard a much deserved title shot.

Main Card

• Gray Maynard def. Nate Diaz via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
• Evan Dunham def. Efrain Escudero via submission (armbar) - Round 3, 1:59.
  
• Tom Lawlor def. Aaron Simpson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 28-29).
• Amir Sadollah def. Brad Blackburn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). 

***Spoilers*** for the preliminary after the jump.

SBN coverage of UFC Fight Night 20: Maynard vs. Diaz

Preliminary Card

• Chris Leben def. Jay Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
• Rick Story def. Jesse Lennox via decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
• Thiago Tavares vs. Nick Lentz declared majority draw (28-28, 28-28, 29-27).
• Rory MacDonald def. Mike "Joker" Guymon via submission (armbar) - Round 1, 4:27.
• Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kyle Bradley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
• Gerald Harris def. John Salter via TKO (strikes) - Round 3, 3:24.
• Nick Catone def. Jesse Forbes via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).