The UFC made their return to the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California Saturday, hosting their UFC on FOX 9 card.

Despite a number of high-profile matchups being scrapped due to injuries, the event still ended up being immensely entertaining, despite eight of the 11 fights going to the judges’ scorecards.

One surging veteran from Team Alpha Male showed he is ready for another title shot, while one of his younger teammates looks like he’s ready to fight for championship gold again.

It wasn’t all smiles for the Sacramento-based fight team, as one of their fighters suffered a brutal knockout in the main event, while another was given a loss due to poor judging.

Take a look at the biggest losers from UFC on FOX 9 this past weekend.

BIGGEST WINNER

Urijah Faber – After going 1-2 between July 2011 and July 2012, “The California Kid” has turned back the clock in 2013, going 4-0 with three highlight-reel worthy finishes.

The 34-year-old made Michael McDonald look like an amateur, landing his big right hand at will before dropping “Mayday” and finishing the fight with his patented guillotine choke.

Given that bantamweight is a bit thin on contenders as it is, it would be a travesty to give the winner of Renan Barao vs. Dominick Cruz at UFC 169 anyone besides Faber at this point.

WINNER

Demetrious Johnson – If “Mighty Mouse” keeps winning in impressive fashion, sooner or later the flyweights have to get some respect, right?

After winning a tight split decision over Joseph Benavidez at UFC 152 last September, no one knew exactly what to expect in the rematch. Johnson didn’t make us wait long to find out, taking just over two minutes to be the first man to KO Benavidez.

WINNER

Joe Lauzon – Fans forgot it was possible for the scrappy submission wizard to win a fight without earning a “Fight Night” bonus, but that’s exactly what happened on Saturday.

Lauzon just had too many weapons for a past his prime Mac Danzig to overcome, likely breaking his nose with an elbow from mount in the second round. While Lauzon’s days as a title contender are likely over, he remains one of the most entertaining fighters on the roster.

WINNER

Chad Mendes – “Money” was heavily criticized by color commentator Joe Rogan for coasting in the second and third rounds of his bout with Nik Lentz, utilizing takedowns and then being content to simply hold top position.

However, right after the fights it was revealed Mendes competed with the flu. With that in mind, it’s pretty impressive to think a competitor as tough as Lentz barely managed to put together any offense in their 15-minute affair. Mendes-Aldo II makes sense now.

BIGGEST LOSER

Cody McKenzie – The former Ultimate Fighter competitor couldn’t had easily one of the worst nights in UFC history. First off, the Alaska native forgot his gym bag at the hotel (?) and had to wear a pair of white Nike shorts … which inexplicably still had the tag on them.

Then, McKenzie got thoroughly picked apart by Sam Stout in their preliminary bout at UFC on FOX 9, acting as a human punching for 15 minutes. Finally, he drank his sorrows away in the tunnel below the arena afterwards, spitting a beer back up on himself.

UFC President Dana White called McKenzie’s fight attire “amateur” and “embarrassing,” so post-fight antics aside, the 25-year-old is all but guaranteed to be fired following this loss.

LOSER

Mac Danzig – The winner of season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter has now lost three fights in a row and only one of those bouts were competitive.

Danzig said he was going to forego fight sponsors for his UFC on FOX 9 to prove he could win this one for himself. That didn’t happen, as he got battered by Joe Lauzon for 15 minutes. The 33-year-old will be handed his walking papers after this performance.

LOSER

Danny Castillo – Castillo looked like he was well on his way to cracking the lightweight division’s top 10 with a decisive round 1 finish over Edson Barboza, but amazingly, his Brazilian counterpart came back to win the next two rounds.

While losing those two rounds is pretty inexcuseable, “Last Call” did enough to make the fight a draw. Unfortunately, only one judge saw it that way. A textbook example of why 10-8 rounds need to be handed out more regularly.

LOSER

Scott Jorgensen – Don’t look now, but former perennial bantamweight contender Scott Jorgensen has now lost four of his past five bouts.

Since he looked good in his flyweight debut against a very tough Zach Makovsky, there is a very slim chance the UFC gives “Young Guns” one more chance. Even if luck is on his side in that regard, Jorgensen’s days as a contender are clearly in the past.