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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2011
UFC: Fight for the Troops 2
(also known as
UFC Fight Night 23
) was a
mixed martial arts
event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
on January 22, 2011 at
Fort Hood
, near
Killeen, Texas
.
[2]
The event was the third that the
UFC
has hosted in cooperation with a
US
military base, following
UFC Fight Night 7
and
UFC: Fight for the Troops
.
Background
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]
The bout between
Kenny Florian
and
Evan Dunham
was expected for
UFC 126
, but was moved to this card to serve as the main event.
[3]
On December 6, however, Florian pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury.
Melvin Guillard
was pulled from a planned preliminary bout with
Yves Edwards
and faced Dunham in the main event.
[4]
Edwards instead faced
TUF 12
alumnus
Cody McKenzie
.
[5]
On December 30, 2010, a bout between
Mike Swick
and
David Mitchell
was called off due to Mitchell suffering an injury and Swick dealing with his Esophageal Condition.
[6]
A late replacement fight between
Will Campuzano
and
Chris Cariaso
was signed.
[7]
A lightweight bout between
Cole Miller
and
Matt Wiman
, which was originally scheduled to take place at
UFC 125
, was moved to this event.
[8]
Rani Yahya
was expected to face
Chan Sung Jung
at this event,
[9]
but Jung was forced from the card with an injury,
[10]
and replaced by
Mike Brown
.
[11]
On January 11, 2011,
Dana White
announced that if
Mark Hominick
defeated
George Roop
at this event, he would become the top contender for the
UFC Featherweight Championship
and would face champion
Jose Aldo
at
UFC 129
.
[12]
On January 18,
Dana White
announced that the
UFC
would be streaming the McKenzie vs. Edwards and
Johnson
vs.
Guymon
fights for free on their official
Facebook
page.
[13]
However, on the night of the fights, UFC.com officials announced that four prelims would show, adding the
Freire
vs.
Lowe
and Brown vs. Yahya fights.
[14]
Results
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Main card
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Weight class
|
|
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Method
|
Round
|
Time
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Notes
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Lightweight
|
Melvin Guillard
|
def.
|
Evan Dunham
|
TKO (knees)
|
1
|
2:58
|
|
Heavyweight
|
Matt Mitrione
|
def.
|
Tim Hague
|
TKO (punches)
|
1
|
2:59
|
|
Featherweight
|
Mark Hominick
|
def.
|
George Roop
|
TKO (punches)
|
1
|
1:28
|
[a]
|
Heavyweight
|
Pat Barry
|
def.
|
Joey Beltran
|
Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 29?28, 29?28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
|
Lightweight
|
Matt Wiman
|
def.
|
Cole Miller
|
Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 30?27, 30?27)
|
3
|
5:00
|
|
Facebook
|
Lightweight
|
Yves Edwards
|
def.
|
Cody McKenzie
|
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|
2
|
4:33
|
[b]
|
Welterweight
|
DaMarques Johnson
|
def.
|
Mike Guymon
|
Verbal Submission (body triangle)
|
1
|
3:22
|
[c]
|
Featherweight
|
Rani Yahya
|
def.
|
Mike Brown
|
Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 29?28, 29?28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
[d]
|
Lightweight
|
Waylon Lowe
|
def.
|
Willamy Freire
|
Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Preliminary card
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Welterweight
|
Charlie Brenneman
|
def.
|
Amilcar Alves
|
Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Bantamweight
|
Chris Cariaso
|
def.
|
Will Campuzano
|
Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
|
- ^
UFC Featherweight Championship
title eliminator for Hominick
- ^
This bout aired on the broadcast following the Johnson vs Guymon bout.
- ^
This bout aired on the broadcast following the Barry vs Beltran bout.
- ^
This bout aired on the broadcast following the Hominick vs Roop bout.
Bonus Awards
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Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.
[15]
- Fight of the Night: Yves Edwards vs. Cody McKenzie
- Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard
- Submission of the Night: Yves Edwards
References
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]
- ^
"UFC Fight Night 23 "Troops 2" show draws estimated attendance of 3,200"
. mmajunkie.com. January 24, 2011. Archived from
the original
on January 27, 2011.
- ^
"UFC: Fight for the Troops 2"
. ufc.com. November 11, 2010.
- ^
"Florian-Dunham Headlines "Fight for the Troops"
"
. ufc.com. November 11, 2010.
- ^
"Kenny Florian Injured, Melvin Guillard To Face Evan Dunham"
. Heavy.com. December 6, 2010.
- ^
"Replacement Cody McKenzie meets Yves Edwards at UFC Fight Night 23"
. mmajunkie.com. December 7, 2010. Archived from
the original
on December 10, 2010.
- ^
"David Mitchell Out of UFC Fight For The Troops; Mike Swick Off The Card"
. mmaweekly.com. December 30, 2010.
- ^
"Will Campuzano meets Chris Cariaso at UFC Fight Night 23"
. mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2011. Archived from
the original
on July 18, 2012.
- ^
"Miller vs. Wiman, Freire vs. Lowe official for UFC Fight Night 23"
.
- ^
"Rani Yahya vs. "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight for the Troops 2"
. bloodyelbow.com. 5 November 2010
. Retrieved
2010-11-05
.
- ^
"
"Korean Zombie" forced out of UFC Fight Night 23; Yahya awaiting replacement"
. mmajunkie.com. Archived from
the original
on 2013-01-04
. Retrieved
2011-01-07
.
- ^
"Brown Replaces Jung Against Yahya at UFC 'Fight for the Troops 2'
"
. sherdog.com
. Retrieved
2011-01-07
.
- ^
"Hominick gets Featherweight Title shot with win over Roop at UFC Fight Night 23"
. mmajunkie.com. January 11, 2011.
- ^
"UFC Fight Night 23 "Troops 2" prelims stream for free on Facebook"
. mmajunkie.com. January 18, 2011.
- ^
"Two Bouts Added to Facebook Prelims"
. UFC.com. January 22, 2011.
- ^
"UFC Fight Night 23 bonuses: Guillard, Edwards and McKenzie earn $30K awards"
.
MMAjunkie.com
. January 23, 2011. Archived from
the original
on January 27, 2011.
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