UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
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UFC: Fight for the Troops 2, also referred to 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
. 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
.
and Evan Dunham
was expected for UFC 126
, but was moved to this card to serve as the main event. 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. Edwards instead faced TUF 12 alumnus Cody McKenzie
.
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. A late replacement fight between Will Campuzano
and Chris Cariaso
was signed.
A lightweight bout between Cole Miller
and Matt Wiman
, which was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 125
, was moved to this event.
Rani Yahya
was expected to face Chan Sung Jung at this event, but Jung was forced from the card with an injury, and replaced by Mike Brown
.
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
.
On January 18, Dana White announced that the UFC would be streaming the McKenzie/Edwards and Johnson/Guymon fights for free on their official Facebook
page.
However, on the night of the fights, UFC.com officials announced that four prelims would show, adding the Freire/Lowe and Brown/Yahya fights.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
on January 22, 2011 at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas
Killeen, Texas
Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, The United States. The population was 86,911 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, Killeen had 119,510 people. In 2010 Killeen's population shot to 127,921...
. The event was the third that the UFC has hosted in cooperation with a US military base, following UFC Fight Night 7
UFC Fight Night 7
Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter or called UFC Fight Night 6.5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 10, 2006. The event took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United...
and UFC: Fight for the Troops
UFC: Fight for the Troops
UFC: Fight for the Troops, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 16, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 10, 2008 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina...
.
Background
The bout between Kenny FlorianKenny Florian
Kenneth Alan Florian is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans and...
and Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their lightweight division...
was expected for UFC 126
UFC 126
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
, but was moved to this card to serve as the main event. On December 6, however, Florian pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury. Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard
Melvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He debuted with the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman...
was pulled from a planned preliminary bout with Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
|-| Win| align="center" | 41-17-1| Rafaello Oliveira| TKO | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson| | align="center" | 2| align="center" | 2:44| Washington, D.C||-| Loss| align="center" | 40-17-1| Sam Stout| KO...
and faced Dunham in the main event. Edwards instead faced TUF 12 alumnus Cody McKenzie
Cody McKenzie
Cody McKenzie is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, McKenzie mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs...
.
On December 30, 2010, a bout between Mike Swick
Mike Swick
Mike Swick is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight....
and David Mitchell was called off due to Mitchell suffering an injury and Swick dealing with his Esophageal Condition. A late replacement fight between Will Campuzano
Will Campuzano
William Campuzano is a Mexican American professional mixed martial artist from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He currently fights in the bantamweight division.-Early career:...
and Chris Cariaso
Chris Cariaso
Chris Cariaso is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
was signed.
A lightweight bout between Cole Miller
Cole Miller
Jeremiah Cole Miller is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese....
and Matt Wiman
Matt Wiman
Matthew Charles Wiman is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, which was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 125
UFC 125
UFC 125: Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:...
, was moved to this event.
Rani Yahya
Rani Yahya
Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
was expected to face Chan Sung Jung at this event, but Jung was forced from the card with an injury, and replaced by Mike Brown
Mike Brown (fighter)
Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
.
On January 11, 2011, Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
announced that if Mark Hominick
Mark Hominick
Mark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...
defeated George Roop
George Roop
George H. Roop is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, winning his preliminary and first round fights...
at this event, he would become the top contender for the UFC Featherweight Championship and would face champion Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
José Aldo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the first and current UFC Featherweight Champion...
at UFC 129
UFC 129
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.-Background:...
.
On January 18, Dana White announced that the UFC would be streaming the McKenzie/Edwards and Johnson/Guymon fights for free on their official Facebook
Facebook
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page.
However, on the night of the fights, UFC.com officials announced that four prelims would show, adding the Freire/Lowe and Brown/Yahya fights.
Preliminary card
- Bantamweight bout:
Will CampuzanoWill CampuzanoWilliam Campuzano is a Mexican American professional mixed martial artist from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He currently fights in the bantamweight division.-Early career:...
vs.
Chris CariasoChris CariasoChris Cariaso is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
- Cariaso defeated Campuzano via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Welterweight bout: Charlie BrennemanCharlie BrennemanCharles "Charlie" Brenneman is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs.
Amilcar AlvesAmilcar AlvesAmilcar Alves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has fought as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion.-Mixed martial arts career:...
- Welterweight bout:
- Brenneman defeated Alves via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Preliminary card (Facebook)
- Lightweight bout: Waylon LoweWaylon LoweMichael Waylon Lowe is an American mixed martial artist.-Amateur wrestling career:Lowe was a two time state champion for Jefferson County High School in Dandridge, Tennessee before wrestling for the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. Lowe recorded 112 victories during his collegiate career...
vs. Willamy FreireWillamy FreireWillamy Friere is an Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Shooto and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Freire was also the Shooto Welterweight Champion.-Early career:...
- Lowe defeated Freire via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout: Mike BrownMike Brown (fighter)Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
vs. Rani YahyaRani YahyaRani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
- Featherweight bout:
- Yahya defeated Brown via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
- Welterweight bout: DaMarques JohnsonDaMarques JohnsonDaMarques Johnson is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner up for the welterweights on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Background:...
vs. Mike GuymonMike GuymonMichael Kevin Guymon is an American former mixed martial artist. He fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their welterweight division. He is a former King of the Cage welterweight title holder.-Early life:...
- Welterweight bout:
- Johnson defeated Guymon via verbal submission (body triangle) at 3:22 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Cody McKenzieCody McKenzieCody McKenzie is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, McKenzie mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs...
vs.
Yves EdwardsYves Edwards|-| Win| align="center" | 41-17-1| Rafaello Oliveira| TKO | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson| | align="center" | 2| align="center" | 2:44| Washington, D.C||-| Loss| align="center" | 40-17-1| Sam Stout| KO...
- Lightweight bout:
- Edwards defeated McKenzie via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 4:33 of round 2. This bout also aired on the Spike broadcast following the Dunham vs. Guillard fight.
Main card
- Lightweight bout: Cole MillerCole MillerJeremiah Cole Miller is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese....
vs. Matt WimanMatt WimanMatthew Charles Wiman is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
- Wiman defeated Miller via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).
- Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs. Joey BeltranJoey BeltranFor the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...
- Heavyweight bout:
- Barry defeated Beltran via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout:
Mark HominickMark HominickMark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs. George RoopGeorge RoopGeorge H. Roop is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, winning his preliminary and first round fights...
- Featherweight bout:
- Hominick defeated Roop via TKO (punches) at 1:28 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Matt MitrioneMatt MitrioneMatthew Steven Mitrione is an American mixed martial artist and former NFL football player, playing for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights....
vs. Tim HagueTim HagueTimothy Edward Lee Hague is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He is a former Heavyweight Champion of King of the Cage.- Biography :...
- Heavyweight bout:
- Mitrione defeated Hague via TKO (punches) at 2:59 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Evan DunhamEvan DunhamEvan Dunham is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their lightweight division...
vs. Melvin GuillardMelvin GuillardMelvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He debuted with the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman...
- Lightweight bout:
- Guillard defeated Dunham via TKO (knees) at 2:58 of round 1.
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.- Fight of the Night: Yves Edwards vs. Cody McKenzie
- Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard
- Submission of the Night: Yves Edwards