UFC: Fight for the Troops 2

UFC: Fight for the Troops 2

A poster or logo for UFC: Fight for the Troops 2.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date January 22, 2011
Venue Fort Hood
City Killeen, Texas
Attendance 3,200[1]
Event chronology

UFC 125: Resolution UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort

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

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/Edwards and Johnson/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/Lowe and Brown/Yahya fights.[14]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
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 [lower-alpha 1]
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
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Lightweight Yves Edwards def. Cody McKenzie Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:33 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight DaMarques Johnson def. Mike Guymon Verbal Submission (body triangle) 1 3:22
Featherweight Rani Yahya def. Mike Brown Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Waylon Lowe def. Willamy Freire Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Welterweight Charlie Brenneman def. Amilcar Alves Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Chris Cariaso def. Will Campuzano Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. For the UFC Featherweight Championship title eliminator
  2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Dunham vs. Guillard fight.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.[15]

References

  1. "UFC Fight Night 23 "Troops 2" show draws estimated attendance of 3,200". mmajunkie.com. January 24, 2011.
  2. "UFC: Fight for the Troops 2". ufc.com. November 11, 2010.
  3. "Florian-Dunham Headlines "Fight for the Troops"". ufc.com. November 11, 2010.
  4. "Kenny Florian Injured, Melvin Guillard To Face Evan Dunham". Heavy.com. December 6, 2010.
  5. "Replacement Cody McKenzie meets Yves Edwards at UFC Fight Night 23". mmajunkie.com. December 7, 2010.
  6. "David Mitchell Out of UFC Fight For The Troops; Mike Swick Off The Card". mmaweekly.com. December 30, 2010.
  7. "Will Campuzano meets Chris Cariaso at UFC Fight Night 23". mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2011.
  8. "Miller vs. Wiman, Freire vs. Lowe official for UFC Fight Night 23".
  9. "Rani Yahya vs. "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight for the Troops 2". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  10. ""Korean Zombie" forced out of UFC Fight Night 23; Yahya awaiting replacement". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  11. "Brown Replaces Jung Against Yahya at UFC 'Fight for the Troops 2'". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  12. "Hominick gets Featherweight Title shot with win over Roop at UFC Fight Night 23". mmajunkie.com. January 11, 2011.
  13. "UFC Fight Night 23 "Troops 2" prelims stream for free on Facebook". mmajunkie.com. January 18, 2011.
  14. "Two Bouts Added to Facebook Prelims". UFC.com. January 22, 2011.
  15. "UFC Fight Night 23 bonuses: Guillard, Edwards and McKenzie earn $30K awards". MMAjunkie.com. January 23, 2011.
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