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Awards
- Fight of the Night: Yves Edwards vs Cody McKenzie ($30k Bonus)
- Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard ($30k Bonus)
- Submission of the Night: Yves Edwards ($30 K Bonus)
– Melvin Guillard believes he should be the next in line for the UFC lightweight title after TKO win over Evan Dunham
– Mark Hominick earns a shot at the UFC featherweight title against Jose Aldo at UFC 129 in Toronto after his TKO win over George Roop
– The Fight for the Troops 2 show made over $6ook on the phone lines alone, millions more expected from online donations.
– You can still make donations to help fund the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Funds at fightforthetroops.com
– The UFC expects to do have Fight for the Troops 3 sometime in 2012
– Matt Mitrione mentioned he’d “like to be tested” in his next fight after beating Tim Hague
Fights to Make After UFC Fight Night 23
- Melvin Guillard vs Kenny Florian
- Evan Dunham vs Matt Wiman
- Matt Mitrione vs Ben Rothwell
- Mark Hominick vs Jose Aldo
- George Roop vs Fredson Paixao
- Pat Barry vs Cheick Kongo
- Joey Beltran vs Rob Broughton
- Yves Edwards vs Danny Castillo
- Cody McKenzie vs Danny Downes
- DeMarques Johnson vs Pascal Krauss
- Rani Yahya vs Javier Vasquez
- Mike Thomas Brown vs Josh Grispi
- Waylon Lowe vs Ricardo Lamas
- William Freire vs Mike Lullo Jr.
- Charlie Brenneman vs John Howard
- Chris Cariaso vs Clint Godfrey
Fighters Likely to Be Cut
- Tim Hague
- Amilcar Alves
- Will Campuzano
- Mike Guymon
Tags: Amilcar Alves, Charlie Brenneman, Chris Cariaso, Cody McKenzie, Cole Miller, DeMarques Johnson, Evan Dunham, Fight for the Troops 2, George Roop, Joey Beltran, Mark Hominick, Matt Mitrione, Matt Wiman, Melvin Guillard, Mike Guymon, Mike Thomas Brown, MMA, Pat Barry, Rani Yahya, Tim Hague, UFC, UFC Fight Night 23, Waylon Lowe, Will Campuzano, Williamy Freire, Yves Edwards
MAIN CARD
- Melvin Guillard def. Evan Dunham via KO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:59
- Matt Mitrione def. Tim Hague via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:59
- Mark Hominick def. George Roop via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:28
- Pat Barry def. Joey Beltran via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Matt Wiman def. Cole Miller via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Yves Edwards def. Cody McKenzie via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:33
- DaMarques Johnson def. Mike Guymon via verbal submission (injury from body triangle) – Round 1, 3:22
- Rani Yahya def. Mike Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Waylon Lowe def. Willamy Freire via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Charlie Brenneman def. Amilcar Alves via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Chris Cariaso def. Will Campuzano via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tags: Amilcar Alves, Charlie Brenneman, Chris Cariaso, Cody McKenzie, Cole Miller, DeMarques Johnson, Evan Dunham, Fight for the Troops 2, George Roop, Joey Beltran, Mark Hominick, Matt Mitrione, Matt Wiman, Melvin Guillard, Mike Guymon, Mike Thomas Brown, MMA, Pat Berry, Rani Yahya, Tim Hague, UFC, UFC Fight Night 23, Waylon Lowe, Will Campuzano, Willamy Freire, Yves Edwards
MAIN CARD
- Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain lightweight title
- Randy Couture def. James Toney via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:19
- Demian Maia def. Mario Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Gray Maynard def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Nate Diaz def. Marcus Davis via technical submission (guillotine) – Round 3, 4:02
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Joe Lauzon def. Gabe Ruediger via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:01
- Nik Lentz def. Andre Winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
- Dan Miller def. John Salter via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 2, 1:53.
- Greg Soto def. Nick Osipczak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Mike Pierce def. Amilcar Alves via submission (cross-body armbar) – Round 3, 3:11
Tags: Amilcar Alves, Andre Winner, Bj Penn, Dan Miller, Demian Maia, Frankie Edgar, Gabe Ruediger, Gray Maynard, Greg Soto, James Toney, Joe Lauzon, John Salter, Kenny Florian, Marcus Davis, Mario Miranda, Mike Pierce, Nate Diaz, Nick Osipczak, Nik Lentz, Randy Couture
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