| UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 22, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Fort Hood | |||
| City | Killeen,Texas | |||
| Attendance | 3,200[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 (also known asUFC Fight Night 23) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on January 22, 2011 atFort Hood, nearKilleen, Texas.[2] The event was the third that theUFC has hosted in cooperation with aUS military base, followingUFC Fight Night 7 andUFC: Fight for the Troops.
The bout betweenKenny Florian andEvan Dunham was expected forUFC 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 withYves Edwards and faced Dunham in the main event.[4] Edwards instead facedTUF 12 alumnusCody McKenzie.[5]
On December 30, 2010, a bout betweenMike Swick andDavid Mitchell was called off due to Mitchell suffering an injury and Swick dealing with his Esophageal Condition.[6] A late replacement fight betweenWill Campuzano andChris Cariaso was signed.[7]
A lightweight bout betweenCole Miller andMatt Wiman, which was originally scheduled to take place atUFC 125, was moved to this event.[8]
Rani Yahya was expected to faceChan Sung Jung at this event,[9] but Jung was forced from the card with an injury,[10] and replaced byMike Brown.[11]
On January 11, 2011,Dana White announced that ifMark Hominick defeatedGeorge Roop at this event, he would become the top contender for theUFC Featherweight Championship and would face championJosé Aldo atUFC 129.[12]
On January 18,Dana White announced that theUFC would be streaming the McKenzie vs. Edwards andJohnson vs.Guymon fights for free on their officialFacebook page.[13]However, on the night of the fights, UFC.com officials announced that four prelims would show, adding theFreire vs.Lowe and Brown vs. Yahya fights.[14]
| Main card | |||||||
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| 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 | [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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
The following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.[15]
