| UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 6, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Fort Campbell | |||
| City | Fort Campbell, Kentucky | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 (also known asUFC Fight Night 31) was amixed martial arts event held on November 6, 2013, atFort Campbell inFort Campbell, Kentucky.[1][2] The event was broadcast live onFox Sports 1.
The event was the fourth thatUFC hosted in cooperation with a US military base, followingUFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs in 2006,UFC: Fight for the Troops in 2008 andUFC: Fight for the Troops 2 in 2011. Featured on the card were severalUnited States Armed Forces military veterans includingTim Kennedy,Liz Carmouche,Colton Smith andNeil Magny.[3]
A bout betweenGeorge Roop andFrancisco Rivera, previously linked toUFC 166 was moved to this event to bolster the card.[4]
Nik Lentz was briefly scheduled to faceDennis Bermudez at the event.[5] However, Lentz was pulled from the pairing with Bermudez in favor of a bout withChad Mendes on December 14, 2013 atUFC on Fox 9.[6] Bermudez then facedSteven Siler.[7]
Derek Brunson was originally scheduled to faceAntônio Braga Neto on this card. However, Neto withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Brian Houston.[8]
Tim Kennedy was expected to faceLyoto Machida in the event headliner. However, Machida was pulled from the bout in favor of a matchup withMark Muñoz on October 26, 2013 atUFC Fight Night 30, after Muñoz's original opponent,Michael Bisping was forced out of their bout with an injury.[9] Kennedy instead facedRafael Natal in the event headliner.[10]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Tim Kennedy | def. | Rafael Natal | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Alexis Davis | def. | Liz Carmouche | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Yoel Romero | def. | Ronny Markes | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:39 | |
| Lightweight | Rustam Khabilov | def. | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Chiesa | def. | Colton Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:41 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Bobby Green | def. | James Krause | TKO (body kick) | 1 | 3:50 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Francisco Rivera | def. | George Roop | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:20 | |
| Featherweight | Dennis Bermudez | def. | Steven Siler | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Germaine de Randamie | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 3:56 | |
| Preliminary card (Online Prelims) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Lorenz Larkin | def. | Chris Camozzi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Yancy Medeiros | vs. | Yves Edwards | No Contest (overturned) | 1 | 2:47 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Seth Baczynski | def. | Neil Magny | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Derek Brunson | def. | Brian Houston | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:48 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
