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‘UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares’ — Live Results and Commentary

(Sometimes you forget how enormous Nate Marquardt is, and then you see him standing next to Chandella Powell and you’re like "damn, bro." / Photo courtesy of the UFN 22 Weigh In Pics gallery on CombatLifestyle.com)
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(Sometimes you forget how enormous Nate Marquardt is, and then you see him standing next to Chandella Powell and you’re like "damn, bro." / Photo courtesy of the UFN 22 Weigh In Pics gallery on CombatLifestyle.com)

What happens when you put two massively-jacked, notoriously aggressive middleweights in a cage together, one of whom is returning from a three-month suspension for his complete disregard of his opponents’ safety? Great things, we’re sure! Live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC Fight Night 22 event on Spike will be poppin’ off after the jump starting at 8 p.m. ET. Check your local listings before wading into spoilers, and refresh the page every few minutes to get all the latest results for Marquardt vs. Palhares, Efrain "El Gordo" Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira, Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau, and the outspoken Cole Miller vs. TUF 9 champ Ross Pearson. Be sure to stick around afterwards for the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck — or just read our episode recap tomorrow morning.

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– The UFC officially announces Penn vs. Hughes III in Detroit (MMA Convert)
– Efrain Esc…

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– The UFC officially announces Penn vs. Hughes III in Detroit (MMA Convert)

– Efrain Escudero comes in four pounds heavy for UFC Fight Night 22; fight with Oliveira will proceed as a catchweight bout (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Must-see: Chael Sonnen debuts his new stand-up comedy material at yesterday’s UFC Q&A session in Austin. (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Helwani vs. Dundas: UFN 22 Edition (Versus MMA Beat)

– Donald Cerrone Steps Over the Line Between Good Hype and a PR Problem (MMA Fighting)

– UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop extended video trailer (MMA Scraps)

– Punk rock vampire pirates are the key to MMA promotion, obviously. (MiddleEasy)

– Anderson Silva says the fight against Chael Sonnen would be a different story, if he was completely healthy (LowKick)

– Behind the Lens With Josh Koscheck (FIGHT! Magazine)

– Epic video of Muhammad Ali doing what he does best…talking that smack (Watch Kalib Run)

You may also be interested in…

– The Jackass 3D crew needs ideas. Submit yours for a chance to film it with them. Plus, video of a rather impressive ferris wheel nut-shot. (WonderHowTo)

– Music video directors who made the jump to the big screen (Bullz-Eye)

UFC Fight Night 22 Preview and Predictions

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveThe UFC is back on Spike Wednesday night for a live event that’s intended mostly as a lead-in to the start of Season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter, but also happens to be a good card with four fights that should be clos…

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

The UFC is back on Spike Wednesday night for a live event that’s intended mostly as a lead-in to the start of Season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter, but also happens to be a good card with four fights that should be close and competitive.

What: UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares

When: Wednesday, 8 PM ET

Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

Predictions on the four televised fights below.

UFC Fight Night 22 Weigh-In Results

Filed under: UFC, NewsMMAFighting.com has UFC Fight Night 22 weigh-in results from Tuesday’s pre-fight event at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Efrain Escudero was the only fighter who missed weight, stepping off the scale and settling at 159…

Filed under: UFC, News

MMAFighting.com has UFC Fight Night 22 weigh-in results from Tuesday’s pre-fight event at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Efrain Escudero was the only fighter who missed weight, stepping off the scale and settling at 159 pounds.

Complete weigh-in results are below.

Charles Oliveira: Jiu-Jitsu Is Above Wrestling

Filed under: UFCBrazilian fighter Charles Oliveira may be facing a step up in competition when he takes on Efrain Escudero at Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night on Spike TV, but that doesn’t mean he felt the need to do anything special to prepare for th…

Filed under: UFC

Brazilian fighter Charles Oliveira may be facing a step up in competition when he takes on Efrain Escudero at Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night on Spike TV, but that doesn’t mean he felt the need to do anything special to prepare for the specific challenges Escudero presents.

Speaking with MMA Fighting last week, Oliveira (13-0) said he didn’t bring in any wrestling-oriented sparring partners to mimic Escudero’s style, mainly because he doesn’t feel that he needs to. That’s because in a head-to-head competition, according to Oliveira, jiu-jitsu is simply the superior ground fighting style.

“We have no wrestlers helping, because the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is better for the ground game,” Oliveira said via an interpreter. “It’s above the wrestling. I’m just training normally, nothing special.”

The Curse Is On: Matt Wiman Becomes the Latest Main-Carder to Drop Out of UFC Fight Night 22

(Matt Wiman’s face-off against Shane Nelson gets heated before UFC 107. Poor, sweet Natasha. She has no idea what’s going on. / Photo courtesy of Sherdog.)
Just one day after his opponent Mac Danzig fell off the card, UFC Fight Night 22 co-headliner M…

(Matt Wiman’s face-off against Shane Nelson gets heated before UFC 107. Poor, sweet Natasha. She has no idea what’s going on. / Photo courtesy of Sherdog.)

Just one day after his opponent Mac Danzig fell off the card, UFC Fight Night 22 co-headliner Matt Wiman has also withdrawn from the event due to a broken arm suffered in training. The Curse of Fight Night 22 has already claimed Alan Belcher (detached retina), as well as Nick Catone (shoulder and back) and Aaron Simpson (staph). Austin-area police are currently rounding up local witches and voodoo priestesses for questioning.

Still, one man’s misfortune is another’s unbelievable opportunity. Stepping in for Wiman against Efrain Escudero will be undefeated Brazilian prospect Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira, who made his UFC debut in dramatic fashion earlier this month at Jones vs. Matyushenko, when he tapped Darren Elkins via armbar in just 41 seconds; the performance scored him the event’s Submission of the Night bonus. Another big win just a month-and-a-half later could put Oliveira on the lightweight map. Will he rise to the occasion?