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BJ Penn, Jon Fitch Rematch Will Be Held at UFC 132

Filed under: UFC, NewsTheir draw in the main event of UFC 127 not yet a month old, BJ Penn and Jon Fitch have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 132 in July.

The UFC, continuing its recent trend of making fight announcements itself online and throug…

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BJ Penn and Jon FitchTheir draw in the main event of UFC 127 not yet a month old, BJ Penn and Jon Fitch have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 132 in July.

The UFC, continuing its recent trend of making fight announcements itself online and through social media, made the announcement at UFC.com early Thursday. Along with the Penn-Fitch fight, the UFC said lightweights Evan Dunham and George Sotiropoulos will square off.

Though the promotion hasn’t yet made the card official, UFC 132 is expected to take place in Las Vegas on July 2 as the company’s traditional Independence Day weekend card.

Panic-Free, Melvin Guillard Eyes Title Shot in 2011

Filed under: UFC, NewsFORT HOOD, Texas – Great comeback stories in sports are so common they’re a threat to become a cliche. Such might be the case with Melvin Guillard – if he was less believable in his desire to become one of those great comebacks.
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FORT HOOD, Texas – Great comeback stories in sports are so common they’re a threat to become a cliche. Such might be the case with Melvin Guillard – if he was less believable in his desire to become one of those great comebacks.

Guillard continued on that path Saturday night with a convincing win over Evan Dunham in the main event of the UFC’s Fight for the Troops 2 card at Fort Hood. Dunham’s only loss before Guillard rolled through him came against Sean Sherk at UFC 119 – and that was a fight even UFC president Dana White said he was ignoring because of controversial judging.

But Guillard gave Dunham – and his boss – something to think about besides Dunham’s record with a barrage of knees that won the fight in the first round. The win was Guillard’s fourth straight and seventh in his last eight fights. He said it’s just the beginning.

“I’m going to make my run,” Guilard said, echoing comments he’s been making for weeks leading into the Dunham fight. “This is my dream. I have a legacy, and at the end of the day I have a great story to tell some day when I’m an old man. That’s part of my legacy to fulfill, and I will get that belt.”

UFC Fight for the Troops Undercard Live Blog: Edwards vs. McKenzie, More

Filed under: UFCFORT HOOD, Texas – This is the live blog for the six undercard bouts on the UFC’s “Fight for the Troops” show at Fort Hood, Texas. The event is being attended exclusively by enlisted military personnel and also serves as a fund raiser b…

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Charlie BrennemanFORT HOOD, Texas – This is the live blog for the six undercard bouts on the UFC’s “Fight for the Troops” show at Fort Hood, Texas. The event is being attended exclusively by enlisted military personnel and also serves as a fund raiser by the UFC and Spike for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

For the first time, four of the six preliminary card fights will be streamed live on the promotion’s Facebook page for fans who “like” the UFC. Yves Edwards-Cody McKenzie, Mike Guymon-DaMarques Johnson, Mike Brown vs. Rani Yahya and Willamy Freire vs. Waylon Lowe will be available online.

The live blog is below.

UFC Fight for the Troops 2 Weigh-In Results

Filed under: UFC, NewsFORT HOOD, Texas – MMAFighting.com has UFC Fight for the Troops 2 weigh-in results.

The weigh-in event took place on the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, and was attended by several hundred members of the military.

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FORT HOOD, Texas – MMAFighting.com has UFC Fight for the Troops 2 weigh-in results.

The weigh-in event took place on the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, and was attended by several hundred members of the military.

All fighters on Saturday’s card made weight for their bouts, including main-event lightweights Evan Dunham and Melvin Guillard. Guillard weighed in at 155 pounds; Dunham was 156. And co-main event heavyweights Matt Mitrione and Tim Hague put on one of the event’s most intense staredowns, their faces pressed against each other. Mitrione was 260 pounds; Hague came in at 256.

TUF 12 Standout Cody McKenzie Draws Yves Edwards Next

Filed under: UFC, NewsAfter making quick work of Aaron Wilkinson in his UFC debut on Saturday, Cody McKenzie won’t waste any time getting back in the cage.

The cast member of Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter” will step in to face Yves Edwards at th…

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After making quick work of Aaron Wilkinson in his UFC debut on Saturday, Cody McKenzie won’t waste any time getting back in the cage.

The cast member of Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter” will step in to face Yves Edwards at the UFC’s Fight for the Troops event at Fort Hood, Texas, on Jan. 22. He’ll take the place of Melvin Guillard, who now moves up to fight Evan Dunham after Kenny Florian was forced to withdraw with an injury. The McKenzie news was first reported by MMA Junkie, and MMA Fighting has confirmed the lightweight’s participation in the fight with sources close to his camp.

Malki Kawa: Kenny Florian-Evan Dunham Not a Done Deal

Filed under: UFC, NewsDespite Kenny Florian announcing on ESPN’s “MMA Live” last week he had agreed to fight up-and-coming lightweight Evan Dunham at UFC 126 on Feb. 5, that may not be the case just yet.

Florian’s agent, Malki Kawa, told MMA Fighting…

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Despite Kenny Florian announcing on ESPN’s “MMA Live” last week he had agreed to fight up-and-coming lightweight Evan Dunham at UFC 126 on Feb. 5, that may not be the case just yet.

Florian’s agent, Malki Kawa, told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” that Florian’s announcement may have been premature.

“As of right now, no, he’s not (fighting Dunham),” Kawa said. “I told Kenny that Evan Dunham looks like the opponent for Super Bowl weekend. It wasn’t confirmed because we didn’t know if Evan Dunham was going to be healed in time for that fight, anyway. Then I guess there was a report put out that Evan Dunham was agreeing to the fight, as well. But then (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva called me and said that he’s got something else that he wants to discuss first.”

Kawa did, however, leave the possibility for the fight open through a vague follow-up.