Melvin Guillard - Photo: UFC
The UFC will hold an edition of the event on a North American military base for the second time in its history. This is UFC Fight Night 23, titled UFC Fight for the Troops 2, which will take place on January 22nd in the state of Texas.
Firstly, the main fight of the night would be between lightweights Kenny Florian e Evan dunham. However, Florian ended up suffering an injury during his training and had to cancel his participation in the fight. In his place, the UFC called up the North American Melvin guillard, a 27-year-old athlete who has a record of 25 wins, eight losses, two draws and one I didn't answer. The official announcement of the change in Dunham's opponent was made yesterday (09) by UFC officials.
Guillard participated in the second season of reality show of the UFC, “The Ultimate Fighter”, where he was defeated in the first round by Josh burkman in a fight valid for welterweight. The fighter comes from three consecutive victories, including the confrontation with the Brazilian Ronys Torres at UFC 109. In his last fight, Guillard overcame Jeremy Stephens in the judges' split decision at UFC 119, held last September.
This edition of UFC Fight Night will feature three Brazilian athletes in action on the preliminary card. Rani Yaya e Willamy “Chiquerim” will debut in the organization, while Amilcar Alves will have his second fight in the UFC. Check out the full card UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2:
main card
Evan dunham x Melvin Guillard
Tim Hague x Matt Mitrione
Mark hominick x George Roop
Pat Barry x Joey Beltran
Preliminary Card
Yves Edwards xCody McKenzie
David Mitchell x Mike Swick
Mike Guymon vs. DaMarques Johnson
Willamy “Chiquerim” x Waylon Lowe
Amilcar Alves x Charlie Brenneman
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