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The UFC’s return to the Lone Star State required a bit of creativity
from the company’s matchmaking department, but all is now complete less
than a week before the show.
A long-rumored matchup between Yves Edwards and
John Gunderson is now official for the preliminary
card of UFC Fight Night 22, and the event is now complete with 10 bouts.
Featuring a main event between middleweight contenders Nate Marquardt
and Rousimar Palhares, UFC Fight Night 22 takes place Sept. 15 at the
Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
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Even though he picked up his first UFC win earlier this year, John Gunderson feels his fight with Yves Edwards at UFC Fight Night 22 is a must-win…
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Short-notice and last-minute are two terms that describe the bulk of
John Gunderson’s career. By now, the UFC lightweight is used to opponent
switches. He grumbles for a minute, then moves on. It doesn’t much
change his job in the gym.
Gunderson is from the school of year-round training. There are no fight
camps – just a never-ending loop of gym sessions broken up only by his
daughter’s soccer games.
He admits he was disappointed when he couldn’t fight “The Ultimate
Fighter 8″ winner Efrain Escudero, who instead ended
up taking a fight with Charles Oliveira on the main
card of UFC Fight Night 22 on Sept. 15 in Austin, Texas. But Gunderson also thinks Escudero’s replacement, veteran Yves
Edwards, is just as good a name, and a better
overall opponent.
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Short-notice and last-minute are two terms that describe the bulk of
John Gunderson’s career. By now, the UFC lightweight is used to opponent
switches. He grumbles for a minute, then moves on. It doesn’t much
change his job in the gym.
Gunderson is from the school of year-round training. There are no fight
camps – just a never-ending loop of gym sessions broken up only by his
daughter’s soccer games.
He admits he was disappointed when he couldn’t fight “The Ultimate
Fighter 8″ winner Efrain Escudero, who instead ended
up taking a fight with Charles Oliveira on the main
card of UFC Fight Night 22 on Sept. 15 in Austin, Texas. But Gunderson also thinks Escudero’s replacement, veteran Yves
Edwards, is just as good a name, and a better
overall opponent.
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Once considered the top lightweight in the UFC, Yves Edwards is headed back to the Octagon as the master of Thug-jitsu himself will face John Gunderson at UFC Fight Night in Austin, TX on September 15…
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Mac Danzig’s rematch with Matt Wiman looks like it’s on the shelf for now.
The lightweights were scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night 22, but multiple sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that Danzig sustained an undisclosed injury and has been replaced by Efrain Escudero, who was originally slated to meet John Gunderson, on the event’s televised card.
Gunderson is now expected to meet returning UFC veteran Yves Edwards on the un-televised portion of the Spike TV event.
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Two previously reported contests are now official for UFC Fight Night 22
as Efrain Escudero meets John Gunderson and Nick Catone faces Tomasz Drwal.
Both bouts were first reported by MMAjunkie.com.
UFC Fight Night 22 takes place Sept. 15 at the Frank Erwin Center in
Austin, Texas, and airs live on Spike TV.
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A lightweight match-up has been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night card kicking off the 12th season of the “Ultimate Fighter” as season 8 winner Efrain Escudero gets back in action against John Gunderson on the Austin, TX card….
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Lightweights Efrain Escudero and John Gunderson have been targeted for UFC Fight Night 22.
Multiple sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that at least one fighter has signed off on the bout
and verbal agreements are in place. The bout’s position on the fight
card is unknown.
UFC Fight Night 22 takes place Sept. 15 at the Frank Erwin Center in
Austin, Texas and airs live on Spike TV.
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After a bewildering start to his UFC career, John Gunderson got back on track with his win at the TUF 11 Finale this past weekend…
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