“UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2” takes place Jan. 22 at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, as a fundraiser for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. The night’s main card airs on Spike TV.
Melvin Guillard (25-8) reportedly has replaced injured Kenny Florian (14-5) and now meets Evan Dunham (11-1) in the headliner of next month’s “UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2” event. Florian suffered an undisclosed injury while training for the matchup with Dunham and was forced to withdraw from the bout.
Fresh off his 10th consecutive victory by guillotine choke, Cody McKenzie (12-0) now meets Yves Edwards (38-16-1) at “UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2.” Edwards, a longtime member of American Top Team, previously was scheduled to meet Melvin Guillard at the event. But when Kenny Florian was forced to withdraw from a headlining bout with Evan Dunham, Guillard took Florian’s place, and that opened up an opportunity for McKenzie on the night’s featured preliminary-card fight.
