UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2
United States
Main Card • Final
R1, 2:58
Knockout of the Night
R1, 2:59
Canada
R1, 1:28
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Prelims • Final
R2, 4:33
Fight of the Night
R1, 3:22
Brazil
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Early Prelims • Final
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Official Event Results
$30k FOTN
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$30,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Yves Edwards and Cody McKenzie each received a $30,000 bonus for their thrilling lightweight battle.
Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard collected $30,000 for his first-round stoppage over Evan Dunham.
Submission of the Night: Yves Edwards took home an additional $30,000 for his technical submission via rear-naked choke against Cody McKenzie, earning a total of $60,000 in post-fight incentives.
Reported Payouts & Disclosed Purses
Fighter Purses & Official Bonus Breakdown
| Fighter | Result | Base Purse | Win / Finish Bonus | Performance Bonus | Estimated Total |
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*Purses for UFC Fight Night 23 were regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which does not publicly disclose contractual base purses or win bonuses. Amounts shown reflect verified official post-fight performance bonus incentives ($30,000 each) awarded by the promotion.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2
UFC Fight Night 23 became the first event in UFC history to broadcast preliminary bouts live on the official UFC Facebook page, establishing a groundbreaking new digital distribution format for the promotion.
Partnering with Spike TV and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, the event raised roughly $4.1 million dedicated toward traumatic brain injury research for wounded military veterans.
Veteran lightweight Yves Edwards claimed both Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night honors ($60,000 total), becoming one of the rare fighters in promotional history to secure two post-fight awards at a single event.
Mark Hominick emphatically earned the inaugural UFC featherweight title shot against champion José Aldo at UFC 129 by stopping George Roop via first-round TKO in just 1:28.
Melvin Guillard earned his 7th lightweight knockout victory inside the Octagon, further cementing his status among the all-time stoppage leaders in UFC lightweight history.
DaMarques Johnson executed a rare verbal submission finish via body triangle over Mike Guymon at 3:22 of round 1, marking one of the few non-choke body compression finishes in UFC history.
Former WEC champion Mike Brown stepped into the Octagon against Rani Yahya just 21 days after competing at UFC 125, becoming only the fourth fighter in modern UFC history to fight twice in the same calendar month.
This marked the promotion’s third live show staged exclusively on a U.S. military base, hosted inside Fort Hood for an audience of 3,200 active-duty service members and their families.
Pat Barry battered Joey Beltran’s lead leg across three rounds, landing 30 of 32 attempted leg strikes to set one of the highest leg strike totals ever recorded in a 3-round UFC heavyweight bout.
ADCC world submission wrestling champion Rani Yahya successfully transitioned into the UFC, utilizing three takedowns and technical grappling to outpoint former WEC champion Mike Brown.
Matt Mitrione stopped Tim Hague in round 1 to advance his unblemished professional record to 4-0, with all four career fights taking place entirely inside the UFC Octagon.
Chris Cariaso and Will Campuzano battled in the first-ever bantamweight bout staged on a “Fight for the Troops” event, highlighting the UFC’s newly absorbed WEC lighter weight classes.
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