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UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares is to be held on September 15, 2010 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The event is expected to precede the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck.
This was formerly known as UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Belcher, until Alan Belcher withdrew from the Main Event fight with Demian Maia on August 1, 2010, after undergoing emergency eye surgery. The bout between Rousimar Palhares and Nate Marquardt, which was originally scheduled for UFC 118 was moved to this event to serve as the main event.
UFC Fight Night 22 Previews & Predictions
Weigh-in Results:
Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186)
Efrain Escudero (159)* vs. Charles Oliveira (154)
Jim Miller (155.5) vs. Gleison Tibau (154)
Cole Miller (156) vs. Ross Pearson (156)
Yves Edwards (155) vs. John Gunderson (156)
Jared Hamman (205) vs. Kyle Kingsbury (206)
Rich Attonito (185) vs. Rafael Natal (186)
David Mitchell (170.5) vs. Anthony Waldburger (171)
Brian Foster (170.5) vs. Forrest Petz (170)
Tomasz Drwal (185.5) vs. Dave Branch (186)
* Escudero will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Oliveira for missing weight
My picks:
Nate Marquardt beats Rousimar Palhares by unanimous decision (70%)
Efrain Escudero beats Charles Oliveira by TKO, round 1 (55%)
Jim Miller beats Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision (55%)
Ross Pearson beats Cole Miller by TKO, round 2 (80%)
Yves Edwards beats John Gunderson by unanimous decision (55%)
Jared Hamman beats Kyle Kingsbury by unanimous decision (60%)
Rafael Natal beats Rich Attonito by submission, round 1 (65%)
David Mitchell beats Anthony Waldburger by submission, round 2 (60%)
Brian Foster beats Forrest Petz by unanimous decision (75%)
Tomasz Drwal beats Dave Branch by TKO, round 2 (60%)