FIGHT! Facts: UFC Fight Night 22 – Marquardt vs. Palhares

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The UFC returned to Texas for the third time last night at Fight Night 22, where Nate Marquardt returned to the middleweight title hunt and a pair of Millers – Jim and Cole – put themselves in contention at 155 pounds.

Results

Nate Marquardt def. Rousimar Palhares by TKO (strikes) at 3:28 of Round 1.
Charles Oliveira def. Efrain Escudero by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:25 of Round 1.
Jim Miller def. Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision.
Cole Miller def. Ross Pearson by submission (rear-naked choke) a 1:49 of Round 2.
Yves Edwards def. John Gunderson by unanimous decision.
Kyle Kingsbury def. Jared Hamman by unanimous decision.
Dave Branch def. Tomasz Drwal by unanimous decision.
Rich Attonito def. Rafael Natal by unanimous decision.
Anthony “T.J.” Waldburger def. David Mitchell by unanimous decision.
Brian Foster def. Forrest Petz by TKO (punches) at 1:07 of Round 1.

Bonuses

The UFC handed out bonuses in the amount of $40,000 following UFC Fight Night 22. Brian Foster took home a check for Knockout of the Night thanks to his stoppage of Forrest Petz, Cole Miller and Charles Oliveira earned Submission of the Night honors for tapping Ross Pearson and Efrain Escudero, respectively, and Kyle Kingsbury and Jared Hamman won Fight of the Night for their entertaining three-round tilt.

Attendance & Gates

The UFC reported attendance of 7,724 for a live gate of $595,900.

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