UFC Fight Night 22
| UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 15, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Frank Erwin Center | |||
| City | Austin, Texas | |||
| Attendance | 7,724 | |||
| Total gate | $595,900 | |||
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UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares (also known as UFC Fight Night 22) and originally scheduled as UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Belcher, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 15, 2010 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The event also served as a lead in to the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck.
The card for the event was plagued with numerous injuries, with multiple potential fights being called off as a result.
Jim Miller and Gleison Tibau were reported to be fighting at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko, but the fight was moved to this card.
On August 1, 2010, Alan Belcher withdrew from the main event fight with Demian Maia after undergoing emergency eye surgery.
On August 2, 2010, the bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares, which was originally scheduled for UFC 118 was moved to this event to serve as the new main event. As a result of this, Maia was moved to UFC 118 where he defeated Mario Miranda by unanimous decision in the same slot as the Marquardt vs. Palhares bout would have been.
On August 9, 2010, it was announced Tomasz Drwal would face David Branch because both of their original opponents had to withdraw from their bouts due to injury.Nick Catone, who was scheduled to fight Drwal, needed shoulder and back surgery.Aaron Simpson, who was scheduled to fight Branch, had a staph infection in his elbow.
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