There’s a saying that goes, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” Fortunately, at least where the list of noteable medical suspensions stemming from this past Wednesday’s Fight Night 22 event in Austin were concerned, that wasn’t the case. The State’s Department of Licensing and Regulation recently released the information and, rather than a triage’s worth of injuries to heal from, only six of the evening’s participants will face more than the standard 10-day vacation from competition in the ring.

Brian Foster and Jared Hamman are both facing the longest mandatory break from action – six months – with undisclosed damage sustained in their respective bouts. Foster only needed a minute of his fight to defeat opponent Forrest Petz by TKO, while Hamman didn’t fare as well and lost a unanimous decision to Kyle Kingsbury at the event. Both men should be able to return sooner than the set date of March 15th, 2011 as long as they receive full clearance from a physician beforehand.

Also, one part of the night’s headlining match-up, Rousimar Palhares has been given a month off courtesy of the commission meaning he will be unable to fight again until October 16th, 2010. Palhares suffered a first-round TKO after failing to procure a leg-lock on opponent Nate Marquardt, then turning to complain and taking focus off Marquardt’s attack.

Here is a list of Fight Night 22 medical suspensions exceeding the minimum 10-day figure:

Forrest Petz (Suspended until 10/16/2010)
Brian Foster (Suspended until 3/15/2011)
David Mitchell (Suspended until 9/30/2010)
Rafael Natal (Suspended until 10/7/2010)
Jared Hamman (Suspended until 3/15/2011)
Rousimar Palhares (Suspended until 10/16/2010)

There’s a saying that goes, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” Fortunately, at least where the list of noteable medical suspensions stemming from this past Wednesday’s Fight Night 22 event in Austin were concerned, that wasn’t the case. The State’s Department of Licensing and Regulation recently released the information and, rather than a triage’s worth of injuries to heal from, only six of the evening’s participants will face more than the standard 10-day vacation from competition in the ring.

Brian Foster and Jared Hamman are both facing the longest mandatory break from action – six months – with undisclosed damage sustained in their respective bouts. Foster only needed a minute of his fight to defeat opponent Forrest Petz by TKO, while Hamman didn’t fare as well and lost a unanimous decision to Kyle Kingsbury at the event. Both men should be able to return sooner than the set date of March 15th, 2011 as long as they receive full clearance from a physician beforehand.

Also, one part of the night’s headlining match-up, Rousimar Palhares has been given a month off courtesy of the commission meaning he will be unable to fight again until October 16th, 2010. Palhares suffered a first-round TKO after failing to procure a leg-lock on opponent Nate Marquardt, then turning to complain and taking focus off Marquardt’s attack.

Here is a list of Fight Night 22 medical suspensions exceeding the minimum 10-day figure:

Forrest Petz (Suspended until 10/16/2010)
Brian Foster (Suspended until 3/15/2011)
David Mitchell (Suspended until 9/30/2010)
Rafael Natal (Suspended until 10/7/2010)
Jared Hamman (Suspended until 3/15/2011)
Rousimar Palhares (Suspended until 10/16/2010)

AUSTIN, Texas - The UFC's first-ever trip to Austin, Texas, was one of
the most successful UFC Fight Night events in terms of box office
success, according to company officials.

Wednesday night's "UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares" drew a reported 7,724 attendees for a live gate of $595,900.

MMAjunkie.com
confirmed the attendance and gate figures with company officials at the
evening's post-event press conference.

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Nate Marquardt will take on Rousimar Palhares in the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares event. Spike TV will be broadcasting the live event at 9 PM EST (6 PM PST).

Onetime middleweight contender Nate Marquardt
believes he's within striking distance of another shot at the
middleweight title, and he's got to get through Rousimar Palhares if he has any hope of making that happen in the next year.

Palhares, meanwhile, is on a three-fight tear and needs a victory over a
big-name opponent to solidify his status near the top of the 185-pound
division.

The two clash tonight at UFC Fight Night 22, which airs live on Spike TV from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today's official UFC Fight Night 22 fighter weigh-ins.

Today's festivities, which are free and open to the public, take place at at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Watch a live video stream of the proceedings on the MMAjunkie.com homepage, or join us here for text-only results beginning at approximately 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT local time).

“UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares” takes place on Sept. 15 at the Frank Erwin Center Austin, Tex.

Main card

Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau
Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Cole Miller

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards vs. John Gunderson
Light Heavyweight bout: Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Middleweight bout: Tomasz Drwal vs. Dave Branch
Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito vs. Rafael Natal
Welterweight bout: Anthony Waldburger vs. David Mitchell
Welterweight bout: Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz

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Austin, are you ready for the UFC? On Wednesday, September 15th Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares will headline a great card.

“UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares” takes place on Sept. 15 at the Frank Erwin Center Austin, Tex.

Main card

Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau
Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Cole Miller

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards vs. John Gunderson
Light Heavyweight bout: Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Middleweight bout: Tomasz Drwal vs. Dave Branch
Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito vs. Rafael Natal
Welterweight bout: Anthony Waldburger vs. David Mitchell
Welterweight bout: Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz

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Part 1: Season 9 TUF Winner Ross Pearson arrives in New York City to prepare for his fight against Cole Miller at UFC Fight Night 22 on September 15, 2010 in Austin, TX.

HT: TokyoFiveBrand.com and MMAMania.com

Lightweight Gabe Ruediger drew a few eyes and ears this past week when presenting Joe Lauzon with a cake during their face off at the UFC 118 weigh-ins. As it turns out, the baked good might make for an appropriate dessert for Lauzon after the Massachusetts native feasted on Ruediger’s arm a few minutes into their Boston-based bout. Lauzon not only took home “Submission of the Night” for his highlight-reel worthy armbar but also pocketed $60,000 for the honor.

News of the bonus was announced at the post-event press conference.

Also earning sixty thousand dollars for their performances at UFC 118 were welterweights Nate Diaz and Marcus Davis. Their main card scrap, which featured bloody brawling and a last-minute finish by Diaz, was labeled the show’s “Fight of the Night”.

Understandably, no “Knockout of the Night” was named as the card did not feature a single separation from consciousness (at least by strikes).