Before the most awaited premiere of Season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter on September 15, 2010, be ready for UFC Fight Night 22 (UFN 22).

This minor event by the UFC organization will air LIVE at Spike TV in the USA at 8:00 PM ET / PT.

It features top middleweight fighters Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares, which was originally scheduled for UFC 118 but was moved to this event to serve as the new main event.

This will be also a good appetizer before the main course served on September 25, 2010 for UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop.

UPDATE:

Here are the matchup results:

Main Card

* Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs Rousimar Palhares – Marquardt defeated Palhares via TKO (punches) at 3:28 of round 1.
* Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero vs Charles Oliveira - Oliveira defeated Escudero via submission (Chin Choke) at 2:25 of round 3.
* Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs Gleison Tibau – Miller defeated Tibau by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
* Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs Cole Miller – Miller defeated Pearson by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:49 of round 2.

Preliminary Card

* Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards vs John Gunderson - Edwards defeated Gunderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
* Light Heavyweight bout: Jared Hamman vs Kyle Kingsbury – Kingsbury defeated Hamman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
* Middleweight bout: Tomasz Drwal vs Dave Branch – Branch defeated Drwal via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
* Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito vs Rafael Natal – Attonito defeated Natal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
* Welterweight bout: Anthony Waldburger vs David Mitchell – Waldburger defeated Mitchell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
* Welterweight bout: Brian Foster vs Forrest Petz – Foster defeated Petz via TKO (punches) at 1:07 of round 1.

You can watch UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs Palhares for FREE at Spike TV on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET / PT LIVE from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, USA.

Outside of the USA, UFN 22: Marquardt vs Palhares is airing on the following TV stations:

Brazil – COMBATE
Canada – ROGER SPORTS NET
Latin America – Televisa Deportes
United Kingdom – ESPN: Sky 417, Virgin 529 ESPN HD: Sky 442, Virgin 530
Phillippines – BALLS

However, if you can’t watch it on TV, you can watch UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs Palhares online free on streaming sites like Justin TV, Freedocast, LiveStream and UStream. You just have to look for them patiently.

You can also watch it through your favorite Sopcast channel.

On fight night, watch UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs Palhares LIVE stream below:

Check out the following fight videos after the LIVE event:

Nate Marquardt vs Rousimar Palhares video
Efrain Escudero vs Charles Oliveira video

UFN 22 replay highlights will be up shortly.

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