Yves Edwards Vs. John Gunderson Added To UFC Fight Night 22 On Sept. 15 In Austin

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With less than a week before the event is set to take place, the UFC has added an undercard scrap between Yves Edwards and John Gunderson to its Fight Night 22 on Sept. 15, rounding out the 10 bout card. The main event will feature former middleweight contender Nate Marquardt taking on Rousimar Palhares, fresh off his 90 day suspension for cranking a submission at UFC 111 after his opponent had tapped and referee Kevin Mulhall stopped the fight. The unlucky gentleman who found himself on the business end of that heel hook was Tomasz Drawl, but fortunately for him an MRI revealed no major damage to his knee. Palhares claimed he never felt the tap and stated that he was sorry for injuring Drawl, but it was fairy obvious he held on a bit too long. The card will also serve as a lead up to the premiere of Spike TV's season 12 of 'The Ultimate Fighter.'

Edwards (38-16-2), once touted as the uncrowned champion of the UFC's resurrected lightweight division, didn't quite have the success many had projected. The MMA journeyman has had a tough time finding a stable home in MMA, coming and going with the UFC seven different times dating back almost 10 years. He makes his return to the Octagon after a four year stint fighting for organizations like Shine Fights, Strikeforce, EliteXC, and Bellator.

Gunderson (23-7) most recently took a unanimous-decision victory over Mark Holst at the TUF finale back in June, bouncing back from a disappointing UFC debut with a decision loss to Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 108. Gunderson was also the odd man out in the whole matchmaking debacle involving Efrain Escudero, Matt Wiman and Mac Danzig, so it's good to see him get a game opponent and sneak onto a card.

Check below for the rest of the UFC Fight Night 22 card

Main Card

- Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira
- Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau
- Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson

Unaired Prelims

- John Gunderson vs. Yves Edwards
- Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Kingsbury
- Dave Branch vs. Tomasz Drwal
- Rich Attonito vs. Rafael Natal
- David Mitchell vs. Anthony Waldburger
- Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz