Gunderson slated for UFC fight

Published 5:00 am Monday, September 13, 2010

Former Redmond resident John Gunderson is set to appear in another Ultimate Fighting Championship fight this Wednesday, as part of UFC Fight Night 22 in Austin, Texas.

Gunderson (23-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is scheduled to fight Yves Edwards (38-16-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) at lightweight in the preliminary card of Fight Night, which will include 10 mixed martial arts bouts.

The main event is between middleweight contenders Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares.

UFC Fight Night 22 airs on Spike TV and serves as the lead-in for the debut episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 12.”

Gunderson, formerly of the International Fight League, won a unanimous-decision over Mark Holst in The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale. Gunderson lost his UFC debut in a decision to Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 108.

Gunderson was scheduled to take on Paul Taylor at UFC 112, but Taylor was removed from the Abu Dhabi card hours before it began, reportedly because of a migraine headache.

—Bulletin staff report

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