Guymon receives ruptured discs, rib injury from DaMarques body triangle

Mike ‘Joker’ Guymon says he sustained two ruptured discs in his spine, plus rib damage, from the body triangle that DaMarques Johnson locked in on him during their UFC Fight for the Troops 2 meeting last weekend.

The body triangle, which Johnson is well known for, caused Guymon to submit and after the fight he could not even sit down in the locker room. He subsequently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He has a 1-3 record in the UFC and a 12-5-1 record overall.

“I have a problem with the rib and two of my vertebrae have a little problem there as well. Its just ruptured discs, it takes four to six weeks the doctors say. Its jut a case of staying off it and helping the recovery process, I will be fine. All that happened from the body triangle,” he said.

“Ever since my medication changed a little bit its not me in there. I just can’t fight with the medication I am taking, the way my head is, there is just no way. I can’t do it any more. Too hard on my heart and too hard on my mind. You just kind of know when you are done.”

 

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UFC Fight for the Troops 2 – Quick Results

Fight of the night goes to Yves Edwards vs Cody McKenzie, KO of the night goes to Melvin Guillard and  submission of the night goes to  Yves Edwards. They all win 30k!!

UFC Fight for the Troops 2 – Quick Results

Main Card
Melvin Guillard def Evan Dunham via TKO 2:58 Rd1
Matt Mitrione def Tim Hague via TKO 2:59 Rd1
Mark Hominick def George Roop via TKO 1:28 Rd1
Patrick Barry def Joey Beltran via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
Matt Wiman def Cole Miller via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27×2)

Facebook Prelims
Yves Edwards def Cody McKenzie via submission (rear naked choke) 4:33 Rd 2
DaMarques Johnson def Michael Guymon via submission (Body Triangle) 3:22 Rd 1
Rani Yahya def Mike Thomas Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
Waylon Lowe def Willamy “Chiquerim” Freire via unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Non-Televised Prelims
Charlie Brenneman def Amilcar Alves via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
Chris Cariason def  Will Campuzano via unanimous decision (29-28×3)

UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 Weigh In Results

Main card:
Evan Dunham (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Tim Hague (256.5) vs. Matt Mitrione (260)
Mark Hominick (145.5) vs. George Roop (145)
Pat Barry (240) vs. Joey Beltran (230)
Cole Miller (155.5) vs. Matt Wiman (155)

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Yves Edwards (155) vs. Cody McKenzie (155)
Mike Guymon (170.5) vs. DaMarques Johnson (170)

Preliminary card:
Mike Brown (146) vs. Rani Yahya (145)
Willamy “Chiquerim” Freire (155) vs. Waylon Lowe (156)
Amilcar Alves (171) vs. Charlie Brenneman (171)
Chris Cariaso (135) vs. Will Campuzano (135)

 

DaMarques Johnson Fighting For His Brothers In Arms

by Al Yu

DaMarques Johnson returns to action at UFC Fight for the Troops 2 on Saturday night in Fort Hood, Texas. Fighting in front of thousands of military personnel is a special honor for “The Ultimate Fighter Season 9″ runner-up.

“I’m excited. It’s a different kind of environment fighting for troops. I think it’s something the troops will appreciate more than your casual fan. It’s provided me a weird kind of calm,” Johnson told MMAWeekly.com.

“I think people, especially fight critics, forget that there is a vacuum of pressure for the guys fighting and providing for their families,” he added. “So that pressure will be lessened, making it a calmer environment knowing that you’re fighting for fans who have been in real life high pressure situations as opposed to a fist fight for money.”

The Salt Lake City, Utah, resident is scheduled to take on rugged veteran Mike Guymon. Both fighters are coming off of losses and are looking to rebound with a big win.

 

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