Issue 074
April 2011
It’s all smiles at the UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 weigh-in as welterweights Mike Guymon and DaMarques Johnson pose in Anchorman fashion with cheesy grins galore. It would be Guymon’s swan song as he went on to lose to Johnson in the opening round and tearfully announced his retirement from MMA shortly after the fight.
At the same event, the US Army Color Guard bears flags in homage to brave US combat troops while entertainer Terry Fator sang the national anthem. The UFC teamed up with The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund for the event at Fort Hood, Texas. It was hosted in front of a military-only audience to raise awareness and money in the name of those lost and injured during warfare.
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