A couple of veterans of “The Ultimate Fighter” will look to rebound from recent losses when they meet at the UFC’s next “Fight for the Troops” show.
“TUF 11? veteran Seth Baczynski (18-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has signed to fight “TUF 16? semifinalist Neil Magny (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a welterweight bout in November at UFC Fight Night 31. UFC officials announced the fight booking on Thursday.
“UFC Fight Night 31: Fight for the Troops 3? takes place Nov. 6 at at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. The main card, featuring a recently announced middleweight bout between former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Army Bronze Star winner Tim Kennedy, airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on Facebook.
Magny, who was a staff sergeant in the Army National Guard and an All-Army Combatives champion, will be looking to rebound from his first UFC loss earlier this month. Magny, a former student of ex-WEC champ Miguel Torres who now trains at Grudge Training Center in Colorado, went to Brazil to fight Sergio Moraes at UFC 163 and was submitted in the first round with a mounted triangle. That reversed his UFC debut victory over fellow “TUF 16? semifinalist Jon Manley at UFC 157 in February.
Baczynski has dropped two straight fights after a 4-0 run in his second UFC sting, including three stoppages. After a loss to Brad Tavares at the TUF 11 Finale, he went 2-0 outside the promotion, then returned with a four-fight streak that included a submission of Matt Brown, who has gone on to crack the Top 10 on a six-fight win streak. But this past December, he dropped a decision to Mike Pierce and in July was upset by newcomer Brian Melancon with a knockout with just one second left in the first round.
The UFC most recently did a troops show in January 2011 at Fort Hood, Texas. In December 2008, the first “Fight for the Troops” show took place in Fayetteville, N.C.
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(Pictured: Neil Magny)
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