Evan Dunham will look to bounce back from an injury and a loss when he returns in September to face Shamar Bailey at UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger.
UFC officials announced the new bout late Saturday night.
Following a great start to his UFC career, Evan Dunham first fell victim to bad judging at UFC 119, losing to former lightweight champion Sean Sherk in a bout just about everyone including UFC President Dana White scored in Dunham’s favor.
Then the Oregon native ran into an absolute sledgehammer named Melvin Guillard during his last fight where he was TKO’d in the first round. An injury sidelined Dunham from a fight earlier this year, and so now he’ll look to return on Sept 17 in New Orleans.
Former ‘Ultimate Fighter’ competitor Shamar Bailey stands in Dunham’s way of getting back on the winning track.
An experienced veteran, Bailey came up short in his bid to win the reality show, but was able to pick up a victory during the season finale.
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This is turning into an awesome free card!
Jake Shields (26-5-1) vs. Jake Ellenberger (25-5)
Alan Belcher (16-6) vs. Jason MacDonald (25-14)
Court McGee (13-1) vs. Dongi Yang (10-1)
Jonathan Brookins (12-3) vs. Erik Koch (12-1)
Mackens Semerzier (6-3) vs. Mike Lullo (8-3)
Evan Dunham (11-2) vs Shamar Bailey (12-3)
I think Evan Dunham takes it by Triangle Choke round 2.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzmar vs. Dunham.
horrible match making.......WTF is Joe Silva thinking. Evan wins imo but I'd like to see Evan against some top guys. He's beaten a lot of great guys and came up short getting caught by Guillard. I would have liked to see him against anybody else.