Well, lets not be too dramatic. It's not entirely Demarques' fault. After all, if a fighter finishes a fight with a smile on his face and a sign of obvious relief, it's pretty self-evident that he didn't want to be there to begin with. Last Saturday at "UFC Fight for the Troops 2" in Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, one of the more peculiar bouts of the evening was said bout between Johnson and veteran Mike Guymon. Demarques was able to work the fight to the canvas very early, mount "The Joker" and eventually take his back. Johnson was searching for a rear-naked choke when Guymon has offered up his back, however tapped out shortly there after when an applied body-triangle bared too much for Mike and he was forced to tap due to injury. And now, just moment's after the fight Guymon flatly stated that he is just plain done with mixed martial arts altogether. ...

"The Ultimate Fighter" season 9 finalist Damarques Johnson will return to the octagon to improve upon his even 2-2 record inside the ufc when he meets former King of the Cage welterweight champion Mike Guymon. Johnson was thought to be an early favorite to win the show while serving his stint on "TUF", coached by former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson as part of team "USA", Damarques battled his way to the finals defeating the likes of Ray Elbe, Dean Amasinger and Nick Osipczak. Losing in the finals to UK welterweight James Wilks, Johnson returned with two impressive back-to-back victories inside the UFC against Edgar Garcia and Brad Blackburn. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt managed to pick up "Submission of the Night" and "Knockout of the Night" honors for his efforts (respectively). ...

The ultra-successful "ufc Prelims" special, which has served as a lead in to the Pay-Per View portion of UFC bouts, will be returning on Nov. 20, when the organization visits Auburn Hills, Mich. for UFC 123. Headlining the nights festivities will be former light heavyweight champions Quinton Jackson and Lyoto Machida in a non-title bout, with a trilogy between former welterweight champions Matt Hughes and BJ Penn being completed that night, serving as the co-main event of the evening. Prior to these bouts, a pair of middleweights and 170-pound fighters will be in action as part of the Spike TV special, which will have the potential to reach 96.1 million people at home in these United States. ...

Japanese welterweight “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-4) and "Joker" Mike Guymon (11-3-1) will matchup at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8, according to MMA Weekly. Yoshida was knocked out in 41 seconds by an overweight “Rumble” Anthony Johnson (8-3) at UFC 104 in Los Angeles October 24. Guymon tapped in an armbar to Rory MacDonald (10-0) at UFC Fight Night 20 January 11. ...