Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced that Court McGee will return to face off against Dongi Yang in a middleweight scrap for its upcoming "Battle on the Bayou" on Sept. 17 in New Orleans.
McGee (13-1) successfully managed to beat out the competition on the The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 11 reality show, capping off his unlikely run with a submission win over Kris McCray at TUF 11 Finale almost one year ago.
"The Crusher" entered the TUF house with quite an impressive resume, carrying a record of 8-1 with his only loss coming to storied veteran Jeremy Horn.
McGee's well-rounded game coupled with his sponge-like absorption of Team Liddell's coaching during the show did the Utah-bred fighter well. And with a considerable amount of time to take his game to yet another level since the end of the reality show competition, his days as an underdog my very well be over.
He proved that with a third round submission win over Ryan Jensen at UFC 121 last October.
Hoping to spoil his return is the once-beaten Yang (10-1), who rebounded from a split decision loss to Chris Camozzi at UFC 121: "Lesnar vs. Velasquez" to pound out Rob Kimmons at UFC on Versus 3 back in March.
"The Ox" has 10 wins and they're all finishes. Nine (T)KO's and one submission, for those of you keeping score at home. He's a dangerous Korean-based fighter who terrorized the International fight scene prior to making his UFC debut late last year.
Early predictions?
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for future updates to the "Battle on the Bayou" fight card as they become available.
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