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The UFC invaded Auburn Hills, Mich. for UFC 123 on Saturday evening in a bout headlined by Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida with the co-main event being B.J. Penn vs. Matt Hughes.   

The promotional material leading up to UFC 123 was heavy on the Jackson and Machida fight but Penn stole the show at The Palace of Auburn Hills in front of an audience of 16,404 screaming fans.  

Penn and Hughes came into Saturday evening's trilogy on different streaks.  Hughes, having won his last three bouts and Penn coming off a two-fight losing streak.  

Questions regarding Penn's desire to be a professional fighter began to surface after dropping two straight to current lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and how the former welterweight would deal with trying to pack on the extra weight in such a short amount of time.  

Those questions were quickly answered by Penn in the first round after the Hawaiian landed a clean right that floored Hughes just seconds into round one.  Penn didn't waste any time pouncing on a dazed Hughes, landing five clean power punches before referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in and stopped the fight.  

Penn and Hughes each held a victory over one another but it took just 21 seconds on Saturday evening for Penn to earn a TKO win over Hughes, earning an $80,000 knockout bonus.  

"I felt fired up as soon as Dana (White) gave me the phone call that I was going to fight Matt Hughes," Penn said.  "I was just in the mindset of just fight like a kid."  

Penn initially ran out of the Octagon after the fight trying to recreate the post-fight celebrations of a previous fight but didn't want to disrespect Hughes.  

"Matt Hughes, you're my idol, you'll always be my idol," Penn said.  

Hughes was shaken after the fight asking his corner, "what happened," a very familiar question after a fighter suffers from a flash knockout.  

"When I felt the hit, I thought it was a knee or a kick," Hughes said in the post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.  "This is one of those fights where I would have paid Dana White my purse to put this fight together."  

This fight had dramatic implications for both fighters.  For Hughes, another win would have at least put him in the conversation amongst the top five at the welterweight division.  Penn, on the other hand, was in unchartered waters as even he was beginning to question himself and wondered how much longer he would continue to fight.  Another loss might have pushed Penn over the edge as the former champion doesn't seem to be the type of fighter who'd accept a gatekeeper role.  

"I got in this thing not to be the champion," Penn said.  "I became the champion and all these weird thoughts came into my head."  

The two losses to Edgar showcased how fickle MMA fans can be, and even worse, the media.  

Penn was on a remarkable run of defending his lightweight title in convincing fashion before losing the belt to Edgar.  And although Pen lost to Edgar twice, many chose to write "The Prodigy" off instead of looking at the possibility that Edgar was just an awful matchup for Penn.  

UFC president Dana White was so impressed with Penn's performance following B.J.'s 21-second destruction of Hughes that White immediately announced Jon Fitch would no longer be fighting Jake Ellenberger and would instead face Penn in Sydney Australia for UFC 127 on February 26.  

It was unfortunate that Penn's electrifying win over Hughes was overshadowed by Machida-Jackson's snooze-fest, as the results of the main event tend to stay freshest in fans minds.  

Jackson did what he said he would to some degree.  "Rampage" continued to cut Machida off, close the distance and trade blows but the fight seemed to take an eternity to get going.  

Machida circled for the first three minutes, throwing in an occasional leg kick and Jackson continued to throw telegraphed haymakers hitting nothing but air.  

"It was really tough to stay on my game-plan," Jackson said.  "I was focusing on cutting off the cage and staying close to him, but someone like Machida who is very elusive like that is really tricky.  It's like you punch and he's not even there."  

Jackson stalked Machida for 13 minutes of the three round fight, cornering Lyoto, throwing power punches and getting a pair of brief takedowns.  

The Final Point scored the first two rounds 10-9 for Jackson but it wouldn't be too surprising if one of the first two rounds was given to Machida.  

Round three got off to another slow start but Machida caught Jackson with a two-punch combination that had Jackson covering up and lead to a Machida takedown.  From full mount, Machida went for an arm-bar, which Jackson reversed as both fighters got back to their feet.  

Machida clearly won round three but was inactive in the first two rounds.  Machida's manager Ed Soares was visibly upset after the decision victory went to Jackson but Soare's disappointment was unwarranted.  

If Soare's doesn't know by now that some MMA judges flip a coin to determine the winner of fights, then he hasn't been paying much attention over the past few years.

Whenever fighters decide to play it safe, go for points and refuse to exchange until the final two minutes of the last round, then there shouldn't be shock and awe when things don't go their way on the scorecards.  

Much to the displeasure of White, Jackson told Joe Rogan after the fight that he thought Machida had actually won the fight and he'd give Machida an immediate rematch.  Something tells me that isn't happening anytime soon.  

"No, no," White said.  "As far as Im concerned and as far as the judges are concerned "Rampage' won this fight," White said.  "I call them like I see them.  It's a three round fight.  (Jackson) won two of them and (Machida) won one of them.  (Rampage) is the winner."

Jackson was relieved in the post-fight presser that the fight was over after revealing that he almost pulled out of the matchup with Machida just days before the fight.  

"I'm just happy that I even made it to the fight.  This fight was almost canceled a couple of days ago," Jackson said after revealing that he caught a fever from his son.

Jackson practically begged Machida to try and make Saturday nights fight entertaining for the fans after calling his style "boring" on several occasions leading up to their fight.  

"Its different fighting Machida than looking at him fighting.  I wish I could move that good," Jackson said.  "I've got respect for his style.  I wouldn't want to watch it but I've got respect for his style."  

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) originally reported news of a "UFC Fight for the Troops 2," event set to take place on Jan. 22  in Fort Hood, Texas.  MMA Junkie reported a bout between Melvin Guillard and Yves Edwards as well as a welterweight showdown between Charlie Brenneman and Amilcar Alves. 

Sunday afternoon, welterweight DeMarques Johnson (14-8, 2-2 UFC) announced via his website that he'd take on fellow welterweight Mike Guymon (12-4-1, 1-2 UFC) at the Fort Hood event. 

Mike "Quick" Swick's recent medical issues had many wondering if the welterweight would ever be able to fight again after being misdiagnosed for several years with dyspepsia, a career-threatening illness.

Swick (14-4, 9-3 UFC) appeared on HDNet's "Inside MMA" several months ago and discussed having violent allergic reactions to certain ingredients found in foods and spices, making the fighters throat swell and restricting his breathing.  Since then, Swick has been properly diagnosed with esophageal spasm with acid reflux, a more treatable illness.

Swick posted a YouTube video where he went over treatment options and with a new diet, could eventually lead to his return back to the Octagon.

It appears that long-awaited day has finally arrived for Swick as he posted a hint via Facebook about a return to action in Fort Hood. 

"So there is a UFC Fight for the Troops event in Texas on January 22nd huh," said Swick.  "Wonder who will fight on that card?  Hmmm..."

Swick did not name an opponent but it will be interesting to see who matchmaker Joe Silva decides will face Swick, who's coming off a two-fight losing streak. 

Swick is one of the more active fighters in supporting the troops, taking advantage of many of the UFC's oversea trips to visit military.  With Swick being such an avid supporter of the military, it makes sense scheduling his return to the "Fight for the Troops" card.  Swick also fought on the UFC's previous "Fight for the Troops" even with fellow teammate and welterweight contender Josh Koscheck. 

As the Fort Hood card has slowly developed, MMAFighting.com (www.mmafighting.com) reported a fight between heavyweights Matt Mitrione and Tim Hague is set as both fighters have reportedly signed bout agreements. 

Mitrione (3-0, 3-0 UFC) is a month removed form his win over Joey Beltran in front of Mitrione's home crowd in Indianapolis last September. The Jan. 22 fight will mark Hague's (12-4, 1-3 UFC) return to the UFC on a two-fight win-streak outside of the organization. 

With five fights now being known for the Fort Hood event, details on the remaining few bouts should be released in the next few weeks leading up to UFC 122 featuring Nate Marquardt vs. Yushin Okami