Patience proves key as Guillard makes quick work of Dunham

Patience proves key as Guillard makes quick work of Dunham. Dana White can't call Evan Dunham undefeated anymore.

Dunham came into the main event of Saturday night's UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event with an 11-1 record officially, but pretty much anyone who had their eyes open during Dunham's fight against Sean Sherk in September was aghast that the split decision went against him. White was among the most relentless in referring to Dunham as an unbeaten fighter. And if you're employed by the UFC and the big boss man says you're unbeaten, then you're unbeaten.

But not any longer. Melvin Guillard (27-8-2, 1 NC) made sure of that, using a refined combination of patience and explosiveness to hand Dunham a loss that no one is going to question. The end came just 2 minutes and 59 seconds in, with Guillard using straight punches and hard knees to put Dunham on the canvas, then connecting with a couple of more knees before referee Mario Yamasaki jumped in.

As the crowd of some 6,000 military men and women at Fort Hood in the small city of Killeen, Tex. stood and cheered, Guillard was quick to return the love. When TV announcer Joe Rogan stepped into the cage for an interview, Guillard ignored his first question and instead addressed the helicopter hangar full of soldiers. "I really want to say thank you so much for everything you guys do," he said. "My uncle was a four-star brigadier general in the Army, retired. I love you guys. And, you know, if I can come in here for under 15 minutes and give you guys a good show, I'm proud of myself. Patience proves key as Guillard makes quick work of Dunham