No date or home for the event has been announced. The card will be part of a military-friendly program sponsored by the UFC and Harley-Davidson that includes discounts on the fight league's Fight Pass network, trial memberships at UFC-branded gyms and other benefits for service members. The fight brand and the motorcycle maker announced a renewal of their partnership in a Thursday news release.
The last Fight for the Troops card, held in 2013 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, featured Tim Kennedy, a sergeant first class with the Texas National Guard, stopping Rafael Natal with a series of first-round punches to the delight of a camo-clad audience.
Former Marine Liz Carmouche also earned a win on the card, while Colton Smith was stopped by Michael Chiesa via submission. Smith, an active-duty sergeant first class, was cut from the UFC after a follow-up loss in 2014 but the soldier rebounded with three straight wins in 2015, including one in the national World Series of Fighting promotion.
Soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, cheer during the UFC Fight for the Troops event Nov. 6.
Photo Credit: Army
Silva has since signed to face Uriah Hall at UFC 198 in May.
Other Fight for the Troops events include a 2011 card at Fort Hood, Texas, and a 2008 slate in Fayetteville, North Carolina, near Fort Bragg. The promotion also held a 2006 card at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, but it didn't carry the Fight for the Troops label.
Kevin Lilley is the features editor of Military Times.
