Tomorrow – Wednesday, December 10, 2008 – the UFC will take a break from its usual reckless abandon to funnel their energies towards a greater cause. Tune in to Spike TV at 9 pm ET and you’ll see what we mean.

It’s called “UFC Fight for the Troops”, and to many it will come as a familiar and cherished ritual, since this will be its 16th incarnation. It will take place at the Fayettesville Crown Coliseum on Fort Bragg, making it only the 2nd sanctioned UFC fight to be held at a US military base.

The aim of this year’s event is to raise money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to help fund a $70 million traumatic brain injury research center. In Iraq, traumatic brain injuries are among the most prevalent combat injuries troops suffer.

On the fight card for the 2008 Fight for the Troops are Marine Corp veteran Luigi Fioravanti, who himself served in Iraq, as well as:
• Mike Swick
• Jonathan Goulet
• Josh Koschek
• Yoshiyuki Yoshida
• Razak Al-Hassan
• Steve Cantwell

And 13 others, 10 bouts in all.

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