Hominick next fought BJJ black belt Jorge Gurgel at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5.
He was scheduled to fight Deividas Taurosevičius on October 10, 2009 at WEC 43.,[2] but was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Javier Vazquez.
[8] Hominick faced former training partner, George Roop on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23 in a top contender bout.
Hominick attempted to recklessly attack Jung immediately after touching gloves and was dropped with a counter right.
Jung followed up with punches until Hominick went limp and the referee brought an end to the fight, tying one of the fastest KOs in the UFC.
After the loss at UFC 154, Hominick announced his retirement on December 11, 2012, stating "I truly got to live my passion and follow my dreams by competing in mixed martial arts, especially under the Zuffa banner, but UFC 154, that's the last fight I'll be in the octagon, as I'm retiring and looking to move on to the next phase of my career.
[1] Mark Hominick has been involved with several other UFC fighters (Sean Pierson, Sam Stout, and Matt Mitrione) as part of a Toronto area anti-bullying program.