UFC 105
| UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 14, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Evening News Arena | |||
| City | Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 16,693[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,000,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 14, 2009 in Manchester, United Kingdom at the Manchester Evening News Arena.[2] This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike in the U.S.[3]
Background
A previously rumoured Lightweight Championship bout between B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez[4] did not take place at this event. At the UFC 102 press conference White said it was likely that the fight will be moved to a third event in November which was at the time still unannounced.[5] It was later announced that the bout would take place at UFC 107.[6]
A bout between Antônio Rogério Nogueira and Luiz Arthur Cane was moved to UFC 106.[7] Dong Hyun Kim was forced to pull out of his bout with Dan Hardy due to an injury. He was replaced by Mike Swick.[8]
The winner of Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy was said to receive a title shot at Georges St. Pierre in early 2010.[9] This fight took place at UFC 111. A previously announced bout between Peter Sobotta and DaMarques Johnson was cancelled due to a military commitment for Sobotta.[10]
UFC 105 drew an average of 2.9 millions viewers on Spike TV. [11]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def | Brandon Vera | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def | Mike Swick | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def | Denis Kang | TKO (knees to the body and punches) | 2 | 4:24 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Brown | def | James Wilks | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:26 | |
| Lightweight | Ross Pearson | def | Aaron Riley | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:34 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | John Hathaway | def | Paul Taylor | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Terry Etim | def | Shannon Gugerty | submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:24 | |
| Welterweight | Nick Osipczak | def | Matthew Riddle | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:53 | |
| Lightweight | Dennis Siver | def | Paul Kelly | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | 2 | 2:53 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Alexander Gustafsson | def | Jared Hamman | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:41 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Andre Winner | def | Rolando Delgado | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:22 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[12]
- Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
- Knockout of the Night: Dennis Siver
- Submission of the Night: Terry Etim
Entrance music
| Fighter | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Riley | Paul Oakenfold | "Ready Steady Go" | Bunka |
| Alexander Gustafsson | Cypress Hill | "Illusions" | Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom |
| Andre Winner | 50 Cent | "OK, You're Right" | Before I Self Destruct |
| Brandon Vera | The Black Eyed Peas | "Bebot" | Monkey Business |
| Dan Hardy | Cock Sparrer | "England Belongs to Me" | Shock Troops |
| Denis Kang | Cupid | "Super Korean" | Second Round (Single) |
| Dennis Siver | Papa Roach | "Last Resort" | Infest |
| James Wilks | Dilated Peoples | "Kindness for Weakness" | 20/20 |
| Jared Hamman | Pennywise | "Bro Hymn" | Pennywise |
| John Hathaway | The Black Keys | "Your Touch" | Magic Potion |
| Matt Brown | RZA | "You Can't Stop Me Now" | You Can't Stop Me Now |
| Matthew Riddle | Rick Derringer | "Real American" | The Wrestling Album |
| Michael Bisping | Blur | "Song 2" | Blur |
| Mike Swick | 2Pac | "Ambition Az a Ridah" | All Eyez on Me |
| Nick Osipczak | Dizzee Rascal | "Jus' A Rascal" | Boy In Da Corner |
| Paul Kelly | Kings of Leon | "Use Somebody" | Only by the Night |
| Paul Taylor | The Jam | "Town Called Malice" | The Gift |
| Randy Couture | Led Zeppelin | "Kashmir" | Physical Graffiti |
| Rolando Delgado | U2 | "Beautiful Day" | All That You Can't Leave Behind |
| Ross Pearson | The Black Eyed Peas | "I Gotta Feeling" | The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) |
| Shannon Gugerty | Cold War Kids | "Something Is Not Right with Me" | Loyalty to Loyalty |
| Terry Etim | Phil Collins | "In The Air Tonight" | Face Value |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morgan, John. "UFC 105 breaks European attendance record in front of "educated" U.K. crowd". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "UFC 105". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ↑ "Zuffa confirms UFC 105 for Manchester, England on November 14; will likely air free on Spike TV". Mmamania.com. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Penn vs. Sanchez to headline UFC 105". insidefights.com. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ↑ Morgan, John. "Penn vs. Sanchez targeted for UFC's third show in November; White hints at new broadcast deal". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ↑ "BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez Now Slated for UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis". MMAFrenzy.com. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "Update: Nogueira-Cane Likely for UFC 106". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ↑ Gilbert, Mark (2009-09-28). "Dan Hardy to face Mike Swick at UFC 105". London: The Sun. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ↑ Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy to determine No. 1 contender for Georges St. Pierre
- ↑ "Full "UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera" card announced, Johnson vs. Sobotta scrapped". Mmajunkie.com. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16902/ufc-105-on-spike-tv-peaks-with-3-7-million-viewers-tops-strikeforce-in-young-male-demos.mma
- ↑ "UFC 105 Bonuses". sherdog.com. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ↑ UFC 105 walk-in music: Couture remains classic; British pump up crowd
- ↑ http://www.mmaentrances.com/ufc105.html
