UFC 95
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| UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 21, 2009 | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 13,268[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,000,000 (approximate)[1] | |||
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UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike.[2] The bout was headlined by season one and two winners of The Ultimate Fighter.
Results
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Troy Mandaloniz
- Kelly defeated Mandaloniz via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–28). This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Sanchez vs. Stevenson fight.
- Heavyweight bout: Neil Grove vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz
- Ciesnolevicz defeated Grove via submission (inverted heel hook) at 1:03 of round 1. This bout aired last on the live broadcast following the Kelly vs. Mandaloniz fight.
- Lightweight bout: Per Eklund vs. Evan Dunham
- Dunham defeated Eklund via KO (punches) at 2:14 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Hardy vs. Markham fight.
- Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Brian Cobb
- Etim defeated Cobb via TKO (head kick and punches) at 0:10 of round 2. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Marquardt vs. Gouveia fight.
- Heavyweight bout: Junior dos Santos vs. Stefan Struve
- dos Santos defeated Struve via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Maia vs. Sonnen fight.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago
- Thiago defeated Koscheck via KO (punch) at 3:29 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham
- Hardy defeated Markham via KO (punch) at 1:09 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen
- Maia defeated Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) at 2:37 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Wilson Gouveia
- Marquardt defeated Gouveia via TKO (knee and punches) at 3:10 of round 3.
- Lightweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
- Sanchez defeated Stevenson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[3]
- Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
- Knockout of the Night: Paulo Thiago
- Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
Notes
- Mike Ciesnolevicz replaced Justin McCully
- Brian Cobb replaced Justin Buchholz who suffered from staph infection
- Evan Dunham replaced David Baron
As with UFC 91, every bout was aired on the broadcast due to the speed of the main card bouts.
UFC 95 drew an average of 2.4 million viewers on Spike TV.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UFC 95 Delivers $1 Million U.S. and Strong Attendance". Mmaweekly. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "UFC 95 Sanchez vs. Stevenson". UFC.com. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Four top performers earn $40K UFC 95 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/news/14090/spike-tvs-ufc-95-broadcast-peaks-with-three-million-viewers.mma
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