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.
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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] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event 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.
Neil Grove was originally scheduled to face Justin McCully, but the bout was cancelled when McCully withdrew from the fight. Grove instead faced Mike Ciesnolevicz.[3]
Per Eklund was originally scheduled to face David Baron, but the bout was cancelled when Baron withdrew from the fight. Eklund instead faced Evan Dunham.[3]
Terry Etim was originally scheduled to face Justin Buchholz, but the bout was cancelled when Buchholz had a staph infection. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Brian Cobb.[3]
Stefan Struve made his UFC debut at this event.
The event drew an average of 2.4 million viewers on Spike TV.[4]
Results
edit| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | Joe Stevenson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def. | Rory Markham | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Middleweight | Nate Marquardt | def. | Wilson Gouveia | TKO (knee and punches) | 3 | 3:10 | |
| Middleweight | Demian Maia | def. | Chael Sonnen | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:37 | |
| Welterweight | Paulo Thiago | def. | Josh Koscheck | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:29 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Terry Etim | def. | Brian Cobb | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:10 | |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Stefan Struve | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Lightweight | Evan Dunham | def. | Per Eklund | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:14 | |
| Heavyweight | Mike Ciesnolevicz | def. | Neil Grove | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Welterweight | Paul Kelly | def. | Troy Mandaloniz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editFighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[5]
- Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
- Knockout of the Night: Paulo Thiago
- Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "UFC 95 Delivers $1 Million U.S. and Strong Attendance". Mmaweekly. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ "UFC 95 Sanchez vs. Stevenson". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "UFC 95 – Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts". tapology.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Spike TV's UFC 95 broadcast peaks with three million viewers | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Four top performers earn $40K UFC 95 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.