UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on 14 November 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]
| UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | 14 November 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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Background
editA 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.[citation needed][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 million viewers on Spike TV.[11]
Results
edit| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def | Brandon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def | Mike Swick | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def | Denis Kang | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:24 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Brown | def | James Wilks | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:27 | |
| Lightweight | Ross Pearson | def | Aaron Riley | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:38 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | John Hathaway | def | Paul Taylor | Decision (unanimous) (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 | |
| Lightweight | Andre Winner | def | Rolando Delgado | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:22 | |
Bonus awards
editFighters 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Morgan, John. "UFC 105 breaks European attendance record in front of "educated" U.K. crowd". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "UFC 105". Ufc.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Zuffa confirms UFC 105 for Manchester, England on November 14; will likely air free on Spike TV". Mmamania.com. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Penn vs. Sanchez to headline UFC 105". insidefights.com. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Morgan, John. "Penn vs. Sanchez targeted for UFC's third show in November; White hints at new broadcast deal". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez Now Slated for UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis". MMAFrenzy.com. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Update: Nogueira-Cane Likely for UFC 106". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Swick to face Hardy at UFC 105 in November". 28 September 2009.
- ^ Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy to determine No. 1 contender for Georges St-Pierre Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Full "UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera" card announced, Johnson vs. Sobotta scrapped". Mmajunkie.com. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "UFC 105 on Spike TV peaks with 3.7 million viewers, tops Strikeforce in young-male demos | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009.
- ^ "UFC 105 Bonuses". sherdog.com. Retrieved 14 November 2009.