| UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 24, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Staples Center | |||
| City | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Attendance | 14,892 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,913,093 [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 500,000 [2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. [3]
As with UFC 103, the UFC announced a portion of the preliminary card would air live and commercial-free during an hour-long block on Spike. [4]
Chase Gormley, who was slated to face Ben Rothwell, instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to Cain Velasquez. [5] An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau. [6]
Additionally, on the day of the weigh-in, two fights were changed to catchweight status as Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer and Gleison Tibau all came in over the weight limit of their respective weight classes. [7]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida (c) | def | Maurício Rua | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | def | Ben Rothwell | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:58 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Gleison Tibau | def | Josh Neer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joe Stevenson | def | Spencer Fisher | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:03 | |
| Catchweight (176 lb) | Anthony Johnson | def | Yoshiyuki Yoshida | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Bader | def | Eric Schafer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Pat Barry | def | Antoni Hardonk | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:30 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Chael Sonnen | def | Yushin Okami | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jorge Rivera | def | Rob Kimmons | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:53 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Kyle Kingsbury | def | Razak Al-Hassan | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def | Chase Gormley | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:04 | |
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses. [8]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC. [9]
^ Anthony Johnson was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.
^ Due to the controversy surrounding the main event Rua received his full pay including his win bonus. [10]
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