UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | ||||
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Information | ||||
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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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]
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.[ 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]
Main card | |||||||
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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 |
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses. [12]
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