UFC 105

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UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
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The poster for UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date14 November 2009
Venue Evening News Arena
City Manchester, United Kingdom
Attendance16,693 [1]
Total gate$2,000,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2

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]

Contents

Background

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]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Randy Couture def Brandon Vera Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Dan Hardy def Mike Swick Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Middleweight Michael Bisping def Denis Kang TKO (punches)24:24
Welterweight Matt Brown def James Wilks TKO (punches)32:27
Lightweight Ross Pearson def Aaron Riley TKO (doctor stoppage)24:38
Preliminary card
Welterweight John Hathaway def Paul Taylor Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00
Lightweight Terry Etim def Shannon Gugerty Submission (guillotine choke)21:24
Welterweight Nick Osipczak def Matthew Riddle TKO (punches)33:53
Lightweight Dennis Siver def Paul Kelly TKO (spinning back kick and punches)22:53
Light Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson def Jared Hamman KO (punches)10:41
Lightweight Andre Winner def Rolando Delgado KO (punch)13:22

    Bonus awards

    Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses. [12]

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