| UFC 109: Relentless | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 109: Relentless | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 6, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,753 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,273,000 [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 275,000 [2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 6, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. [3]
A previously rumoured bout between Renzo Gracie and Matt Hughes did not take place on this card, but took place at UFC 112. [4]
A Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort was confirmed by UFC President Dana White, [5] although it was contingent on Silva's successful recovery from elbow surgery. [6] Subsequently, the fight was rescheduled due to Silva's continued slow healing from surgery. [7] The Silva vs. Belfort bout was expected to take place at UFC 112, however Belfort was forced to withdraw from the fight and Demian Maia replaced him, after number one contender Chael Sonnen was not clear to fight. [8]
Antônio Rogério Nogueira had to withdraw from his bout against Brandon Vera due to an ankle injury. [9] It was announced that Vera will face future Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones on March 21, 2010, at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones.
Josh Koscheck was scheduled to face Paulo Thiago, but was forced off the card with an injury. Mike Swick stepped in as Koscheck's replacement and fought Thiago. [10]
The bout between Randy Couture and Mark Coleman was originally scheduled for UFC 17 in 1998, but a Couture injury forced the cancellation of the bout. Nearly twelve years later, this bout headlined UFC 109. It marked the first time in UFC history that two Hall of Fame inductees fought in an event. [11]
Mostapha Al-turk ran into visa issues that prevented him from making the trip to Las Vegas his fight against Rolles Gracie. [12] Both Jon Madsen [13] and Joey Beltran [14] were pegged as possible late replacements to step in and fight Rolles Gracie, before Beltran got the nod as the replacement fighter against Gracie. [15]
Dana White also announced that the winner of the Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen fight would receive a title shot against the winner of the Silva/Belfort fight at UFC 112. [16]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Mark Coleman | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:09 | |
| Middleweight | Chael Sonnen | def. | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Paulo Thiago | def. | Mike Swick | Technical Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 1:54 | |
| Middleweight | Demian Maia | def. | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Serra | def. | Frank Trigg | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:23 | |
| Televised (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Mac Danzig | def. | Justin Buchholz | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Melvin Guillard | def. | Ronys Torres | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Rob Emerson | def. | Phillipe Nover | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Brian Stann | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Chris Tuchscherer | def. | Tim Hague | Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Joey Beltran | def. | Rolles Gracie Jr. | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:31 | |
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses. [17]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [18]
The preliminary bouts shown on Spike TV at 9 pm EST drew a series-high of 1.7 million viewers. [19]
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