UFC 95

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
The poster for UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date February 21, 2009
Venue The O2 Arena
City London, United Kingdom
Attendance 13,268[1]
Total gate $1,000,000 (approximate)[1]
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.

Background

The event was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike.[2] The bout was headlined by season one and two winners of The Ultimate Fighter.

Neil Grove was originally scheduled to face Justin McCully, but the bout was cancelled when McCully withdrew from the fight. Grove instead faced Mike Ciesnolevicz.[3]

Per Eklund was originally scheduled to face David Baron, but the bout was cancelled when Baron withdrew from the fight. Eklund instead faced Evan Dunham.[3]

Terry Etim was originally scheduled to face Justin Buchholz, but the bout was cancelled when Buchholz had a staph infection. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Brian Cobb.[3]

The event drew an average of 2.4 million viewers on Spike TV.[4]

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Diego Sanchez def. Joe Stevenson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Dan Hardy def. Rory Markham KO (punch) 1 1:09
Middleweight Nate Marquardt def. Wilson Gouveia TKO (knee and punches) 3 3:10
Middleweight Demian Maia def. Chael Sonnen Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:37
Welterweight Paulo Thiago def. Josh Koscheck KO (punches) 1 3:29
Preliminary card
Lightweight Terry Etim def. Brian Cobb TKO (head kick and punches) 2 0:10
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def. Stefan Struve TKO (punches) 1 0:54
Lightweight Evan Dunham def. Per Eklund KO (punches) 1 2:14
Heavyweight Mike Ciesnolevicz def. Neil Grove Submission (heel hook) 1 1:03
Welterweight Paul Kelly def. Troy Mandaloniz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–28) 3 5:00

    Bonus awards

    Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[5]

    • Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
    • Knockout of the Night: Paulo Thiago
    • Submission of the Night: Demian Maia

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 "UFC 95 Delivers $1 Million U.S. and Strong Attendance". Mmaweekly. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
    2. ↑ "UFC 95 Sanchez vs. Stevenson". UFC.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
    3. 1 2 3 "UFC 95 – Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts". tapology.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
    4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
    5. ↑ "Four top performers earn $40K UFC 95 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. February 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
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