UFC 95




UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009































UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

Ufc95poster.jpg
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.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Results


  • 3 Bonus awards


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





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




  • Ultimate Fighting Championship

  • List of UFC champions

  • List of UFC events

  • 2009 in UFC



References





  1. ^ ab "UFC 95 Delivers $1 Million U.S. and Strong Attendance". Mmaweekly. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-23..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "UFC 95 Sanchez vs. Stevenson". UFC.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.


  3. ^ abc "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.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  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.




External links


  • Official card








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