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UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
The poster for UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 21, 2009
VenueThe O2 Arena
CityLondon, United Kingdom
Attendance13,268[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

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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]

Stefan Struve made his UFC debut at this event.

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

Results

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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 (punch) 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 TKO (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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "UFC 95 Delivers $1 Million U.S. and Strong Attendance". Mmaweekly. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ "UFC 95 Sanchez vs. Stevenson". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "UFC 95 – Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts". tapology.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Spike TV's UFC 95 broadcast peaks with three million viewers | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Four top performers earn $40K UFC 95 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
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