UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
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Background
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira is an 11-bout fight card that is set to take place on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon.
The card will air live on Pay-Per-View and will feature a heavyweight bout between UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture and former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
A light heavyweight bout between TUF 2's Keith Jardine and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Thiago Silva as well as a middleweight bout between Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia will serve as co-main events.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Marcus Aurelio vs. Evan Dunham
- Middleweight Bout: Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz
- Heavyweight Bout: Tim Hague vs. Todd Duffee
- Heavyweight Bout: Justin McCully vs. Mike Russow
- Middleweight Bout: Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson
- Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Brandon Vera vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
- Middleweight Bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia
- Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
- Heavyweight Bout: Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Pre-Event Notes
Thiago Silva was to face Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 but was ditched in favor of Anderson Silva. He will instead face Keith Jardine.
Brandon Vera was originally to face TUF 3's Matt Hamill but an injury forced Hamill out and we was replaced by TUF 8's Krzysztof Soszynski.
Junior Dos Santos was the original opponent for Justin McCully but was moved to UFC 103 in order to face Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. McCully will instead face Mike Russow.
Chael Sonnen was first chosen to face Wilson Gouveia but accepted a bout on short notice against Dan Miller at UFC 98. Gouveia will now face James Irvin... well he was supposed to until Irvin blew out his knee. For a brief moment in time, Gouveia was to face Ed Herman but when Gouveia was injured Herman found himself facing Aaron Simpson.
Matt Veach had to pull out of his bout with Evan Dunham and was replaced by Marcus Aurelio.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Evan Dunham defs. Marcus Aurelio via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27).
- Middleweight Bout: Mark Munoz defs. Nick Catone via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
- Heavyweight Bout: Todd Duffee defs. Tim Hague via KO (punches) at :07 of round 1.
- The finish takes the record as the fasted UFC knockout of all time.
- Heavyweight Bout: Mike Russow defs. Justin McCully via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27).
- Middleweight Bout: Aaron Simpson defs. Ed Herman via TKO (knee injury) at :17 of round 2.
- Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga defs. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) at 2:27 of round 1.
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Brandon Vera defs. Krzysztof Soszynski via unanimous decision (30-27x3).
- Middleweight Bout: Nate Marquardt defs. Demian Maia via KO (punch) at :21 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Jake Rosholt defs. Chris Leben via technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:30 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Thiago Silva defs. Keith Jardine via KO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.
- Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defs. Randy Couture via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
In a great bout, Nogueira looked phenomenal as he continously dropped Couture on the feet and dominated the hall of famer positionally on the ground. Couture hung tough though as he got his licks in on the feet but was almost always on the defense when on the ground. The judges rightfully awarded the fight unanimously for Nogueira in one of the best fights of the year.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Randy Couture
Submission Of The Night: Jake Rosholt
Knockout Of The Night: Nate Marquardt
- Each bonus was worth $60,000.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 101: Declaration
Followed by: UFC Fight Night 19
External Links
http://102.ufc.com - Official UFC 102 Website
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 08:18, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
