UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
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Background
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson is a 10-bout fight card that is set to take place on February 21, 2009 at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The card will air on tape delay on Spike TV at 9pm PT/ET and will be headlined by a lightweight match-up between TUF 1 middleweight winner, Diego Sanchez and TUF 2 welterweight winner, Joe Stevenson.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Paul Kelly vs. Troy Mandaloniz
- Heavyweight Bout: Neil Grove vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz
- Lightweight Bout: Per Eklund vs. Evan Dunham
- Lightweight Bout: Brian Cobb vs. Terry Etim
- Heavyweight Bout: Junior Dos Santos vs. Stefan Struve
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago
- Middleweight Bout: Chael Sonnen vs. Demian Maia
- Middleweight Bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Wilson Gouveia
- Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham
- Lightweight Bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
Pre-Event Notes
This is Diego Sanchez's first fight at lightweight after having fought at welterweight and middleweight primarily thoughout his career.
Chael Sonnen will fight his first UFC bout since being transferred from the WEC's now defunct middleweight division.
This is third time in UFC history that two TUF winners have squared off against each other.
Justin Buchholz was meant to have faced Terry Etim but had to pull out with injury and was instead replaced with Palace Fighting Championships lightweight champion, Brian Cobb.
A bout between Shannon Gugerty and Jeff Lawson was also rumored for the card but was scrapped.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Paul Kelly defs. Troy Mandaloniz via unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight Bout: Mike Ciesnolevicz defs. Neil Grove via submission (heel hook) at 1:03 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Evan Dunham defs. Per Eklund via TKO (punches) at 2:13 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Terry Etim defs. Brian Cobb via TKO (head kick and punches) at :10 of round 2.
- Heavyweight Bout: Junior Dos Santos defs. Stefan Struve via TKO (punches) at :54 of round 1.
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Paulo Thiago defs. Josh Koscheck via TKO (punches) at 3:29 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Demian Maia defs. Chael Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) at 2:37 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Nate Marquardt defs. Wilson Gouveia via TKO (knee and punches) at 3:10 of round 3.
- Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy defs. Rory Markham via KO (punch) at 1:09 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Diego Sanchez defs. Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
Submission Of The Night: Demian Maia
Knockout Of The Night: Paulo Thiago
- Each bonus was worth $40,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC Fight Night 17
Followed by: UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
External Links
http://95.ufc.com - Official UFC 95 Website
http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-95-sanchez-vs-stevenson-%E2%80%94-not-quite-liveblog - Cage Potato UFC 95 play by play
--Sam Cupitt 04:07, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
