UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
The poster for UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 24, 2009
VenueStaples Center
CityLos Angeles, California
Attendance14,892[1]
Total gate$1,913,093[1]
Buyrate500,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.[3]

Background

As with UFC 103, the UFC announced a portion of the preliminary card would air live and commercial-free during an hour-long block on Spike.[4]

Chase Gormley, who was slated to face Ben Rothwell, instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to Cain Velasquez.[5] An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau.[6]

Additionally, on the day of the weigh-in, two fights were changed to catchweight status as Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer and Gleison Tibau all came in over the weight limit of their respective weight classes.[7]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida (c) def Maurício Rua Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez def Ben Rothwell TKO (punches) 2 0:58
Catchweight (157 lb) Gleison Tibau def Josh Neer Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Joe Stevenson def Spencer Fisher TKO (punches) 2 4:03
Catchweight (176 lb) Anthony Johnson def Yoshiyuki Yoshida KO (punch) 1 0:41
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def Eric Schafer Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–26, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Pat Barry def Antoni Hardonk TKO (punches) 2 2:30
Preliminary card
Middleweight Chael Sonnen def Yushin Okami Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Jorge Rivera def Rob Kimmons TKO (punches) 3 1:53
Light Heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury def Razak Al-Hassan Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Stefan Struve def Chase Gormley Submission (triangle choke) 1 4:04
  1. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[8]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC.[9]

^ Anthony Johnson was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.

^ Due to the controversy surrounding the main event Rua received his full pay including his win bonus.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b ""UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun" officially draws 14,892 spectators for $1.9 million gate". 2009-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  2. ^ "UFC 104, 106 PPV Buyrate Updates".
  3. ^ "UFC 104". Ufc.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  4. ^ "Spike TV to air UFC 104 prelim fights of Bader vs. Schafer, Hardonk vs. Barry on Oct. 24". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  5. ^ Hunt, Kelvin (21 August 2009). "Chase Gormley (6–0) vs. Stefan Struve (17–3) set for UFC 104. HT: FightersOnly UFC 103 coverage". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  6. ^ Savage, Greg. "Neer Replaces Sherk at UFC 104". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  7. ^ "Official UFC 104 weigh-in results". MMAjunkie.com. 2009-10-23. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  8. ^ "UFC 104 fighter bonuses – Struve, Barry and Hardonk earn 60k awards". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  9. ^ "UFC 104 fighters salaries: Machida ($200K) and Rua ($155K) top $922K payroll". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
  10. ^ "How Dana White Handled the Lyoto Machida over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Decision". 8 January 2010.

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