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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a
mixed martial arts
pay-per-view event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 29, 2009 at the
Rose Garden in
Portland, Oregon .
[3] It featured former five-time
UFC champion and
UFC Hall of Famer
Randy Couture , facing off against former
PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion and former
Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion ,
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira .
Background
Randy Couture was originally offered a title defense against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at
UFC 81 , however turned the fight down after his resignation from the UFC in October 2007.
[4] While Couture and the UFC sorted out their legal issues,
[5] Nogueira defeated
Tim Sylvia for the
Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship becoming the first fighter to hold both
PRIDE and UFC title belts.
[6] Nogueira was then set to coach against
Frank Mir on the
eighth season of
The Ultimate Fighter with the two facing off for the Interim Championship after the season aired.
[7]
Eventually Couture and the UFC reconciled and it was announced that he would return to the Octagon to defend his title against
Brock Lesnar at
UFC 91 .
[8] Neither Couture or Nogueira were successful in their defense efforts and then faced each other in what amounted to a "losers bracket" of the UFC's mini heavyweight tournament.
[9]
[10]
[11]
A previously announced bout between
Kyle Kingsbury and Razak Al-Hassan was moved to
UFC 104 in
Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2009.
[12]
Matt Hamill pulled out of a bout with
Brandon Vera due to injury.
Krzysztof Soszynski took his place.
[13]
A knee injury forced
James Irvin out of his bout with
Wilson Gouveia . He was replaced by
Ed Herman .
[14] On August 7, 2009 it was reported that Gouveia was also off the card due to a back injury.
[15]
Marcus Aurélio replaced an injured
Matt Veach .
[16]
This was the UFC's first event in Oregon.
Results
Main card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Heavyweight
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def
Randy Couture
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight
Thiago Silva
def
Keith Jardine
KO (punches)
1
1:35
Middleweight
Jake Rosholt
def
Chris Leben
Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)
3
1:30
Middleweight
Nate Marquardt
def
Demian Maia
KO (punch)
1
0:21
Light Heavyweight
Brandon Vera
def
Krzysztof Soszynski
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight
Aaron Simpson
def
Ed Herman
TKO (knees)
2
0:17
Heavyweight
Gabriel Gonzaga
def
Chris Tuchscherer
TKO (punches)
1
2:27
Heavyweight
Mike Russow
def
Justin McCully
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–27)
3
5:00
Heavyweight
Todd Duffee
def
Tim Hague
KO (punches)
1
0:07
Middleweight
Mark Muñoz
def
Nick Catone
Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
Lightweight
Evan Dunham
def
Marcus Aurelio
Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
3
5:00
[17]
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.
[18]
Fight of the Night: Randy Couture vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Knockout of the Night: Nate Marquardt
Submission of the Night: Jake Rosholt
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
Oregon State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC.
[19]
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: ($400,000 includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Randy Couture: ($250,000)
Thiago Silva: ($58,000 includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Keith Jardine: ($55,000)
Jake Rosholt: ($26,000 includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: ($30,000)
Nate Marquardt: ($80,000 includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Demian Maia ($28,000)
Brandon Vera: ($70,000 includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Krzystzof Soszynski: ($8,000)
Aaron Simpson: ($18,000 includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Ed Herman: ($24,000)
Gabriel Gonzaga: ($120,000 includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Chris Tuchscherer: ($10,000)
Mike Russow: ($20,000 includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Justin McCully: ($15,000)
Todd Duffee: ($10,000 includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tim Hague: ($7,000)
Mark Muñoz: ($24,000 includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Nick Catone: ($5,000)
Evan Dunham: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Aurélio: ($13,000)
See also
References
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^
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"Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from
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"UFC 102 bonuses: Nogueira, Couture, Marquardt and Rosholt earn $60,000 fighter bonuses" . MMAjunkie . August 29, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2009 .
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"UFC 102 Payouts: Nogueira Banks $460,000" . sherdog.com. Retrieved August 31, 2009 .
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