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UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
The poster for UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 29, 2009
VenueRose Garden
CityPortland, Oregon
Attendance16,088[1]
Total gate$1,920,000[1]
Total purse$1,285,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC 101: Declaration UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.[3] It featured former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, facing off against former PRIDE Heavyweight champion and former UFC Interim 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 UFC Interim 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]

In the meantime 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[9][10] and then faced each other in what amounted to the losers bracket of the UFC's mini heavyweight tournament.[11]

Fight card changes

A previously announced bout between Kyle Kingsbury and Razak Al-Hassan has been 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 has forced James Irvin out of his bout with Wilson Gouveia and 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 Aurelio will be replacing an injured Matt Veach.[16]

Results

Preliminary card

Dunham defeated Aurelio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).
Muñoz defeated Catone via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).
Duffee defeated Hague via KO (punches) at 0:07 of round 1. With the win, Duffee set a new record for fastest knockout in the UFC beating the previous record of 8 seconds shared by Don Frye (over Thomas Ramirez at UFC 8) and James Irvin (over Houston Alexander at UFC Fight Night: Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon).[17]
Russow defeated McCully via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27).
Gonzaga defeated Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) at 2:27 of round 1.
Simpson defeated Herman via TKO (injury) at 0:17 of round 2.

Main card

Vera defeated Soszynski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Rosholt defeated Leben via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:20 of round 3.
Marquardt defeated Maia via KO (punch) at 0:21 of round 1.
Silva defeated Jardine via KO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.
Nogueira defeated Couture via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[18]

  • Fight of the Night: United States Randy Couture vs. Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Knockout of the Night: United States Nate Marquardt
  • Submission of the Night: United States 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.[2]

  • 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 Aurelio ($13,000)

References

  1. ^ a b Stupp, Dann. "Despite sluggish sales start, UFC 102 draws 16,088 for $1.92 million gate; Seattle up next?". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  2. ^ a b "NOGUEIRA TOPS UFC 102 SALARIES - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more". Mma Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  3. ^ "UFC 102". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  4. ^ "RANDY COUTURE TURNS DOWN TITLE DEFENSE - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more". Mma Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  5. ^ "Couture is target of UFC lawsuit - Sports - ReviewJournal.com". Lvrj.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "Nogueira Becomes First to Hold UFC, PRIDE Belts". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  7. ^ "UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®". Ufc.com. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  8. ^ Nate, Kid. "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Randy Couture Returns to UFC; UFC 91: Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar in Las Vegas". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  9. ^ November 16, 2008 (2008-11-16). "UFC 91: Results And Recap". Five Ounces of Pain. Retrieved 2009-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/12/28/ufc-92-quick-results/
  11. ^ Meltzer, Dave. "Breaking down the UFC heavyweight tourney - UFC - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  12. ^ "Kyle Kingsbury vs. Razak Al-Hassan bout moved from UFC 102 to fall". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  13. ^ "Injured Matt Hamill replaced by Krzysztof Soszynski in UFC 102 bout with Brandon Vera". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  14. ^ Roling, Leland. ""James Irvin has suffered another massive setback, this time with a knee injury. He will obviously..." Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  15. ^ Morgan, John. "Back injury forces Wilson Gouveia off of "UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira" preliminary card". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  16. ^ Morgan, John. "Marcus Aurelio replaces injured Matt Veach and fights Evan Dunham on UFC 102 prelims". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  17. ^ http://mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6015&zoneid=2
  18. ^ "UFC 102 bonuses: Nogueira, Couture, Marquardt and Rosholt earn $60,000 fighter bonuses". MMAjunkie. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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