| UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14) | |||
| Venue | Evening News Arena | |||
| City | Manchester,United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 16,693[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,000,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 14, 2009 inManchester,United Kingdom at theManchester Evening News Arena.[2] This event aired on the same day, viatape delay, onSpike in theU.S.[3]
A previously rumouredLightweight Championship bout betweenB.J. Penn andDiego Sanchez[4] did not take place at this event. At theUFC 102 press conference, White said it was likely that the fight will be moved to a third event in November which was at the time still unannounced.[5] It was later announced that the bout would take place atUFC 107.[6]
A bout betweenAntônio Rogério Nogueira andLuiz Arthur Cane was moved toUFC 106.[7]Dong Hyun Kim was forced to pull out of his bout withDan Hardy due to an injury. He was replaced byMike Swick.[citation needed][8]
The winner of Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy was said to receive a title shot atGeorges St-Pierre in early 2010.[9] This fight took place atUFC 111. A previously announced bout betweenPeter Sobotta andDaMarques Johnson was cancelled due to a military commitment for Sobotta.[10]
UFC 105 drew an average of 2.9 million viewers onSpike TV.[11]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def | Brandon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def | Mike Swick | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def | Denis Kang | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:24 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Brown | def | James Wilks | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:27 | |
| Lightweight | Ross Pearson | def | Aaron Riley | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:38 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | John Hathaway | def | Paul Taylor | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Terry Etim | def | Shannon Gugerty | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:24 | |
| Welterweight | Nick Osipczak | def | Matthew Riddle | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:53 | |
| Lightweight | Dennis Siver | def | Paul Kelly | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | 2 | 2:53 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Alexander Gustafsson | def | Jared Hamman | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Lightweight | Andre Winner | def | Rolando Delgado | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:22 | |
The following fighters received $40,000 bonuses.[12]
