UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine | ||||
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![]() The poster for UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | March 7, 2009 | |||
Venue | Nationwide Arena | |||
City | Columbus,Ohio | |||
Attendance | 17,033 | |||
Total gate | $1,800,000 | |||
Buyrate | 350,000 | |||
Total purse | $762,000[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was held inColumbus, Ohio, on March 7, 2009, atNationwide Arena.
The card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout betweenQuinton Jackson andKeith Jardine. Following the main event,Rashad Evans, training partner of Jardine and then-Light Heavyweight Champion, entered the cage and publicly challenged Jackson. It resulted in a long-standing feud between the two that would not be settled until 2010.[2]
A Welterweight bout betweenDustin Hazelett andBen Saunders was originally scheduled for this card, but was cancelled when Hazelett was injured.[2]
Saunders was then scheduled to face replacement Ryan Madigan, but that bout was also cancelled when Saunders suffered a shattered toe in training.[2] Madigan eventually facedTamdan McCrory on this card.
Main card (PPV) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | def. | Keith Jardine | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Shane Carwin | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:09 | |
Welterweight | Matt Brown | def. | Pete Sell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | |
Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | def. | Mark Muñoz | KO (head kick) | 1 | 3:53 | |
Lightweight | Gray Maynard | def. | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Welterweight | Tamdan McCrory | def. | Ryan Madigan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:35 | |
Middleweight | Kendall Grove | def. | Jason Day | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 1:32 | |
Light Heavyweight | Jason Brilz | def. | Tim Boetsch | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Brandon Vera | def. | Michael Patt | TKO (leg kicks) | 2 | 1:27 | |
Lightweight | Shane Nelson | def. | Aaron Riley | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 |
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[3]