| UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson | ||||
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The poster for UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 21, 2009 | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 13,268[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,000,000 (approximate)[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 21, 2009, at The O2 ArenainLondon, United Kingdom.
The event was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike.[2] The bout was headlined by season one and two winners of The Ultimate Fighter.
Neil Grove was originally scheduled to face Justin McCully, but the bout was cancelled when McCully withdrew from the fight. Grove instead faced Mike Ciesnolevicz.[3]
Per Eklund was originally scheduled to face David Baron, but the bout was cancelled when Baron withdrew from the fight. Eklund instead faced Evan Dunham.[3]
Terry Etim was originally scheduled to face Justin Buchholz, but the bout was cancelled when Buchholz had a staph infection. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Brian Cobb.[3]
Stefan Struve made his UFC debut at this event.
The event drew an average of 2.4 million viewers on Spike TV.[4]
| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | Joe Stevenson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def. | Rory Markham | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Middleweight | Nate Marquardt | def. | Wilson Gouveia | TKO (knee and punches) | 3 | 3:10 | |
| Middleweight | Demian Maia | def. | Chael Sonnen | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:37 | |
| Welterweight | Paulo Thiago | def. | Josh Koscheck | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:29 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Terry Etim | def. | Brian Cobb | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:10 | |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Stefan Struve | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Lightweight | Evan Dunham | def. | Per Eklund | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:14 | |
| Heavyweight | Mike Ciesnolevicz | def. | Neil Grove | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Welterweight | Paul Kelly | def. | Troy Mandaloniz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[5]
