UFC 91
UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 15, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4] The main event featured the return of UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture versus Brock Lesnar in a title bout.
Results
Preliminary card
* Welterweight bout: United States Matt Brown vs. United States Ryan Thomas
Brown won via submission (Armbar) at :57 of round 2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Gonzaga vs. Hendricks fight.
* Lightweight bout: United States Alvin Robinson vs. Canada Mark Bocek
Bocek won via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:16 of round 3. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Gurgel vs. Riley fight.
* Lightweight bout: United States Jeremy Stephens vs. Brazil Rafael dos Anjos
Stephens won via KO (Punches) at :39 of round 3. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Hazelett vs. McCrory fight.
* Lightweight bout: Brazil Jorge Gurgel vs. United States Aaron Riley
Riley won via Decision (Unanimous), all three judges score the bout 29–28. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Couture vs. Lesnar fight.
Main card
* Middleweight bout: United States Nate Quarry vs. Brazil Demian Maia
Maia won via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:13 of round 1.
* Heavyweight bout: Brazil Gabriel Gonzaga vs. United States Josh Hendricks
Gonzaga won via TKO (Punches) at 1:01 of round 1.
* Welterweight bout: United States Dustin Hazelett vs. United States Tamdan McCrory
Hazelett won via Submission (Armbar) at 3:59 of round 1.
* Lightweight bout: United States Kenny Florian vs. United States Joe Stevenson
Florian won via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:03 of round 1.
* Heavyweight Championship bout: United States Randy Couture (c) vs. United States Brock Lesnar
Lesnar won via TKO at 3:07 of round 2 to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Notes
Matthew Riddle was forced to withdraw from his bout with Ryan Thomas due to an injury.[5] Matt Brown was his replacement.[6]
Amir Sadollah withdrew from his fight against Nick Catone due to a leg infection. A replacement for Sadollah could not be found, therefore the middleweight bout was scrubbed from the card. A welterweight match between Dustin Hazelett and Tamdan McCrory, previously scheduled for the preliminary card, was moved to the main card.[7]
Unlike most UFC fight cards, every bout was aired on the PPV broadcast due to the speed of the main card bouts.
- Fight of the Night: United States Aaron Riley and Brazil Jorge Gurgel
- Knockout of the Night: United States Jeremy Stephens
- Submission of the Night: United States Dustin Hazelett
