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UFC 104

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.[3]

Background

As with UFC 103, the UFC announced a portion of the preliminary card would air live and commercial-free during an hour-long block on Spike.[4]

Chase Gormley, who was slated to face Ben Rothwell, instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to Cain Velasquez.[5] An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau.[6]

Additionally, on the day of the weigh-in, two fights were changed to catchweight status as Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer and Gleison Tibau all came in over the weight limit of their respective weight classes.[7]

Results

Preliminary card (non-televised)

• Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Chase Gormley

Struve defeated Gormley via submission (triangle choke) at 4:04 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Hardonk vs. Barry fight. This bout also aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Machida vs. Rua fight.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Razak Al-Hassan

Kingsbury defeated Al-Hassan via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Middleweight bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Rob Kimmons

Rivera defeated Kimmons via TKO (strikes) at 1:53 of round 3.

• Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen

Sonnen defeated Okami via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Stevenson vs. Fisher fight.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Heavyweight bout: Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry

Barry defeated Hardonk via TKO (strikes) at 2:30 of round 2.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer

Bader defeated Schafer via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–26, 30–27).

Main card

• Catchweight (176 lb) bout: Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Johnson defeated Yoshida via TKO (punches) at 0:41 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Spencer Fisher

Stevenson defeated Fisher via submission (elbows) at 4:02 of round 2.

• Catchweight (157 lb) bout: Josh Neer vs. Gleison Tibau

Tibau defeated Neer via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).

• Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell

Velasquez defeated Rothwell via TKO (punches) at 0:58 of round 2

• Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Lyoto Machida (c) vs. Mauricio Rua

Machida defeated Rua via unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[8]

• Fight of the Night: Antoni Hardonk vs. Patrick Barry
• Knockout of the Night: Patrick Barry
• Submission of the Night: Stefan Struve

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC.[9]

• Lyoto Machida: ($200,000, no win bonus) def. Mauricio Rua: ($250,000) ^
• Cain Velasquez: ($70,000 includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothwell: ($50,000)
• Gleison Tibau: ($38,000 includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: ($14,000)
• Joe Stevenson: ($94,000 includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Spencer Fisher: ($26,000)
• Anthony Johnson: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida: ($12,000) ^
• Ryan Bader: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Eric Schafer: ($13,000)
• Pat Barry: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Antoni Hardonk: ($16,000)
• Chael Sonnen: ($54,000 includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Yushin Okami: ($18,000)
• Jorge Rivera: ($36,000 includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Rob Kimmons: ($9,000)
• Kyle Kingsbury: ($16,000 includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Razak Al-Hassan: ($3,000)
• Stefan Struve: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Chase Gormley: ($10,000)

^ Anthony Johnson was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.

^ Due to the controversy surrounding the main event Rua received his full pay including his win bonus.[10]

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