UFC 105

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
	The poster for UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	14 November 2009
Venue	Evening News Arena
City	Manchester, United Kingdom
Attendance	16,693
Total gate	$2,000,000
Event chronology

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on 14 November 2009 in Manchester, United Kingdom at the Manchester Evening News Arena.^[2] This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike in the U.S.^[3]

Background

A previously rumoured Lightweight Championship bout between B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez^[4] did not take place at this event. At the UFC 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 at UFC 107.^[6]

A bout between Antônio Rogério Nogueira and Luiz Arthur Cane was moved to UFC 106.^[7] Dong Hyun Kim was forced to pull out of his bout with Dan Hardy due to an injury. He was replaced by Mike Swick.^{[citation needed]}^[8]

The winner of Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy was said to receive a title shot at Georges St-Pierre in early 2010.^[9] This fight took place at UFC 111. A previously announced bout between Peter Sobotta and DaMarques Johnson was cancelled due to a military commitment for Sobotta.^[10]

UFC 105 drew an average of 2.9 million viewers on Spike TV.^[11]

Results

Main card
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