UFC 105

Background

A previously rumoured Lightweight Championship bout between B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez 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. It was later announced that the bout would take place at UFC 107.

A bout between Antônio Rogério Nogueira and Luiz Arthur Cane was moved to UFC 106. Dong Hyun Kim was forced to pull out of his bout with Dan Hardy due to an injury. He was replaced by Mike Swick.

The winner of Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy was said to receive a title shot at Georges St-Pierre in early 2010. 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.

UFC 105 drew an average of 2.9 million viewers on Spike TV.

Results

|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 | |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 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $40,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
• Knockout of the Night: Dennis Siver
• Submission of the Night: Terry Etim

References

References

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