Completed MMA Event

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun

UFC 104
  • Saturday 10.24.2009
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Spike TV
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Staples Center
  • Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,913,093
  • Attendance: 14,892 (Paid: 11,592)
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 500,000 | TV Ratings: 1.4M viewers (Spike)
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Pat Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk   |   $60,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Knockout of the Night
    Pat Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk   |   $60,000 bonus to Barry
  • Submission of the Night
    Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve   |   $60,000 bonus to Struve

Referees

  • Herb Dean
    Machida vs. Rua I (11)Fisher vs. Stevenson (8)
  • Steve Mazzagatti
    Velasquez vs. Rothwell (10)Johnson vs. Yoshida (7)Okami vs. Sonnen (4)
  • Josh Rosenthal
    Tibau vs. Neer (9)Bader vs. Schafer (6)Barry vs. Hardonk (5)
  • Jason Herzog
    Kimmons vs. Rivera (3)Al-Hassan vs. Kingsbury (2)Gormley vs. Struve (1)

Wiki

UFC 104 Wiki

After dominating undefeated champion Rashad Evans in May, undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida looked to be unstoppable. In the main event of UFC 104, however, he met his match, as former Pride superstar Mauricio “Shogun” Rua went blow-for-blow with “The Dragon” for five close rounds before heading to a decision that many thought would go Rua’s way. Unfortunately for Rua, Machida was granted the Decision, drawing a venomous reaction from many fans. For his efforts, Shogun was granted an immediate rematch, which would take place in May of 2010, as well as a winner’s purse from UFC promoter Dana White.

Last updated 09.26.2012, 10:55 PM ET
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Videos & Highlights

    Video Blog  |  Dana White's UFC 104 video blog day 1 report dead link

    Watch UFC President Dana White's official UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun video blog.

  • Video Blog  |  Dana White's UFC 104 video blog day 2 report dead link

    Watch UFC President Dana White's official UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun video blog.

  • Video Blog  |  Dana White's UFC 104 video blog day 3 report dead link

    Watch UFC President Dana White's official UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun video blog.

  • Video Blog  |  Dana White's UFC 104 video blog day 4 report dead link

    Watch UFC President Dana White's official UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun video blog.

  • Promo Video  |  UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun promo video report dead link

    Watch the official video preview for UFC 104, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Ben Rothwell vs. Cain Velasquez.

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