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UFC 109: Relentless
The poster for UFC 109: Relentless
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	February 6, 2010
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	10,753
Total gate	$2,273,000
Buyrate	275,000
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz UFC 109: Relentless UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez

UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

A previously rumoured bout between Renzo Gracie and Matt Hughes did not take place on this card, but took place at UFC 112.

A Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort was confirmed by UFC President Dana White, although it was contingent on Silva's successful recovery from elbow surgery. Subsequently, the fight was rescheduled due to Silva's continued slow healing from surgery. The Silva vs. Belfort bout is to take place at UFC 112.

Antônio Rogério Nogueira had to withdraw from his bout against Brandon Vera due to an ankle injury. It was announced that Vera will face Jon Jones on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones.

Josh Koscheck was scheduled to face Paulo Thiago, but was forced off the card with an injury. Mike Swick stepped in as Koscheck's replacement and fought Thiago.

The bout between Randy Couture and Mark Coleman was originally scheduled for UFC 17 in 1998, but a Couture injury forced the cancellation of the bout. Nearly twelve years later, this bout headlined UFC 109.

Mostapha Al-turk ran into visa issues that prevented him from making the trip to Las Vegas his fight against Rolles Gracie. Both Jon Madsen and Joey Beltran were pegged as possible late replacements to step in and fight Rolles Gracie, before Beltran got the nod as the replacement fighter against Gracie.

Dana White also announced that the winner of the Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen fight would receive a title shot against the winner of the Silva/Belfort fight at UFC 112. However a week later Vitor Belfort had suffered an injury and Sonnen isn't cleared to fight that soon. Demian Maia later fought Anderson Silva at UFC 112.

Results

Preliminary Card

• Heavyweight bout: Rolles Gracie vs. Joey Beltran

Beltran defeated Gracie via TKO (punches) at 1:31 of round 2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Serra vs. Trigg fight.

• Heavyweight bout: Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer

Hague defeated Tuchscherer via majority decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Phil Davis

Davis defeated Stann via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, 30–27). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Swick vs. Thiago fight.

• Heavyweight bout: Mostapha Al-turk vs. Wes Shivers

Al-turk defeated Shivers via submission (kimura) at 1:22 of round 3.

• Lightweight bout: Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson

Emerson defeated Nover via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Preliminary Card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres

Guillard defeated Torres via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz

Buchholz defeated Danzig via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Main Card

• Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Ricardo Almeida

Franklin defeated Almeida via KO (punches) at 1:02 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

Serra defeated Trigg via KO (punches) at 2:23 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller

Miller defeated Maia via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).

• Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago

Swick defeated Thiago via technical submission (d'arce choke) at 1:54 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen

Sonnen defeated Marquardt via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman

Couture defeated Coleman via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:09 of round 2.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
• Knockout of the Night: Matt Serra
• Submission of the Night: Paulo Thiago

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.

• Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Mark Coleman: $60,000
• Chael Sonnen: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $45,000
• Paulo Thiago: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Mike Swick: $43,000
• Demian Maia: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus) def. Dan Miller: $15,000
• Matt Serra: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus) def. Frank Trigg: $30,000
• Mac Danzig: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Justin Buchholz: $8,000
• Melvin Guillard: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Ronys Torres: $4,000
• Rob Emerson: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Phillipe Nover: $10,000
• Phil Davis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Brian Stann: $17,000
• Chris Tuchscherer: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Tim Hague: $7,000
• Joey Beltran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Rolles Gracie: $15,000

Television rating

The preliminary bouts shown on Spike TV at 9 pm EST drew a series-high of 1.7 million viewers.

Entrance music

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