UFC 96

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

The poster for UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

March 7, 2009

Venue

Nationwide Arena

City

Columbus, Ohio

Attendance

17,033

Total gate

$1,800,000

Buyrate

350,000

Total purse

$762,000^[1]

Event chronology

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena.

Background

The card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout between Quinton Jackson and Keith Jardine. Following the main event, Rashad Evans, training partner of Jardine and then-Light Heavyweight Champion, entered the cage and publicly challenged Jackson. It resulted in a long-standing feud between the two that would not be settled until 2010.^[2]

A Welterweight bout between Dustin Hazelett and Ben Saunders was originally scheduled for this card, but was cancelled when Hazelett was injured.^[2]

Saunders was then scheduled to face replacement Ryan Madigan, but that bout was also cancelled when Saunders suffered a shattered toe in training.^[2] Madigan eventually faced Tamdan McCrory on this card.

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Quinton Jackson	def.	Keith Jardine	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Shane Carwin	def.	Gabriel Gonzaga	KO (punch)	1	1:09
Welterweight	Matt Brown	def.	Pete Sell	TKO (punches)	1	1:32
Light Heavyweight	Matt Hamill	def.	Mark Muñoz	KO (head kick)	1	3:53
Lightweight	Gray Maynard	def.	Jim Miller	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Tamdan McCrory	def.	Ryan Madigan	TKO (punches)	1	3:35
Middleweight	Kendall Grove	def.	Jason Day	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	1:32
Light Heavyweight	Jason Brilz	def.	Tim Boetsch	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Brandon Vera	def.	Michael Patt	TKO (leg kicks)	2	1:27
Lightweight	Shane Nelson	def.	Aaron Riley	TKO (punches)	1	0:44

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.^[3]

Fight of the Night: Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine
Knockout of the Night: Matt Hamill
Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended with submission

Purses

Quinton Jackson ($325,000 – includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Keith Jardine ($55,000)^[1]
Shane Carwin ($32,000 – includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga ($60,000)
Matt Brown ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Pete Sell ($12,000)
Matt Hamill ($40,000 – includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mark Muñoz ($12,000)
Gray Maynard ($20,000 – includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller ($9,000)
Tamdan McCrory ($20,000 – includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Madigan ($3,000)
Kendall Grove ($44,000 – includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Jason Day ($5,000)
Jason Brilz ($10,000 – includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch ($12,000)
Brandon Vera ($60,000 – includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Michael Patt ($5,000)
Shane Nelson ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Riley ($6,000)

References

^ ^a ^b "UFC 96 Fighter Salaries: "Rampage" Tops Payroll". MMAFrenzy.com. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UFC 96 – Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts". tapology.com. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
^ "Jackson, Jardine and Hamill earn $60K UFC 96 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2009.