Diego Sanchez (Photo: ufc.ca)
UFC 95: Sanchez vs.
Stevenson – Feb. 21, 2009 – London – O2 Arena
Diego Sanchez survived a bloody war with Joe “Daddy”
Stevenson in the main event of UFC 95.
Sanchez, who dropped to the lightweight division, beat
Stevenson by unanimous decision in a battle of The Ultimate Fighter winners.
An audience of 2.4 million watched the tape-delayed show on
Spike TV.
In the co-main event, Dan Hardy knocked out Rory Markham in 69
seconds.
Nate Marquardt scored a TKO win over Wilson Gouveia in the
third round, improving his chances at another shot at middleweight champion Anderson
Silva.
Demian Maia score his fifth straight submission win, using a
triangle choke to beat Chael Sonnen in 2 minutes, 37 seconds.
Paulo Thiago won the opener, upsetting Josh Koscheck by
knockout in just under 3½ minutes.
Future UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos beat
Stefan Struve by TKO in 54 seconds.
Terry Etim spoiled Brian Cobb’s Octagon debut with a TKO
early in the second round.
Mike Ciesnolevicz subbed for Justin McCully, moved up to
heavyweight and beat Neil Grove with a heel hook in 63 seconds.
In other pre-show fights, Evan Dunham knocked out Per Eklund
of Sweden at the 2:14 mark; and Paul Kelly won a unanimous decision over Troy
Mandaloniz
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