UFC 96

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
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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 Munoz	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	[lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight	Kendall Grove	def.	Jason Day	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	1:32	[lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight	Jason Brilz	def.	Tim Boetsch	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[lower-alpha 3]
Light Heavyweight	Brandon Vera	def.	Michael Patt	TKO (leg kicks)	2	1:27	[lower-alpha 4]
Lightweight	Shane Nelson	def.	Aaron Riley	TKO (punches)	1	0:44

1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Gonzaga vs. Carwin fight.
2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Sell vs. Brown fight.
3. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Vera vs. Patt fight.
4. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Jackson vs. Jardine fight.

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 Munoz ($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)

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2009 in UFC

References

1. "UFC 96 Fighter Salaries: "Rampage" Tops Payroll". MMAFrenzy.com. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
2. "UFC 96 – Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts". tapology.com. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
3. "Jackson, Jardine and Hamill earn $60K UFC 96 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.