''UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira'' was a

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event held by the

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(UFC) on August 29, 2009 at the

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. It featured former five-time

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and

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, facing off against former PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion and former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion,

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Background

Randy Couture was originally offered a title defense against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at

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, however turned the fight down after his resignation from the UFC in October 2007. While Couture and the UFC sorted out their legal issues, Nogueira defeated

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for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship becoming the first fighter to hold both

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and UFC title belts. Nogueira was then set to coach against

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on the eighth season of

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with the two facing off for the Interim Championship after the season aired. Eventually Couture and the UFC reconciled and it was announced that he would return to the Octagon to defend his title against

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. Neither Couture or Nogueira were successful in their defense efforts and then faced each other in what amounted to a "losers bracket" of the UFC's mini heavyweight tournament. A previously announced bout between

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and Razak Al-Hassan was moved to

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on October 24, 2009.

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pulled out of a bout with

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due to injury.

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took his place. A knee injury forced James Irvin out of his bout with

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. He was replaced by

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. On August 7, 2009 it was reported that Gouveia was also off the card due to a back injury.

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replaced an injured

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Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Randy Couture vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira *Knockout of the Night: Nate Marquardt *Submission of the Night: Jake Rosholt

Reported payout

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State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC. *Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: ($400,000 includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Randy Couture: ($250,000) *Thiago Silva: ($58,000 includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Keith Jardine: ($55,000) *Jake Rosholt: ($26,000 includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: ($30,000) *Nate Marquardt: ($80,000 includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Demian Maia ($28,000) *Brandon Vera: ($70,000 includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Krzystzof Soszynski: ($8,000) *Aaron Simpson: ($18,000 includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Ed Herman: ($24,000) *Gabriel Gonzaga: ($120,000 includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Chris Tuchscherer: ($10,000) *Mike Russow: ($20,000 includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Justin McCully: ($15,000) *Todd Duffee: ($10,000 includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tim Hague: ($7,000) *Mark Muñoz: ($24,000 includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Nick Catone: ($5,000) *Evan Dunham: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Aurélio: ($13,000)

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

See also

References