''UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun'' was a

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event held by the

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(UFC) on October 24, 2009 in

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Background

As with

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, the UFC announced a portion of the preliminary card would air live and commercial-free during an hour-long block on

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, who was slated to face

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, instead faced

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after Rothwell's opponent was changed to

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. An injured

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was replaced by

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against

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. Additionally, on the day of the weigh-in, two fights were changed to

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status as Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer and Gleison Tibau all came in over the weight limit of their respective weight classes.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry *Knockout of the Night: Pat Barry *Submission of the Night: Stefan Struve

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the

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. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC. *Lyoto Machida: ($200,000, includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Maurício Rua: (250,000) ^ *Cain Velasquez: ($70,000 includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothwell: ($50,000) *Gleison Tibau: ($38,000 includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: ($14,000) *Joe Stevenson: ($94,000 includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Spencer Fisher: ($26,000) *Anthony Johnson: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida: ($12,000) ^ *Ryan Bader: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Eric Schafer: ($13,000) *Pat Barry: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Antoni Hardonk: ($16,000) *Chael Sonnen: ($54,000 includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Yushin Okami: ($18,000) *Jorge Rivera: ($36,000 includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Rob Kimmons: ($9,000) *Kyle Kingsbury: ($16,000 includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Razak Al-Hassan: ($3,000) *Stefan Struve: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Chase Gormley: ($10,000) ^ ''Anthony Johnson was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.'' ^ ''Due to the controversy surrounding the main event Rua received his full pay including his win bonus.

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