UFC 96

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.

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
The poster for UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
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

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

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.^[3]

• Fight of the Night: Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine
• Knockout of the Night: Matt Hamill
• Submission of the Night: No bonus awarded.

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)

See also

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