UFC 104


UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Background

As with UFC 103, the UFC announced a portion of the preliminary card would air live and commercial-free during an hour-long block on Spike.
Chase Gormley, who was slated to face Ben Rothwell, instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to Cain Velasquez. An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau.
Additionally, on the day of the weigh-in, two fights were changed to catchweight status as Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer and Gleison Tibau all came in over the weight limit of their respective weight classes.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC.
  • Lyoto Machida: def. Maurício Rua: ^
  • Cain Velasquez: def. Ben Rothwell:
  • Gleison Tibau: def. Josh Neer:
  • Joe Stevenson: def. Spencer Fisher:
  • Anthony Johnson: def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida: ^
  • Ryan Bader: def. Eric Schafer:
  • Pat Barry: def. Antoni Hardonk:
  • Chael Sonnen: def. Yushin Okami:
  • Jorge Rivera: def. Rob Kimmons:
  • Kyle Kingsbury: def. Razak Al-Hassan:
  • Stefan Struve: def. Chase Gormley:
^ 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.''