UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
Date: Feb 21, 2009
Location: London, England
Venue: 02 Arena
Broadcast: Spike TV

UFC 95 is scheduled for Saturday, February 21 and will emanate from the O2 Arena in London, England. The card will be headlined by season one middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Diego Sanchez taking on season two welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Joe Stevenson. The fight will mark Sanchez’s debut in the lightweight division.

Additional fights expected to make the telecast include Josh Koscheck vs. undefeated Brazilian prospect Paulo Thiago, Nathan Marquardt vs. Wilson Gouveia, and Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen.

Josh Koscheck (14-3), coming off one of the most devastating knockouts of 2008 in defeating Yoshiyuki Yoshida on the UFC Fight for the Troops card in December, will take on UFC newcomer Paulo Thiago (7-0) in welterweight action.

In the middleweight division, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu virtuoso Demian Maia (10-0) will look to remain perfect in the UFC and win his fifth straight fight via submission as he faces Team Quest member Chael Sonnen (23-9-1), who is fresh from a
November 2008 victory over previously unbeaten Brazilian phenom Paulo Filho.

Nine-year-veteran Marquardt will be looking for his second-straight win after defeating Martin Kampmann at UFC 88 in September.

Middleweight betting action, Wilson Gouveia (12-5) is on a quest to win his third straight bout, and seventh in eight tries. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, who trains with American Top Team in Coconut Creek, FL, most recently defeated Jason McDonald at “The Ultimate Fighter 8” finale. He achieved this victory like he has all of his wins inside the Octagon: by finishing the bout before it went to the judges’ cards. Gouveia will look to continue that trend against Nate Marquardt.

Marquardt (30-8-2), who trains with Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting camp in Albuquerque with current light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, made his UFC debut in 2005, and won his first four matches en route to a title shot against Anderson Silva at UFC 73 in July of 2007. Like so many of Silva’s foes, Marquardt dropped his bout with “The Spider,” but is hungry for another shot at the reigning middleweight champ.

He began his quest by defeating Martin Kampmann at UFC 88 this past September, and Gouveia is the next step in his journey back towards the top of the 185 lbs. weight class.

UFC 95 Main Card results

   1. Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson (Winner: Sanchez by unanimous decision)
   2. Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham (Winner: Hardy by KO)
   3. Wilson Gouveia vs. Nate Marquardt (Winner: Marquardt by TKO)
   4. Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen (Winner: Maia by submission)
   5. Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago (Winner: Thiago by KO)

Preliminary Card

   1. Junior dos Santos vs. Stefan Struve (Winner: Dos Santos by TKO)
   2. Brian Cobb vs. Terry Etim (Winner: Etim by TKO)
   3. Paul Kelly vs. Troy Mandaloniz (Winner: Kelly by unanimous decision)
   4. Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Neil Grove (Winner: Ciesnolevicz by submission)
   5. Evan Dunham vs. Per Eklund (Winner: Dunham by KO)

MAIN CARD (Televised)

* Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
* Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham
* Wilson Gouveia vs. Nate Marquardt
* Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen
* Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago

PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-televised)

* Junior dos Santos vs. Stefan Struve
* Justin Buchholz vs. Terry Etim
* Shannon Gugerty vs. Tom Lawson
* Paul Kelly vs. Troy Mandaloniz
* Neil Grove vs. Justin McCully

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