UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar”
 Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
The UFC has confirmed a total of five televised fights for the Nov. 15 "UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar" event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The pay-per-view event is headlined by a UFC heavyweight championship fight between current title-holder Randy Couture, who returns from a one-year layoff following a contract dispute with the UFC, and former WWE superstar and UFC rookie Brock Lesnar.
Couture first retired after losing a UFC 57 rubber match at light-heavyweight to Liddell in February 2006. But he returned to the sport, saying he wanted to challenge then-champion Sylvia.
 The UFC handed him a new contract and made the fight. Couture toppled the six-foot-eight Sylvia at UFC 68 in March 2007 before 19,049 in Columbus, Ohio. At the time it was the largest MMA crowd in North American history UFC 83 in Montreal in April broke that record.
At six-foot-eight and 265 pounds. Sylvia came in 13 years younger, six inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than the 3-1 underdog Couture. Still Couture won every round in a masterful five-round performance after a year away from the game.
Couture expects to weight 225 pounds when he fights Lesnar, who will have to cut about 15 pounds not to exceed the 265-pound heavyweight limit.
Four other bouts, including a key lightweight bout between contenders Kenny Florian and Joe Stevenson, joined by "The Ultimate Fighter 7" winner Amir Sadollah, heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga, and "TUF 1" alumnus Nate Quarry.
Unfortunately, relegated to the night's preliminary card are many of the UFC's top prospects, including new Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Dustin Hazelett, the high-energy Jeremy Stephens and hard-hitting "TUF 7" quarter-finalist Matt Riddle.
MAIN CARD (TELEVISED)
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Champ Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar
(for UFC heavyweight title)
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson
Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry |
PRELIMINARY CARD (UN-TELEVISED)
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Champ Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar
(for UFC heavyweight title)
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson
Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry |
UFC 91 Results
Brock Lesnar (3-1) became the new UFC heavyweight champion in the UFC 91 main event on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, knocking out heavyweight title-holder and UFC hall of famer Randy Couture (16-9) with strikes midway through the second round of their championship bout.
Couture, who had a noticeable smile on his face prior to the beginning of the bout, looked good in the opening round, wearing Lesnar down in the clinch, but Lesnar was able to get Couture to the ground twice in the round and, though he landed little offense on the ground.
Lesnar hurt Couture early in the second with an elbow but Couture survived and connected with some strikes of his own, opening up a cut above Lesnar’s eye. But Lesnar caught Couture with an overhand right behind the ear that sent the 45-year-old to the canvas and, despite Couture’s best efforts, finished him off with punches on the ground.
UFC 91 Quick Results
Brock Lesnar defetead Randy Couture by TKO (punches) at 3:07, R2
Kenny Florian submitted Joe Stevenson via rear naked choke at 4:03, R1
Dustin Hazelett submitted Tamdan McCrory via armbar at 3:59, R1
Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Josh Hendricks by TKO (punch) at 1:01, R1
Demian Maia submitted Nate Quarry via rear naked choke at 2:13, R1
Aaron Riley defeated Jorge Gurgel by Unanimous Decision
Jeremy Stephens defeated Rafael dos Anjos by KO (punch) at 0:39, R3
Mark Bocek submitted Alvin Robinson via rear naked choke at 3:16, R3
Matt Brown submitted Ryan Thomas via armbar at 0:57, R2
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