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Event name: UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
Date: March 7, 2009
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (10pm ET)
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson (29-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC), fresh off a dominant knockout victory of Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92, will meet veteran Keith Jardine (14-4-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in the night's main event.
It was rumored to be headlined by a match between Jackson and Rashad Evans for Evans' newly-won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship but those plans appear to have fallen through.
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson took the UFC light heavyweight crown from Chuck Liddell in May 2007 and defended it against Dan Henderson before losing a close decision to Forrest Griffin in July 2008.
Jackson recently bounced back from his loss to Griffin and with a crushing first round knockout victory over Wanderlei Silva, at UFC 92. Jackson has lost two previous times vs. Silva and the win not only avenged the prior defeats, but thrust Jackson right back into title picture. A win over Jardine would likely guarantee a title shot.
Jardine was originally scheduled to face Luiz Cane at UFC 97, but was approached late in the week about facing Jackson in the main event bout.
light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine has fought the best of the best in the UFC since his Octagon debut in 2005. Loved by fans for his aggressive style, the 33-year old owns victories over the likes of Wilson Gouveia, Brandon Vera, Forrest Griffin, and UFC legend Chuck Liddell, and on March 7th, the Albuquerque product would like nothing better than to add the name of Quinton Jackson to his victims list.
Jardine, who found his way to the UFC via "The Ultimate Fighter 2," hasn't fought since October 2008.
Keith Jardine was viciously TKO'ed by Wanderlei Silva at UFC 84 and won via split decision against a very uninspiring Brandon Vera at UFC 89.
UFC 96 will also feature a bout pairing one-time heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga with unbeaten Shane Carwin and a welterweight match pitting Matt Hamill against Mark Munoz.
Hamill (5-2), a three-time NCAA Division III wrestling champion and cast member on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter, earned three-straight victories to begin his UFC career but has since gone 2-2, dropping bouts to Michael Bisping and Rich Franklin while picking up victories over Tim Boetsch and, most-recently, dominated Reese Andy at UFC 92.
The former collegiate wrestling Division III national champion has earned four of his five career victories by TKO.
Mark Munoz, is a former collegiate wrestling Division I national champion made his professional debut in May 2007 and has since reeled off five-straight wins.
Training under the watchful guidance of WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber in Sacramento, Calif, Munoz has successfully made the transition from standout collegiate wrestler to budding mixed martial arts superstar. Munoz was an NCAA champion while at Oklahoma State, which is a powerhouse in wrestling that has produced the likes of Randy Couture, Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks, and Shane Roller.
Undefeated WEC veteran, Munoz earned victories in the UFC’s sister promotion over Chuck Grigsby and Ricardo Barros before being forced to make the jump to the UFC’s 205-pound division.
For the third year in a row, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® is heading back to Columbus, Ohio. The UFC® announced today that the world’s premier fight organization will travel back to Columbus, Ohio for UFC 96, live from the Nationwide Arena on Saturday, March 7, 2009.
The UFC first arrived in Columbus for UFC 68 in March 2007 for one historic night as Randy Couture won the heavyweight crown for an unprecedented third time as he beat Tim Sylvia. The show’s gate, which surpassed $3 million, set a Nationwide Arena record; the 19,000 fans who saw the event live set a record for the highest North American attendance figure for a mixed martial arts event.
Last March, the UFC returned to Columbus as 15,300 people watched Anderson Silvasuccessfully defend his middleweight title against then PRIDE champion Dan Henderson. The star-studded matchup grossed a gate of $2.2 million at Nationwide
UFC 96 will be available live on pay-per-view on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu, Shaw Communications and Viewer’s Choice Canada
MAIN CARD (PPV - 10pm ET)
* Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine
* Matt Hamill vs. Mark Munoz
* Matt Brown vs. Pete Sell
* Shane Carwin vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
* Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller
PRELIMINARY CARD (unaired)
* Ryan Madigan vs. Tamdan McCrory
* Jason Day vs. Kendall Grove
* Tim Boetsch vs. Jason Brilz
* Mike Patt vs. Brandon Vera
* Shane Nelson vs. Aaron Riley
UFC 96 Results
Televised Main Card -
- Quinton “Rampage” Jackson def. Keith Jardine via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Shane Carwin def. Gabriel Gonzaga via knockout (punch) at 1:09 round 1
- Matt Brown def. Pete Sell via TKO (strikes) at 1:32 of round 1
- Matt Hamill def. Mark Munoz via knockout (head kick) at 3:53 of round 1
- Gray Maynard def. Jim Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary Card -
- Tamdan McCrory def. Ryan Madigan via TKO (strikes) at 3:35 of round 1
- Kendall Grove def. Jason Day via TKO (strikes) at 1:32 of round 1
- Jason Brilz def. Tim Boetsch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Brandon Vera def. Mike Patt via TKO (leg kicks) at 1:27 of round 2
- Shane Nelson def. Aaron Riley via TKO (strikes) at 0:44 of round
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