UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 14, 2009 in Manchester, England at the Manchester Evening News Arena.^[2] This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike in the U.S.^[3]

Background[link]

A previously rumoured Lightweight Championship bout between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez^[4] did not take place at this event. At the UFC 102 press conference White said it was likely that the fight will be moved to a third event in November which was at the time still unannounced.^[5] It was later announced that the bout would take place at UFC 107.^[6]

A bout between Antônio Rogério Nogueira and Luiz Arthur Cane was moved to UFC 106.^[7] Dong Hyun Kim was forced to pull out of his bout with Dan Hardy due to an injury. He was replaced by Mike Swick.^[8]

The winner of Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy was said to receive a title shot at Georges St. Pierre in early 2010.^[9] This fight took place at UFC 111. A previously announced bout between Peter Sobotta and DaMarques Johnson was cancelled due to a military commitment for Sobotta.^[10]

UFC 105 drew an average of 2.9 millions viewers on Spike TV. ^[11]

Results[link]

Preliminary card[link]

• Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs. Rolando Delgado

Winner defeated Delgado via KO (punches) at 3:22 of round 1. Though this bout aired on the live broadcast and Spike TV broadcast following the Wilks vs. Brown fight, the bout was not featured on the DVD release.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman

Gustafsson defeated Hamman via KO (punches) at 0:41 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast and Spike TV broadcast following the Bisping vs. Kang fight.

• Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Dennis Siver

Siver defeated Kelly via TKO (spinning back kick and punches) at 2:53 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Matthew Riddle

Osipczak defeated Riddle via TKO (punches) at 3:53 of round 3.

• Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty

Etim defeated Gugerty via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:24 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. John Hathaway

Hathaway defeated Taylor via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26).

Main card[link]

• Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley

Pearson defeated Riley via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:34 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: James Wilks vs. Matt Brown

Brown defeated Wilks via TKO (punches) at 2:26 of round 3.

• Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang

Bisping defeated Kang via TKO (strikes) at 4:24 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy

Hardy defeated Swick via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera

Couture defeated Vera via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) .

Bonus awards[link]

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.^[12]

• Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
• Knockout of the Night: Dennis Siver
• Submission of the Night: Terry Etim

Entrance music[link]

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References[link]

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Dana White
Born	(1969-07-28) July 28, 1969 (age 42) Manchester, CT, U.S.
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality	American
Occupation	President
Known for	Managing The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Style	Boxercise [1]
Net worth	US$150 million (2010)[2]
Height	5 ft 11 in
Spouse	Anne
Children	3

Dana White (born July 28, 1969) is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.

Biography[link]

Born in Manchester, Connecticut on July 28, 1969, White grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ware, Massachusetts and Levant, Maine. White is a passionate Boston Red Sox fan. During his youth, he bounced back and forth between Boston and Maine. He attended the University of Massachusetts Boston but did not finish; however, while there he did launch a boxing program for inner-city youth.^[3]

White has a background as an aerobics instructor. In 1992, White established Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas. He conducted aerobics classes at three gyms^[4] in the Las Vegas area and began managing MMA fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell.

While working as a manager, White learned that Semaphore Entertainment Group, the parent company of the UFC, was looking for a buyer for the UFC. White contacted childhood friend Lorenzo Fertitta, an executive at Station Casinos, and a former commissioner of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Within a month, Lorenzo and his older brother Frank bought the UFC, with White installed as its president.^[5] White currently owns about 9% of Zuffa, LLC, the entity the Fertitta brothers created to own and manage the UFC.^[3]

White failed to comment on a potential network broadcast deal at the UFC 136 press conference. The next day it was confirmed that the UFC and Fox broadcast networks had made a multiple year deal.^[6]

Controversy[link]

Loretta Hunt[link]

On April 1, 2009, White was videotaped in a verbal tirade against Loretta Hunt, a sportswriter for Sherdog, in response to an article she wrote. In the video posted on his YouTube account, White used derogatory language in an obscenity-laced rant. The video was pulled from his official UFC YouTube page but has been widely republished across the internet and come under fire, including by GLAAD for his use of anti-gay slurs.^[7][8][9] White would later apologize for his slurs. He specifically did not include Hunt in the apology.^[10] Hunt responded by saying "I stand by the story. It's accurate."^{[citation needed]}

Miguel Torres[link]

In December of 2011, White cut fighter Miguel Torres from the UFC after Torres tweeted "If a rape van was called a surprise van, more women wouldn’t mind going for rides in them. Everyone likes surprises." In an interview with Sports Illustrated confirming Torres' firing over the controversial remarks, White claimed "Now there's no explanation for that. There's absolutely nothing I could say to make any sense of that. And the fact that he even thinks that's funny or that's a joke, it disturbs me. It bothers me." The firing of Torres immediately sparked controversy after it was revealed that White did not similarly punish two fighters of greater marquee value – Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans, both of whom have fought in the main event of multiple Pay-Per-View cards and the latter slated to fight in the main event of a fight card scheduled to air on the FOX network on January 28, 2012 – for making similarly offensive remarks:^[11] Griffin commenting that "Rape is the new missionary"^[12] and Evans evoking the recent child abuse scandal involving Penn State University while promoting a fight.^[13] Torres has since re-signed with the UFC after having a talk with Dana.

Charity[link]

In December 2010 White donated $50,000 to the Fransisco Espinoza foundation. White donated approximately $8,000 to help pay for the brain tumor treatment of two-year-old British girl, Ruby Owen. The young girl's family had described themselves as being "shocked and over the moon". Ruby Owen's uncle, being a UFC fan had contacted White via email and asked if he could help by donating to the Ruby Owen fund raising website. White and Owen have never officially met.^[14] In an act of compassion towards a fan, he gave $300 to one man without hesitation who said that he "just received a speeding ticket while racing across town to meet him".^[15] Shortly after being named 2009 Nevada Sportsman of The Year, White added $100,000 from his pocket to the $250,000 total raised for the fund raising marathon sponsored by ESPN Radio 1100 for Las Vegas.^[16]

Feud with M-1 Global[link]

After signing negotiations with M-1 Global Russian Heavyweight MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko fell through in 2009,^[17] White and the UFC became the subject of debate and criticism from fans and experts alike. On several occasions, White referred to Emelianenko as "a fake, a phony and a farce.^[18][19]

On June 26th, 2010 following Emelianenko's first legitimate defeat of his career to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Fabricio Werdum, White shared a simple ":)" via Twitter.^[20] The same symbol was expressed by White following Emelianenko's 2nd round doctor stoppage loss to Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in the opening round of the 2011 Strikeforce GP.^[21] White followed this with an insult to Fedor's manager and M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelstein.^[22] This began a war of words on the social networking site. M-1 Global’s director of operations, Evgeni Kogan, stood up for Finkelstein and invited White to repeat his words to Finkelstein in person. When fans attempted to reason with White, they were met with similar contempt and insults.^[23]

There is controversy over whether Fedor Emelianenko and White have actually met.^[24] White has claimed to have met Emelianenko on a "crazy island in the middle of nowhere".^[25] In 2011, Emelianenko denied that this encounter ever took place.^[26]

Personal life[link]

White and his wife have two sons and a daughter.^[27] He is an atheist, and has stated that he is "fascinated" by religion.^[28]

Accomplishments[link]

• Nevada Sportsman of the Year (2009)^[29]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards
  • Promoter of the Year (2005–2011/present)^[30][31]
• World MMA Awards
  • Leading Man of the Year 2011
  • Leading Man of the Year 2010
• Armed Forces Foundation
  • Patriot Award^[32]

References[link]

External links[link]

• UFC homepage
• June/July Men's Fitness cover story
• Dana White at the Internet Movie Database
• Dana White on Twitter
• Dana White Signs Fox

Mike Swick
Born	(1979-06-19) June 19, 1979 (age 33) Houston, Texas, United States
Other names	Sick
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	170 (2008–present) 185 205 (The Ultimate Fighter)
Fighting out of	San Jose, California
Team	American Kickboxing Academy
Years active	1998–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	18
Wins	14
By knockout	7
By submission	3
By decision	4
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mike Swick (born June 19, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight.

Swick, who trains at American Kickboxing Academy alongside fellow welterweight standout Jon Fitch, entered the UFC after appearing on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated his first four UFC opponents within the first round, living up to his nickname "Quick" in the process. He holds notable victories over former UFC middleweight title challenger David Loiseau, Marcus Davis, Ben Saunders, and Joe Riggs.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Early career[link]

Swick began his professional career in smaller shows, including early events of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). He amassed a record of 5–0 before challenging Chris Leben for the WEC Middleweight Championship. He lost the fight by knockout at 45 seconds of the second round.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] The Ultimate Fighter

After his first professional loss, Swick entered the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the UFC. Swick participated as a light heavyweight on Randy Couture's team. Chris Leben also participated as Swick's teammate. Leben insisted on talking about his victory over Swick, which irritated him. Swick's first fight in the show came during the semi-finals. He faced Stephan Bonnar, but was defeated by triangle armbar at 4:55 of the first round, eliminating him from the show.^{[citation needed]}

At The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale, Swick defeated Alex Schoenauer by knockout just 20 seconds into the first round, earning the nickname "Quick" from UFC announcer Mike Goldberg. Though he had lost the show, Swick signed a contract with the UFC.^{[citation needed]}

In the UFC[link]

Swick lived up to his nickname with several quick stoppages in his subsequent fights. At UFC Ultimate Fight Night Swick stopped Gideon Ray by technical knockout in just 22 seconds. He followed up with two first-round guillotine choke submissions over Steve Vigneault and Joe Riggs at UFC 58 and UFC 60 respectively. Swick jokingly called the move his "Swick-otine". At UFC 63 Swick faced former title challenger David Loiseau and earned a unanimous decision victory. He suffered ligament damage to his hand during the fight.^{[citation needed]}

Swick's first UFC defeat came at UFC 69, losing by unanimous decision to Japanese middleweight Yushin Okami. He had Okami noticeably rattled toward the end of the second round with a flurry of punches, but ultimately succumbed to Okami's superior wrestling and physical presence, as he was taken down comfortably and suffered an onslaught of ground and pound for the majority of the fight. Chris Leben was then asked to fight a rematch with Swick at UFC Fight Night 11, but Leben turned down the fight, later claiming that his management turned down the fight without his knowledge. Swick was then scheduled to fight Jonathan Goulet, but withdrew from the fight due to a rib injury.^{[citation needed]}

Drop to Welterweight[link]

Swick dropped down to welterweight and headlined UFC Fight Night 12 against Josh Burkman, winning by majority decision.^[1] Swick next appeared at UFC 85 against Marcus Davis, who was riding a six-fight win streak in the UFC coming into the bout. Swick controlled the fight with disciplined striking skills en route to a unanimous decision victory. He next faced Jonathan Goulet at UFC: Fight for the Troops. Swick opened up with a characteristically aggressive flurry of punches, knocking Goulet out on his feet. Swick rushed in with ground strikes before the referee stopped the fight.

Swick next faced Ben Saunders at UFC 99. After he reversed Saunders' takedown attempt with a quick sprawl and takedown of his own, Saunders held Swick in his guard for several minutes, stifling any offense and prompting Swick to taunt him for stalling. In the second round Swick's hands loosened up and he dropped Saunders with a clean straight right after landing a few punches, following up with a quick flurry to round off an impressive performance. In the post fight interview, Swick pointed out his record of 9–1 in the UFC and announced his interest in a title shot.^{[citation needed]}

Swick was scheduled to fight Martin Kampmann on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103. The winner was set to receive a title shot against Georges St. Pierre.^[2] However, this changed when it was announced on September 4 that Swick had suffered an injury while training and would be unable to fight Kampmann at UFC 103. Paul Daley, who made his UFC debut on the undercard, stepped up as Swick's replacement and defeated Kampmann via TKO.

Swick replaced an injured Kim Dong-hyun and faced Dan Hardy on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105.^[3] The winner was to get the next shot at Georges St-Pierre's welterweight championship.^[4] In an interview^[5] prior to UFC 105, Swick revealed he was pleased to have dropped back to Welterweight but admitted he could not focus on Georges St-Pierre until after UFC 105. Swick was rocked by a straight right hand from Hardy early in the first round and was rocked again in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. He went on to lose the fight by unanimous decision.

At UFC 109, Swick lost to Paulo Thiago by a d'arce choke after taking a counter left in an exchange in the second round. Swick refused to tap to the choke forcing him to lose the fight via technical submission.

In early September, Swick stated that he had been mis-diagnosed with a stomach disease. The disease which he was incorrectly told he had, forced him onto a very bland and restrictive diet, which made it virtually impossible for Swick to put and keep on any muscle mass. Swick is currently undergoing treatment and, barring surgery, will be able to return to action in early 2011, as a middleweight.^{[citation needed]}

Swick was expected to return to action against David Mitchell on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23.^[6] Although it was thought he might return to action at middleweight, Swick and David Mitchell verbally agreed to a January 22 fight in the welterweight division.^[7] However, Mitchell was forced out of the fight with a back injury and Swick felt as if his stomach condition was not completely healed, so the bout was scrapped from the card altogether.^[8]

Swick was expected to face promotional newcomer Erick Silva on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134.^[9] However, on August 4, 2011, it was announced that Swick had to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury.^[10]

Swick is expected to face DaMarques Johnson on August 4, 2012 at UFC on FOX 4.^[11]

Personal life[link]

Swick got married in September 2008.^[12]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	14–4	Paulo Thiago	Technical submission (brabo choke)	UFC 109	02010-02-06February 6, 2010	2	1:54	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	14–3	Dan Hardy	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 105	02009-11-14November 14, 2009	3	5:00	Manchester, England	UFC Welterweight title eliminator.
Win	14–2	Ben Saunders	TKO (punches)	UFC 99	02009-06-13June 13, 2009	2	3:47	Cologne, Germany	Knockout of the Night
Win	13–2	Jonathan Goulet	KO (punches)	UFC: Fight for the Troops	02008-12-10December 10, 2008	1	0:33	Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Win	12–2	Marcus Davis	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 85	02008-06-07June 7, 2008	3	5:00	London, England
Win	11–2	Josh Burkman	Decision (majority)	UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman	02008-01-23January 23, 2008	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Welterweight debut
Loss	10–2	Yushin Okami	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 69	02007-04-07April 7, 2007	3	5:00	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	10–1	David Loiseau	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 63	02006-09-23September 23, 2006	3	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States
Win	9–1	Joe Riggs	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 60	02006-05-27May 27, 2006	1	2:19	Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	8–1	Steve Vigneault	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 58	02006-03-04March 4, 2006	1	2:09	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	7–1	Gideon Ray	TKO (punches)	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	02005-08-06August 6, 2005	1	0:22	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	6–1	Alex Schoenauer	KO (punch)	The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale	02005-04-09April 9, 2005	1	0:20	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	5–1	Chris Leben	KO (punch)	WEC 9	02004-01-16January 16, 2004	2	0:45	Lemoore, California, United States	WEC Middleweight Championship
Win	5–0	Butch Bacon	KO	SB 1 – Shootbox 1	02003-08-23August 23, 2003	1	0:26	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	4–0	Kengo Ura	KO (knee)	WEC 6	02003-03-27March 27, 2003	3	0:31	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	3–0	James Gabert	Decision (unanimous)	WEC 4	02002-08-31August 31, 2002	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	2–0	James Whitifield	TKO	NSFC – NW Submission Fighting 1	02002-05-04May 4, 2002	1	1:15	Boise, Idaho, United States
Win	1–0	Victor Bell	Submission (rear naked choke)	PRW – Power Ring Warriors	01998-11-07November 7, 1998	1	2:10	Humble, Texas, United States

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• Professional MMA record for Mike Swick from Sherdog
• Official UFC Profile
• Mike Swick Interview
• Mike's Myspace
• MMA Punk Interview with Mike "Quick" Swick

Alexander L. Gustafsson^[3] (born January 15, 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist who has competed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Shooto, FinnFight and UFC in his career. He is currently signed with the UFC fighting in their light heavyweight division. As of April 2012, Gustafsson is ranked the #7 light-heavyweight in the world by MMAWeekly^[4] and as #4 by Fight! Magazine ^[5]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Early career[link]

Gustafsson started training MMA in 2006, and before that he trained in boxing which he started when he was around 10 years old. Before signing with the UFC, Gustafsson fought mostly in smaller promotions in Sweden and other parts of Europe. By 2009, he had racked up a perfect pro-record of 8-0, with 6 wins coming by the way of KO/TKO.

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

He made his UFC debut against Jared Hamman on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105.^[6] Gustafsson won the fight via KO at 0:41 in round 1.

His next fight was against Phil Davis at UFC 112 in the preliminary card.^[7] Gustafsson was defeated by Davis due to submission (anaconda choke) at 4:55 of the first round. Prior to this, Gustafsson showed good wrestling and takedown defense which Joe Rogan praised him for. Gustafsson even attempted a takedown of his own. Finally he succumbed to Davis' takedown and was submitted.

Gustafsson faced MMA veteran Cyrille Diabaté at UFC 120. In advance of this bout, Gustafsson traveled to San Diego, USA to train with Alliance MMA for a month. At the training camp, Gustafsson trained with notable UFC fighters like his former opponent Phil Davis, Brandon Vera, Joey Beltran and Travis Browne. He also took grappling tips from Phil Davis and worked to improve his strength and speed. After dominating the first round in stand up as well as on the ground, dropping Diabate twice, Gustafsson defeated Diabate via submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round.

Gustafsson won his second straight UFC fight after he defeated James Te-Huna via rear naked choke in round one at UFC 127.^[8][9]

Gustafsson was expected to face Vladimir Matyushenko on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133.^[10] But Matyushenko pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by Matt Hamill.^[11] In the 2nd round, Gustafsson dropped Hamill with a straight punch followed by two uppercuts, finishing Hamill with punches and elbows from the mount. Hamill announced his retirement shortly after the fight.

Gustafsson eventually faced Matyushenko on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141.^[12] He defeated Matyushenko by TKO in the first round.

Gustafsson was expected to face Antônio Rogério Nogueira on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 2, but Nogueira pulled out of the fight citing an injury and was replaced by Thiago Silva.^[13] Gustafsson was able to effectively use his reach and jab to largely outstrike Silva and earned the unanimous decision victory.

Championships and accomplishments[link]

[edit] Submission Grappling

Grapplers Paradise 4 -99kg winner ^[14]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional MMA record for Alexander Gustafsson from Sherdog
• Official website
• Alexander Gustafsson on Twitter
• Official UFC Profile