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UFC 97 - Redemption

April 18, 2009•8:00 PM ET

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Main: Pay Per View • Pay Per View

Bell Centre, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

🎙️ Production

Commentary: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan

Announcer: Bruce BufferInterviewer: Joe Rogan

📊 Event Stats

Attendance: 21,451Live Gate: $4,850,000

Fights: 12Finish: 42%KOs: 3Subs: 2Dec: 7

Anderson Silva

(34 - 11 - 1)

Thales Leites

(28 - 9 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R5 5:00

Middleweight (185 lb)

Ref: Yves Lavigne

Sam Stout

(20 - 12 - 1)

Matt Wiman

(16 - 10 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Ref: Dan Miragliotta

Mauricio Rua

(27 - 14 - 1)

Chuck Liddell

(21 - 9 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R1 4:28

Ref: Mario Yamasaki

Krzysztof Soszynski

(26 - 12 - 1)

Brian Stann

(12 - 6 - 0)

Submission (Kimura)

R1 3:53

Ref: Dan Miragliotta

Cheick Kongo

(31 - 12 - 3)

Antoni Hardonk

(8 - 6 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R2 2:29

Ref: Yves Lavigne

Luiz Cane

(17 - 7 - 1)

Steve Cantwell

(7 - 6 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Ref: Mario Yamasaki

Denis Kang

(35 - 16 - 4)

Xavier Foupa-Pokam

(32 - 22 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Ref: Philippe Chartier

Nate Quarry

(12 - 4 - 0)

Jason MacDonald

(25 - 16 - 0)

TKO (Elbows)

R1 2:27

Ref: Mario Yamasaki

Ed Herman

(26 - 16 - 1)

David Loiseau

(23 - 11 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Ref: Philippe Chartier

Mark Bocek

(12 - 5 - 0)

David Bielkheden

(26 - 13 - 0)

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

R1 4:57

Ref: Dan Miragliotta

T.J. Grant

(21 - 5 - 0)

Ryo Chonan

(22 - 13 - 0)

Decision (Split)

R3 5:00

Ref: Philippe Chartier

Eliot Marshall

(10 - 4 - 0)

Vinny Magalhaes

(19 - 12 - 2)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Ref: Yves Lavigne