Date: January 31, 2009
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
City: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Preliminary card

  • Welterweight bout:  Matt Arroyo vs.  Dan Cramer
Cramer defeated Arroyo via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).[70]
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Jake O’Brien vs.  Christian Wellisch
O’Brien defeated Wellisch via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Welterweight bout:  John Howard vs.  Chris Wilson
Howard defeated Wilson via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
  • Lightweight bout:  Thiago Tavares vs.  Manvel Gamburyan
Tavares defeated Gamburyan via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Welterweight bout:  Jon Fitch vs.  Akihiro Gono
Fitch defeated Gono via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26).

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:  Nate Diaz vs.  Clay Guida
Guida defeated Diaz via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
  • Welterweight bout:  Karo Parisyan vs.  Kim Dong-hyun
Parisyan tested positive for banned painkillers after the fight and the NSAC ruled the bout a no decision. Parisyan originally defeated Kim via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Stephan Bonnar vs.  Jon Jones
Jones defeated Bonnar via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Lyoto Machida vs.  Thiago Silva
Machida defeated Silva via KO (punch) at 4:59 of round 1.
  • Welterweight Championship bout:  George St-Pierre (c) vs.  B.J. Penn
George St-Pierre defeated Penn by TKO (corner stoppage) after the end of round 4 to retain the UFC Welterweight championship.

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