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{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
|image=UFC96poster.jpg
|promotion=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
|date=March 7, 2009
|venue=[[Nationwide Arena]]
|city=[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]]
|attendance=17,033
|gate=$1,800,000
|buyrate=350,000
|purse=$762,000<ref name="purses">{{cite web|url=http://mmafrenzy.com/9588/ufc-96-fighter-salaries-rampage-tops-payroll/ |title=UFC 96 Fighter Salaries: "Rampage" Tops Payroll |publisher=MMAFrenzy.com |date=2008-04-05 |access-date=2009-03-09}}</ref>
|previousevent=[[UFC 95|UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson]]
|followingevent=[[UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann]]
}}
'''''UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine''''' was a [[mixed martial arts]] event held by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC). It was held in [[Columbus, Ohio]] on March 7, 2009 at [[Nationwide Arena]].
==Background==
The card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout between [[Quinton Jackson]] and [[Keith Jardine]].  Following the main event, [[Rashad Evans]], training partner of Jardine and then-Light Heavyweight Champion, entered the cage and publicly challenged Jackson. It resulted in a long-standing feud between the two that would not be settled until 2010.<ref name="UFC96cancelledbouts">{{cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-96-jackson-vs-jardine |title=UFC 96 – Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts |publisher=tapology.com |access-date=2014-12-03}}</ref>
A Welterweight bout between [[Dustin Hazelett]] and [[Ben Saunders (fighter)|Ben Saunders]] was originally scheduled for this card, but was cancelled when Hazelett was injured.<ref name="UFC96cancelledbouts" />
Saunders was then scheduled to face replacement Ryan Madigan, but that bout was also cancelled when Saunders suffered a shattered toe in training.<ref name="UFC96cancelledbouts" /> Madigan eventually faced [[Tamdan McCrory]] on this card.
==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card (PPV)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Quinton Jackson]]
|def.
|[[Keith Jardine]]
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Shane Carwin]]
|def.
|[[Gabriel Gonzaga]]
|KO (punch)
|1
|1:09
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Matt Brown (fighter)|Matt Brown]]
|def.
|[[Pete Sell]]
|TKO (punches)
|1
|1:32
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Matt Hamill]]
|def.
|[[Mark Muñoz]]
|KO (head kick)
|1
|3:53
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Gray Maynard]]
|def.
|[[Jim Miller (fighter)|Jim Miller]]
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Tamdan McCrory]]
|def.
|Ryan Madigan
|TKO (punches)
|1
|3:35
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|[[Kendall Grove]]
|def.
|[[Jason Day (fighter)|Jason Day]]
|TKO (punches and elbows)
|1
|1:32
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Jason Brilz]]
|def.
|[[Tim Boetsch]]
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Brandon Vera]]
|def.
|Michael Patt
|TKO (leg kicks)
|2
|1:27
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Shane Nelson (fighter)|Shane Nelson]]
|def.
|[[Aaron Riley]]
|TKO (punches)
|1
|0:44
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
==Bonus awards==
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/14203/jackson-jardine-and-hamill-earn-60k-ufc-96-bonuses.mma|work=MMAjunkie.com|title=Jackson, Jardine and Hamill earn $60K UFC 96 bonuses|date=February 8, 2009|access-date=February 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710042054/http://mmajunkie.com/news/14203/jackson-jardine-and-hamill-earn-60k-ufc-96-bonuses.mma|archive-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref>
*'''Fight of the Night: Quinton Jackson vs. Keith Jardine'''
*'''Knockout of the Night: Matt Hamill'''
*'''Submission of the Night:''' Not awarded as no matches ended with submission
==Purses==
* Quinton Jackson ($325,000 – includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Keith Jardine ($55,000)<ref name="purses" />
* Shane Carwin ($32,000 – includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga ($60,000)
* Matt Brown ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Pete Sell ($12,000)
* Matt Hamill ($40,000 – includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mark Muñoz ($12,000)
* Gray Maynard ($20,000 – includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller ($9,000)
* Tamdan McCrory ($20,000 – includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Madigan ($3,000)
* Kendall Grove ($44,000 – includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Jason Day ($5,000)
* Jason Brilz ($10,000 – includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch ($12,000)
* Brandon Vera ($60,000 – includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Michael Patt ($5,000)
* Shane Nelson ($16,000 – includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Riley ($6,000)
==See also==
* [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
* [[List of UFC champions]]
* [[List of UFC events]]
* [[2009 in UFC]]
==References==
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