The mixed martial arts event UFC 104 featured a title bout between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio Rua from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2009.
Although disputed, Machida defeated Rua by unanimous decision.
UFC 104 Fight Card
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout
- Lyoto Machida defeated Shogun Rua by unanimous decision
- Heavyweight bout
- Cain Velasquez defeated Ben Rothwell by TKO
- Lightweight bout
- Gleison Tibau defeated Josh Neer by unanimous decision
- Lightweight bout
- Joe Stevenson defeated Spencer Fisher by submission
- Welterweight bout
- Anthony Johnson defeated Yoshiyuki Yoshida by TKO
Spike TV Card
- Light Heavyweight bout
- Ryan Bader defeated Eric Schafer by unanimous decision
- Heavyweight bout
- Patrick Barry defeated Antoni Hardonk by TKO
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight bout
- Chael Sonnen defeated Yushin Okami by unanimous decision
- Middleweight bout
- Jorge Rivera defeated Rob Kimmons by TKO
- Light Heavyweight bout
- Kyle Kingsbury defeated Razak Al-Hassan by split decision
- Heavyweight bout
- Stefan Struve defeated Chase Gormley by submission