Remaining UFC 104 bouts confirmed by the UFC
by Jacob Camargo on October 03, 2009

With undefeated Lyoto 'The Dragon' Machida defending his Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight belt against the always dangerous Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua and a showdown of heavyweight contenders Cain Velasquez and 'Big' Ben Rothwell already signed, the UFC is bringing even more star power to Hollywood on Saturday, October 24th. Josh Neer vs. Gleison Tibau, Joe Stevenson vs. Spencer Fisher, Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry, Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen, Jorge Rivera vs. Rob Kimmons, Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer, Kyle Kingsbury vs. Razak Al-Hassan and Stefan Struve vs. Chase Gormley round out a great night of fights for UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun, presented by TapouT and live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 24.

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Coming off a back-and-forth battle with Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 101, Josh Neer (fighting out of Des Moines, Iowa) is no stranger to the Octagon. At only 26 years old, the lightweight already has four UFC wins and 25 in his career. He will need all that experience when he takes on Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Gleison Tibau (fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.). Winner of two of his last three fights, including a submission victory over Rich Clementi and a unanimous decision win over the versatile Jeremy Stephens, the 25-year-old Brazilian looks for his 30th career win and sixth in the Octagon.

A veteran of 45 professional fights and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under the highly-respected Robert Drysdale, Joe Stevenson (fighting out of Albuquerque, NM) has the experience and the skill to mix it up with anyone at 155 lbs. Coming off a huge unanimous decision victory over submission specialist Nate Diaz, the Torrance, Calif. native will look for his eighth UFC win when he faces MMA veteran Spencer Fisher (fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa). The Cashiers, N.C. born fighter is coming off three consecutive wins, including a unanimous decision win against Japanese superstar Caol Uno.

Always looking for the finish, exciting welterweight Anthony Johnson (fighting out of San Jose, Calif.) has four UFC wins - with all four coming via knockout. The 25-year-old from Dublin, Ga. finished Kevin Burns last December before stopping Luigi Fioravanti in February. Now 'Rumble' will have to face his toughest opponent to date in the experienced Yoshiyuki Yoshida (fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M. by way of Tokyo, Japan). The 35-year-old with an 11-3 record has won two of his three UFC matches via submission.

Another fighter always looking for the knockout, Dutch kickboxer Antoni Hardonk (fighting out of Los Angeles, Calif. by way of Amsterdam, Netherlands) has knockouts in all four of his UFC wins. The 6-foot-4, 245-pound heavyweight has won three of his last four fights and could be in for one of the most exciting standup battles of the year when he takes on another experienced kickboxer in Pat Barry (fighting out of Milwaukee, Wisc.). The New Orleans, La. native looks to repeat the performance he put on against Dan Evensen at UFC 92, which spawned a 2:36 knockout in the first round.

A fighter that has won an amazing seven out...

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