▁the ▁number ▁one ▁cont ender . ▁ ▁Form er ▁U FC ▁and ▁T K O ▁Major ▁League ▁M MA ▁wel ter weight ▁champion ▁Georges ▁St - Pierre , ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁fight ▁since ▁losing ▁his ▁title ▁to ▁Matt ▁Ser ra ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 6 9 , ▁was ▁matched ▁up ▁against ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁F ighter ' s ▁Josh ▁Kos check . ▁ ▁The ▁card ▁also ▁featured ▁former ▁heavy weight ▁champion ▁Frank ▁Mir ▁against ▁K - 1 ▁veter an ▁Anton i ▁Hard onk ; ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁F ighter ▁ 3 ' s ▁winner ▁K end all ▁Gro ve ; ▁the ▁U FC ▁debut ▁of ▁PR IDE ▁veter an ▁Marcus ▁Aur é lio ; ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁F ighter ▁ 2 ▁wel ter weight ▁winner ▁Joe ▁Stevens on ; ▁and ▁former ▁light ▁heavy weight ▁ch allen ger ▁Ren ato ▁Sob ral . ▁ ▁Despite ▁winning ▁his ▁bout , ▁Sob ral ▁was ▁f ined ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁State ▁Athlet ic ▁Commission ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁immediately ▁follow ▁ref eree ' s ▁directions ▁for ▁re le asing ▁his ▁cho ke hold ▁after ▁David ▁He ath ▁t apped . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁bout ▁was ▁stopped , ▁Sob ral ▁was ▁subsequently ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁U FC ▁contract . ▁ ▁Future ▁U FC ▁He avy weight ▁champion ▁Bro ck ▁Les nar ▁has ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁ESP N ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁U FC ▁but ▁D ana ▁White ▁wouldn '