2009 in sports describes the world events in sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Athletics

Australian Rules Football

Bandy

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Canadian football

Cricket

Cycling

Floorball

Golf

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Gymnastics

Handball

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Steeplechases Flat races

Ice hockey

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month. January 1/14 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009 1/17 – UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson 1/24 – Affliction: Day of Reckoning (Last Affliction event) 1/25 – WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone 1/31 – UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 February 2/7 – UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens 2/21 – UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson March 3/1 – WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia 3/7 – UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine 3/8 – DREAM.7 3/20 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7 April 4/1 – UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 4/3 – Bellator I (Bellator FC's first event; Start of Bellator season 1) 4/5 – WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki 4/5 – DREAM.8 4/10 – Bellator II 4/11 – Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz 4/17 – Bellator III 4/17 – Bellator IV 4/18 – UFC 97: Redemption May 5/1 – Bellator V 5/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 5/8 – Bellator VI 5/15 – ShoMMA 1: Evangelista vs. Aina 5/15 – Bellator VII 5/15 – MFC 21: Hard Knocks 5/23 – UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida 5/26 – DREAM.9 5/29 – Bellator IX June 6/5 – Bellator X 6/6 – Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields 6/7 – WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II 6/12 – Bellator XI 6/13 – UFC 99: The Comeback 6/19 – ShoMMA 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg 6/19 – Bellator XII (End of Bellator season 1) 6/20 – The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale July 7/11 – UFC 100 (This event holds the highest PPV buyrate for a MMA event with 1.6 million buys) 7/20 – DREAM.10 8/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 8/8 – UFC 101: Declaration 8/9 – WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles 8/15 – Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg 8/29 – UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira September 9/16 – UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard 9/19 – UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort 9/23 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 9/25 – ShoMMA 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings October 10/6 – DREAM.11 10/10 – WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson 10/24 – UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun 10/25 – DREAM.12 November 11/6 – ShoMMA 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista 11/7 – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers 11/7 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 11/14 – UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera 11/18 – WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo 11/20 – ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears 11/21 – UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 December 12/5 – The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale 12/12 – UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez 12/19 – WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff 12/19 – Strikeforce: Evolution 12/31 – Dynamite!! 2009 (Event featured 12 DREAM/SRC MMA bouts and 6 K-1 kickboxing bouts)

Motorsport

Netball

Pickleball

Rink hockey

Rowing

Rugby league

Rugby union

Ski jumping

Speed skating

Swimming

Tennis

Water polo

Multi-sport events