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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2005 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD.
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | April 16, 2005 | |||
Venue | MGM Grand Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 14,562 (Paid: 12,643) | |||
Total gate | $2,575,450 | |||
Buyrate | 280,000[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Headlining the card were the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 1, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. At the time, it was the highest-grossing UFC event ever at the live gate, with $2,575,450 in ticket sales.[2] Dan "The Beast" Severn was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at this event.
The total fighter payroll for UFC 52 was $519,500.[3]
The rematch bout between Matt Hughes and Frank Trigg for the Welterweight title is one of president of the UFC Dana White's favorite fights.[4] In 2015 during International Fight Week, this became the second fight to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.[4]
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Randy Couture (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Light Heavyweight | Renato Sobral | def. | Travis Wiuff | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 0:24 | |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Frank Trigg | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:05 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Middleweight | Matt Lindland | def. | Travis Lutter | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:15 | |
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Ivan Salaverry | def. | Joe Riggs | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:42 | |
Middleweight | Joe Doerksen | def. | Patrick Côté | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:35 | [lower-alpha 4] |
Light Heavyweight | Mike van Arsdale | def. | John Marsh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
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