UFC 54

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UFC 54: Boiling Point
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The poster for UFC 54: Boiling Point
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 20, 2005
Venue MGM Grand Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance13,520 (Paid: 11,634) [1]
Total gate$2,336,000
Buyrate150,000
Event chronology
UFC Ultimate Fight Night UFC 54: Boiling Point Ultimate Fight Night 2

UFC 54: Boiling Point was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

Contents

History

A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Chuck Liddell and Jeremy Horn served as the event’s headliner.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c)def. Jeremy Horn TKO (punches)42:46 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Tim Sylvia def. Tra Telligman KO (head kick)14:59
Light Heavyweight Randy Couture def. Mike Van Arsdale Submission (anaconda choke)30:52
Welterweight Diego Sanchez def. Brian Gassaway TKO (Submission to punches)21:56
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre def. Frank Trigg Submission (rear-naked choke)14:09
Preliminary card
Middleweight Matt Lindland def. Joe Doerksen Decision (unanimous)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Trevor Prangley def. Travis Lutter Decision (unanimous)35:00
Light Heavyweight James Irvin def. Terry Martin KO (flying knee)20:09 [lower-alpha 3]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. At that time, Horn informed the referee that he could no longer see properly, and the official called the bout.
  2. ↑ The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
  3. ↑ The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

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