UFC 55

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UFC 55: Fury
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The poster for UFC 55: Fury
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 7, 2005
Venue Mohegan Sun Arena
City Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance8,000
Buyrate125,000
Event chronology
Ultimate Fight Night 2 UFC 55: Fury The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale

UFC 55: Fury was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 7, 2005 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. This would be the last UFC to air live on a Friday until UFC 141, which aired on December 30, 2011.

Contents

Commentary team

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski (c)def. Paul Buentello KO (punch)10:15 [a]
Heavyweight Branden Lee Hinkle def.Sean GannonTKO (punches)14:14
Light Heavyweight Forrest Griffin def. Elvis Sinosic TKO (punches)13:22
Light Heavyweight Renato Sobral def. Chael Sonnen Submission (triangle choke)21:20
Welterweight Joe Riggs def. Chris Lytle TKO (cut)22:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight Jorge Rivera def. Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00 [b]
Heavyweight Marcio Cruz def.Keigo KuniharaSubmission (rear-naked choke)21:02
Light Heavyweight Alessio Sakara vs.Ron FairclothNC (groin kick)20:10 [c]
  1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The UFC decided this match would be for the undisputed title, as former champion Frank Mir, who had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident, was still unable to compete.
  2. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
  3. This bout ended in No Contest at 0:10 in round two after Sakara was unintentionally kicked in the groin. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia . [1]

See also

Sources

References

  1. Gerbasi, Thomas (2011-10-17). UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. New York: DK. p. 222. ISBN   978-0756683610.