UFC 64

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UFC 64: Unstoppable
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 14, 2006
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance10,173 (8,913 paid) [1]
Total gate$1,790,490 [1]
Buyrate300,000 [2]
Total purse$209,000 (disclosed only) [3]
Event chronology
Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter UFC 64: Unstoppable The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale

UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.

Contents

Background

The card centered on a UFC Middleweight Championship defense by Rich Franklin against the highly touted Anderson Silva.

The card also featured a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between The Ultimate Fighter alumnus Kenny Florian and longtime UFC veteran Sean Sherk. It was the first Lightweight Championship bout since UFC 41 in 2003, when B.J. Penn and Caol Uno fought to a draw.

A planned match between Keith Jardine and Mike Nickels was cancelled a day before the event when Nickels reaggravated a previous back injury sustained during training. A replacement could not be found on short notice. [4]

Clay Guida made his UFC debut at this event.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin (c)KO (knee)12:59 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Sean Sherk def. Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)55:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Jon Fitch def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Carmelo Marrero def. Cheick Kongo Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Spencer Fisher def. Dan Lauzon TKO (punches)14:38
Preliminary Card
Middleweight Yushin Okami def. Kalib Starnes TKO (punches)31:40
Lightweight Clay Guida def.Justin JamesSubmission (rear-naked choke)24:42 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Kurt Pellegrino def. Júnior Assunção Submission (rear-naked choke)12:04
  1. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
  2. ↑ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship
  3. ↑ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast.

Bonus awards

See also

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