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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 The poster for UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | ||||
| 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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History
editHeadlining 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]
Results
edit| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Randy Couture (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | [a] |
| 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 | [b] |
| 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 | [c] |
| 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 | [d] |
| Light Heavyweight | Mike van Arsdale | def. | John Marsh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ This fight was originally scheduled for UFC 48, but Miller was tending to legal problems at the time. [5]
- ^ Doerksen entered the card as a late replacement for Lee Murray, who pulled out due to travel complications. [6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "– UFC PAY-PER-VIEW BUYS EXPLODE IN 2006". MMAWeekly.com. 2006-07-13. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Top MMA Gates". Archived from the original on 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- ^ "Ivan's Blog--- Ivan Trembow's Self-Important, Random Rants on Mixed Martial Arts, Video Games, Pro Wrestling, Television, Politics, Sports, and High-Quality Wool Socks".
- ^ a b Brent Brookhouse (May 20, 2015). "Jeff Blatnick and Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg 2 to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "UFC Fight Cards, Watch Times, Live Stats". UFC.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "MMA Ring Report".
External links
edit- UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 Results on Sherdog.com
- Fights review
- "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards" on Wrestling Information Archives
- UFC PPV Buys Explode in 2006 (includes information on UFC 52's PPV buyrate)
- Fighter Salaries for UFC 52