The year 2005 is the 13th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2005 the UFC held 10 events beginning with, UFC 51: Super Saturday. The reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter and the first UFC Ultimate Fight Night both premiered on Spike TV. The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first live UFC broadcast on non-pay-per-view television.
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Arlovski becomes the Interim Heavyweight champion. The title is an interim championship due to the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and not able to defend the title against No. 1 contender, Andrei Arlovski.
^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion filling the vacant title, and the first Middleweight champion since 2002.
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. It was realized that Eilers had injured his knee in the bout, prompting the referee to stop the fight as Eilers could not defend himself.[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.
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The UFC decided this match would be for the undisputed UFC Heavyweight title, as former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident, was still unable to compete.
UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known as UFC Fight Night 1)[5] was an event held on August 6, 2005 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, aired on Spike, was the first UFC Fight Night event.
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The year 2005 is the 13th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States In 2005 the UFC held 10 events beginning with UFC 51 Super Saturday The reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter and the first UFC Ultimate Fight Night both premiered on Spike TV The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first live UFC broadcast on non pay per view television 2005 in UFCInformationFirst dateFeb 5 2005Last dateNov 19 2005EventsTotal events10UFC6UFC Fight Night2TUF Finale events2FightsTotal fights80Title fights9Chronology2004 in UFC 2005 in UFC 2006 in UFC Contents 1 Title fights 2 The Ultimate Fighter 3 Debut UFC fighters 4 Events list 5 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 1 Results 6 See also 7 ReferencesTitle fights EditTitle fights in 2005Weight class Method Round Time Event NotesHeavyweight Andrei Arlovski def Tim Sylvia Submission Achilles Lock 1 0 47 UFC 51 Super Saturday a Middleweight Evan Tanner def David Terrell TKO Punches 1 4 35 UFC 51 Super Saturday b Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell def Randy Couture c KO Punches 1 2 06 UFC 52 Couture vs Liddell c Welterweight Matt Hughes c def Frank Trigg Submission Rear Naked Choke 1 4 05 UFC 52 Couture vs Liddell d Middleweight Rich Franklin def Evan Tanner c TKO Doctor Stoppage 4 3 25 UFC 53 Heavy Hitters e Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski ic def Justin Eilers TKO Punches 1 4 10 UFC 53 Heavy Hitters f Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell c def Jeremy Horn TKO Punches 4 2 46 UFC 54 Boiling Point g Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski c def Paul Buentello KO Punch 1 0 15 UFC 55 Fury h Middleweight Rich Franklin c def Nate Quarry KO Punch 1 2 34 UFC 56 Full Force i For the UFC Heavyweight Championship Arlovski becomes the Interim Heavyweight champion The title is an interim championship due to the UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and not able to defend the title against No 1 contender Andrei Arlovski For the UFC Middleweight Championship Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion filling the vacant title and the first Middleweight champion since 2002 For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship For the UFC Welterweight Championship For the UFC Middleweight Championship For the UFC Heavyweight Championship It was realized that Eilers had injured his knee in the bout prompting the referee to stop the fight as Eilers could not defend himself 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 For the UFC Heavyweight Championship The UFC decided this match would be for the undisputed UFC Heavyweight title as former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir who had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident was still unable to compete For the UFC Middleweight Championship The Ultimate Fighter EditSeason Finale Division Winner Runner upTUF 1 Team Couture vs Team Liddell Apr 9 2005 Light Heavyweight Forrest Griffin Stephan BonnarMiddleweight Diego Sanchez Kenny FlorianTUF 2 Team Hughes vs Team Franklin Nov 5 2005 Heavyweight Rashad Evans Brad ImesWelterweight Joe Stevenson Luke CummoDebut UFC fighters EditThe following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2005 Alessio Sakara Alex Karalexis Alex Schoenauer Ansar Chalangov Bill Mahood Bobby Southworth Brad Imes Branden Lee Hinkle Brandon Vera Brian Gassaway Brock Larson Chael Sonnen Charles McCarthy Chris Leben Chris Sanford Diego Sanchez Drew Fickett Fabiano Scherner Forrest Griffin Gabriel Gonzaga Gideon Ray James Irvin Jason Miller Jason Thacker Jeff Newton Joe Stevenson John Marsh Jon Fitch Jonathan Goulet Josh Burkman Josh Koscheck Josh Neer Josh Rafferty Keigo Kunihara Keith Jardine Keith Wisniewski Kenny Florian Kerry Schall Kevin Jordan Kit Cope Lodune Sincaid Luke Cummo Marcio Cruz Marcus Davis Melvin Guillard Mike Swick Nate Marquardt Nate Quarry Nick Thompson Paul Buentello Pete Sell Rashad Evans Ron Faircloth Sam Hoger Sam Morgan Sean Gannon Spencer Fisher Stephan Bonnar Terry Martin Thiago AlvesEvents list EditMain article List of UFC events Event Date Venue Location Attendance065 UFC 56 Full Force Nov 19 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas Nevada U S 12 000064 The Ultimate Fighter Team Hughes vs Team Franklin Finale Nov 5 2005 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Nevada U S 063 UFC 55 Fury Oct 7 2005 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville Connecticut U S 8 000 2 062 UFC Fight Night 2 Oct 3 2005 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Nevada U S 061 UFC 54 Boiling Point Aug 20 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas Nevada U S 13 520060 UFC Ultimate Fight Night Aug 6 2005 Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Nevada U S 059 UFC 53 Heavy Hitters Jun 4 2005 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City New Jersey U S 12 000 3 058 UFC 52 Couture vs Liddell Apr 16 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas Nevada U S 14 562057 The Ultimate Fighter Team Couture vs Team Liddell Finale Apr 9 2005 Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Nevada U S 056 UFC 51 Super Saturday Feb 5 2005 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas Nevada U S 11 072 4 UFC Ultimate Fight Night EditUFC Ultimate Fight NightInformationPromotionUltimate Fighting ChampionshipDateAugust 6 2005VenueCox PavilionCityLas Vegas NevadaEvent chronologyUFC 53 Heavy Hitters UFC Ultimate Fight Night UFC 54 Boiling PointUFC Ultimate Fight Night also known as UFC Fight Night 1 5 was an event held on August 6 2005 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas Nevada The event aired on Spike was the first UFC Fight Night event Results Edit Main cardWeight class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight Nate Marquardt def Ivan Salaverry Decision unanimous 3 5 00Middleweight Chris Leben def Patrick Cote Decision split 3 5 00Light Heavyweight Stephan Bonnar def Sam Hoger Decision unanimous 3 5 00Middleweight Nate Quarry def Pete Sell TKO punches 1 0 42Preliminary cardWelterweight Josh Koscheck def Pete Spratt Submission rear naked choke 1 1 53Middleweight Mike Swick def Gideon Ray TKO punches 1 0 22Welterweight Kenny Florian def Alex Karalexis TKO cut 2 3 52Welterweight Drew Fickett def Josh Neer Submission rear naked choke 1 1 35See also EditList of UFC champions List of UFC eventsReferences Edit Josh Gross June 6 2005 UFC 53 Injury Update Eilers and Tanner sherdog com Retrieved 2008 07 21 UFC 55 Cop To It sports yahoo com Retrieved Oct 19 2010 UFC 53 Heavy Hitters tapology com Retrieved Oct 19 2010 UFC 51 Super Saturday tapology com Retrieved Oct 19 2010 UFC Fight Night 1 Sherdog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 in UFC amp oldid 1173561499 UFC Ultimate Fight Night, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
