UFC 55
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| UFC 55: Fury | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 7, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut | |||
| Attendance | 8,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 125,000 | |||
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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.
Commentary team
- Craig Hummer, play by play commentator
- Joe Rogan, color commentator
Results
Preliminary card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Alessio Sakara vs. Ron Faircloth
- This bout ended in No Contest at :10 in round two after Sakara was unintentionally kicked in the groin. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
- Heavyweight bout: Márcio Cruz vs. Keigo Kunihara
- Cruz wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:02 of round two. This bout was preliminary, and was not aired on the broadcast.
- Middleweight bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Dennis Hallman
- Rivera wins by unanimous decision. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Joe Riggs vs. Chris Lytle
- Riggs wins by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at 2:00 of round two.
- Heavyweight bout: Branden Lee Hinkle vs. Sean Gannon
- Hinkle wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:14 of round one.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Chael Sonnen vs. Renato Sobral
- Sobral wins by submission (triangle choke) at 1:20 of round two.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Elvis Sinosic
- Griffin wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 3:30 of round one. Sinosic was a replacement for Griffin's original opponent, Ian Freeman, who suffered an injury before the fight and had to withdraw from the fight card.
- Heavyweight Championship bout: Andrei Arlovski (c) vs. Paul Buentello
- Arlovski wins by knockout at :15 of round one. 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.
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