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| UFC 55: Fury | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 55: Fury. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 7, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut | |||
| Attendance | 8,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 125,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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.
Contents
1 Commentary team
2 Results
3 See also
4 Sources
Commentary team[edit]
Craig Hummer, play by play commentator
Joe Rogan, color commentator
Results[edit]
Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski (c) | def. | Paul Buentello | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:15 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Branden Lee Hinkle | def. | Sean Gannon | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:14 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Forrest Griffin | def. | Elvis Sinosic | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Renato Sobral | def. | Chael Sonnen | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:20 | |
| Welterweight | Joe Riggs | def. | Chris Lytle | TKO (cut) | 2 | 2:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Jorge Rivera | def. | Dennis Hallman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Marcio Cruz | def. | Keigo Kunihara | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:02 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Alessio Sakara | vs. | Ron Faircloth | No Contest (groin kick) | 2 | 0:10 | [c] |
^ 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.
^ The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
^ 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.
See also[edit]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- 2005 in UFC
Sources[edit]
- UFC 55: Fury Results on Sherdog.com
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Category:UFC
WikiProject:MMA
UFC multimediaCategories:
- Ultimate Fighting Championship events
- 2005 in mixed martial arts
- Mixed martial arts in Connecticut
- Sports in Uncasville, Connecticut
- 2005 in sports in Connecticut
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