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UFC 56: Full Force | ||||
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The poster for UFC 56: Full Force. | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | November 19, 2005 | |||
Venue | MGM Grand Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 12,000 (Paid: 9,995)[1] | |||
Total gate | $1,986,000 | |||
Buyrate | 200,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 56: Full Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2005. It was held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
Contents
1 Background
2 Results
3 Fighter Payouts
4 See also
5 References
6 Sources
Background[edit]
Headlining the card were the two coaches from The Ultimate Fighter 2, Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes, scheduled to defend their middleweight and welterweight titles, respectively. This event marked the first time that an Ultimate Fighter contestant, season one's Nate Quarry, would compete for a UFC championship. Two highlight reel knockouts including the devastating knockout of Nate Quarry were performed during UFC 56.
UFC 56 drew a live gate of $1,986,600, with 9,995 tickets sold. [2] The total fighter payroll for the event was $294,000. [3]
Results[edit]
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Rich Franklin (c) | def. | Nate Quarry | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:34 | [a] |
Heavyweight | Gabriel Gonzaga | def. | Kevin Jordan | KO (superman punch) | 3 | 4:39 | |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Joe Riggs | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:28 | [b] |
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Sean Sherk | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 2:53 | |
Middleweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Trevor Prangley | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Sam Hoger | def. | Jeff Newton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:05 | [c] |
Welterweight | Thiago Alves | def. | Ansar Chalangov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:25 | [d] |
Welterweight | Nick Thompson | def. | Keith Wisniewski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
^ Riggs was brought in as a replacement for Karo Parisyan, who suffered an injury in his training leading up to the bout. Although originally scheduled as a championship match, Riggs could not make the required weight at 170 lb and the bout was changed to a non-title welterweight match.
^ The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
^ The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
Fighter Payouts[edit]
Matt Hughes: $110,000 ($55,000 to fight; $55,000 to win)
Jeremy Horn: $50,000 ($25,000 to fight; $25,000 to win)
Georges St-Pierre: $35,000 ($16,000 to fight; $19,000 to win)
Rich Franklin: $26,000 ($13,000 to fight; $13,000 to win)
Joe Riggs: $12,000 (Note that Riggs was fined 10% of this amount for failing to make weight)
Nate Quarry: $10,000
Sean Sherk: $10,000
Sam Hoger: $10,000 ($5,000 to fight; $5,000 to win)
Trevor Prangley: $6,000
Gabriel Gonzaga: $6,000 ($3,000 to fight; $3,000 to win)
Nick Thompson: $6,000 ($3,000 to fight; $3,000 to win)
Thiago Alves: $4,000 ($2,000 to fight; $2,000 to win)
Kevin Jordan: $3,000
Jeff Newton: $2,000
Ansar Chalangov: $2,000
Keith Wisniewski: $2,000
Total Fighter Payouts: $294,000 (average of $18,375 per fighter)[4]
See also[edit]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- 2005 in UFC
References[edit]
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^ http://fightsport.net/?p=11004
Sources[edit]
- UFC 56: Full Force Results on Sherdog.com
"Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards" on Wrestling Information Archives
"Riggs's Failed Weigh-In Makes UFC History" by Josh Gross, Sherdog, 19 Nov. 2005, retrieved July 03, 2006- UFC 56 Fighter Salaries
Categories:
- Ultimate Fighting Championship events
- 2005 in mixed martial arts
- Mixed martial arts in Las Vegas
- 2005 in Nevada
- MGM Grand Garden Arena
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