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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 4, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Attendance | 12,000 | |||
| Total gate | $1,100,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
History
Headlining the card were Andrei Arlovski, the Interim Heavyweight champion, and Justin Eilers. Although there was some criticism directed at the UFC for giving Eilers a title shot after coming off a knockout loss to Paul Buentello at UFC 51, the UFC explained that Buentello was not medically cleared to fight when the main event was originally scheduled.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout:
Nick Diaz vs. 
Koji Oishi
- Diaz wins by knockout (punches) at 1:24 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
- Middleweight Bout:
David Loiseau vs. Charles McCarthy
- Loiseau wins by technical knockout (spinning back kick) at 2:10 of round two. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
- Middleweight Bout: Nathan Quarry vs. Shonie Carter
- Quarry wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 2:37 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
Main Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Paul Buentello vs. Kevin Jordan
- Buentello wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:10 of round one.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Bill Mahood
- Griffin wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:18 of round one.
- Middleweight Championship Bout: Champion Evan Tanner vs. Rich Franklin
- Franklin wins by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at 3:25 of round four. Halfway through the fourth round, the referee stopped the action to check the cuts on Tanner's face; at this point, the ringside doctors were called in and ended to the bout. Franklin became the UFC middleweight champion. It was announced during the bout that the winner would become a coach for The Ultimate Fighter 2 and would face the other coach on the show Matt Hughes as a Middleweight at the end of the season.[1]
- Welterweight Bout:
Karo Parisyan vs. Matt Serra
- Parisyan wins by unanimous decision.
- Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion
Andrei Arlovski vs. Justin Eilers
- Arlovski wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:10 of round one. 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. [2]
Sources
- UFC 53: Heavy Hitters Results on Sherdog.com
- "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards" on Wrestling Information Archives
References
- ^ http://www.mmafighting.com/faq/the_ultimate_fighter.html
- ^ Josh Gross (June 6 2005). "UFC 53 Injury Update: Eilers and Tanner". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
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