UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2

Ultimate Fight Night 2
The poster for Ultimate Fight Night 2
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	October 3, 2005
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Event chronology
UFC 54: Boiling Point Ultimate Fight Night 2 UFC 55: Fury

Ultimate Fight Night 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 3, 2005. The event took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. The broadcast drew a 1.6 overall rating while going head-to-head with USA Network's World Wrestling Entertainment in a heated ratings battle. [1]

This event also marked the first UFC appearance of Thiago Alves, Jon Fitch, Brandon Vera, Spencer Fisher and Brock Larson.

Results

Preliminary card

• Welterweight bout: Jonathan Goulet vs. Jay Hieron

Goulet wins by TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) at 1:05 of the third round.

• Middleweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Brock Larson

Fitch wins by unanimous decision.

• Welterweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Alves

Fisher wins by submission (triangle choke) at 4:43 of the second round. This bout, although preliminary was aired after the Dewees vs Leben fight.

Main card

• Welterweight bout: Drew Fickett vs. Josh Koscheck

Fickett wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:28 of the third round.

• Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Fabiano Scherner

Vera wins by TKO (knees) at 3:22 of the second round.

• Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Edwin DeWees

Leben wins by submission (armbar) at 3:26 of the first round.

• Middleweight bout: David Loiseau vs. Evan Tanner

Loiseau wins by TKO (cuts) at 4:15 of the second round. Loiseau earned a title shot against champion Rich Franklin at UFC 58 with the victory.

External links

• A Detailed Look at the WWE vs. UFC Ratings Showdown [fully details the ratings for Ultimate Fight Night 2]