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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 4, 2005
Venue Boardwalk Hall
City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Attendance 12,000 (estimated)
Total Gate $1,100,000
Event chronology
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell UFC 53: Heavy Hitters UFC 54: Boiling Point

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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. Paul Anthony "The Headhunter" Buentello (born January 16 1974 in Amarillo Texas) is an American professional Mixed martial arts fighter UFC 51 Super Saturday was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5 2005 ( Super Bowl

Results

Preliminary Card

Diaz defeats Oishi by knockout (punches) at 1:24 of round one. Koji Oishi (born May 31, 1977) born in Japan is a Mixed martial arts fighter Oishi was a representative of Pancrase. Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling is a Mixed martial arts organization founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
Loiseau defeats McCarthy by technical knockout (spinning back kick) at 2:10 of round two. Charles Sidney McCarthy (born August 6, 1980) also known by his nickname " Chainsaw " a retired American mixed martial arts fighter The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
Quarry defeats Carter by technical knockout (strikes) at 2:37 of round one. Mearion Shonie Bickhem III, also known as "Mr International" Shonie Carter, (born May 3, 1972 in Chicago Illinois) is a Mixed The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

Main Card

Buentello defeats Jordan by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:10 of round one. Kevin "The Shaman" Jordan (born December 31, 1970) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter The guillotine choke is a Chokehold in Martial arts applied from in front of the opponent Buentello received "Tapout of the Night" honors.
Forrest Griffin, the Light Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter, defeats Bill Mahood by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:18 of round one. Bill "The Butcher" Mahood (born February 1, 1967) is a Canadian Mixed martial arts fighter The Ultimate Fighter is a Reality television series and Mixed martial arts (MMA competition originating from United States and produced by Spike The rear naked choke (often abbreviated RNC) is a Chokehold in Martial arts applied from an opponent's Back.
Rich Franklin defeats defending champion, Evan Tanner, by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at 3:25 of round four. Rich Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a mixed martial arts (MMA fighter and former Ultimate Fighting Halfway through the fourth round, the referee stopped the action to check the cuts on Tanner's face; at this point, the ringside doctors called an end 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. The Ultimate Fighter 2 was the second season of the Mixed martial arts Reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. The winner would also have a chance to face Matt Hughes at Middleweight at the end of the season. [1]
In the evening's swing bout, Parisyan defeats Serra by unanimous decision. Matthew John Serra (born June 2, 1974) is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist, known for winning
In the main event of the evening, Interim Heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski, successfully defends his title and defeats Justin Eilers by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:10 of round one. Justin Eilers (born June 28, 1978 is an American professional Mixed martial arts (MMA fighter formerly with the UFC and WEC. It was soon realized that Eilers had injured his knee in the bout, prompting the referee to stop the fight as Eilers could not defend himself. [2]

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