UFC 52
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2005
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD.
01History
Headlining the card were the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 1, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. At the time, it was the highest-grossing UFC event ever at the live gate, with $2,575,450 in ticket sales. Dan "The Beast" Severn was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at this event.
The total fighter payroll for UFC 52 was $519,500.
The rematch bout between Matt Hughes and Frank Trigg for the Welterweight title is one of president of the UFC Dana White's favorite fights. In 2015 during International Fight Week, this became the second fight to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
02Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Randy Couture (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Renato Sobral | def. | Travis Wiuff | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 0:24 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Frank Trigg | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Middleweight | Matt Lindland | def. | Travis Lutter | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:32 | |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Ivan Salaverry | def. | Joe Riggs | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Middleweight | Joe Doerksen | def. | Patrick Côté | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:35 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Mike van Arsdale | def. | John Marsh | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
03Encyclopedia awards
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.
- Fight of the Night: Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg
- Knockout of the Night: Chuck Liddell
- Submission of the Night: Matt Hughes
Sources and credits
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