UFC 56
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2005
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.
01Background
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. The total fighter payroll for the event was $294,000.
02Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin (c) | def. | Nate Quarry | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:34 | |
| Heavyweight | Gabriel Gonzaga | def. | Kevin Jordan | KO (superman punch) | 3 | 4:39 | |
| Catchweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Joe Riggs | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| 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 | |
| Welterweight | Thiago Alves | def. | Ansar Chalangov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Welterweight | Nick Thompson | def. | Keith Wisniewski | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
03Fighter Payouts
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)
04Encyclopedia awards
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.
- Fight of the Night: Rich Franklin vs. Nate Quarry
- Knockout of the Night: Rich Franklin
- Submission of the Night: Matt Hughes
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