UFC 54: Boiling Point was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
UFC 54: Boiling Point | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | August 20, 2005 | |||
Venue | MGM Grand Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 13,520 (Paid: 11,634)[1] | |||
Total gate | $2,336,000 | |||
Buyrate | 150,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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History
editA UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Chuck Liddell and Jeremy Horn served as the event’s headliner.
Results
editMain Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell (c) | def. | Jeremy Horn | TKO (punches) | 4 | 2:46 | [a] |
Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Tra Telligman | KO (head kick) | 1 | 4:59 | |
Light Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Mike Van Arsdale | Submission (anaconda choke) | 3 | 0:52 | |
Welterweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | Brian Gassaway | TKO (Submission to punches) | 2 | 1:56 | |
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Frank Trigg | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:09 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Matt Lindland | def. | Joe Doerksen | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
Middleweight | Trevor Prangley | def. | Travis Lutter | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | James Irvin | def. | Terry Martin | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 0:09 | [c] |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. At that time, Horn informed the referee that he could no longer see properly, and the official called the bout.
- ^ The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
- ^ The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Top MMA Gates". Archived from the original on 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
Sources
edit- UFC 54: Boiling Point Results on Sherdog.com
- "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards" on Wrestling Information Archives
- UFC 54 Fighter Salaries