UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | ||||
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![]() The poster for UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | April 16, 2005 | |||
Venue | MGM Grand Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 14,562 (Paid: 12,643) | |||
Total gate | $2,575,450 | |||
Buyrate | 280,000[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at theMGM Grand Arena inLas Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live onpay-per-view in theUnited States andCanada, and later released onDVD.
Headlining the card were the coaches ofThe Ultimate Fighter 1,Randy Couture andChuck Liddell. At the time, it was the highest-grossing UFC event ever at the live gate, with $2,575,450 in ticket sales.[2]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.[3]
The rematch bout betweenMatt Hughes andFrank Trigg for the Welterweight title is one of president of the UFCDana White's favorite fights.[4] In 2015 during International Fight Week, this became the second fight to be inducted into theUFC Hall of Fame.[4]
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Randy Couture (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | [a] |
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 | [b] |
Middleweight | Matt Lindland | def. | Travis Lutter | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:15 | |
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
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 | [d] |
Light Heavyweight | Mike van Arsdale | def. | John Marsh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |