| UFC 64: Unstoppable | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 64: Unstoppable | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 14, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,173 (8,913 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,790,490[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 300,000[2] | |||
| Total purse | $209,000 (disclosed only)[3] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 64: Unstoppable was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at theMandalay Bay Events Center, on theLas Vegas Strip inNevada and was broadcast live onpay-per-view in theUnited States andCanada.
The card centered on aUFC Middleweight Championship defense byRich Franklin against the highly toutedAnderson Silva.
The card also featured aUFC Lightweight Championship bout betweenThe Ultimate Fighter alumnusKenny Florian and longtimeUFC veteranSean Sherk. It was the firstLightweight Championship bout sinceUFC 41 in 2003, whenB.J. Penn andCaol Uno fought to a draw.
A planned match betweenKeith Jardine and Mike Nickels was cancelled a day before the event when Nickels reaggravated a previous back injury sustained during training. A replacement could not be found on short notice.[4]
Clay Guida made hisUFC debut at this event.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva | def. | Rich Franklin (c) | KO (knee) | 1 | 2:59 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Kenny Florian | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Carmelo Marrero | def. | Cheick Kongo | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Spencer Fisher | def. | Dan Lauzon | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Kalib Starnes | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:40 | |
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Justin James | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:42 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def. | Júnior Assunção | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:04 | |
