UFC 52
Encyclopedia
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
.
, 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 current President of the UFC, Dana White
's favorite match of not just UFC fights, but all MMA and boxing fights in general.
Chuck Liddell: $140,000 ($70,000 to fight; $70,000 to win)
Matt Hughes: $110,000 ($55,000 to fight; $55,000 to win)
Matt Lindland: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight; $10,000 to win)
Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight; $10,000 to win)
Georges St-Pierre: $18,000 ($9,000 to fight; $9,000 to win)
Frank Trigg: $14,000
Patrick Cote: $10,000
Mike Van Arsdale: $10,000 ($5,000 to fight; $5,000 to win)
Ivan Salaverry: $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 to win)
Joe Riggs: $4,000
Travis Lutter: $4,000
Joe Doerksen: $4,000 ($2,000 to fight; $2,000 to win)
Travis Wiuff: $3,000
John Marsh: $2,500
Jason Miller: $2,000
Total Fighter Payouts: $519,500
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena
MGM Grand Arena
MGM Grand Garden Arena is located in the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada, USA, and is patterned after New York's Madison Square Garden. The arena has a seating capacity of 16,800 people and is located at 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South.-Notable events hosted:...
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
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in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and later released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
History
Headlining the card were the coaches of The Ultimate FighterThe Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
, Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
and Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...
. 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
Dan Severn
Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...
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 current President of the UFC, Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
's favorite match of not just UFC fights, but all MMA and boxing fights in general.
Preliminary card
- Heavyweight bout:
Mike van ArsdaleMike van ArsdaleMike van Arsdale is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs. John MarshJohn Marsh (fighter)John Michael Marsh is a retired American mixed martial artist.-Mixed martial arts:Marsh turned to mixed martial arts in 1993 at age 23. He has made appearances in top organizations such as Pride, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and the International Fight League...
- Van Arsdale wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29–28 for Van Arsdale.
- Middleweight bout:
Joe DoerksenJoe DoerksenJoseph Daniel Doerksen is a Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba. He is a former middleweight contender of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a veteran of the International Fight League...
vs. Patrick CôtéPatrick Côté (fighter)Patrick Côté is a French-Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion...
- Doerksen wins by submission (rear naked chokeRear naked chokeThe Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
) at 2:35 of round three. Doerksen entered the card as a late replacement for Lee MurrayLee MurrayLee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray is an English-Moroccan mixed martial artist and convicted bank robber. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail in June 2010 for masterminding a 2006 £53 million armed raid in Kent, UK...
, who pulled out due to travel complications. http://www.mmaringreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=48
- Middleweight bout: Ivan SalaverryIvan SalaverryIvan E. Salaverry is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. He is a member of Tito Ortiz's Team Punishment, and is known for his well-rounded skills. Salaverry is a middleweight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA and the now-defunct World Fighting Alliance...
vs. Joe RiggsJoe RiggsJoseph Jonathan Riggs is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has competed at weights ranging from Heavyweight down to Welterweight. Currently, Riggs fights as a Middleweight.-Background:...
- Salaverry wins by submission (triangle chokeTriangle chokeA triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
) at 2:42 of round one.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jason Miller
- St-Pierre wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30–27 for St. Pierre. This fight was originally scheduled for UFC 48UFC 48UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada...
, but Miller was tending to legal problems at the time. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=1139&pid=337
- Middleweight bout: Matt LindlandMatt LindlandMatthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....
vs. Travis LutterTravis LutterTravis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...
- Lindland wins by submission (guillotine chokeGuillotine chokeThe guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
) at 3:13 of round two.
- Welterweight Championship bout: Matt HughesMatt Hughes (fighter)Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
(c) vs. Frank TriggFrank TriggDewey Franklin Trigg III is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show...
- Hughes wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:05 of round one.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Renato SobralRenato SobralRenato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
vs. Travis WiuffTravis WiuffTravis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...
- Sobral wins by submission (armbarArmlockAn armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint and/or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyperflexes or hyperrotates the shoulder joint is referred to as a shoulder lock, and an armlock that hyperextends the elbow joint is called...
) at 0:24 of round two.
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Randy CoutureRandy CoutureRandy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
(c) vs. Chuck LiddellChuck LiddellCharles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...
- Liddell wins by knockout (punches) at 2:03 of round one. Liddell becomes the new UFC Light Heavyweight champion.
Fighter Payouts
Randy Couture: $150,000 ($150,000 to fight; win bonus would have been $75,000)Chuck Liddell: $140,000 ($70,000 to fight; $70,000 to win)
Matt Hughes: $110,000 ($55,000 to fight; $55,000 to win)
Matt Lindland: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight; $10,000 to win)
Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight; $10,000 to win)
Georges St-Pierre: $18,000 ($9,000 to fight; $9,000 to win)
Frank Trigg: $14,000
Patrick Cote: $10,000
Mike Van Arsdale: $10,000 ($5,000 to fight; $5,000 to win)
Ivan Salaverry: $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 to win)
Joe Riggs: $4,000
Travis Lutter: $4,000
Joe Doerksen: $4,000 ($2,000 to fight; $2,000 to win)
Travis Wiuff: $3,000
John Marsh: $2,500
Jason Miller: $2,000
Total Fighter Payouts: $519,500
External links
- UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 Results on Sherdog.com
- Fights review
- "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards" on Wrestling Information Archives
- UFC PPV Buys Explode in 2006 (includes information on UFC 52's PPV buyrate)
- Fighter Salaries for UFC 52