UFC 55

Infobox Wrestling event
name = UFC 55: Fury


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = October 7, 2005
venue = Mohegan Sun Arena
city = Uncasville, Connecticut
attendance = 8,000
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"UFC 55: Fury" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 7, 2005 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

History

Headlining the card was a title match between UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and Paul Buentello.__NOTOC__

Results

Preliminary Card

*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|Italy Alessio Sakara vs. flagicon|USA Ron Faircloth:This bout ended in No Contest at :10 in round two after Sakara was unintentionally kicked in the groin. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|Brazil Márcio Cruz vs. flagicon|Japan Keigo Kunihara:Cruz wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:02 of round two. This bout was preliminary, and was not aired on the broadcast.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA Jorge Rivera vs. flagicon|USA Dennis Hallman:Rivera wins by unanimous decision. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

Main Card

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA Joe Riggs vs. flagicon|USA Chris Lytle:Riggs wins by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at 2:00 of round two.

*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|Brazil Renato Sobral vs flagicon|USA Chael Sonnen:Sobral wins by submission (triangle choke) at 1:20 of round two.

*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA Forrest Griffin vs. flagicon|Australia Elvis Sinosic:Griffin wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 3:30 of round one. Sinosic was a replacement for Griffin's original opponent, Ian Freeman, who suffered an injury before the fight and had to withdraw from the fight card. [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=1645&pid=135]

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA Branden Lee Hinkle vs. flagicon|USASean Gannon:Hinkle wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:14 of round one.

*Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion flagicon|Belarus Andrei Arlovski vs. flagicon|USA Paul Buentello:Arlovski wins by knockout at :15 of round one. The UFC decided this match would be for the undisputed UFC Heavyweight title, as former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident, was still unable to compete.

ources

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=3250 UFC 55: Fury Results on Sherdog.com]