- UFC 53
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =June 4 ,2005
venue =Boardwalk Hall
city =Atlantic City, New Jersey
attendance = 12,000
gate = $1,100,000
previousevent =
followingevent ="UFC 53: Heavy Hitters" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship onJune 4 ,2005 , at theBoardwalk Hall inAtlantic City, New Jersey . The event was broadcasted live onpay-per-view in theUnited States , and later released onDVD .History
Headlining the card were
Andrei Arlovski , the Interim Heavyweight champion, andJustin Eilers . Although there was some criticism directed at the UFC for giving Eilers a title shot after coming off a knockout loss toPaul Buentello at "UFC 51 ", the UFC explained that Buentello was not medically cleared to fight when the main event was originally scheduled.__NOTOC__Results
Preliminary Card
*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Nick Diaz vs. flagicon|JapanKoji Oishi :Diaz wins by knockout (punches) at 1:24 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|Canada
David Loiseau vs. flagicon|USACharles McCarthy :Loiseau wins by technical knockout (spinning back kick) at 2:10 of round two. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Nathan Quarry vs. flagicon|USAShonie Carter :Quarry wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 2:37 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.Main Card
*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Paul Buentello vs. flagicon|USA Kevin Jordan:Buentello wins by submission (guillotine choke ) at 4:10 of round one.*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Forrest Griffin vs. flagicon|CanadaBill Mahood :Griffin wins by submission (rear naked choke ) at 2:18 of round one.*Middleweight Championship Bout: Champion flagicon|USA
Evan Tanner vs. flagicon|USARich Franklin :Franklin wins by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at 3:25 of round four. Halfway through the fourth round, the referee stopped the action to check the cuts on Tanner's face; at this point, the ringside doctors were called in and ended to the bout. Franklin became the UFC middleweight champion. It was announced during the bout that the winner would become a coach forThe Ultimate Fighter 2 and would face the other coach on the show Matt Hughes as a Middleweight at the end of the season. [http://www.mmafighting.com/faq/the_ultimate_fighter.html]*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|Armenia
Karo Parisyan vs. flagicon|USAMatt Serra :Parisyan wins by unanimous decision.*Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion flagicon|Belarus
Andrei Arlovski vs. flagicon|USAJustin Eilers :Arlovski wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:10 of round one. It was realized that Eilers had injured his knee in the bout, prompting the referee to stop the fight as Eilers could not defend himself. [cite web
author= Josh Gross
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=2952
title=UFC 53 Injury Update: Eilers and Tanner
accessdate=2008-07-21
publisher= sherdog.com
date= June 06 2005 [ources
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=3054 UFC 53: Heavy Hitters Results on Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/ufccards.htm "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards"] on Wrestling Information ArchivesReferences
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