UFC 51

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 51: Super Saturday


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = February 5, 2005
venue = Mandalay Bay Arena
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 11,072 (Paid 9,268) [http://boxing.nv.gov/MMAgates.htm]
gate = $1,493,000
previousevent =
followingevent =

"UFC 51: Super Saturday" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5 2005 (Super Bowl weekend) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD.

History

The event was to be held in Japan, but UFC President Dana White moved it back to Las Vegas. Headlining the card were fan favorites Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort.

The total fighter payroll for the event was $456,000. [ [http://www.ivansblog.com/2005/04/mixed-martial-arts-full-breakdown-of.html] ] __NOTOC__

Results

Preliminary Card

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA Nick Diaz vs. flagicon|USA Drew Fickett:Diaz wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:40 of round one.

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|Armenia Karo Parisyan vs. flagicon|USA Chris Lytle:Parisyan wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|Canada David Loiseau vs. flagicon|USA Gideon Ray:Loiseau wins by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round one.

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA Mike Kyle vs. flagicon|USA James Irvin:Kyle wins by knockout (punches) at 1:55 of round one.

Main Card

*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA Paul Buentello vs. flagicon|USA Justin Eilers:Buentello wins by knockout (punches) at 3:34 of round one.

*Middleweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USA David Terrell vs. flagicon|USA Evan Tanner:Tanner wins by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:35 of round one. Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion filling the vacant title, and the first Middleweight champion since 2002. (See: List of UFC champions.)

*Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: flagicon|Belarus Andrei Arlovski vs. flagicon|USA Tim Sylvia:Arlovski wins by submission (achilles lock) at :47 of round one. Arlovski becomes the Interim Heavyweight champion. The title is an interim championship due to the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and not able to defend the title against No. 1 contender, Andrei Arlovski.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA Phil Baroni vs. flagicon|USA Pete Sell:Sell wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:19 of round three.

*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA Tito Ortiz vs. flagicon|Brazil Vitor Belfort:Ortiz wins by split decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29.

Fighter Payouts

Tito Ortiz def. Vitor Belfort
* Ortiz - $175,000 ($ 125,000 to fight; $50,000 to win)
* Belfort - $100,000

Pete Sell def. Phil Baroni
* Sell - $4,000 ($2,000 to fight; $2,000 to win)
* Baroni - $10,000

Andrei Arlovski def. Tim Sylvia
* Arlovski - $30,000 ($12,000 to fight; $18,000 to win)
* Sylvia - $40,000

Evan Tanner def. David Terrell
* Tanner - $38,000 ($18,000 to fight; $20,000 to win)
* Terrell - $6,000

Paul Buentello def. Justin Eilers
* Buentello - $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 to win)
* Eilers - $5,000

Mike Kyle def. James Irvin
* Kyle - $6,000 ($3,000 to fight, $3,000 to win)
* Irvin - $3,000

David Loiseau def. Gideon Ray
* Loiseau - $4,000 ($2,000 to fight; $2,000 to win)
* Ray - $2,000

Karo Parisyan def. Chris Lytle
* Parisyan - $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 to win)
* Lytle - $4,000

Nick Diaz def. Drew Fickett
* Diaz - $11,000 ($6,000 to fight; $5,000 to win)
* Fickett - $2,000

Total Fighter Payroll: $456,000

ources

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=2690 UFC 51: Super Saturday Results on Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/ufccards.htm "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards"] on Wrestling Information Archives
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2005/04/mixed-martial-arts-full-breakdown-of.html Full Breakdown of UFC 51 Fighter Salaries]