UFC 37.5

Infobox Wrestling event
name = UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = June 22, 2002
venue = Bellagio Hotel and Casino
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 3,700
buyrate =
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"UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 22, 2002.

History

The fight card was headlined by a bout between Vitor Belfort and Chuck Liddell, with the winner getting a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. UFC 37.5 was the first UFC event to feature Joe Rogan as a color commentator.

UFC 37.5 was a last-minute event specifically held to promote the UFC on Fox Sports Net's "The Best Damn Sports Show Period", where the "best fight" of the night was to air during the "BDSSP"'s "All Star Summer" celebration in June of 2002. [ [http://www.mmafighting.com/mma/faq.html] ] The fight aired was Steve Berger vs Robbie Lawler, which holds the honor of being the first mixed martial arts fight to be aired on US cable television. [ [http://www.cfwenterprises.com/article.asp?content_id=2079] ]

The event featured only six fights (as compared to the UFC's regular 8 fight card), and was the first event since "UFC Japan" not to be broadcast live on pay per view. The event was later broadcast on pay-per-view in its entirety. The number 37.5 was used because UFC 38 had already been announced and marketed in England, where the UFC was making their debut just three weeks later. __NOTOC__

Results

*Lightweight Bout: flagicon|Bahamas Yves Edwards vs flagicon|Brazil Joao Marcos Pierini:Edwards wins by technical knockout due to injury at 1:19 of Round 1. Pierini injured his shoulder falling to the mat after a high kick from Edwards.

*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA Tony Fryklund vs flagicon|Brazil Rodrigo Ruas:Fryklund wins by technical knockout due to strikes from the mount at 3:34 of Round 2.

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA Steve Berger vs flagicon|USA Robbie Lawler:Lawler wins by technical knockout due to strikes at :27 of Round 2.

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA Zach Light vs flagicon|USA Pete Spratt:Spratt wins by submission due to an armbar at 2:25 of Round 1.

*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA Benji Radach vs flagicon|USA Nick Serra:Radach wins by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27 for Radach.

*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|Brazil Vitor Belfort vs flagicon|USA Chuck Liddell:Liddell wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com/ Official UFC Website]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=901 Sherdog event results]
* [http://www.fcfighter.com/ufc37-5res.htm Full Contact Fighter event results]