UFC 53

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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

Details
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 4, 2005
Venue	Boardwalk Hall
City	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Attendance	12,000 (estimated)
Total Gate	$1,100,000
Event chronology
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2	UFC 53: Heavy Hitters	UFC 54: Boiling Point

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD. Headlining the card were Andrei Arlovski, the Interim Heavyweight champion, and Justin Eilers.

Although there was some criticism directed at the UFC for giving Eilers a title shot after coming off a knockout loss to Paul Buentello at UFC 51, the UFC explained that Buentello was not medically cleared to fight when the main event was originally scheduled.

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary Card

[edit] Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz vs. Koji Oishi

Diaz defeats Oishi by knockout (punches) at 1:24 of round one. Oishi was a representative of Pancrase. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

[edit] Middleweight Bout: David Loiseau vs. Charles McCarthy

Loiseau defeats McCarthy by technical knockout (strikes) at 2:10 of round two. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

[edit] Middleweight Bout: Nathan Quarry vs. Shonie Carter

Quarry defeats Carter by technical knockout (strikes) at 2:37 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

[edit] Main Card

[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Paul Buentello vs. Kevin Jordan

Buentello defeats Jordan by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:00 of round one.

[edit] Light Heavyweight Bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Bill Mahood

Forrest Griffin, the Light Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter, defeats Bill Mahood by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:18 of round one.

[edit] Middleweight Championship Bout: Champion Evan Tanner vs. Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin defeats defending champion, Evan Tanner, 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 called an end to the bout. Franklin becomes the UFC Middleweight champion.

[edit] Welterweight Bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Matt Serra

In the evening's swing bout, Parisyan defeats Serra by unanimous decision.

[edit] Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion Andrei Arlovski vs. Justin Eilers

In the main event of the evening, Interim Heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski, successfully defends his title and defeats Justin Eilers by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:10 of round one. It was soon realized that Eilers had injured his knee in the bout, prompting the referee to stop the fight as Eilers could not defend himself. [1]