Chuck Liddell (Photo: lowkickmma.com)
UFC 52: Couture vs.
Liddell 2– Las Vegas, Nev. – MGM Grand Arena – April 16, 2005
Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell won the UFC light heavyweight
title by knocking out Randy Couture at UFC 52.
The bout drew a crowd of 14,562, paying a record gate of
$2.5 million. Couture and Liddell were the coaches for the first season of The
Ultimate Fighter, which concluded one week earlier.
Liddell gained redemption for his loss to Couture at UFC 43
two years earlier by knocking out the champ at the 2:06 mark.
Matt Hughes retained the UFC welterweight title by defeating
Frank Trigg with a rear naked choke at the 4:05 mark. This was the first fight
to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2015.
Georges St. Pierre
rebounded from his loss to Matt Hughes at UFC 50 by winning a unanimous decision
over Jason “Mayhem” Miller.
In other pay-per-view bouts, Renato “Babalu” Sobral beat Travis
Wiuff with an armbar in Round 2; and Matt Lindland beat Travis “The Serial
Killer” Lutter with a guillotine choke in the second round.
Patrick Cote, who main evented UFC 50 against Tito Ortiz,
lost a preliminary fight to Joe Doerksen via rear naked choke in Round 3.
In the other prelims, Mike Van Arsdale beat John Marsh by
unanimous decision; and Ivan Salaverry beat Joe Riggs with a triangle choke at
the 2:42 mark.
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