Gabriel Gonzaga (Photo: 411mania.com)
UFC 56: Full Force – Las
Vegas, Nev. – MGM Grand Arena – Nov. 19, 2005
Nate “Rock” Quarry became the first alumnus of The Ultimate
Fighter to receive a title shot at UFC 56.
Things didn’t go so well.
Rich Franklin knocked Quarry out in 2:34 to retain the UFC
middleweight title. Check out
this devastating left.
Welterweight champion Matt Hughes made Joe “Diesel” Riggs
tap out to a kimura at the 3:28 mark in a non-title bout.
Karo Parisyan was supposed to challenge Hughes for the
title, but he was hurt in training. Riggs stepped in, but he lost his chance at
the title by missing weight.
Gabriel Gonzaga won his UFC debut by landing a superman
punch with 21 seconds left in the fight to knock out Kevin Jordan in a
battle of heavyweights.
Georges St.-Pierre moved up in the welterweight ranks when
he used a barrage of punches and elbows to beat Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk
by TKO in Round 2.
In the pay-per-view opener, Jeremy Horn beat Trevor Prangley
by unanimous decision.
Two preliminary fights aired on the PPV. Sam Hoger beat “The
Karate Kid” Jeff Newton with a rear naked choke in Round 2; and Thiago Alves
beat Ansar Chalangov by TKO in 2:25.
The other prelim bout saw Nick Thompson win a unanimous
decision over Keith Wisniewski.
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