UFC 64
| UFC 64: Unstoppable | ||||
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| A poster or logo for UFC 64: Unstoppable. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 14, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,173 (8,913 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,790,490[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 300,000[2] | |||
| Total purse | $209,000 (disclosed only)[3] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.
Background
The card centered on a UFC Middleweight Championship defense by Rich Franklin against highly touted Anderson Silva. It was also Franklin's first defense in 7 months.
The card also featured a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between The Ultimate Fighter alumnus Kenny Florian and longtime UFC veteran Sean Sherk. It was the first Lightweight Championship bout since UFC 41 in 2003, when B.J. Penn and Caol Uno fought to a draw.
A planned match between Keith Jardine and Mike Nickels was cancelled a day before the event when Nickels reaggravated a previous back injury sustained during training. A replacement could not be found on short notice.[4]
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva | def. | Rich Franklin (c) | KO (knee) | 1 | 2:59 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Kenny Florian | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Carmelo Marrero | def. | Cheick Kongo | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Spencer Fisher | def. | Dan Lauzon | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Kalib Starnes | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:40 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Justin James | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:42 | |
| Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def. | Júnior Assunção | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:04 | [lower-alpha 4] |
- ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship
- ↑ This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
- ↑ This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Bonus awards
- Fight of the Night: Sean Sherk vs. Kenny Florian
- Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva
- Submission of the Night: Clay Guida
