UFC 64
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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
.
against highly-touted Anderson Silva
, 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.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12,000 seat indoor arena, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by MGM Resorts International.It has hosted many music, boxing and mixed martial arts events....
, on the Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and was broadcast live on pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Background
The card centered on a UFC Middleweight Championship defense by Rich FranklinRich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
against highly-touted Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
, Franklin's first defense in 7 months.
The card also featured a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter 1
The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters were invited to participate in the show where they would reside together and train in two separate teams...
alumnus Kenny Florian
Kenny Florian
Kenneth Alan Florian is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans and...
and longtime UFC veteran Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
Sean Keith Sherk is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for the UFC. He currently holds a professional mixed martial arts record of thirty-six wins, four losses and one draw. Sherk has fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion...
. It was the first Lightweight Championship bout since UFC 41
UFC 41
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in 2003, when B.J. Penn and Caol Uno
Caol Uno
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Specifically, Uno is known for his low single leg takedown and rear naked choke. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan...
fought to a draw.
A planned match between Keith Jardine
Keith Jardine
Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
and Mike Nickels
Mike Nickels
Michael John Nickels is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter and a Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Along with many other victories in Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Nickels is a 3X Pan American Gold medalist, and a UFC vet...
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.
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Kurt PellegrinoKurt PellegrinoKurt Joseph Pellegrino is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the lightweight division of the UFC. Pellegrino's first fight in the UFC came in 2006...
vs.
Junior AssuncaoJunior AssuncaoCleuder F. "Junior" Assunção is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the lightweight and featherweight divisions.-Biography:Originally from Northeastern Brazil, Junior grew up in Miami, and now resides in Atlanta...
- Pellegrino wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:04 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
- Lightweight bout: Clay GuidaClay GuidaClayton Charles Guida is an American mixed martial artist and currently fighting in the UFC as a lightweight. Guida was the first Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and held the title until being defeated by Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Revenge...
vs. Justin JamesJustin JamesJustin Duane James is an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics in 2010....
- Guida wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:42 of round two. The fight, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
- Middleweight bout:
Yushin OkamiYushin Okamiis a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
vs.
Kalib StarnesKalib StarnesKalib Axel Starnes is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist of Metis descent. He was featured in the third season of the reality TV series, The Ultimate Fighter...
- Okami wins by TKO (strikes) at 1:38 of round three. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Main card
- Lightweight bout: Spencer FisherSpencer FisherSpencer William Fisher is an American mixed martial artist from Brevard, North Carolina. He currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion. He holds notable victories over Thiago Alves, Matt Wiman, Sam Stout, Jeremy Stephens, and Caol Uno...
vs. Dan LauzonDan LauzonDan Lauzon is an American mixed martial artist from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Joe Lauzon.-First stint in Ultimate Fighting Championship:...
- Fisher wins by TKO (strikes) at 4:38 of round one. Lauzon came in as a late replacement, having only two weeks to prepare.
- Heavyweight bout: Carmelo MarreroCarmelo MarreroCarmelo Marrero is an American mixed martial artist with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses. He is best known for handing UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo his first loss inside the octagon....
vs.
Cheick KongoCheick KongoCheick Guillaume Ouedraogo , more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a professional French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
- Marrero wins by split decision after three rounds. The judges scored the bout 29–28, 28–29, 29–28.
- Welterweight bout: Jon FitchJon FitchJonathan Parker Fitch is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently ranked as the No. 2 welterweight in the world by Sherdog, as well as many other publications.-Background:...
vs. Kuniyoshi HironakaKuniyoshi Hironakais a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division.After Mizuto Hirota vacated the Cage Force Lightweight Championship, Kuniyoshi Hironaka defeated Yoshihiro Koyama at Cage Force 12 to become the new belt holder....
- Fitch wins by unanimous decision after three rounds. The judges scored the bout 30–27, 30–27, 30–25.
- Lightweight Championship bout: Sean SherkSean SherkSean Keith Sherk is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for the UFC. He currently holds a professional mixed martial arts record of thirty-six wins, four losses and one draw. Sherk has fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion...
vs. Kenny FlorianKenny FlorianKenneth Alan Florian is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans and...
- Sherk wins by unanimous decision to win the vacated Lightweight championship after five rounds. The judges scored the bout 49–46, 49–46, and 50–45. Sherk becomes the second lightweight champion in UFC history and first to hold the title since 2002.
- Middleweight Championship bout: Rich FranklinRich FranklinRich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
(c) vs. Anderson SilvaAnderson SilvaAnderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
- Silva wins by KO (knee) at 2:59 of round one to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion.
Fighter Payouts
The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 64 was $209,000. http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/10/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-63-and-ufc-64.html Individual payouts are listed below, note that numbers only include figures the UFC disclosed to the state athletic commission, and does not include PPV buyrate bonuses, sponsorship fees, or any other bonuses. http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/10/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-63-and-ufc-64.html- Anderson Silva: $50,000 (defeated Rich Franklin)
- Sean Sherk: $22,000 (defeated Kenny Florian)
- Rich Franklin: $21,000 (lost to Anderson Silva)
- Kenny Florian: $8,000 (lost to Sean Sherk)
- Cheick Kongo: $20,000 (lost to Carmelo Marrero)
- Jon Fitch: $20,000 (defeated Kuniyoshi Hironaka)
- Spencer Fisher: $20,000 (defeated Dan Lauzon)
- Kuniyoshi Hironaka: $6,000 (lost to Jon Fitch)
- Carmelo Marrero: $6,000 (defeated Cheick Kongo)
- Dan Lauzon: $3,000 (lost to Spencer Fisher)
- Yushin Okami: $12,000 (defeated Kalib Starnes)
- Clay Guida: $6,000 (defeated Justin James)
- Kalib Starnes: $5,000 (lost to Yushin Okami)
- Kurt Pellegrino: $4,000 (defeated Junior Assuncao)
- Junior Assuncao: $3,000 (lost to Kurt Pellegrino)
- Justin James: $3,000 (lost to Clay Guida)