UFC 54

UFC 54: Boiling Point was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

UFC 54: Boiling Point
The poster for UFC 54: Boiling Point
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	August 20, 2005
Venue	MGM Grand Arena
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	13,520 (Paid: 11,634)[1]
Total gate	$2,336,000
Buyrate	150,000
Event chronology
UFC Ultimate Fight Night UFC 54: Boiling Point Ultimate Fight Night 2

History

A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Chuck Liddell and Jeremy Horn served as the event’s headliner.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell (c)	def.	Jeremy Horn	TKO (punches)	4	2:46	[a]
Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia	def.	Tra Telligman	KO (head kick)	1	4:59
Light Heavyweight	Randy Couture	def.	Mike Van Arsdale	Submission (anaconda choke)	3	0:52
Welterweight	Diego Sanchez	def.	Brian Gassaway	TKO (submission to punches)	2	1:56
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre	def.	Frank Trigg	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:09
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Matt Lindland	def.	Joe Doerksen	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Middleweight	Trevor Prangley	def.	Travis Lutter	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	James Irvin	def.	Terry Martin	KO (flying knee)	2	0:09	[c]

1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. At that time, Horn informed the referee that he could no longer see properly, and the official called the bout.
2. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
3. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.^[2]

• Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell vs. Jeremy Horn
• Knockout of the Night: James Irvin
• Submission of the Night: Randy Couture

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2005 in UFC