UFC 52

History

Headlining the card were the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 1, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. At the time, it was the highest-grossing UFC event ever at the live gate, with $2,575,450 in ticket sales. Dan "The Beast" Severn was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at this event.

The total fighter payroll for UFC 52 was $519,500.

The rematch bout between Matt Hughes and Frank Trigg for the Welterweight title is one of president of the UFC Dana White's favorite fights. In 2015 during International Fight Week, this became the second fight to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Results

| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Randy Couture (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. | Light Heavyweight | Renato Sobral | def. | Travis Wiuff | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 0:24 | | Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Frank Trigg | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:05 | For the UFC Welterweight Championship. | Middleweight | Matt Lindland | def. | Travis Lutter | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:32 | | Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | This fight was originally scheduled for UFC 48, but Miller was tending to legal problems at the time. | Middleweight | Ivan Salaverry | def. | Joe Riggs | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:42 | | Middleweight | Joe Doerksen | def. | Patrick Côté | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:35 | Doerksen entered the card as a late replacement for Lee Murray, who pulled out due to travel complications. | Light Heavyweight | Mike van Arsdale | def. | John Marsh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

• Fight of the Night: Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg
• Knockout of the Night: Chuck Liddell
• Submission of the Night: Matt Hughes

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