City Las Vegas, Nevada UFC Ultimate Fight Night UFC 54 Boiling Point Venue Cox Pavilion | Estimated viewers 2,000,000 Date 6 August 2005 Total purse 136,000 USD | |
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Location Cox Pavilion, Nevada, United States Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship Other Instances UFC 208, UFC Fight Night: Bermude, UFC on Fox: Shevche, UFC Fight Night: Rodrígue, UFC 207 | ||
UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known as UFC Fight Night 1) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. The event took place at University of Nevada's Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada.
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Background
It was the second-ever UFC event on free television,[1] with the telecast drawing over two million viewers for a 1.5 overall rating in the United States.[2][3]
With his victory at the event, Nate Quarry became the first The Ultimate Fighter participant to earn a title shot in the organization. He fought for the UFC Middleweight Championship against Rich Franklin at UFC 56.[4]
Nate Marquardt tested positive for nandrolone at the post-fight drug test following his win over Ivan Salaverry.[5]
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the respective Athletic Commission. Individual payouts are listed below. The numbers only include figures that the UFC disclosed to the state athletic commission; fight bonuses, sponsorship fees, and other unofficial bonuses were not disclosed. The total fighter payroll for UFC Ultimate Fight Night was $136,000. [6]