UFC Fight Night 2
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Background
UFC Fight Night 2 (aka Ultimate Fight Night 2 and UFC Fight Night: Tanner vs. Loiseau) was a 7-bout fight card held on October 3, 2005 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The card aired lived on SpikeTV and was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC middleweight champion, Evan Tanner against Canadian, David Loiseau.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Jonathan Goulet vs. Jay Hieron
- Middleweight Bout: Jon Fitch vs. Brock Larson
- Welterweight Bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Alves
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Drew Fickett vs. Josh Koscheck
- Heavyweight Bout: Brandon Vera vs. Fabiano Scherner
- Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Edwin Dewees
- Middleweight Bout: Evan Tanner vs. David Loiseau
Pre-Event Notes
The winner of the Tanner/Loiseau bout is said to be line for a shot at Rich Franklin's middleweight title.
Jon Fitch, Brandon Vera, Spencer Fisher, Brock Larson, Fabiano Scherner and Jonathan Goulet make their UFC debuts.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Jonathan Goulet defs. Jay Hieron via TKO (cut) at 1:05 of round 3.
- Middleweight Bout: Jon Fitch defs. Brock Larson via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight Bout: Spencer Fisher defs. Thiago Alves via submission (triangle choke) at 4:43 of round 2.
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Drew Fickett defs. Josh Koscheck via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:20 of round 3.
- Heavyweight Bout: Brandon Vera defs. Fabiano Scherner via TKO (knees) at 3:22 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben defs. Edwin Dewees via submission (armbar) at 3:26 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: David Loiseau defs. Evan Tanner via TKO (cuts) at 4:15 of round 2.
Tanner controlled the majority of the first and second rounds positionally, gaining Loiseau's back on multiple occasions. However, whenever Loiseau was on top he would unleash deadly, slicing elbows that opened up several deep gashes on Tanner's face, ultimately getting him the fight.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 54: Boiling Point
Followed by: UFC 55: Fury
External Links
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=270 - Offical UFC Event Page
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