UFC 64
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.
Background
The card centered on a UFC Middleweight Championship defense by Rich Franklin 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.
Results
Preliminary card
* Lightweight bout: United States Kurt Pellegrino vs. Brazil Junior Assuncao
Pellegrino wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:02 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
* Lightweight bout: United States Clay Guida vs. United States Justin James
Guida wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:42 of round two. The fight, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
* Middleweight bout: Japan Yushin Okami vs. Canada Kalib Starnes
Okami wins by TKO (strikes) at 1:38 of round three. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Main card
* Lightweight bout: United States Spencer Fisher vs. United States Dan Lauzon
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: United States Carmelo Marrero vs. France Cheick Kongo
Marrero wins by split decision after three rounds. The judges scored the bout 29–28, 28–29, 29–28.
* Welterweight bout: United States Jon Fitch vs. Japan Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Fitch wins by unanimous decision after three rounds. The judges scored the bout 30–27, 30–27, 30–25.
* Lightweight Championship bout: United States Sean Sherk vs. United States Kenny Florian
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 only the second lightweight champion in UFC history and first to hold the title since 2002.
* Middleweight Championship bout: United States Rich Franklin (c) vs. Brazil Anderson Silva
Silva wins by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 of round one to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion.
