UFC 53 Card – All Fights & Details for ‘Heavy Hitters’: Fight Card & Details

Event: UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Date: Sat., Jun. 4, 2005
Start time: 6:00 PM ET (Main card)
Total Fights: 8
Main Event: Andrei Arlovski vs. Justin Eilers
Venue: Boardwalk Hall
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Boardwalk Hall for UFC 53 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. “Heavy Hitters” happened on Saturday, June 4, 2005, 18 years ago. A match between Andrei Arlovski and Justin Eilers headlined the event.

That Saturday night, we bear witnessed Karo Parisyan battle Matt Serra in a great clash. A huge clash between and also took place at UFC 53. Other fights on the card included war with ; and Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner.

Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC 53 on June 4th:

UFC 53 card

UFC 53 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card typically features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.

“Heavy Hitters” was a PPV event. You can view the complete UFC 53 results and bonuses.

Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC 53:

Main event:

  • Andrei Arlovski vs. Justin Eilers

Co-main event:

  • Karo Parisyan vs. Matt Serra

Rest of the card:

  • Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner
  • Forrest Griffin vs. Bill Mahood
  • Paul Buentello vs. Kevin Jordan
  • Nate Quarry vs. Shonie Carter
  • David Loiseau vs. Charles McCarthy
  • Nick Diaz vs. Koji Oishi

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