| Event: | UFC Fight Night 1: UFC Ultimate Fight Night |
| Date: | Sat., Aug. 6, 2005 |
| Start time: | 8:00 PM ET (Main card) |
| Total Fights: | 8 |
| Main Event: | Nate Marquardt vs. Ivan Salaverry |
| Venue: | Cox Pavilion |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Cox Pavilion for UFC Fight Night 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “UFC Ultimate Fight Night” happened on Saturday, August 6, 2005, 19 years ago. A match between Nate Marquardt and Ivan Salaverry headlined the event.
That Saturday night, we saw Chris Leben battle Patrick Cote in a great contest. A massive clash between and also took place at UFC Fight Night 1. Other fights on the card included war with ; and Stephan Bonnar vs. Sam Hoger.
Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC Fight Night 1 on August 6th:
UFC Fight Night 1 card
UFC Fight Night 1 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card usually 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.
“UFC Ultimate Fight Night” was a Fight Night event. You can view the complete UFC Fight Night 1 results and bonuses.
Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC Fight Night 1:
Main event:
- Nate Marquardt vs. Ivan Salaverry
Co-main event:
- Chris Leben vs. Patrick Cote
Rest of the card:
- Stephan Bonnar vs. Sam Hoger
- Nate Quarry vs. Pete Sell
- Josh Koscheck vs. Pete Spratt
- Mike Swick vs. Gideon Ray
- Kenny Florian vs. Alex Karalexis
- Drew Fickett vs. Josh Neer
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