Product Details

• Actors: Paul Buentello, Andrei Arlovoski
• Directors: Multi
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Studio Works
• DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000C8STBW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,455 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Andrei arlovski vs paul buentello forrest griffin vs elvis sinocic joe riggs vs chris lytle chael sonnen vs babalu sobral Studio: Tcfhe/anchor Bay/starz Release Date: 03/07/2006 Run time: 140 minutes Director: Dana White

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Goodbye, Paul Buentello, March 29, 2006

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Matt (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 55: Fury (DVD)

UFC 55: Fury
October 8, 2005

I honestly love all MMA fighting, but the preliminary bouts were pretty weak at this UFC event.

Dennis Hallman and Jorge Rivera give us the first taste of real MMA fighting. Hallman appears to be in control early on, but he gets gassed early and allows Rivera to quickly turn the tide with strikes. Hallman fights a very uninspired fight. This one is a ultimately a bit of a letdown.

Chris Lytle then takes on Joe "Diesel" Riggs. Riggs takes over at the end of the first round and the fight is soon after stopped due to a cut caused by an elbow. It's a good fight. Lytle is technically sound, he simply lacks the power to compete with Riggs - as was the case when he faced Robbie Lawler.

Renato "Babalu" Sobral v. Chael Sonnen. Sonnen debuts better than I was expecting against such a great fighter. He gives Babalu a solid challenge, but it all ends due to a submission early in the 2nd round.

Ultimate Fighter (Season 1) and UFC sensation Forrest Griffin then faces off against Australian fighter Elvis Sinosic. We all know how Griffin loves a standing fight - and Sinosic obliges him in this bout. Griffin really knows how to make his fights exciting, which would help to explain his recent MMA stardom. I can't wait to see him fight Tito Ortiz in UFC 59.

We follow-up on Griffin's exciting fight with a couple of no-names going at it. Sean Gannon and Brandon Lee Hinkle. Hinkle dominates...

Main event: Andrei Arlovski v. Paul Buentello. Buentello looks intimidated from the very beginning - I got a bad vibe about the fight right off the bat. Buentello knew he needed to get lucky in order to win this fight. Instead, he gets blasted almost immediately. This is one of the quickest heavyweight fights I've seen. Arlovski is a mad man and I don't know who the UFC will be able to find to create a challenge for him.

As always, there are some great behind-the-scenes bonus features. This is certainly not the best UFC event I've seen, but you do get to see Forrest Griffin's 2nd official UFC fight, as well as Andrei Arlovski continue his path of destruction. Not bad.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well, the UFC does produce duds sometimes, October 17, 2006

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morgoth "we lamas are traditional enemies of ... (omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 55: Fury (DVD)

The other reviewers did a GREAT job already at reviewing this so I just have to back them up. I really liked the fight between the jujitsu champ and the judo guy. They don't know how to punch but it is still fun to watch and learn these guys cyrstal clear techniques in the style they use.

The main match is just horribble. It would have been OK because the main event rarely lives up to expectations but only half of the fights are watchable on this card. I have seen Dennis Hallman too many times and it is amazing that he is still the exact same person. He comes out tough in the first part of the first round, then later in the round dies out, gets punched over an over and then finally in the 3rd round he gives it one last burst. I just don't know how the guy does it. Definitely one of the toughest S.O.B.'s ever that would benifit greatly from better training.

So there about 50 UFC's better than this one, be sure to check them out first.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars UFC 55: The Fall of UFC, March 10, 2006

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Ghostman (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 55: Fury (DVD)

I've been a fan since 35. I can forgive the main event because Buentello truly was the number one contender. However, I can't forgive the dreadful card. 90% were C-tier fighters who wouldn't qualify as fillers, let alone killers. The fact that Dana White allowed an entire PPV to compose of these hopeless fighters is like swashing a bucket of urine at the face of God. A disgraceful DVD that promises to supply loyal UFC fans with more nightmares than Freddy Kruegar.