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UFC 61 - Bitter Rivals

July 08, 2006•8:00 PM ET

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Main: Pay Per View • Pay Per View

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Commentary: Mike Goldberg, Randy Couture

Announcer: Bruce BufferInterviewer: Randy Couture

📊 Event Stats

Attendance: 11,167Live Gate: $3,350,775

Fights: 9Finish: 67%KOs: 4Subs: 2Dec: 3

Tim Sylvia

(31 - 10 - 1)

Andrei Arlovski

(34 - 24 - 2)

Decision (Unanimous)

R5 5:00

Heavyweight (265 lb)

Ref: John McCarthy

Joshua Burkman

(28 - 18 - 1)

Josh Neer

(36 - 16 - 1)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Ref: Steve Mazzagatti

Tito Ortiz

(21 - 12 - 1)

Ken Shamrock

(28 - 17 - 2)

TKO (Elbows)

R1 1:18

Ref: Herb Dean

Frank Mir

(19 - 13 - 0)

Dan Christison

(20 - 7 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Ref: Yves Lavigne

Joe Stevenson

(33 - 16 - 0)

Yves Edwards

(42 - 22 - 2)

TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

R2 5:00

Ref: John McCarthy

Hermes Franca

(26 - 20 - 1)

Joe Jordan

(48 - 14 - 2)

Submission (Triangle Choke)

R3 0:47

Ref: Yves Lavigne

Jeff Monson

(60 - 26 - 2)

Anthony Perosh

(15 - 10 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R1 2:42

Ref: Herb Dean

Cheick Kongo

(31 - 12 - 3)

Gilbert Aldana

(6 - 2 - 0)

TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

R1 4:13

Ref: Yves Lavigne

Drew Fickett

(43 - 22 - 0)

Kurt Pellegrino

(16 - 7 - 0)

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

R3 1:20

Ref: Steve Mazzagatti