Completed Event
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn
- Date: Saturday 09.23.2006 at 11:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- Name: UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Arrowhead Pond
- Location: Anaheim, California, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,582,370
- Attendance: 12,604 (Paid: 9,343)
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 400,000 | TV Ratings:
- Number of Bouts: 9
- Event Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia
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UFC 63 featured one of the most highly-anticipated main events of the year, when Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes found himself staring down the barrel of a hot-blooded Hawaiian by the name of BJ Penn for the second time after top contender Georges St-Pierre, who had defeated Penn earlier that year to earn a title shot, was forced out of the fight due to a groin injury.
Penn had shocked the world two years earlier by submitting Hughes and stealing the belt, but the rematch went much differently. Hughes outlasted and out muscled the smaller Penn before finishing him with short punches from the mounted crucifix position in the third round, marking his sixth consecutive victory.
UFC 63 Fight Card
| Bout | Info | |
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Matt Hughes
defeats
BJ Penn
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Main Event | Title Fight | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) #74 Greatest Fight of All Time #21 Greatest Welterweight MMA Fight of All Time |
3:53 Round 3 of 5, 13:53 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Mike Swick
defeats
David Loiseau
via
Decision, Unanimous
Co-Main Event | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
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Melvin Guillard
defeats
Gabe Ruediger
via
KO/TKO, Punch to the Body
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
1:01 Round 2 of 3, 6:01 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Rashad Evans
defeats
Jason Lambert
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) |
2:22 Round 2 of 3, 7:22 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Joe Lauzon
defeats
Jens Pulver
via
KO/TKO, Punch
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) #8 Biggest Upset of All Time |
0:48 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Roger Huerta
defeats
Jason Dent
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
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Eddie Sanchez
defeats
Mario Neto
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
0:17 Round 2 of 3, 5:17 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Jorge Gurgel
defeats
Danny Abbadi
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Tyson Griffin
defeats
David Lee
via
Submission, Rear-Naked Choke
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
1:50 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
| Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts | Info | |
|---|---|---|
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Gabriel Gonzaga
vs.
Mario Neto
Cancelled (Gonzaga Withdrew)
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Matt Hughes
vs.
Georges St. Pierre
Cancelled (St-Pierre Groin Injury)
Main Event | Title Fight | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
5 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Jason Reinhardt
vs.
Roger Huerta
Cancelled (Reinhardt Neck Injury)
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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