- Saturday 09.23.2006
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- 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:
- MMA Bouts: 9
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Fight Card
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UFC Welterweight Championship
KO/TKO, Punches
3:53 Round 3 of 5, 13:53 Total9Main Event
170
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Fight of the NightMatt Hughes vs. BJ Penn II | $40,000 bonus to each fighter
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Knockout of the NightJoe Lauzon vs. Jens Pulver | $40,000 bonus to Lauzon
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Fight of the NightRoger Huerta vs. Jason Dent | $40,000 bonus to each fighter
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Submission of the NightTyson Griffin vs. David Lee | $40,000 bonus to Griffin
Referees
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John McCarthy
Hughes vs. Penn II (9), Evans vs. Lambert (6), Sanchez vs. Neto (3) -
Steve Mazzagatti
Swick vs. Loiseau (8), Huerta vs. Dent (4), Griffin vs. Lee (1) -
Herb Dean
Guillard vs. Ruediger (7), Lauzon vs. Pulver (5), Gurgel vs. Abbadi (2)
Wiki
UFC 63 Wiki
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.