UFC 61: BITTER RIVALS

UFC 61: BITTER RIVALS
June 8th, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Pre-Lims
W - Drew Fickett def. Kurt Pellegrino (TO, Rear Naked Choke, 1:20, Rd3)

H - Cheik Kongo def. Gilbert Aldana (TKO, Cut, 4:13, Rd1)

H - Jeff 'The Snowman' Monson def. Anthony Perosh (TKO, Strikes, 2:22, Rd1)

L - Hermes Franca def. Joe Jordan (TO, Triangle Choke, 0:47, Rd3)

Main Card
L - Joe 'Daddy' Stevenson def. Yves Edwards (TKO, Cut, 5:00, Rd1)

H - Frank Mir def. Dan 'The Sandman' Christison (Unanimous Decision)

LH - 'Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Tito Ortiz def. 'World's Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock (TKO, Elbow Strikes, 1:18, Rd1)

W - 'People's Warrior' Josh Burkman def. Josh Neer (Unanimous Decision)

UFC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Tim 'The Maine-Iac' Sylvia def. Andrei 'The Pitbull' Arlovski (Unanimous Decision) to retain title

**NOTES**
Due to the quick stoppage in the Ortiz vs. Shamrock fight they fought again on a special Spike Tv program Ortiz vs Shamrock 3 and the match ended in nearly the exact same way, and after the fight Ken Shamrock announced his retirement from MMA**