| UFC: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | ||||
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 The poster for UFC: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 10, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Live at theSeminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Hollywood, Florida | |||
| Attendance | 3,510 | |||
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UFC: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter (also known asUFC Fight Night 6.5) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on October 10, 2006. The event took place at theSeminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino inHollywood, Florida and was broadcast live onSpike TV in theUnited States andCanada.
The main event featured the third and final encounter betweenTito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. AtUFC 61, the two fighters met for a second time, with Ortiz reigning victorious via technical knockout. However, some critics contend that the fight was stopped too early by refereeHerb Dean. At theUFC 62 weigh-ins, UFC PresidentDana White announced the third Ortiz-Shamrock encounter.[1] Tickets went on sale on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, and sold out in two days.
The two-hour broadcast drew a 3.1 overall rating, with the main event ofTito Ortiz andKen Shamrock fighting for a third time drawing a 4.3 rating.[2] Quoting MMA Weekly's Ivan Trembow, "That breaks down to an amazing 5.7 million viewers for the Ortiz vs. Shamrock fight. This shatters the UFC's previous record for the number of people watching a UFC fight at any given time."[3] The overall ratings record would not be matched untilUFC 75 on September 8, 2007.[4]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Ken Shamrock | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:23 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Kendall Grove | def. | Chris Price | Submission (elbows) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Middleweight | Jason MacDonald | def. | Ed Herman | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | def. | Seth Petruzelli | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Nate Marquardt | def. | Crafton Wallace | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:14 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Tony DeSouza | def. | Dustin Hazelett | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Middleweight | Rory Singer | def. | Josh Haynes | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Thiago Alves | def. | John Alessio | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Marcus Davis | def. | Forrest Petz | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:58 | |
The following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.
