UFC 6

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UFC 6: Shamrock vs. Severn
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The poster for UFC 6: Shamrock vs. Severn.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 14, 1995
Venue Casper Events Center
City Casper, Wyoming
Attendance2,700
Buyrate240,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 5: The Return of the Beast UFC 6: Shamrock vs. Severn UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo

UFC 6: Clash of the Titans was the sixth Rough and Tumble event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 14, 1995, at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

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History

UFC 6 featured the crowning of the first UFC Champion to win the title in a non-tournament format. [2] The champion would be the winner of UFC 6. Also there was second special attraction match, called 'The Superfight' (later promoted heavyweight champion), which continued from UFC 5 as there was no official winner in the previous Superfight. [2] UFC 6 also featured an eight-man tournament, and two alternate fights which were not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast. The tournament had no weight classes, or weight limits. Each match had no rounds; therefore no judges were used for the night. A 20-minute time limit was imposed for the quarterfinal and semi-final round matches in the tournament. The finals of the tournament and the Superfight had a 30-minute time limit and, if necessary, a five-minute overtime.

This event continued the Superfight format from UFC 5 to determine the reigning UFC champion for tournament winners to face. Ken Shamrock remained in the spot and his opponent was UFC 5 champion Dan Severn in a championship match dubbed as "The Clash of the Titans".

The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy, and Michael Buffer served as the guest ring announcer for the night. Ron Van Clief served as the UFC's first and only commissioner at the event. [3] Taimak officiated the preliminary bouts at UFC 6 as well as UFC 7. [3]

Results

Superfight Championship
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
N/A Ken Shamrock def. Dan Severn Submission (guillotine choke)2:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Finals
N/A Oleg Taktarov def. Tank Abbott Submission (rear-naked choke)17:47
Semifinals
N/A Tank Abbott def. Paul Varelans TKO (punches)1:53
N/A Oleg Taktarov def. Anthony Macias Submission (guillotine choke)0:09 [lower-alpha 2]
Quarterfinals
N/A Tank Abbott def.John MatuaKO (punch)0:20
N/A Paul Varelans def.Cal WorshamKO (elbow)1:02
N/A Patrick Smith def.Rudyard MoncayoSubmission (rear-naked choke)1:08
N/A Oleg Taktarov def. Dave Beneteau Submission (guillotine)0:57
Alternate bouts
N/AJoel Suttondef.Jack McLaughlinTKO (submission to punches)2:01
N/A Anthony Macias def.He-Man Ali GipsonTKO (submission to punches)3:06
  1. Shamrock defeated Severn via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:14 to become the first UFC Superfight Champion.
  2. Macias replaced Patrick Smith, who could not continue due to stomach cramps.

UFC 6 Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Flag of the United States.svg Tank Abbott (Wrestling) KO
Flag of the United States.svg John Matua (Kapu Kuialua) 0:20
Flag of the United States.svg Tank Abbott TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Varelans 1:53
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Varelans (Wrestling) KO
Flag of the United States.svg Cal Worsham (Boxing) 1:02
Flag of the United States.svg Tank Abbott 17:45
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Smith (Taekwondo) SUB
Flag of Ecuador.svg Rudyard Moncayo (American Kenpo) 1:08
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Macias 10:09
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov SUB
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov (Sambo) SUB
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Beneteau (Wrestling) 0:57

1 Patrick Smith was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Anthony Macias.

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