UFC 63

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UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2
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The poster for UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 23, 2006
Venue Arrowhead Pond
City Anaheim, California
Attendance12,604 (9,343 paid) [1]
Total gate$1,582,370 [1]
Buyrate400,000 [2]
Total purse$332,000 (disclosed only) [3]
Event chronology
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2 Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter

UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 23, 2006. The event took place at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California and was broadcast live on pay-per-view (PPV) in the United States and Canada.

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Background

Matt Hughes and BJ Penn at the weigh-ins. Matt Hughes and BJ Penn after weigh-in at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (23 09 2006).jpg
Matt Hughes and BJ Penn at the weigh-ins.

The event, originally subtitled "Hughes vs. St-Pierre," was scheduled to feature a UFC Welterweight Title match between champion Matt Hughes and Georges St-Pierre. Nevertheless, a groin injury—which was reported early in August, forced St-Pierre off the card. At first, St-Pierre sought a physiotherapist, hoping the injury would heal on its own during training; [4] however, it was later announced that St-Pierre would indeed withdraw from his long-awaited title shot. Taking his place was former UFC Welterweight Champion, B.J. Penn, who defeated Hughes in a championship fight in 2004, and was beaten by St-Pierre at UFC 58 . In fact, the Penn loss was Hughes' only defeat in his last twenty fights.

The Quad-City Times reported that Pat Miletich expressed outrage that the UFC had apparently scheduled this event alongside a bout he had forthcoming in the IFL, which caused him to miss cornering Hughes and Pulver, fighters whom he coaches, in their UFC matches. [5]

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Matt Hughes (c)def. B.J. Penn TKO (punches)33:53 [a]
Middleweight Mike Swick def. David Loiseau Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Melvin Guillard def. Gabe Ruediger TKO (punch to the body)21:01
Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans def. Jason Lambert KO (punches)22:22
Lightweight Joe Lauzon def. Jens Pulver TKO (punch)10:48
Preliminary Card
Lightweight Roger Huerta def. Jason Dent Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00 [b]
Heavyweight Eddie Sanchez def.Mario NetoKO (punches)20:17
Lightweight Jorge Gurgel def.Danny AbbadiDecision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00 [c]
Lightweight Tyson Griffin def.David LeeSubmission (rear-naked choke)11:50
  1. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
  2. ↑ Dent came as a late replacement for Jason Reinhardt, who had pulled out of the card due to lingering medical concerns with his neck. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
  3. ↑ This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Bonus awards

Georges St-Pierre comments on Matt Hughes performance

At the post-fight interview, after Penn left the cage, St-Pierre stepped into the ring to hype up his upcoming title bout against Hughes, stating that he was glad that Hughes won his fight, but that he was "not impressed by [Hughes'] performance". [6]

According to both commentator Joe Rogan and Hughes' own autobiography, Hughes was unhappy with St-Pierre's statement. Hughes said that they "had words" off-camera shortly after, at which time St-Pierre apologized, saying he had misunderstood something Hughes had said on the microphone and did not mean to offend him.

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References

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  5. ↑ Moeller, Sean (2006-08-04). "Miletich upset over UFC president's scheduling". Quad City Times. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Georges St-Pierre "I'm not impressed by your performance" video" (video). MMAmania.com. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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