Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter

Background

The main event featured the third and final encounter between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. At UFC 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 referee Herb Dean. At the UFC 62 weigh-ins, UFC President Dana White announced the third Ortiz-Shamrock encounter. 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 of Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock fighting for a third time drawing a 4.3 rating. 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." The overall ratings record would not be matched until UFC 75 on September 8, 2007.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Tito Ortiz |def. |Ken Shamrock |TKO (punches) |1 |2:23 |Shamrock announces his retirement after the fight, although the retirement only lasted roughly a year and a half. |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 |Middleweight |Nate Marquardt |def. |Crafton Wallace |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |1:14 |Wallace was a late replacement for Thales Leites, who experienced difficulties processing his visa in time for the bout. |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

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Matt Hamill vs. Seth Petruzelli
• Knockout of the Night: Tito Ortiz
• Submission of the Night: Jason MacDonald

References

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