UFC 6

UFC 6 featured the crowning of the first UFC Champion to win the title in a non-tournament format.{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Dave |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AnbS9oIfkDYxeule15884RJZEo14?slug=dm-ufcsix040809&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |title=Relive UFC 6: Clash of the Titans |work=Sports.yahoo.com |date=April 8, 2009 |access-date=April 8, 2009}} 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. 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.{{cite book|last=McCarthy|first="Big" John|title=Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVFPAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 |date=2011 |publisher=Medallion Press |isbn=978-1-60542-200-8 |page=190}} Taimak officiated the preliminary bouts at UFC 6 as well as UFC 7.

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{{MMAevent card|Superfight Championship}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Ken Shamrock

| def.

| Dan Severn

| Submission (guillotine choke)

|

| 2:14

| Shamrock defeated Severn via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:14 to become the first UFC Superfight Champion.

}}

{{MMAevent card|Finals|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Oleg Taktarov

| def.

| Tank Abbott

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

|

| 17:47

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Semifinals|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Tank Abbott

| def.

| Paul Varelans

| TKO (punches)

|

| 1:53

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Oleg Taktarov

| def.

| Anthony Macias

| Submission (guillotine choke)

|

| 0:09

| Macias replaced Patrick Smith, who could not continue due to stomach cramps.

}}

{{MMAevent card|Quarterfinals|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Tank Abbott

| def.

| John Matua

| KO (punch)

|

| 0:20

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Paul Varelans

| def.

| Cal Worsham

| KO (elbow)

|

| 1:02

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Patrick Smith

| def.

| Rudyard Moncayo

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

|

| 1:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Oleg Taktarov

| def.

| Dave Beneteau

| Submission (guillotine)

|

| 0:57

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Alternate bouts|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Joel Sutton

| def.

| Jack McLaughlin

| TKO (submission to punches)

|

| 2:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| N/A

| Anthony Macias

| def.

| He-Man Ali Gipson

| TKO (submission to punches)

|

| 3:06

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals| RD2=Semifinals| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team1= {{flagicon|USA}} Tank Abbott (Wrestling)

| RD1-team2= {{flagicon|USA}} John Matua (Kapu Kuialua)

| RD1-score1=KO

| RD1-score2=0:20

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team3= {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Varelans (Wrestling)

| RD1-team4= {{flagicon|USA}} Cal Worsham (Taekwondo)

| RD1-score3=KO

| RD1-score4=1:02

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team5= {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Smith (Taekwondo)

| RD1-team6= {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Rudyard Moncayo (American Kenpo)

| RD1-score5=SUB

| RD1-score6=1:08

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team7= {{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Taktarov (Sambo)

| RD1-team8= {{flagicon|CAN}} Dave Beneteau (Wrestling)

| RD1-score7=SUB

| RD1-score8=0:57

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team1= {{flagicon|USA}} Tank Abbott

| RD2-team2= {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Varelans

| RD2-score1=TKO

| RD2-score2=1:53

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3= {{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Macias ¹

| RD2-team4= {{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Taktarov

| RD2-score3=0:09

| RD2-score4=SUB

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team1= {{flagicon|USA}} Tank Abbott

| RD3-team2= {{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Taktarov

| RD3-score1=17:45

| RD3-score2=SUB

}}

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

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.{{cite book |last= Gerbasi|first= Thomas|date= 2011-10-17|title= UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship|location= New York|publisher= DK|page= 153|isbn=978-0756683610}}

• Fight of the Night: Oleg Taktarov vs. Tank Abbott
• Knockout of the Night: Tank Abbott {{small|def. John Matua}}
• Submission of the Night: Ken Shamrock {{small|def. Dan Severn}}

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• [http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-6-Clash-of-the-Titans-12 UFC 6 results at Sherdog.com]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090801074658/http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/54573/History-of-the-UFC:-UFC-VI---Clash-of-the-Titans.htm UFC 6 fights reviews]
• [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402114015/http://www.mmamental.com/?q=node%2F119 MMA Mental History UFC 6]

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