UFC 6

Infobox Wrestling event
name = UFC 6: Clash of the Titans


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = July 14, 1995
venue = Casper Events Center
city = Casper, Wyoming
attendance = 2,700
buyrate =
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"UFC 6: Clash of the Titans" was the sixth mixed martial arts 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.

History

UFC 6 featured an eight-man tournament, a Superfight, 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.

The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy, who had the power to restart the fight from a standing position if the fighters were stalemate and no progress was being made by either one. Michael Buffer served as the guest ring announcer for the night.

UFC 6 marked the first appearance of David "Tank" Abbott, who would make an impressive debut with his brutal 0:20 KO of John Matua, followed by a TKO victory over the much larger Paul Varelans. Abbott ultimately lost the tournament to the much better conditioned Oleg Taktarov, but quickly became a fan favorite with his heavy hands and brash, no nonsense personality.

Alternate bouts

*Joel Sutton vs. Jack McGlaughlin :Sutton wins by submission due to strikes at 2:01 of the first round.

*Anthony Macias vs. He-Man Gipson:Macias wins by submission due to strikes at 3:06 of the first round.

Quarterfinals

*Tank Abbott vs. John Matua:Abbott wins by KO at 0:18 of the first round.

*Paul Varelans vs. Cal Worsham:Varelans wins by KO (elbow to the head) at 1:02 of the first round.

*Patrick Smith vs. Rudyard Moncayo:Smith wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:08 of the first round. Due to an injury sustained during this fight, Smith withdrew from the tournament.

*Oleg Taktarov vs. Dave Beneteau:Taktarov wins by submission (front choke) at 0:57 of the first round.

emifinals

*Tank Abbott vs. Paul Varelans:Abbott wins by TKO due to strikes at 1:53 of the first round.

*Oleg Taktarov vs. Anthony Macias:Taktarov wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 0:09 of the first round. Macias replaced Patrick Smith, who could not continue due to injury.

Finals

*Oleg Taktarov vs. Tank Abbott:Taktarov wins the UFC 6 Tournament by submission (rear naked choke) at 17:45 of the first round.

Bracket

8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals| RD2=Semifinals| RD3=Final
RD1-seed1=| RD1-seed2=| RD1-seed3=| RD1-seed4=| RD1-seed5=| RD1-seed6=| RD1-seed7=| RD1-seed8=
RD1-team1=Tank Abbott
RD1-team2=John Matua
RD1-score1=
RD1-score2=
RD1-team3=Paul Varelans
RD1-team4=Cal Worsham
RD1-score3=
RD1-score4=
RD1-team5=Patrick Smith
RD1-team6=Rudyard Moncayo
RD1-score5=
RD1-score6=
RD1-team7=Oleg Taktarov
RD1-team8=Dave Beneteau
RD1-score7=
RD1-score8=
RD2-team1=Tank Abbott
RD2-team2=Paul Varelans
RD2-score1=
RD2-score2=
RD2-team3=Anthony Macias¹
RD2-team4=Oleg Taktarov
RD2-score3=
RD2-score4=
RD3-team1=Tank Abbott
RD3-team2=Oleg Taktarov
RD3-score1=
RD3-score2=¹Patrick Smith was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Anthony Macias.

uperfight

*Superfight: Ken Shamrock vs. Dan Severn:Shamrock wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:14 of the first round.

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=12 UFC6 results at Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/54573/History-of-the-UFC:-UFC-VI---Clash-of-the-Titans.htm UFC6 fights reviews]
* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]