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UFC 61
- Sylvia Vs. Arlovski
UFC 61: Bitter
Rivals
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 5:15 PM
at Mandalay Bay Resort Event Center in Las Vegas, NV
UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia versus former champion Andrei
Arlovski. This championship bout being dubbed as "Bitter Rivals"
matches up some fierce competition!
The featured bout will be between UFC heavyweight champion Tim "The
Main-iac" Sylvia and former champion Andrei "Pit Bull" Arlovski and
a rematch between a no love lost relationship between "The
Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz and Ken "The World's Most
Dangerous Man" Shamrock.
UFC 61: Tim Sylvia vs Andrei
Arlovski
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UFC 61 is going to be unlike any othe UFC bouts before, the
rivalry between these guys is real and the tension will be thick
and the stakes are at an all time high.
Sylvia, 30, won the title at UFC 59 on April 15 by getting up
off the mat to stop Arlovski at 2:43 of the first round. The
6-foot-1, 265-pounder floored the “Pit Bull” with a right hand
and quickly pounced with a flurry of punches, forcing the
stoppage.
The 6-4, 240-pound Arlovski beat Sylvia in February of 2005 in a
mere 47 seconds, forcing a submission with an ankle lock. |
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Current betting odds for these two
matches are as follows:
Andrei Arlovski is a heavy favorite at -300 over Tim Sylvia who's
getting +270 as the underdog.
In the other fight Tito Ortiz is a huge favorite at -517 over Ken
Shamrock at +467.
Odds are of course subject to change as we get closer to the fight.
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UFC 61 Fight Card
and UFC Fight Results |
Full UFC 61 Results
Drew Fickett defeats Kurt Pellegrino via rear naked choke
Jeff Monson defeats Anthony Perosh via TKO in round 1
Chiek Kongo defeats Gilbert Aldana via TKO in round 1
Hermes Franca defeats Joe Jordan via triangle in round
3
Joe Stevenson defeats Yves Edwards via TKO in round 2
Josh Burkman defeats Josh Neer via unanimous decision
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