This Week In MMA History (June 24- July 1)

Pride 3 took place on June 24th, 1998 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Carlos Newton by Submission 2nd Round

Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale took place on June 24th, 2006 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kenny Florian defeated Sam Stout by Submission 1st Round
Michael Bisping defeated Josh Haynes by TKO 2nd Round (Ultimate Fighter Light Heavyweight Final)
Kendall Grove defeated Ed Herman by Unanimous Decision (Ultimate Fighter Middleweight Final)

Pride Critical Countdown 2005 took place on June 26th, 2005 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Wanderlei Silva defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura by TKO 1st Round
Ricardo Arona defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO 2nd Round
Alistair Overeem defeated Igor Vovchanchyn by Submission 1st Round
Mauricio Rua defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by Unanimous Decision

Strikeforce: Fedor vs Werdum took place on June 26th, 2010 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Fabricio Werdum defeated Fedor Emelianenko by Submission 1st Round
Cristiane Santos defeated Jan Finney by TKO 2nd Round (Santos defended Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Championship)
Cung Le defeated Scott Smith by TKO 2nd Round

UFC Live 4: Kongo vs Barry took place on June 26th, 2011 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cheick Kongo defeated Pat Barry by TKO 1st Round
Charlie Brennenman defeated Rick Story by Unanimous Decision

UFC Fight Night 5 took place on June 28th, 2005 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Anderson Silva defeated Chris Leben by TKO 1st Round
Rashad Evans defeated Stephan Bonnar by Unanimous Decision

UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands took place on June 29th, 2001 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Tito Ortiz defeated Elvis Sinosic by TKO 1st Round (Ortiz defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship)
BJ Penn defeated Din Thomas by TKO 1st Round

Birthdays
Dan Miller (31) born on June 30th, 1981 in Sparta Township, New Jersey
Gilbert Yvel (36) born on June 30th, 1976 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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