This Week In MMA History (July 1-7)

Pride Critical Countdown Absolute took place on July 1st, 2006 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Mirko Cro Cop defeated Hidehiko Yoshida by Submission 1st Round
Josh Barnett defeated Mark Hunt by Submission 1st Round
Wanderlei Silva defeated Kazuyuki Fujita by TKO 1st Round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Fabricio Werdum by Unanimous Decision
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated Alistair Overeem by TKO 2nd Round

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber II took place on July 2nd, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dominick Cruz defeated Urijah Faber by Unanimous Decision (Cruz defended UFC Bantamweight Championship)
Chris Leben defeated Wanderlei Silva by TKO 1st Round
Tito Ortiz defeated Ryan Bader by Submission 1st Round
Carlos Condit defeated Dong Hyun Kim by TKO 1st Round

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin took place on July 3rd, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brock Lesnar defeated Shane Carwin by Submission 2nd Round (Lesnar defended UFC Heavyweight Championship)
Chris Leben defeated Yoshihiro Akiyama by Submission 3rd Round
Stephan Bonnar defeated Krzysztof Soszynski by TKO 2nd Round

Pride 6 took place on July 4th, 1999 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Ebenezer Fontes Braga by Submission 1st Round
Guy Mezger defeated Akira Shoji by Split Decision

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin took place on July 5th, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Forrest Griffin defeated Quinton Jackson by Unanimous Decision (Griffin won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship)
Patrick Cote defeated Ricardo Almeida by Unanimous Decision
Josh Koscheck defeated Chris Lytle by Unanimous Decision

UFC 73: Stacked took place on July 7th, 2007 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.
Anderson Silva defeated Nate Marquardt by TKO 1st Round (Silva defended UFC Middleweight Championship)
Sean Sherk defeated Hermes Franca by Unanimous Decision (Sherk defended UFC Lightweight Championship)
Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans fought to a draw
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Heath Herring by Unanimous Decision

Birthdays

Forrest Griffin (33) born on July 1st, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio
Wanderlei Silva (36) born on July 3rd, 1976 in Curtiba, Brazil
John Alessio (33) born on July 5th, 1979 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Gesias Cavalcante (29) July 6th, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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