UFC 65: Bad Intentions was a mixed martial arts held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 18, 2006 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California – the UFC’s first show at this venue.
The card featured the anticipated rematch between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship – a fight originally scheduled for UFC 63 that had to be cancelled due to St. Pierre suffering a training injury. UFC 65 also featured a heavyweight title bout between UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia and Jeff Monson.
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight Bout
Jake O'Brien vs. Josh Schockman
O'Brien defeats Schockman by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27 for O'Brien. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Light Heavyweight Bout
James Irvin vs. Hector Ramirez
Irvin defeats Ramirez by TKO due to strikes at 2:36 of round two. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.
Heavyweight Bout
Antoni Hardonk vs. Sherman Pandergarst
Hardonk defeats Pandergarst by knockout at 3:15 of round two. Pandergarst was a late replacement for Hardonk's original opponent, Brad Imes. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.
Welterweight Bout
Nick Diaz vs. Gleison Tibau
Diaz defeats Tibau by TKO (due to strikes) at 2:27 of round two. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Main Card
Lightweight Bout
Joe Stevenson vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Stevenson defeats Mishima by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:07 of round one.
Heavyweight Bout
Frank Mir vs. Brandon Vera
Vera defeats Mir by TKO (due to strikes) at 1:09 of round one.
Light Heavyweight Bout
Alessio Sakara vs. Drew McFedries
McFedries defeats Sakara by submission (due to strikes) at 4:07 of round one. McFedries was a late replacement for Sakara's original opponent, Wilson Gouveia, who withdrew from the card.
UFC Heavyweight Championship
Tim Sylvia (C) vs. Jeff Monson
Tim Sylvia retains the UFC Heavyweight Championship title and defeats Jeff Monson by unanimous decision after five rounds. Judges score the bout 50-45, 49-46, and 49-46 for Sylvia.
UFC Welterweight Championship
Matt Hughes (C) vs. Georges St. Pierre
Georges St. Pierre defeats Matt Hughes by KO at 1:25 of round two to become the new UFC Welterweight Champion. In the first round, Hughes sustained two unintentional kicks to the groin; after the second kick, St. Pierre was given a warning by referee "Big" John McCarthy. St. Pierre ended the round with a superman punch and a left hook to the head, stunning and knocking down Hughes right before the horn, nearly ending the match.
In the second round, St. Pierre ended the fight with a left high kick to the head – set up with a fake to an inside leg kick – which stunned Hughes and knocked him to the mat, followed by a flurry of punches and elbows, prompting the referee to halt the contest.
