MIKE TYSON IN ACTION AS REFEREE AT WORLD CAGE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP PICTURES/VID

Referee and former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson, centre left, stops the action as England’s Terry Etim, right, celebrates after beating Spain’s Diego Gonzalez, during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Update: Click here to watch a video of the match with Mike Tyson as special referee. The video is from mmablogger.com. Thanks to CasperUK for the lead in this thread.

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Former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson takes a seat ringside before refereeing a fight in the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson takes a seat ringside before refereeing a fight in the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: British boxer Amir Khan (L) talks to referee former heavyweight world champ Mike Tyson before a fight in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, England, 18 March 2006.

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 18: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has a chat before he referees a fight during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Arena on March 18, 2006 in Manchester, England.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: Referee former heavyweight world champ Mike Tyson enters the cage before a fight in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, England, 18 March 2006.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: Mike Tyson laughs as he is interviewed prior to refereeing a fight in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, 18 March 2006.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: Referee former heavyweight world champ Mike Tyson watches the card girl between rounds in a fight in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, England, 18 March 2006.

Referee for the night and former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson, centre, watches a ring girl parade as he waits to referee a fight between England’s Terry Etim and Spain’s Diego Gonzalez during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson gives a thumbs up to fans before refereeing a fight between England’s Terry Etim and Spain’s Diego Gonzalez during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: Referee former heavyweight world champ Mike Tyson (L) is photographed by fans during a fight in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, England, 18 March 2006.

Referee and former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson, centre left, stops the action as England’s Terry Etim, right, celebrates after beating Spain’s Diego Gonzalez, during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: Referee former heavyweight world champ Mike Tyson (C) steps in as Terry Etim of England (R) beats Diego Gonzalez of Spain during a fight in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, England, 18 March 2006.

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 18: Referee Mike Tyson stops the fight between Diego Gonzalez (L) of Spain and Terry Etim of England, declard the winner, during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Arena on March 18, 2006 in Manchester, England.

Referee and former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson, centre left, watches as England’s Terry Etim celebrates after beating Spain’s Diego Gonzalez, left, during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Arena Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: Referee ex-world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson congratulates Terry Etim of England (top) after he beat Diego Gonzalez of Spain in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, England, 18 March 2006.

Former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson, right, sits ringside with British boxer Amir Khan during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Arena Manchester, England, Saturday March 18, 2006.

Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM: British boxer Amir Khan (L) poses with referee former heavyweight world champ Mike Tyson before a fight in the World Cage Fight Championships in Manchester, England, 18 March 2006.