UFC Fight Night 6
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| UFC Fight Night 6 | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | August 17, 2006 | |
| Venue | Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino | |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Total Purse | $173,500 | |
| Event chronology | ||
| Ultimate Fight Night 5 | UFC Fight Night 6 | Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter |
UFC Fight Night 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. The event took place at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. It acted as a lead-in to the season four premiere of The Ultimate Fighter. The two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night 6 on Spike TV drew a 1.5 overall rating.[1]
The main event of the evening – a welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter superstar Diego Sanchez and former title contender Karo Parisyan – was given heightened interest, as the winner of the bout was rumored to designate the next challenger for the UFC Welterweight Championship. [2]
The disclosed fighter payroll for this event was $173,500. [3]
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
[edit] Welterweight bout: Pat Healy vs. Anthony Torres
Torres defeats Healy by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:37 of round one. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Sammy Morgan vs. Forrest Petz
Petz defeats Morgan by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-23, 30-27 on the judges' scorecards). This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Heavyweight bout: Christophe Midoux vs. Jake O'Brian
O'Brien defeats Midoux by technical knockout due to strikes at :52 of round two. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Joe Riggs vs. Jason Von Flue
Riggs defeats Von Flue by submission (triangle choke) at 2:01 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Middleweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Crafton Wallace
In a bout that had many mixed martial arts journalists intrigued [4] [5], Martin Kampmann defeats Crafton Wallace by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:59 of round one. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Main card
[edit] Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Jonathan Goulet
Koscheck defeats Goulet by submission (strikes) in 4:02 of the first round
[edit] Middleweight bout: Dean Lister vs. Yuki Sasaki
Lister defeats Sasaki by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27 on the judges' scorecards).
[edit] Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Jorge Santiago
Leben defeats Santiago by knockout at :35 of round two.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Diego Sánchez vs. Karo Parisyan
In the main event of the evening, Diego Sánchez defeats Karo Parisyan by a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, and 30-26 on the judges' scorecards).
