UFC Fight Night 6

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UFC Fight Night 6
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

Torres defeats Healy by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:37 of round one. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Petz defeats Morgan by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-23, 30-27 on the judges' scorecards). This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
O'Brien defeats Midoux by technical knockout due to strikes at :52 of round two. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Riggs defeats Von Flue by submission (triangle choke) at 2:01 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
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

Koscheck defeats Goulet by submission (strikes) in 4:02 of the first round
Lister defeats Sasaki by unanimous decision (30-27 on the judges' scorecards).
Leben defeats Santiago by knockout at :35 of round two.
In the main event of the evening, Diego Sanchez defeats Karo Parisyan by a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, and 30-26 on the judges' scorecards).

[edit] Purses

The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC Fight Night 6 was $173,500. [1]

The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts were provided by MMAWeekly.com, and includes the payment amounts for show. The figures do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses

Diego Sanchez ($32,000) def. Karo Parisyan ($12,000)

Joe Riggs ($24,000) def. Jason Von Flue ($5,000)

Dean Lister ($16,000) def. Yuki Sasaki ($5,000)

Josh Koscheck ($14,000) def. Jonathan Goulet ($6,500)

Chris Leben ($14,000) def. Jorge Santiago ($4,000)

Anthony Torres ($10,000) def. Pat Healy ($2,000)

Martin Kampmann ($10,000) def. Crafton Wallace ($3,000)

Jake O'Brien ($6,000) def. Kristof Midoux ($2,000)

Forrest Petz ($4,000) def. Sam Morgan ($4,000)

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