UFC Fight Night 6

UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan

A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date August 17, 2006
Venue Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Total purse $173,500[1]
Event chronology

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral

UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan (also known as 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.

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.

The disclosed fighter payroll for this event was $173,500.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Diego Sanchez def. Karo Parisyan Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–26) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Chris Leben def. Jorge Santiago KO (punch) 2 0:35
Middleweight Dean Lister def. Yuki Sasaki Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Josh Koscheck def. Jonathan Goulet Submission (punches) 1 4:10
Preliminary Card
Middleweight Martin Kampmann def. Crafton Wallace Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:59
Welterweight Joe Riggs def. Jason Von Flue Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:01 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Jake O'Brien def. Kristof Midoux TKO (punches) 2 0:52
Welterweight Forrest Petz def. Sam Morgan Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–23) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Anthony Torres def. Pat Healy Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:37
  1. ↑ The fight was later named UFC Fight of the Year for 2006.
  2. ↑ This bout was aired on the broadcast.
  3. ↑ The second score marks the widest point margin in a three-round fight in UFC history.

Bonus awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-fighter-salaries.html
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