- UFC Fight Night 6
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC Fight Night 6
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =August 17 ,2006
venue =Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino
city =Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance =
gate =
buyrate =
purse = [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-fighter-salaries.html $173,500]
previousevent = Ultimate Fight Night 5
followingevent ="UFC Fight Night 6" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship onAugust 17 ,2006 . The event took place at theRed Rock Resort Spa and Casino inLas Vegas, Nevada , and was broadcast live onSpike TV in theUnited States andCanada . 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. [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/08/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-fight-night-6.html]The main event of the evening – a welterweight bout between
The Ultimate Fighter superstarDiego Sanchez and former title contenderKaro Parisyan – was given heightened interest, as the winner of the bout was rumored to designate the next challenger for the UFC welterweight championship. [http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=5315]The disclosed fighter payroll for this event was $173,500. [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-fighter-salaries.html] __NOTOC__
Results
Preliminary card
*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA
Pat Healy vs. flagicon|USA Anthony Torres:Torres wins by submission (rear naked choke ) at 2:37 of round one. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Sammy Morgan vs. flagicon|USA
Forrest Petz :Petz wins by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-23, 30-27). This bout was not aired on the broadcast.*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|FRA
Kristof Midoux vs. flagicon|USAJake O'Brien :O'Brien wins by technical knockout due to strikes at :52 of round two. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA
Joe Riggs vs. flagicon|USAJason Von Flue :Riggs wins by submission (triangle choke ) at 2:01 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.*Middleweight bout: flagicon|DEN
Martin Kampmann vs. flagicon|USACrafton Wallace :Kampmann wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:59 of round one. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.Main card
*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA
Josh Koscheck vs. flagicon|CANJonathan Goulet :Koscheck wins by submission (strikes) in 4:02 of the first round*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA
Dean Lister vs. flagicon|JPNYuki Sasaki :Lister wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA
Chris Leben vs. flagicon|BRAJorge Santiago :Leben wins by knockout at :35 of round two.*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA
Diego Sanchez vs. flagicon|ARMKaro Parisyan :Sanchez wins by a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-26).Purses
The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC Fight Night 6 was $173,500. [cite news
first=Ivan
last=Trembow
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2552&zoneid=13
title=FIGHTER SALARIES FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT 6
date=2006-08-29 ]The individual payouts are listed below. Purse includes the payment amounts for show,but 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)
References
External links
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=4026 UFC Fight Night Results on Sherdog]
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/08/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-fight-night-6.html UFC Fight Night 6 Ratings Up Slightly from UFN 5]
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-fighter-salaries.html UFC Fight Night 6 Fighter Salary Breakdown]
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