UFC 59
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| UFC 59: Reality Check | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | April 15, 2006 | |
| Venue | Arrowhead Pond | |
| City | Anaheim, California | |
| Attendance | 13,814 (13,060 paid) [1] | |
| Total Gate | $2,191,450 | |
| Buyrate | 425,000 [2] | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 58: USA vs Canada | UFC 59: Reality Check | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie |
UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at Arrowhead Pond, in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.
This was the first-ever UFC event held in California after the state's legalization of mixed martial arts contests. It was a sold-out show, the fastest sell out in UFC history. According to the California State Athletic Commission, there were 13,060 tickets sold, with a live gate of $2,191,450. The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $539,000. [3]
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary Card
[edit] Welterweight Bout: Derrick Noble vs Thiago Alves
Alves defeated Noble by TKO at 2:54 of Round 1. Noble was a late replacement for Drew Fickett, who withdrew from the bout due to injury. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
[edit] Light Heavyweight Bout: Jason Lambert vs Terry Martin
Lambert defeated Martin by TKO at 2:37 of Round 2. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: David Terrell vs Scott Smith
Terrell defeated Smith by rear naked choke at 3:08 of Round 1. There was some controversy surrounding the officiating of the bout, and Smith later appealed his case for a No Contest ruling to the California State Athletic Commission. [4] This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
[edit] Welterweight Bout: Karo Parisyan vs Nick Thompson
Parisyan defeated Thompson by submission (strikes) at 4:44 of Round 1. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Main Card
[edit] Heavyweight Bout: Jeff Monson vs Marcio Cruz
Monson defeated Cruz by split decision with scores of 30-27, 28-29 and 29-28.
[edit] Middleweight Bout: Evan Tanner vs Justin Levens
Tanner was originally scheduled to fight Jeremy Horn, but Horn was removed from the card because of a back injury sustained during training. Tanner defeats Levens by triangle choke at 3:14 of Round 1.
[edit] Light Heavyweight Bout: Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin
Ortiz defeated Forrest Griffin by split decision with scores of 30-27, 28-29, 29-27.
[edit] Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz vs Sean Sherk
Sherk defeated Diaz by unanimous decision.
[edit] Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion Andrei Arlovski vs Tim Sylvia
This UFC contest was supervised by the California State Athletic Commission,with Executive Officer Armando Garcia.The judges at Octagon side were Abe Belardo,Alejandro Rochin,and Cecil Peoples.The referee incharge of the Octagon was Herb Dean.
Sylvia defeated Arlovski by TKO at 2:43 Round 1 to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion.
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006 (includes fighter salaries for UFC 59)
