UFC Fight Night 7
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| UFC Fight Night 7 | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | December 13, 2006 | |
| Venue | MCAS Miramar | |
| City | San Diego, California | |
| Event chronology | ||
| Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | UFC Fight Night 7 | UFC Fight Night 8 |
- Not to be confused with Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter.
UFC Fight Night 7 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 13, 2006 at the MCAS Miramar near San Diego, California. It was the first UFC event to take place on a military base. The two-hour broadcast drew a 1.3 overall rating on Spike TV. [1] The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $163,000. [2]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
[edit] Middleweight bout: Steve Byrnes vs. Logan Clark
Clark defeats Byrnes by unanimous decision. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Keita Nakamura vs. Brock Larson
Larson defeats Nakamura by unanimous decision. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Luigi Fioravanti vs. Dave Menne
Fioravanti defeats Menne by technical knockout at 4:44 in round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Middleweight bout: Jorge Santiago vs. Alan Belcher
Belcher defeats Santiago by knockout at 2:45 in round three. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: David Heath vs. Victor Valimaki
Heath defeats Valimaki by split decision. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Main card
[edit] Welterweight bout: Shonie Carter vs. Marcus Davis
Davis defeats Carter by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 30-26, 30-27, and 29-28 for Davis.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Drew Fickett
Parisyan defeats Fickett by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Parisyan.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Jeff Joslin
Koscheck defeats Joslin by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Koscheck.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Riggs
In the main event of the evening, Diego Sanchez defeats Joe Riggs by knockout at 1:45 of round one. Early in the round, Sanchez connected with a right hook that fell Riggs to the arena mat. Sanchez capitalized with a knee to the head, followed by a fight-ending flurry of strikes on the ground, prompting the referee to stop the fight. [3]
[edit] Miscellanea
- The audience consisted almost entirely of United States Marines stationed at Miramar; only five pairs of seats were available to the public via auction. All auction proceeds went to the Marine Corps Community Services Quality of Life Programs for the Marines and Families. [4]
- Prior to the event, UFC President Dana White and Spike TV General Manager Kevin Kay said in a joint statement, "We are holding this fight at Miramar as our way of saluting the brave men and women of the United States Military fighting oversees in the name of freedom."
