2006 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 2006 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg 176px January 16, 2006 December 30, 2006 18 10 6 2 158 11 2005 in UFC 2007 in UFC The year 2006 was the 14th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2006 the UFC held 18 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night 3. 2006 UFC.com awards 2006 UFC.COM AwardsNoThe SubmissionsThe KnockoutsThe Fights1Josh Neer defeats Melvin Guillard UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3Anderson Silva defeats Rich Franklin 1 UFC 64Diego Sanchez defeats Karo Parisyan UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan2Travis Lutter defeats Patrick Côté The Ultimate Fighter 4 FinaleScott Smith defeats Pete Sell The Ultimate Fighter 4 FinaleGeorges St-Pierre defeats B.J. Penn 1 UFC 583Kenny Florian defeats Sam Stout The Ultimate Fighter 6 FinaleTim Sylvia defeats Andrei Arlovski 1 UFC 59Kendall Grove defeats Ed Herman The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale4Jason MacDonald defeats Chris Leben UFC 66Georges St-Pierre defeats Matt Hughes 2 UFC 65 Tim Sylvia defeats Andrei Arlovski 1 UFC 59 5Dean Lister defeats Alessio Sakara UFC 60Chuck Liddell defeats Randy Couture 3 UFC 57Tito Ortiz defeats Forrest Griffin 1 UFC 596Hermes França defeats Jamie Varner UFC 62Anderson Silva defeats Chris Leben UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 Scott Smith defeats Pete Sell The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale7Mark Hominick defeats Yves Edwards UFC 58Joe Lauzon defeats Jens Pulver UFC 63Matt Hughes defeats B.J. Penn 2 UFC 638Dan Christison defeats Brad Imes UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4Duane Ludwig defeats Jonathan Goulet UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3Rich Franklin defeats David Loiseau UFC 589Rory Singer defeats Ross Pointon The Ultimate Fighter 3 FinaleDiego Sanchez defeats Joe Riggs UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. RiggsDan Christison defeats Brad Imes UFC Ultimate Fight Night 410Jason Von Flue defeats Alex Karalexis UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3Alan Belcher defeats Jorge Santiago at UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs (Tie) Keith Jardine defeats Forrest Griffin at UFC 66 (Tie)Sam Stout defeats Spencer Fisher 1 at UFC 58 (Tie) Drew McFedries defeats Alessio Sakara at UFC 65 (Tie)Ref2007-01-02 UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4120 2025-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070127032715/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4120 27 January 2007 2007-01-03 UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4138 2025-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517195835/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4138 17 May 2008 http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4144 Ten Best – The Top UFC Fights of 2006 January 5, 2007 Thomas Gerbasi Ultimate Fighting Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20070108115733/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4144 January 8, 2007 Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2006: ISO Fighter Division USA Alan Belcher Middleweight BRA Anderson Silva Middleweight AUS Anthony Perosh Light Heavyweight USA Anthony Torres Welterweight NED Antoni Hardonk Heavyweight BRA Assuério Silva Heavyweight USA Carmelo Marrero Heavyweight FRA Cheick Kongo Heavyweight USA Chris Price Middleweight USA Christian Wellisch Heavyweight USA Clay Guida Lightweight USA Cory Walmsley Welterweight USA Dan Christison Heavyweight USA Dan Lauzon Lightweight USA Danny Abbadi Middleweight USA David Heath Light Heavyweight USA David Lee Lightweight USA Dean Lister Middleweight USA Derrick Noble Welterweight JPN Dokonjonosuke Mishima Lightweight USA Drew McFedries Middleweight USA Dustin Hazelett Welterweight USA Ed Herman Middleweight USA Eddie Sanchez Heavyweight USA Eric Schafer Light Heavyweight USA Forrest Petz Welterweight USA Gabe Ruediger Lightweight ISO Fighter Division USA Gilbert Aldana Heavyweight BRA Gleison Tibau Welterweight ARG Icho Larenas Heavyweight USA Jake O'Brien Heavyweight USA Jamie Varner Lightweight USA Jason Dent Lightweight USA Jason Lambert Light Heavyweight CAN Jason MacDonald Middleweight USA Jason Von Flue Welterweight USA Jeff Joslin Welterweight USA Jesse Forbes Middleweight USA Joe Jordan Lightweight USA Joe Lauzon Lightweight BRA Jorge Gurgel Lightweight BRA Jorge Santiago Middleweight USA Josh Haynes Middleweight USA Josh Schockman Heavyweight BRA Junior Assuncao Lightweight USA Justin James Lightweight USA Justin Levens Middleweight CAN Kalib Starnes Middleweight JPN Keita Nakamura Welterweight USA Kendall Grove Middleweight USA Kris Rotharmel Lightweight FRA Kristof Midoux Heavyweight JPN Kuniyoshi Hironaka Lightweight USA Kurt Pellegrino Lightweight ISO Fighter Division USA Logan Clark Middleweight USA Luigi Fioravanti Welterweight USA Matt Hamill Light Heavyweight USA Matt Wiman Lightweight ENG Michael Bisping Light Heavyweight USA Mike Nickels Light Heavyweight USA Mike Whitehead Light Heavyweight USA Pat Healy Welterweight USA Rick Davis Lightweight CAN Rob MacDonald Light Heavyweight USA Roger Huerta Lightweight USA Rory Singer Middleweight ENG Ross Pointon Middleweight CAN Sam Stout Lightweight USA Scott Smith Middleweight USA Seth Petruzelli Light Heavyweight USA Sherman Pendergarst Heavyweight USA Solomon Hutcherson Middleweight BRA Thales Leites Middleweight USA Tom Murphy Light Heavyweight USA Tyson Griffin Lightweight CAN Victor Valimaki Light Heavyweight USA Wes Combs Light Heavyweight BRA Wilson Gouveia Light Heavyweight JPN Yuki Sasaki Middleweight JPN Yushin Okami Middleweight The Ultimate Fighter SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-upTUF 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team ShamrockJun 24, 2006Middleweight Kendall Grove Ed HermanLight Heavyweight Michael Bisping Josh HaynesTUF 4: The ComebackNov 11, 2006Middleweight Travis Lutter Patrick CôtéWelterweight Matt Serra Chris Lytle Title fights Title fights in 2006 Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c) def. Randy Couture KO (punch) 2 1:28 UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Couture announced his retirement after the loss. Middleweight Rich Franklin (c) def. David Loiseau Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 58: USA vs. Canada For the UFC Middleweight Championship Heavyweight Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski (c) TKO (punches) 1 2:43 UFC 59: Reality Check For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Heavyweight Tim Sylvia (c) def. Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c) def. Renato Sobral TKO (Punches) 1 1:35 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Welterweight Matt Hughes (c) def. B.J. Penn TKO (punches) 3 3:53 UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn For the UFC Welterweight Championship Lightweight Sean Sherk def. Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 64: Unstoppable For the UFC Lightweight Championship Middleweight Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin (c) KO (knee) 1 2:59 UFC 64: Unstoppable For the UFC Middleweight Championship Heavyweight Tim Sylvia (c) def. Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 65: Bad Intentions For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes (c) TKO (head kick and punches) 2 1:25 UFC 65: Bad Intentions For the UFC Welterweight Championship Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c) def. Tito Ortiz TKO (punches) 3 3:59 UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship yes Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance083UFC 066 UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz2006 Dec 30MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.13671http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3235&zoneid=1 UFC 66 breaks records; UFC business year-in-review mmaweekly.com Jan 6, 2007 2014-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20071012102824/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3235&zoneid=1 2007-10-12 dead082UFC Fight Night 07 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs2006 Dec 13Marine Corps Air Station MiramarSan Diego, California, U.S.081UFC 065 UFC 65: Bad Intentions2006 Nov 18ARCO ArenaSacramento, California, U.S.14666080Ultimate Fighter 04 The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale2006 Nov 11Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.079UFC 064 UFC 64: Unstoppable2006 Oct 14Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.078UFC Fight Night 06.5 Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter2006 Oct 10Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoHollywood, Florida, U.S.077UFC 063 UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn2006 Sep 23Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimAnaheim, California, U.S.12604http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2831&zoneid=3 Pride, UFC & Strikeforce attendance breakdown mmaweekly.com Oct 24, 2006 2014-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090223180730/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2831&zoneid=3 2009-02-23 dead076UFC 062 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral2006 Aug 26Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.075UFC Fight Night 06 UFC Fight Night 62006 Aug 17Red Rock Resort Spa and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.074UFC 061 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals2006 Jul 8Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.073UFC Fight Night 05 UFC Fight Night 52006 Jun 28Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.606 072Ultimate Fighter 03 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale2006 Jun 24Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.849 071UFC 060 UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie2006 May 27Staples CenterLos Angeles, U.S.14765070UFC 059 UFC 59: Reality Check2006 Apr 15Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimAnaheim, California, U.S.13814069UFC Fight Night 04 UFC Fight Night 42006 Apr 6Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.843 068UFC 058 UFC 58: USA vs. Canada2006 Mar 4Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.9569http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2363&zoneid=1 UFC live gate figures for 2006 mmaweekly.com Jul 14, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091012083037/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2363&zoneid=1 2009-10-12 067UFC 057 UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 32006 Feb 4Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10659066UFC Fight Night 03 UFC Fight Night 32006 Jan 16Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1008 See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events References Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year Category:2006 in mixed martial arts