UFC 59
| UFC 59: Reality Check | ||||
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| File:Ufc59 poster.jpg The poster for UFC 59: Reality Check | ||||
| Information | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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. [2]
Results
Preliminary Card
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.
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.
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. [3] This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
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.
Main Card
Heavyweight Bout: Jeff Monson vs Marcio Cruz
Monson defeated Cruz by split decision with scores of 30-27, 28-29 and 29-28.
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.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin
Ortiz defeated Forrest Griffin by split decision with scores of 30-27, 28-29, 29-27.
Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz vs Sean Sherk
Sherk defeated Diaz by unanimous decision.
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 Alejandro Rochin , Abe Belardo, and Cecil Peoples. The referee for the fight was Herb Dean.
Sylvia defeated Arlovski by TKO at 2:43 Round 1 to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion.
Awards & Accolades
- FSM (Fighting Spirit Magazine)
- Fight Of The Year 2006 - Tito Ortiz versus Forrest Griffin
References
External links
- UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006 (includes fighter salaries for UFC 59)
