UFC MMA events in 2006
2006 in UFC First date January 16, 2006 Last date December 30, 2006 Total events 18 UFC 10 UFC Fight Night 6 TUF Finale events2 Total fights 158 Title fights 11
2005 in UFC
2006 in UFC
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The year 2006 is 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 .
Title fights [ ]
Title fights in 2006
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Chuck Liddell (c)
def.
Randy Couture
KO (Punch)
2
1:28
UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
[a]
Middleweight
Rich Franklin (c)
def.
David Loiseau
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada
[b]
Heavyweight
Tim Sylvia
def.
Andrei Arlovski (c)
TKO (Punches)
1
2:43
UFC 59: Reality Check
[c]
Heavyweight
Tim Sylvia (c)
def.
Andrei Arlovski
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
[d]
Light Heavyweight
Chuck Liddell (c)
def.
Renato Sobral
TKO (Punches)
1
1:35
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
[e]
Welterweight
Matt Hughes (c)
def.
B.J. Penn
TKO (Punches)
3
3:53
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
[f]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva
def.
Rich Franklin (c)
KO (Knee)
1
2:59
UFC 64: Unstoppable
[g]
Lightweight
Sean Sherk
def.
Kenny Florian
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
UFC 64: Unstoppable
[h]
Welterweight
Georges St. Pierre
def.
Matt Hughes (c)
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
2
1:25
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
[i]
Heavyweight
Tim Sylvia (c)
def.
Jeff Monson
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
[j]
Light Heavyweight
Chuck Liddell (c)
def.
Tito Ortiz
TKO (Punches)
3
3:59
UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz
[k]
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship
^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
The Ultimate Fighter [ ]
Season
Finale
Division
Winner
Runner-up
TUF 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock
Jun 24, 2006
Middleweight
Kendall Grove
Ed Herman
Light Heavyweight
Michael Bisping
Josh Haynes
TUF 4: The Comeback
Nov 11, 2006
Middleweight
Travis Lutter
Patrick Côté
Welterweight
Matt Serra
Chris Lytle
Debut UFC fighters [ ]
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2006:
Events List [ ]
Main article: List of UFC events
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
083
UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz
Dec 30, 2006
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
13,671 [1]
082
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs
Dec 13, 2006
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
San Diego , California , U.S.
081
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Nov 18, 2006
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, California , U.S.
14,666 [1]
080
The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
Nov 11, 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
079
UFC 64: Unstoppable
Oct 14, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
078
Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
Oct 10, 2006
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Florida , U.S.
077
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
Sep 23, 2006
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Anaheim, California , U.S.
12,604 [2]
076
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
Aug 26, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
075
UFC Fight Night 6
Aug 17, 2006
Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
074
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Jul 8, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
073
UFC Fight Night 5
Jun 28, 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
606 [3]
072
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale
Jun 24, 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
849 [3]
071
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
May 27, 2006
Staples Center
Los Angeles, U.S.
14,765 [1]
070
UFC 59: Reality Check
Apr 15, 2006
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Anaheim, California , U.S.
13,814 [3]
069
UFC Fight Night 4
Apr 6, 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
843 [3]
068
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada
Mar 4, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
9,569 [3]
067
UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
Feb 4, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
10,659 [3]
066
UFC Fight Night 3
Jan 16, 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
1,008 [3]
See also [ ]
UFC
List of UFC champions
List of UFC events
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Flagship events Fight Nights (on Spike TV) UFC on Versus/UFC Live
Vera vs. Jones
Jones vs. Matyushenko
Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Kongo vs. Barry
Hardy vs. Lytle
Cruz vs. Johnson
UFC on Fox
Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Evans vs. Davis
Diaz vs. Miller
Shogun vs. Vera
Henderson vs. Diaz
Johnson vs. Dodson
Henderson vs. Melendez
Johnson vs. Moraga
Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Henderson vs. Thomson
Werdum vs. Browne
Lawler vs. Brown
dos Santos vs. Miocic
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Machida vs. Rockhold
Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Johnson vs. Bader
Teixeira vs. Evans
Holm vs. Shevchenko
Maia vs. Condit
VanZant vs. Waterson
Shevchenko vs. Peña
Johnson vs. Reis
Weidman vs. Gastelum
Lawler vs. dos Anjos
Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
Emmett vs. Stephens
Poirier vs. Gaethje
Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
UFC on FX
Guillard vs. Miller
Alves vs. Kampmann
Johnson vs. McCall
Maynard vs. Guida
Browne vs. Bigfoot
Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Belfort vs. Bisping
Belfort vs. Rockhold
UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights (on FS1, FS2, FXX, or UFC Fight Pass) UFC on ESPN (or ESPN2) Fight Nights (on ESPN+) UFC on ABC
Holloway vs. Kattar
Vettori vs. Holland
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