- UFC 59
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 59: Reality Check
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =April 15 ,2006
venue =Arrowhead Pond
city =Anaheim, California
attendance = 13,814 (13,060 paid) [ [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/ufccards.htm Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards] ]
gate = $2,191,450
buyrate = 425,000 [ [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/6310054] ]
previousevent =
followingevent ="UFC 59: Reality Check" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship onApril 15 ,2006 atArrowhead Pond , inAnaheim, California , and broadcast live onpay-per-view in theUnited States andCanada .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, and 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. [ [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-fighter.html] ]
Results
Preliminary Card
*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Derrick Noble vs flagicon|BRAThiago Alves :Alves wins by TKO at 2:54 of Round 1. Noble was a late replacement forDrew 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: flagicon|USA Jason Lambert vs flagicon|USA Terry Martin:Lambert wins 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: flagicon|USA David Terrell vs flagicon|USA Scott Smith:Terrell wins by
rear naked choke at 3:08 of Round 1. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|ARM
Karo Parisyan vs flagicon|USA Nick Thompson:Parisyan wins by submission (strikes) at 4:44 of Round 1. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.Main Card
*Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Jeff Monson vs flagicon|BRA Márcio Cruz:Monson wins by split decision with scores of 30-27, 28-29 and 29-28.*Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Evan Tanner vs flagicon|USAJustin Levens :Tanner wins bytriangle choke at 3:14 of Round 1. Levens replacedJeremy Horn , who dropped out due to a back injury sustained during training.
*Light Heavyweight Bout: flagicon|USATito Ortiz vs flagicon|USAForrest Griffin :Ortiz wins by split decision with scores of 30-27, 28-29, 29-27.*Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USA
Nick Diaz vs flagicon|USASean Sherk :Sherk wins by unanimous decision.*Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion flagicon|BLR
Andrei Arlovski vs flagicon|USATim Sylvia :Sylvia wins by KO at 2:43 Round 1 to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion.Fighter Payouts
Tito Ortiz: $200,000
Andrei Arlovski: $90,000
Tim Sylvia: $90,000
Evan Tanner: $40,000
Karo Parisyan: $16,000
Sean Sherk: $16,000
Forrest Griffin: $16,000
David Terrell: $12,000
Nick Diaz: $10,000
Jeff Monson: $10,000
Jason Lambert: $8,000
Thiago Alves: $8,000
Justin Levens: $5,000
Nick Thompson: $5,000
Marcio Cruz: $5,000
Derrick Noble: $3,000
Scott Smith: $3,000
Terry Martin: $2,000
Total Fighter Payouts: $539,000
References
External links
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-fighter.html UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006] (includes fighter salaries for UFC 59)
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