| UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 17, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas,Nevada | |||
| Total purse | $173,500[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan (also known asUFC Fight Night 6) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. The event took place at theRed Rock Resort Spa and Casino inLas Vegas,Nevada, and was broadcast live onSpike TV in theUnited States andCanada. It acted as a lead-in to theseason four premiere ofThe Ultimate Fighter. The two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night 6 on Spike TV drew a 1.5 overall rating.[1]
The main event of the evening – a welterweight bout betweenThe Ultimate Fighter superstarDiego Sanchez and former title contenderKaro Parisyan – was given heightened interest, as the winner of the bout was rumored to designate the next challenger for the UFC welterweight championship.[2]
The disclosed fighter payroll for this event was $173,500.[3]
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Jorge Santiago | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:35 | |
| Middleweight | Dean Lister | def. | Yuki Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Josh Koscheck | def. | Jonathan Goulet | Submission (punches) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Martin Kampmann | def. | Crafton Wallace | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:59 | |
| Welterweight | Joe Riggs | def. | Jason Von Flue | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:01 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Jake O'Brien | def. | Kristof Midoux | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:52 | |
| Welterweight | Forrest Petz | def. | Sam Morgan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–23) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Anthony Torres | def. | Pat Healy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:37 | |
Diego Sanchez: $32,000
Joe Riggs: $24,000
Dean Lister: $16,000
Josh Koscheck: $14,000
Chris Leben: $14,000
Karo Parisyan: $12,000
Anthony Torres: $10,000
Martin Kampmann: $10,000
Jonathan Goulet: $6,500
Jake O’Brien: $6,000
Jason Von Flue: $5,000
Yuki Sasaki: $5,000
Sam Morgan: $4,000
Jorge Santiago:' $4,000
Forrest Petz: $4,000
Crafton Wallace: $3,000
Kristof Midoux: $2,000
Pat Healy: $2,000
Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $173,500
