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UFC 59
''UFC 59: Reality Check'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada. This was the first UFC event held in California after the state's legalization of mixed martial arts contests. It was a sold-out show, and was one of the fastest sell outs 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. Results Bonus Awards *Fight of the Night: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin Reported Payout 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: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world as of 2011. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions (eight men's and four women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held over 600 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Tanner
Evan Lloyd Tanner (February 11, 1971 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a former UFC Middleweight Championship, UFC Middleweight Champion and was the first American to win the Pancrase Neo-Blood tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Tanner won the UFC Middleweight Championship at ''UFC 51'', stopping David Terrell (fighter), David Terrell with strikes in the first round. He is considered a pioneer in the sport of MMA and one of the first fighters to use elbows as an effective Strike (attack), striking method in the ground and pound position. Tanner is considered to be somewhat of an anomaly in MMA as he began his professional career with a large degree of success despite primarily learning the sport via instructional videotape. He was also one of the first MMA fighters to use social media as a platform to connect with fans. Tanner earned notable career victories over former Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Welterweight Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In UFC
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 The Ultimate Fighter Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2006: * Alan Belcher * Anderson Silva * Anthony Perosh * Anthony Torres * Antoni Hardonk * Assuerio Silva * Carmelo Marrero * Cheick Kongo * Chris Price * Christian Wellisch * Clay Guida * Cory Walmsley * Dan Christison * Dan Lauzon * Danny Abbadi * David Heath * David Lee * Dean Lister * Derrick Noble * Dokonjonosuke Mishima * Drew McFedries * Dustin Hazelett * Ed Herman * Eddie Sanchez * Eric Schafer * Forrest Petz * Gabe Ruediger * Gilbert Aldana * Gleison Tibau * Hector Ramirez * Icho Larenas * Jake O'Brien * Jamie Varner * Jason Dent * Jason Lambert * Jason MacDonald * Jason Von Flue * Jeff Joslin * Jesse Forbes * Joe Jordan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of UFC Events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with a preliminary card followed by a main card, with the last fight being known as the main event. Overview UFC events are separated into nine different formats: *"Numbered" events, currently airing on pay-per-view, with some exceptions *"Fight Night" events, currently airing on ESPN+, formerly aired on Spike, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2 or UFC Fight Pass. *"The Ultimate Fighter Finale" events, currently airing on ESPN+, formerly aired on Spike, FX, Fox Sports 1 or UFC Fight Pass. *"UFC on ABC" events, currently airing on ABC *"UFC on ESPN" events, currently airing on ESPN *"UFC on Fox" events, formerly aired on Fox *"UFC on FX" events, formerly aired on FX *"UFC on Fuel TV" events, formerly aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiago Alves (fighter)
Thiago Alves d'Araujo (; born 3 October 1983) is a Brazilian bare-knuckle fighter and former mixed martial artist. A 27-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he competed in the promotion from 2005 until 2019. Aside from being a professional fighter, Alves has been a striking coach at the American Top Team since 2017. Background Born and raised in Fortaleza, Brazil, Alves began training in Muay Thai at the age of 15 in order to get in better shape before transitioning to mixed martial arts at the age of 17. Alves won his first MMA bout as an amateur at just 15 years old, defeating a 25-year-old competitor by unanimous decision. At 19, Alves relocated from Brazil to Coconut Creek, Florida to train full-time at the prestigious American Top Team camp. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Alves, with a record of 8–3, received an invitation to make his UFC debut at Ultimate Fight Night 2 against fellow UFC newcomer Spencer Fisher. The fight would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Martin (fighter)
Terry L. Martin (born October 10, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, he has formerly competed for the UFC, Affliction, Strikeforce, the MFC, King of the Cage, and Adrenaline MMA. Early life Martin grew up on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. Joining a street gang by the age of 10, Martin was nearly killed at the age of 15 in the summer of 1996, when he was caught in a drive-by shooting and hit by five bullets in his legs, chest and back. After recuperating, Martin turned his back on gang life and focused on his education, becoming the first member of his immediate family to earn his high-school diploma. Since graduating from high school, Martin has additionally attained a Bachelor of Science degree, a master's degree, and he is currently enrolled at the Adler School of Psychology's Chicago campus as a doctoral candidate. He wrestled while at Northern Illinois University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lambert
Jason L. Lambert (born September 23, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2001 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, WEC, Bellator, King of the Cage, and AFC. He is the former WEC light heavyweight champion. Mixed martial arts career World Extreme Cagefighting Lambert made his WEC debut facing Matt Horwich at WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 on October 21, 2004. He won his debut via submission (punches) in the second round. He then faced Richard Montoya at WEC 13 on January 22, 2005, for the vacant WEC Light Heavyweight Championship. He won the fight via submission (punches). Ultimate Fighting Championship Lambert made his debut in the UFC at '' UFC 58: USA vs. Canada'' as a late replacement for ''The Ultimate Fighter 2'' cast member Seth Petruzelli, who suffered a concussion while training and had to withdraw from the bout. Lambert's debut was successful, submitting his opponent, Rob MacDonald, early in the first round. Lambert fought again at ''U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Smith (fighter)
Bryan Scott Smith (born May 21, 1979), is a retired American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2001, Smith was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter, The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback, and has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce, EliteXC and Palace Fighting Championship, PFC. He is the former List of WEC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship, WEC Light Heavyweight Champion. Background Smith was born in Reno, Nevada and raised in Elk Grove, California, attending Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove, California), Elk Grove High School where he competed in wrestling. Smith then continued his career in junior college where he placed in the California State Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career In the early half of his career, Smith fought as a Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight and compiled victories in the International Fighting Championships and Gladiator Challenge sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Terrell (fighter)
David Michael Terrell (born January 9, 1978) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC and Pancrase. Background Terrell is from Sacramento, California and was introduced to combat sports through wrestling, and was an accomplished wrestler in high school. He officially began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 19 years old, being interested in the martial art after watching several UFC fights on television. Mixed martial arts career UFC career In his UFC debut, he scored a stunning knockout victory over top Middleweight Matt Lindland. The victory instantly thrust Terrell into title contention, as his next fight was against Evan Tanner for the vacant UFC Middleweight Championship title in February 2005. Despite locking Tanner in a tight guillotine choke, Terrell lost the hold and eventually lost the match by technical knockout in the first round. Plagued by recurring injuries, Terrell's next fight did not come until UFC 59 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Thompson (fighter)
Nicholas Delton Thompson (born June 23, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2003 until 2011, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Strikeforce, Bellator Fighting Championships, and Bodog Fight. He is the former Bodog Fight Lightweight Champion. Background While attending college, Nick wrestled at the University of Wisconsin from 2000–2002. He then began training with coach Dave Strasser at Dave Strasser’s Freestyle Academy in Kenosha, Wisconsin. While there, he trained with manager Pat O'Malley, Ron Faircloth, Nick Agallar, and Brian Geraghty. In 2005, Nick moved to attend the University of Minnesota Law School. He began training under coach Greg Nelson at Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Nelson is closely affiliated with Erik Paulson, founder of Combat Submission Wrestling. While there, Nick trained with fighters Sean Sherk, Brock Lesnar, Brock Larson, Nik Lentz, Derrick Noble, Paul Bradley, and Kaitlin Young. Thereafter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karo Parisyan
Karapet "Karo" Parisyan ( hy, Կարապետ Փարիզյան; born August 28, 1982) is an Armenian-American mixed martial artist, who last competed in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 1999, Parisyan is a former WEC Welterweight Champion and has also competed for the UFC, Bellator, and Impact FC. Background Parisyan was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR (today Armenia). His family migrated to America when he was six years old. Parisyan started training in judo when he was nine years old under fellow Armenian Gokor Chivichyan. Parisyan stated that his father began taking him to judo lessons because he beat up on his sisters and judo would be an effective outlet for Parisyan to take out his anger. In a book he published, however, Parisyan wrote that his father introduced him to judo to cure his laziness. By age ten, Parisyan was training his Judo under both Chivichyan and Gene LeBell. Mixed martial arts career Hayastan Grappling System For m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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