''UFC 58: USA vs. Canada'' was a

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event held by the

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on March 4, 2006. It was held at the

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on the

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, and broadcast live on

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in the

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Background

In keeping with the theme of the card, most of the fights featured an American fighter against a Canadian fighter. Five of the seven Canadian fighters featured, Icho Larenas,

Sam Stout Samuel James Stout (born April 23, 1984) is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist. A professional from 2003 until 2015, Stout is best known for his 20-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), winning ''Fight of the ...

Mark Hominick Mark Jeffrey Hominick (born July 22, 1982) is a Canadian retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he was the inaugural Featherweight title challenger, the WEC, and Affl ...

Georges St-Pierre Georges St-Pierre (; born May 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor and former professional mixed martial artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. St-Pierre was a two-division champion in the Ult ...

, and

David Loiseau David Loiseau (; born December 17, 1979) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist from Montreal, Quebec. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EliteXC, and TKO Major League MMA veteran. He is the former TKO World Middleweight Ch ...

, were at the time champions in the Canadian TKO Major League MMA promotion. The show drew a live gate of $1,758,450. The disclosed fighter payroll for ''UFC 58'' was $207,000. The final scorecard for ''United States vs. Canada'' was

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3. This event also featured the return of the

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division to the

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, which had been suspended since

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Results

Reported payout

Georges St. Pierre: $48,000 Rich Franklin: $32,000 Nathan Marquardt: $30,000 BJ Penn: $25,000 Tom Murphy: $10,000 Mike Swick: $10,000 David Loiseau: $9,000 Spencer Fisher: $8,000 Yves Edwards: $8,000 Rob Macdonald: $5,000 Joe Doerksen: $5,000 Jason Lambert: $4,000 Mark Hominick: $4,000 Sam Stout: $4,000 Icho Larenas: $3,000 Steve Vigneault: $2,000 Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $207,000

References

Sources

Mixed martial arts show results, Mandalay Bay, March 4, 2006 (PDF)
Nevada State Athletic Commission, retrieved March 20, 2006
"Franklin Dominates Loiseau; 'Rush' Beats Penn at UFC 58"
by Thomas Gerbasi, ''UFC.tv'', March 5, 2006, retrieved March 5, 2006
UFC PPV Buys Explode in 2006
(includes fighter salaries for UFC 58) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ufc 058 Ultimate Fighting Championship events 2006 in mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts in Las Vegas 2006 in sports in Nevada

Background

Results

Reported payout

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