2006 in UFC
UFC MMA events in 2006
| 2006 in UFC | ||||
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| First date | January 16, 2006 | |||
| Last date | December 30, 2006 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 18 | |||
| UFC | 10 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 6 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 158 | |||
| Title fights | 11 | |||
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The year 2006 was 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 | ||||||||
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| 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] |
| Lightweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Kenny Florian | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 64: Unstoppable | [g] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva | def. | Rich Franklin (c) | KO (Knee) | 1 | 2:59 | UFC 64: Unstoppable | [h] |
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia (c) | def. | Jeff Monson | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | [i] |
| Welterweight | Georges St. Pierre | def. | Matt Hughes (c) | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | 2 | 1:25 | 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 Couture announced his retirement after the loss.
- ^ 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 Lightweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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| 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
See also
References
- ^ a b c "UFC 66 breaks records; UFC business year-in-review". mmaweekly.com. Jan 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ "Pride, UFC & Strikeforce attendance breakdown". mmaweekly.com. Oct 24, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g "UFC live gate figures for 2006". mmaweekly.com. Jul 14, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-10-12.
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- Dana White (CEO and president)
- Marshall Zelaznik (former executive vice president and COO)
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