UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan (also known as UFC Fight Night 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. The event took place at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. It acted as a lead-in to the season four premiere of The Ultimate Fighter. The two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night 6 on Spike TV drew a 1.5 overall rating.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan | ||||
| Information | ||||
| 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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The main event of the evening – a welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter superstar Diego Sanchez and former title contender Karo 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]
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| 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 | |
Bonus awards
- Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan
- Knockout of the Night: Chris Leben
- Submission of the Night: Joe Riggs
Reported payouts
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