UFC 59

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UFC 59: Reality Check
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The poster for UFC 59: Reality Check
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 15, 2006
Venue Arrowhead Pond
City Anaheim, California
Attendance13,814 (13,060 paid) [1]
Total gate$2,191,450
Buyrate425,000 [2]
Event chronology
Ultimate Fight Night 4 UFC 59: Reality Check UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie

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.

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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. [3]

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski (c)TKO (punches)12:43 [a]
Welterweight Sean Sherk def. Nick Diaz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz def. Forrest Griffin Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–27)35:00
Middleweight Evan Tanner def. Justin Levens Submission (triangle choke)13:14 [b]
Heavyweight Jeff Monson def. Marcio Cruz Decision (split) (30–27, 29–28, 28–29)35:00
Preliminary Card
Welterweight Karo Parisyan def. Nick Thompson TKO (punches)14:44
Middleweight David Terrell def. Scott Smith Submission (rear-naked choke)13:08
Light Heavyweight Jason Lambert def. Terry Martin TKO (punches)22:37 [c]
Welterweight Thiago Alves def.Derrick NobleTKO (punches)12:54 [d]
  1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  2. Levens replaced Jeremy Horn, who dropped out due to a back injury sustained during training.
  3. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
  4. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received bonuses. [4]

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia . [5]

Reported Payout

See also

References

  1. Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards
  2. "PBC: News & Top Stories".
  3. "Ivan's Blog--- Ivan Trembow's Self-Important, Random Rants on Mixed Martial Arts, Video Games, Pro Wrestling, Television, Politics, Sports, and High-Quality Wool Socks".
  4. MMAscene Team (2006-04-16). "UFC 59 Fight Card – Main Card & Prelims Lineup". mmascene.com. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  5. Gerbasi, Thomas (2011-10-17). UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. New York: DK. p. 231. ISBN   978-0756683610.