UFC 58: USA vs. Canada
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Background
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada was an 8-bout fight card that was held on March 4, 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a middleweight championship bout between champion, Rich Franklin and Canadian challenger, David Loiseau.
A welterweight bout between former former welterweight title challenger, Georges St. Pierre and former welterweight champion, BJ Penn served as the co-main event.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Icho Larenas vs. Tom Murphy
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Rob MacDonald vs. Jason Lambert
- Lightweight Bout: Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Mark Hominick vs. Yves Edwards
- Middleweight Bout: Joe Doerksen vs. Nate Marquardt
- Middleweight Bout: Steve Vigneault vs. Mike Swick
- Welterweight Bout: Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn
- Middleweight Championship Bout: Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau
Pre-Event Notes
The card marks the return of the UFC lightweight division which had not been seen since UFC 49.
The card featured American based fighters vs. Canadian fighters with five of the eight Canadians being champions in the TKO Major League MMA promotion (Hominick - Featherweight, Stout - Lightweight, St. Pierre - Welterweight, Loiseau - Middleweight and Larenas - Heavyweight).
The event marks the return of BJ Penn since he abandoned his welterweight title after defeating Matt Hughes at UFC 46 in 2004.
A welterweight bout between TUF 1 middleweight winner, Diego Sanchez and John Alessio was originally scheduled for this card but was nixed due to injury.
Nate Marquardt makes his return on this card since testing positive for a banned substance after his victory over Ivan Salaverry at UFC Fight Night 1.
Spencer Fisher was a last minute replacement for TUF 1's Kenny Florian.
Icho Larenas was a short notice replacement for Kristof Midoux.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Tom Murphy defs. Icho Larenas via TKO (strikes) at 1:59 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Jason Lambert defs. Rob MacDonald via submission (kimura) at 1:54 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Sam Stout defs. Spencer Fisher via split decision.
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Mark Hominick defs. Yves Edwards via submission (triangle choke/armbar) at 1:52 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Nate Marquardt defs. Joe Doerksen via unanimous decision.
- Middleweight Bout: Mike Swick defs. Steve Vigneault via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:09 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Georges St. Pierre defs. BJ Penn via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
- Middleweight Championship Bout: Rich Franklin defs. David Loiseau via unanimous decision (50-42, 50-42, 50-43).
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
Followed by: UFC Fight Night 4
External Links
http://58.ufc.com - Official UFC 58 Website
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 11:02, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
