UFC Fight Night 6

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1 Background
2 Fight Card
3 Pre-Event Notes
4 Results
5 UFC Event Chronology
6 External Links

Background

UFC Fight Night 6 (aka Ultimate Fight Night 6 and UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan) was a 9-bout fight card held on August 17, 2006 at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The card aired lived on SpikeTV and was headlined by a welterweight bout between TUF 1 middleweight winner, Diego Sanchez and would-have-been welterweight title challenger, Karo Parisyan.

Fight Card

Preliminary Card

Welterweight Bout: Pat Healy vs. Anthony Torres
Welterweight Bout: Sam Morgan vs. Forrest Petz
Heavyweight Bout: Kristof Midoux vs. Jake O'Brien
Welterweight Bout: Joe Riggs vs. Jason Von Flue
Middleweight Bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Crafton Wallace

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Jonathan Goulet
Middleweight Bout: Dean Lister vs. Yuki Sasaki
Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Jorge Santiago
Welterweight Bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan

Pre-Event Notes

This card acted as a lead in on SpikeTV to The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback.

Before this bout, rumors abounded that the winner would earn themselves a shot at the UFC welterweight title.

Results

Preliminary Card

Welterweight Bout: Anthony Torres defss. Pat Healy via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:37 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Forrest Petz defs. Sam Morgan via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-23, 30-27).
Heavyweight Bout: Jake O'Brien defs. Kristof Midoux via TKO (strikes) at :52 of round 2.
Welterweight Bout: Joe Riggs defs. Jason Von Flue via submission (triangle choke) at 2:01 of round 1.
Middleweight Bout: Martin Kampmann defs. Crafton Wallace via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:59 of round 1.

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Josh Koscheck defs. Jonathan Goulet via submission (strikes) at 4:02 of round 1.
Middleweight Bout: Dean Lister defs. Yuki Sasaki via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben defs. Jorge Santiago via KO (punch) at :35 of round 2.
Welterweight Bout: Diego Sanchez defs. Karo Parisyan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-26).

In a back and forth battle that saw both fighters score key positions at times, Sanchez's cardio was the deciding factor as he came over the top in the third round to cinch the victory. This bout is considered by many to have been a Fight of the Year candidate.