Date August 17, 2006 Total purse $173,500 | City Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship Venue Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino UFC Fight Night Sanchez vs. Parisyan UFC 62 Liddell vs Sobral | ||
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]
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]