| UFC 59: Reality Check | ||||
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The poster for UFC 59: Reality Check
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 15, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Arrowhead Pond | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
| Attendance | 13,814 (13,060 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,191,450 | |||
| Buyrate | 425,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at the Arrowhead PondinAnaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.
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]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Andrei Arlovski (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:43 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Nick Diaz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Forrest Griffin | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Evan Tanner | def. | Justin Levens | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:14 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Jeff Monson | def. | Marcio Cruz | Decision (split) (30–27, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Karo Parisyan | def. | Nick Thompson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:44 | |
| Middleweight | David Terrell | def. | Scott Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:08 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Terry Martin | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:37 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Thiago Alves | def. | Derrick Noble | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:54 | [d] |
