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UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz

UFC 66 Poster.jpg
The poster for UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz.

Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 30, 2006
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 13,761 (12,191 paid)[1]
Total gate $5,397,300[1]
Buyrate 1,050,000[2]
Total purse $767,000 (disclosed)[3]
Event chronology







UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs
UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz

UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon


UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Results


  • 3 Bonus Awards


  • 4 Reported salaries


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Background[edit]


UFC 66's main event was a championship fight with two of the UFC's biggest light heavyweight stars, Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell defending his title against former champion Tito Ortiz. This fight was first announced by Ortiz at the UFC 63 weigh-ins on September 22, 2006.[4]


The co-main event saw Forrest Griffin take on "The Dean of Mean" Keith Jardine. The card also saw the return of former Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Michael Bisping's first bout in the UFC since winning that season. During the event, it was made official that Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic had signed a contract with the UFC, and would make his debut with the organization at UFC 67.[5]


The event was the UFC's first show at MGM Grand Arena since UFC 56, and was nearly sold-out, producing the highest live gate revenue in North American mixed martial arts history,[1] extending the previous record at UFC 57 by over $2,000,000 (USD). At the time, it was estimated to be the UFC's biggest pay-per-view success with just over 1 million buys.[6]


The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $767,000.[3]



Results[edit]










































































































Main Card
Weight class



Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight

Chuck Liddell (c)
def.

Tito Ortiz
TKO (punches)
3
3:59
[a]
Light Heavyweight

Keith Jardine
def.

Forrest Griffin
TKO (punches)
1
4:41

Middleweight

Jason MacDonald
def.

Chris Leben
Submission (guillotine choke)
2
4:03

Heavyweight

Andrei Arlovski
def.

Marcio Cruz
KO (punch)
1
3:15

Light Heavyweight

Michael Bisping
def.

Eric Schafer
TKO (punches)
1
4:24


Preliminary Card
Welterweight

Thiago Alves
def.

Tony DeSouza
KO (knee)
2
1:10
[b]
Heavyweight

Gabriel Gonzaga
def.

Carmelo Marrero
Submission (armbar)
1
3:22
[c]
Middleweight

Yushin Okami
def.

Rory Singer
Submission (punches)
3
4:03

Heavyweight

Christian Wellisch
def.

Anthony Perosh
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–28)
3
5:00





  1. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship


  2. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Griffin vs. Jardine fight. After the fight Alves tested positive for spironolactone.[7] He was fined $5,500 by the NSAC and suspended for eight months.[8] Alves is the first fighter in Nevada to ever test positive for a diuretic.


  3. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Liddell vs. Ortiz fight.






Bonus Awards[edit]



  • Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz

  • Knockout of the Night: Keith Jardine

  • Submission of the Night: Jason MacDonald



Reported salaries[edit]


UFC 66 Fighters' Salaries:[3]



  • Chuck Liddell: $250,000 ($250,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Tito Ortiz: $210,000 ($210,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Keith Jardine: $14,000 ($7,000 to fight; $7,000 win bonus)

  • Forrest Griffin: $16,000 ($16,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Jason MacDonald: $10,000 ($5,000 to fight; $5,000 win bonus)

  • Chris Leben: $7,000 ($7,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Andrei Arlovski: $145,000 ($90,000 to fight; $55,000 win bonus)

  • Marcio Cruz: $5,000 ($5,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Michael Bisping: $24,000 ($12,000 to fight; $12,000 win bonus)

  • Eric Schafer: $4,000 ($4,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Thiago Alves: $22,000 ($11,000 to fight; $11,000 win bonus)

  • Tony DeSouza: $7,000 ($7,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Gabriel Gonzaga: $18,000 ($9,000 to fight; $9,000 win bonus)

  • Carmelo Marrero: $5,000 ($5,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Yushin Okami: $16,000 ($8,000 to fight; $8,000 win bonus)

  • Rory Singer: $5,000 ($5,000 to fight; no win bonus)

  • Christian Wellisch: $6,000 ($3,000 to fight; $3,000 win bonus)

  • Anthony Perosh: $3,000 ($3,000 to fight; no win bonus)



See also[edit]




  • Ultimate Fighting Championship

  • List of UFC champions

  • List of UFC events

  • 2006 in UFC



References[edit]





  1. ^ abc "UFC 148 draws a reported 15,016 attendance for $7 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-08-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Trembow, Ivan (2007-03-01). "UFC PPV REVENUE TOPS $200 MILLION IN 2006". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.


  3. ^ abc Trembow, Ivan (2007-01-03). "FIGHTER SALARIES FOR UFC 66 & UFC FIGHT NIGHT 7". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.


  4. ^ "Future looks 'Icy' for Ortiz". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2012-08-01.


  5. ^ Trembow, Ivan (2006-12-31). "UFC CONFIRMS CRO COP'S SIGNING; A LOOK AT TITLE PICTURES". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.


  6. ^ Sievert, Steve. "UFC 66 To Make MMA History". chron.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2012-08-01.


  7. ^ Trembow, Ivan (2007-02-16). "In-Depth: Commission Hearings For Randleman, Yvel, Alves, Toughill, & Carvalho". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.


  8. ^ Stupp, Dan (2007-02-16). "Thiago Alves Suspended Eight Months, Fined $5,500 by NSAC". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.




External links[edit]



  • Official UFC 66 website

  • Official UFC 66 Fight Card

  • UFC 66 Fight Previews











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