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UFC 59: Reality Check
UFC 59: Reality Check
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Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 15, 2006
Venue	Arrowhead Pond
City	Anaheim, California
Attendance	13,814 (13,060 paid)
Total gate	$2,191,450
Buyrate	425,000
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UFC 59

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2006

UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.

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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]

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[5] Levens replaced Jeremy Horn, who dropped out due to a back injury sustained during training.

[6] This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.

[7] This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.

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Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia	def.	Andrei Arlovski (c)	TKO (punches)	1	2:43	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Welterweight	Thiago Alves	def.	Derrick Noble	TKO (punches)	1	2:54	^{[lower-alpha 4]}

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