UFC 106
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Art Davie, Rorion Gracie |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dana White (President) |
| Products | Mixed martial arts events |
| Website | www |
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 21, 2009, hosted at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Background
Following the pattern of UFC 103 and UFC 104, a portion of the preliminary fights was broadcast live without commercials on Spike. Tito Ortiz was initially scheduled to compete against Mark Coleman; however, due to a knee injury Coleman sustained, Forrest Griffin stepped in as Ortiz's replacement.
The bout between Ortiz and Griffin was promoted to the event's headliner after Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar withdrew from his match with Shane Carwin because of illness.
Several fights originally planned for this event were reassigned to other cards: John Howard vs. Dennis Hallman was moved to The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, while Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida took place at UFC 107. Additionally, Tom Lawlor’s fight was postponed to UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz.
Ricardo Almeida, who was set to face Jon Fitch, pulled out due to a knee injury; Fitch was then booked to fight Mike Pierce at UFC 107.
Shortly before the event commenced, Karo Parisyan withdrew from his scheduled fight against Dustin Hazelett for undisclosed reasons and was subsequently released by the promotion. Despite this cancellation, Hazelett received his full fight purse. As a result, the match between Paulo Thiago and Jacob Volkmann was elevated to the main card.
Results
{{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Brian Foster |def. |Brock Larson |TKO (punches) |2 |3:25 |} }
Bonus awards
A $70,000 bonus was awarded in each category:
- Fight of the Night: Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
- Knockout of the Night: Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- Submission of the Night: Josh Koscheck
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter payouts submitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission do not include sponsorship earnings or discretionary bonuses:
- Forrest Griffin: $250,000 (including a $150,000 victory bonus) defeated Tito Ortiz: $250,000
- Josh Koscheck: $106,000 ($53,000 win bonus) defeated Anthony Johnson: $17,000
- Paulo Thiago: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) defeated Jacob Volkmann: $6,000
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira: $100,000 ($30,000 win bonus) defeated Luiz Cane: $19,000
- Amir Sadollah: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) defeated Phil Baroni: $25,000
- Ben Saunders: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) defeated Marcus Davis: $27,000
- Kendall Grove: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus) defeated Jake Rosholt: $15,000
- Brian Foster: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) defeated Brock Larson: $26,000
- Caol Uno: $20,000 versus Fabricio Camoes: $10,000 ^
- George Sotiropoulos: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) defeated Jason Dent: $8,000
^ Both fighters received their show money; the contest ended in a majority draw.