title: UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
text: # UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  The disclosed fighter payroll for this event was $173,500.
  
  ## Results
  
  * ↑ The fight was later named UFC Fight of the Year for 2006.
  * ↑ This bout was aired on the broadcast.
  * ↑ The third score marks the widest point margin in a three-round fight in UFC history.
  
  ## Bonus awards
  
  * Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan
  * Knockout of the Night: Chris Leben
  * Submission of the Night: Joe Riggs
  
  ## Reported payouts
  
  Diego Sanchez: $32,000
  
  Joe Riggs: $24,000
  
  Dean Lister: $16,000
  
  Josh Koscheck: $14,000
  
  Chris Leben: $14,000
  
  Karo Parisyan: $12,000
  
  Anthony Torres: $10,000
  
  Martin Kampmann: $10,000
  
  Jonathan Goulet: $6,500
  
  Jake O’Brien: $6,000
  
  Jason Von Flue: $5,000
  
  Yuki Sasaki: $5,000
  
  Sam Morgan: $4,000
  
  Jorge Santiago:' $4,000
  
  Forrest Petz: $4,000
  
  Crafton Wallace: $3,000
  
  Kristof Midoux: $2,000
  
  Pat Healy: $2,000
  
  Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $173,500
  
  