Taking place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC 106 also features a welterweight showdown between Josh Koscheck and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, as well as the UFC debut of PRIDE veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – twin brother of former PRIDE heavyweight champion and former UFC interim champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
The pay-per-view broadcast was also set to feature a welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Dustin Hazelett, but due to a last second pull out by Parisyan the bout has been canceled. Parisyan claims he pulled out of the card because he was unable to pay a $32,000 fine from when he tested positive for painkillers following his bout with Dong Hyun Kim in October, but Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer has since stated that the governing body was willing to work out a deal with the fighter. The bout has been pulled from the card and UFC president Dana White has stated that Hazelett will receive both his show purse and win bonus. White also stated through his Twitter account that Parisyan will never fight in the UFC again, so it remains to be seen if he will stand by his word or if this was said in the heat of the moment.
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Main Card:
Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin via Split Decision (29-28,28-29,30-27)
Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson via Submission (rear naked choke) R2, 4:47
Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann via Unanimous Decision (29-28,30-27,30-27)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Luis Cane via TKO (strikes) - R1, 1:56
Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-27,29-28)
Undercard (televised):
Ben Saunders def. Marcus Davis - KO (knees) - R1, 3:24
Kendall Grove def. Jake Rosholt - Submission (triangle choke) - R1, 3:59
Undercard (non-televised):
Brian Foster def. Brock Larson - TKO (strikes) - R2, 3:25
Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes - Draw (majority)
George Sotiropolous def. Jason Dent - Submission (armbar) - R2, 4:36
