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UFC 106 Sells 6,631 Tickets, WEC 44 Pushes 1,132

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:56AM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, WEC

UFC 106 on Nov. 21 raked in $3,003,250 in ticket sales at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, while WEC 44 on Nov. 18 drew a live gate of $131,200 at the nearby Pearl at the Palms.

UFC 106 made its three-plus million-dollar gate by selling 6,631 tickets, but the event was not a sell-out for the rematch event for former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin. The UFC gave away 3,898 tickets valued at $2,331,250 and left 223 tickets unsold.

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UFC 106 Fighter Salaries: Forrest Griffin Ties Tito Ortiz With $250,000 Payday

Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 1:59PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
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Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz each earned $250,000 for their main event fight at Saturday's UFC 106 in Las Vegas.

Griffin's total prize included a $150,000 bonus for winning the fight, while Ortiz's salary remained at $250,000.

Griffin avenged a April 2006 loss to Ortiz by returning the favor with a split decision win after three rounds. When the two first met at UFC 59, Ortiz earned $200,000 for the win while Griffin earned only $16,000.

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UFC 106 Video: Dana White, Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin Post-Fight Reaction

Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 10:59AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
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Below are two videos from Saturday night's UFC 106 post-fight press conference. Watch as Tito Ortiz says he was robbed by the judges who scored the bout in Forrest Griffin's favor, Dana White praise Josh Koscheck for his dominant victory over Anthony Johnson, and much more.

The videos are available after the jump.

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MMA Roundtable: What's Next for Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira?

Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 10:26AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
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Looking back at this past Saturday's UFC 106, SI.com's Ben Fowlkes and I discuss the hot topics coming from the big fights.

We look at what the future has in store for Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz, worthy opponents for Georges St-Pierre, Amir Sadollah's performance against Phil Baroni and the next step for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

Check it out below.

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After Another Loss, Sun Begins to Set on Career of Legend Tito Ortiz

Posted: Nov 22nd 2009 9:49AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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The legend deserved the benefit of the doubt. He deserved the chance to go into the cage against another top fighter, to measure himself up, to see where he stands in the modern MMA world.

The legend deserved the opportunity to prove that he was back, to illustrate that he was healthy, to showcase a dynamic and revitalized body.

But after last night's loss to Forrest Griffin, now we know that the legend of Tito Ortiz is almost all that we have left.

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UFC 106: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin Post-Fight Press Conference Video

Posted: Nov 22nd 2009 1:00AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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UFC President Dana White, main event fighters Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin and other winners from Saturday night's big night of fights will meet the press afterward at the UFC 106 post-fight press conference, and we have the live video right here at FanHouse.

The post-fight press conference should begin some time around 1 AM ET. The video is below.

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UFC 106: Forrest Griffin Beats Tito Ortiz by Split Decision

Posted: Nov 22nd 2009 12:45AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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In a rematch between two of the most popular fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, Forrest Griffin defeated Tito Ortiz by split decision in a hard-fought battle Saturday night at UFC 106.

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UFC 106 Live Blog: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin Round-by-Round Updates

Posted: Nov 21st 2009 11:59PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
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This is the UFC 106 live blog for Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin, the main event between two former UFC light heavyweight champions on tonight's pay-per-view.

The fight is a rematch from UFC 59 in April 2006 which saw Ortiz take a split decision over Griffin.

The live blog begins below.

More: UFC 106 Results | Griffin Beats Ortiz by Split Decision

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UFC 106 Results, Live Updates: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin, More

Posted: Nov 21st 2009 8:00PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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FanHouse has UFC 106 results for all of the Nov. 21 UFC 106 fights, plus live UFC coverage from Las Vegas, live blogs of all the fights and live round by round UFC 106 Twitter updates.

In the main event, Tito Ortiz will take on Forrest Griffin. The co-main event is a welterweight battle, Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson.

Full UFC 106 results are below.

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'FanHouse at UFC 106' Pre-Fight Video Special With Jon Fitch

Posted: Nov 21st 2009 12:22AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
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LAS VEGAS -- On the latest edition of FanHouse at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, we were joined by UFC welterweight star Jon Fitch to preview Saturday night's UFC 106 card.

Can Tito Ortiz rebound from an 18-month layoff and extensive back surgery? What does Forrest Griffin need to do to get over his recent loss to Anderson Silva? And will a victory over Josh Koscheck propel Anthony Johnson into a top-level 170-pound fight? All those questions and more were answer. Enjoy the pre-fight video special below.

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