Ultimate Fight Night 4 was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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 on April 6, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Paradise

Paradise, Nevada

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, Nevada

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 and was broadcast live on Spike TV

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 in the United States

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 and Canada

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. The show drew a 1.6 overall rating and served as the lead-in for the season three premiere episode of The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

.

Preliminary card

• Middleweight bout:   Chael Sonnen
  Chael Sonnen
  Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
  
   vs.   Trevor Prangley
  Trevor Prangley
  Trevor Prangley is a South African mixed martial artist who currently fights for Strikeforce. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions...
  
  

Sonnen wins by unanimous decision (30–27,30–27,30–27). This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

• Welterweight bout:   Josh Koscheck
  Josh Koscheck
  Josh D. Koscheck is an American mixed martial artist from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a former collegiate wrestling champion and is currently fighting at welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the organization on the first season of the reality television show,...
  
   vs.   Ansar Chalangov
  Ansar Chalangov
  Ansar Chalangov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division.-Mixed martial arts record:|Win|align=center|11-4| Danilo Pereira|Submission |2009 M-1 Challenge Season#Final round||align=center|1...
  
  

Koscheck wins by submission (rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...

) at 3:29 in the first round. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

• Heavyweight bout:   Brad Imes
  Brad Imes
  Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
  
   vs.   Dan Christison
  Dan Christison
  Daniel B. Christison is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the San Jose Razorclaws of the International Fight League....
  
  

Christison wins by submission (armbar

Armlock

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) at 3:37 in the third round. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

• Welterweight bout:   Josh Burkman
  Josh Burkman
  Joshua R. Burkman is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state...
  
   vs.   Jon Fitch
  Jon Fitch
  Jonathan Parker Fitch is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently ranked as the No. 2 welterweight in the world by Sherdog, as well as many other publications.-Background:...
  
  

Fitch wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:57 in the second round. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

• Welterweight bout:   Luke Cummo
  Luke Cummo
  Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
  
   vs.   Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
  

Cummo wins by unanimous decision (30–27,30–27,30–27). This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Main card

• Middleweight bout:   Chris Leben
  Chris Leben
  Christian Cyrus Leben is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a middleweight....
  
   vs.   Luigi Fioravanti
  Luigi Fioravanti
  Luigi Fioravanti is an American mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. He was released by the UFC shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17...
  
  

Leben wins by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

• Welterweight bout:   Joe Stevenson
  Joe Stevenson
  Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
  
   vs.   Josh Neer
  Josh Neer
  Joshua Martin Neer is an American mixed martial artist from Des Moines, Iowa who is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championships. He trains at The LifeLine Youth Foundation and The Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Des Moines, Iowa. Neer is formerly an MFS Elite fighter...
  
  

Neer wins by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Rashad Evans
  Rashad Evans
  Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
  
   vs.   Sam Hoger
  Sam Hoger
  Samuel Earl Hoger is an American mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV...
  
  

Evans wins by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Stephan Bonnar
  Stephan Bonnar
  Stephan Patrick Bonnar is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  
   vs.   Keith Jardine
  Keith Jardine
  Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  
  

Bonnar wins by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Official Paydays

Stephan Bonnar: $24,000

Luke Cummo: $24,000

Rashad Evans: $24,000

Josh Koscheck: $14,000

Chris Leben: $14,000

Joe Stevenson: $12,000

Josh Neer: $8,000

Jon Fitch: $8,000

Sam Hoger: $7,000

Dan Christison: $6,000

Brad Imes: $6,000

Chael Sonnen: $6,000

Trevor Prangley: $6,000

Jason Von Flue: $5,000

Luigi Fioravanti: $5,000

Keith Jardine: $5,000

Josh Burkman: $5,000

Ansar Chalangov: $2,000

Total Fighter Payouts: $181,000

External links

• Ultimate Fight Night 4 Ratings Down from Previous Live Fight Specials
• UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006 (includes fighter salaries for Ultimate Fight Night 4)