Date: February 4, 2006
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
City: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Preliminary card

  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Keith Jardine vs.  Mike Whitehead
Jardine wins by a unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). This match was a preliminary match and was not aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Jeff Monson vs.  Branden Lee Hinkle
Monson wins by technical submission (referee stoppage) with a North/South choke in the first round at 4:35. This match was a preliminary match, but was aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Paul Buentello vs.  Gilbert Aldana
Buentello wins by technical knockout in the second round at 2:27. This match was a preliminary match, but was aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Alessio Sakara vs  Elvis Sinosic
Sakara wins by unanimous decision (29–25, 29–26, 29–26). Sakara got a point deduction for an illegal vertical elbow to the head of Elvis Sinosic. This match was a preliminary match and was not aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Main card

  • Welterweight bout:  Joe Riggs vs.  Nick Diaz
Riggs wins by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs  Mike van Arsdale
Sobral wins by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round at 2:19.
  • Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs  Marcio Cruz
Cruz wins by technical knockout in the first round at 4:10.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Brandon Vera vs.  Justin Eilers
Vera wins by knockout in the first round at 1:22.
  • Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Chuck Liddell (c) vs.  Randy Couture
Liddell wins by knockout in the second round at 1:28. Couture announces his retirement after the loss.

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