UFC 58
UFC 58: USA vs Canada was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 4, 2006. It was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.
History
In keeping with the theme of the card, each fight featured an American fighter against a Canadian fighter.
Five of the seven Canadian fighters featured, Icho Larenas, Sam Stout, Mark Hominick, Georges St-Pierre, and David Loiseau, were at the time champions in the Canadian TKO Major League MMA promotion.
The show drew a live gate of $1,758,450. [1] The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 58 was $207,000.
The final scorecard for "USA VS Canada" was: United States 5, Canada 3.
Results
Preliminary card
* Heavyweight bout: Canada Icho Larenas vs. United States Tom Murphy
Murphy wins by TKO in the third round at 1:59. Larenas was a late substitute for Kristof Midoux. This was a preliminary fight that did air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Canada Rob MacDonald vs. United States Jason Lambert
Lambert wins by submission with a kimura in the first round at 1:54 . This was a preliminary fight that did air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
* Lightweight bout: Canada Sam Stout vs. United States Spencer Fisher
Stout wins by split decision. Fisher was a late replacement for Kenny Florian, who got injured during training for this fight. This was the UFC's first lightweight match since the division was suspended in 2004. This was a preliminary fight that did air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
Main card
* Lightweight bout: Canada Mark Hominick vs. United States Yves Edwards
Hominick wins by submission with a triangle armbar in the second round at 1:52.
* Middleweight bout: Canada Joe Doerksen vs. United States Nathan Marquardt
Marquardt wins by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27.
* Welterweight bout: United States B.J. Penn vs. Canada Georges St-Pierre
St-Pierre wins by split decision. The judges scored the bout 29–28, 28–29, and 29–28.
* Middleweight bout: United States Mike Swick vs. Canada Steve Vigneault
Swick wins by submission with a guillotine choke in the first round at 2:09.
* Middleweight championship bout: United States Rich Franklin (c) vs. Canada David Loiseau
Franklin wins by unanimous decision and retains the UFC middleweight title. The judges scored the bout 50–42, 50–42, and 50–43.
