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2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

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International competitions

Domestic competitions

Athletics

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Beach Soccer

Bowling

Boxing

Canadian football

Cricket

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Curling

Cycling

Figure skating

Floorball

Gaelic Athletic Association

Gliding

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Team event

  • Team Europe wins the Ryder Cup for the third straight time, defeating Team USA 18½–9½.

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2006 in chronological order.

Date Event Alternate Name/s Location Attendance PPV Buyrate Notes
January 16 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 Ultimate Fight Night 3 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1,008 — —
February 4 UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,000 400,000 —
February 4 Cage Rage 15: Adrenalin Rush — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
February 26 Pride 31: Unbreakable Pride 31: Dreamers Template:Flagicon Saitama, Japan — — —
March 4 UFC 58: USA vs Canada — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 9,569 300,000 This was the first UFC event to hold a lightweight fight since UFC 49.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
March 10 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie — Template:Flagicon San Jose, California, USA 18,265 — Strikeforce's first MMA event, after 20 years of kickboxing promotion.
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March 15 K-1 Hero's 4 — Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan — — —
April 2 Pride Bushido 10 — Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan — — —
April 6 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 Ultimate Fight Night 4 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 843 — —
April 15 UFC 59: Reality Check — Template:Flagicon Anaheim, California, USA 13,814 425,000 —
April 22 Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
April 29 IFL: Legends Championship 2006 — Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA — — IFL's first event; Start of 2006 IFL Season 1.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
May 3 K-1 Hero's 5 — Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan — — —
May 5 Pride Total Elimination Absolute — Template:Flagicon Osaka, Japan — — Opening round to Pride GP 2006 openweight tournament.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
May 27 UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie — Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, California, USA 14,765 620,000 The event featured Royce Gracie's return to the UFC since April 1995.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
June 3 IFL: Championship 2006 — Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA — — End of 2006 IFL Season 1.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
June 4 Pride Bushido Survival 2006 Pride Bushido 11
Pride Bushido Survival 		Template:Flagicon Saitama, Japan — — Opening round to Pride GP 2006 welterweight tournament.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
June 9 Strikeforce: Revenge — Template:Flagicon San Jose, California, USA 10,374 — This event featured Alistair Overeem's American debut.
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June 24 The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — Randy "The Natural" Couture was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at this event.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
June 28 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 Ultimate Fight Night 5 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 606 — —
July 1 Pride Critical Countdown Absolute — Template:Flagicon Saitama, Japan — — Quarterfinals to Pride GP 2006 openweight tournament.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
July 1 Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
July 8 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,167 775,000 —
July 22 WFA: King of the Streets — Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, California, USA — — WFA's last event.
The event featured Bas Rutten's only fight after retiring in 1999.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
August 5 K-1 Hero's 6 — Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan — — —
August 17 UFC Fight Night 6 — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
August 26 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 9,859 500,000 —
August 26 Pride Bushido 12 Pride Bushido Survival 2nd Round Template:Flagicon Nagoya, Japan — — Quarterfinals to Pride GP 2006 welterweight tournament.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
September 9 IFL: Portland — Template:Flagicon Portland, Oregon, USA — — Start of 2006 IFL Season 2.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
September 10 Pride Final Conflict Absolute — Template:Flagicon Saitama, Japan — — Semifinals and final to Pride GP 2006 openweight tournament.
Mirko Filipović becomes the Pride 2006 openweight Grand Prix champion.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
September 23 IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich — Template:Flagicon Moline, Illinois, USA — — —
September 23 UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn — Template:Flagicon Anaheim, California, USA 12,604 400,000 —
September 30 Cage Rage 18: Battleground — Template:Flagicon London, England — — —
October 7 Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello — Template:Flagicon Fresno, California, USA 4,437 — —
October 9 K-1 Hero's 7 — Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan — — —
October 10 Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter UFC Fight Night 6.5 Template:Flagicon Hollywood, Florida, USA 3,510 — This event featured a third fight between, Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock.
The show was aired on Spike TV and received 5.7 million viewers.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
October 14 UFC 64: Unstoppable — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 10,173 300,000 —
October 21 Pride 32: The Real Deal — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,727 40,000 This was the first Pride FC event held in the USA.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
November 2 IFL: World Championship Semifinals — Template:Flagicon Portland, Oregon, USA — — —
November 5 Pride Bushido 13 Pride Bushido Survival Finals Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan — — Semifinals and final to Pride GP 2006 welterweight tournament.
Kazuo Misaki becomes the Pride 2006 welterweight Grand Prix champion.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
November 11 The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale — Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
November 11 K-1 Hero's Lithuania 2006 — Template:Flagicon Lithuania — — —
November 18 UFC 65: Bad Intentions — Template:Flagicon Sacramento, California, USA 14,666 500,000 —
December 8 Strikeforce: Triple Threat — Template:Flagicon San Jose, California, USA 8,701 — This event featured one of the first major women's MMA bouts.
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December 13 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs UFC Fight Night 7 Template:Flagicon San Diego, California, USA — — —
December 29 IFL: Championship Final — Template:Flagicon Uncasville, Connecticut, USA — — End of 2006 IFL Season 2.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
December 30 UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 — Template:Flagicon Paradise, Nevada, USA 13,761 1,050,000 This is the first MMA event to receive over a million PPV buys.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
December 31 Pride Shockwave 2006 — Template:Flagicon Saitama, Japan 48,709 — —
December 31 K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! — Template:Flagicon Osaka, Japan 51,930 — Event featured ten K-1 Hero's MMA bouts and four K-1 kickboxing bouts.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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Motorsport

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Radiosport

Rugby league

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The Brisbane Broncos won the 2006 NRL Premiership.

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Rugby union

Ski jumping

Ski mountaineering

Speed skating

Swimming

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

World University Championships

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

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