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.
Background In keeping with the theme of the card, most of the fights 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. The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 58 was $207,000.
The final scorecard for United States vs. Canada was United States 5, Canada 3.
This event also featured the return of the lightweight division to the UFC, which had been suspended since UFC 49
Results
Reported payout
Georges St. Pierre: $48,000
Rich Franklin: $32,000
Nathan Marquardt: $30,000
BJ Penn: $25,000
Tom Murphy: $10,000
Mike Swick: $10,000
David Loiseau: $9,000
Spencer Fisher: $8,000
Yves Edwards: $8,000
Rob Macdonald: $5,000
Joe Doerksen: $5,000
Jason Lambert: $4,000
Mark Hominick: $4,000
Sam Stout: $4,000
Icho Larenas: $3,000
Steve Vigneault: $2,000
Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $207,000
Encyclopedia awards The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia. Fight of the Night: Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau and Georges St-Pierre vs. B.J. Penn Knockout of the Night: Tom Murphy Submission of the Night: Mark Hominick
See also Ultimate Fighting Championship List of UFC champions List of UFC events 2006 in UFC
References
Sources Mixed martial arts show results, Mandalay Bay, March 4, 2006 (PDF), Nevada State Athletic Commission, retrieved March 20, 2006 "Franklin Dominates Loiseau; 'Rush' Beats Penn at UFC 58" by Thomas Gerbasi, UFC.tv, March 5, 2006, retrieved March 5, 2006 UFC PPV Buys Explode in 2006 UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006 (includes fighter salaries for UFC 58)