Final Conflict Absolute | | Saitama, Japan | | | |-align=center |September 23 |IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich | | Moline, Illinois, USA | | | |-align=center |September 23 |UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn | | Anaheim, California, USA |12,604 |400,000 | |-align=center |September 30 |Cage Rage 18: Battleground | | London, England | | | |-align=center |October 7 |Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello | | Fresno, California, USA |4,437 | | |-align=center |October 9 |K-1 Hero's 7 | | Yokohama, Japan | | | |-align=center |October 10 |Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter |UFC Fight Night 6.5 | Hollywood, Florida, USA |3,510 | | |-align=center |October 14 |UFC 64: Unstoppable | | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |10,173 |300,000 | |-align=center |October 21 |Pride 32: The Real Deal | | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |11,727 |40,000 | |-align=center |November 2 |IFL: World Championship Semifinals | | Portland, Oregon, USA | | | |-align=center |November 5 |Pride Bushido 13 |Pride Bushido Survival Finals | Yokohama, Japan | | | |-align=center |November 11 |The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale | | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | | | |-align=center |November 11 |K-1 Hero's Lithuania 2006 | | Lithuania | | | |-align=center |November 18 |UFC 65: Bad Intentions | | Sacramento, California, USA |14,666 |500,000 | |-align=center |December 8 |Strikeforce: Triple Threat | | San Jose, California, USA |8,701 | | |-align=center |December 13 |UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs |UFC Fight Night 7 | San Diego, California, USA | | | |-align=center |December 29 |IFL: Championship Final | | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | | | |-align=center |December 30 |UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 | | Paradise, Nevada, USA |13,761 |1,050,000 | |-align=center |December 31 |Pride Shockwave 2006 | | Saitama, Japan |48,709 | | |-align=center |December 31 |K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! | | Osaka, Japan |51,930 | | |-align=center Motorsport Radiosport 13th Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Primorsko, Bulgaria. Rugby league February 3 at Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield – 2006 World Club Challenge match is won by the Bradford Bulls 30–10 over the Wests Tigers before 19,207 March 18 at Canberra Stadium, Canberra – record for most points scored in Australian premiership history is broken with 102 scored in the Newcastle Knights' 70–32 win over the Canberra Raiders May 5 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 2006 ANZAC Day Test is won by Australia 50–12 against New Zealand before 44,191 July