2006 in sports

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Years:	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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

International competitions

Domestic competitions

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Team event

Steeplechases

Flat races

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

The event featured Frank Shamrock in his first fight since March 2003.

Prior to this Overeem fought exclusively in Europe and Japan since 1999.

The event featured Bas Rutten's only fight after retiring in 1999.

Mirko Filipović becomes the Pride 2006 openweight Grand Prix champion.

The show was aired on Spike TV and received 5.7 million viewers.

Kazuo Misaki becomes the Pride 2006 welterweight Grand Prix champion.