Product Details

• Actors: Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski, Sean Sherk, Nick Diaz, Tito Ortiz
• Directors: Anthony Giordano
• Writers: Joe Silva
• Producers: Allan Connal, Bruce Connal, Craig Borsari, Dana White, Eric Talent
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Zuffa
• DVD Release Date: January 30, 2007
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000F4RHPW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,878 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 59" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Andrei arlovski vs tim sylvia tito ortiz vs forrest griffin nick diaz vs sean sherk david terrell vs scott smith Studio: Tcfhe/anchor Bay/starz Release Date: 01/30/2007 Run time: 140 minutes Director: Dana White

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UFC 59: Reality Check, June 22, 2006

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Matt (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 59 (DVD)

UFC 59: Reality Check
04/15/2006
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, CA

I was really looking forward to this UFC event. Reality Check would pit Forrest Griffin against Tito Ortiz in his UFC return. Andrei Arlovski fighting Tim Sylvia was also a highly anticipated bout, but I knew it wouldn't have the excitement factor that a Griffin/Ortiz battle would produce. Arlovski and Sylvia are knockout fighters, so I knew that fight would end in the first. In any event, here is how it broke down:

Jeff "The Snowman" Monson v. Marcio "Pe De Pano" Cruz:
Marcio Cruz had just beaten Frank Mir, which brought some attention to his place in the heavyweight division. Monson had come back in UFC 57 to defeat Brandon Lee Hinkle, his first fight in the UFC since losing to Ricco Rodriguezs in UFC 35. This is a decent fight. The fighters almost seem to cancel each other out. They're both so good, that they can't really do anything to each other. Either one explodes and either one really does much damage. They both look unharmed afterwards. This one goes to a split decision.

Evan Tanner v. Justin Levens:
Tanner was supposed to fight Jeremy Horn, but Justin Levens steps up in his place to take this fight on short notice. This one is not all that exciting and it ends with a submission.

Forrest Griffin v. Tito Ortiz:
Forrest Griffin has been quickly gaining popularity since his win over Stephan Bonner in the Ultimate Fighter season 1 finale. After wins over 2 less-than-stellar opponents, he is thrown into the mix with a UFC icon, albeit somewhat past his prime. We would see if Forrest deserves to be in there with the top dogs, which most of us were hoping he would... He's just such a likeable character and his fighting style and personality make for some extremely entertaining fights.
Tito dominates the first round and things are not looking good for Forrest. He gets grounded and pounded for most of the 1st round. The 2nd round, however, is a different story. Forrest stuffs all of Tito's takedown attempts and starts landing some good shots of his own. After this round, Forrest's intensity triples and the crowd feeds off of it and gets fired up for the 3rd. He continues stuffing Tito's takedown attempts until the end of the 3rd. They trade shots, Ortiz finally gets a takedown, Forrest escapes and lands some final shots... and it is all left in the hands of the judges. After the fight, Forrest says he wishes it was a 5 round fight and the crowd goes crazy. This fight had me pumped, I have to be honest. Hopefully these two can fight again after Ortiz gets his grudge match with Ken Shamrock out of the way.

Sean Sherk v. Nick Diaz:
Coming off of the high that was the Ortiz/Griffin fight, this one seemed tame in comparison. Sherk looks strong in the 1st round, the 2nd and 3rd are close - and this one also goes to a decision.

Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski v. Tim "The Maine-Iac" Sylvia:
With 2 of 3 fights ending with decisions, the crowd was ready for a knockout. The main event would cap the night with 2 of the heaviest hitters in the UFC throwing leather in the octagon. WITHOUT SPOILING the outcome, I will say that each fighter lands a huge punch in the first round before it is stopped. It came down to whose punch was more precisely placed and who was more well-prepared to recover from a crushing blow that determined the winner in this bout. These 2 heavyweights will have their rubber match at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals, where Tito Ortiz will have his grudge match with Ken Shamrock (in what is hopefully his retirement fight).

Royce Gracie and Matt Hughes are interviewed in the ring after the main event to hype the coming of UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie.

This was another great UFC event. I can't wait to see more from Forrest Griffin and I am also excited for the rubber match between Sylvia and Arlovski. Both Arlovski/Sylvia fights have ended quickly... hopefully the 3rd will be more of a slugfest.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 3 1/2 Stars, February 12, 2007

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Ron (Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 59 (DVD)

I think a few weak fights bring this event down. You have a few knockouts, and a bunch of nice submissions. But a few fights just drag. Overall though, there is enough to keep you interested. As with the latest UFC event dvd's, they have cut out everything but the meat of the event. Basically it is the fights only with no interviews save for the double main event fights. A plus is the extras which show the weigh ins and the fighters cutting weight. Certainly not the best UFC event, but it is not a bad one either.

5.0 out of 5 stars UFC 59, February 19, 2007

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Bobby (St. Louis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 59 (DVD)

One of the best UFC events that I have seen in a log time! Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffen was by far the best fight on the card. At first I thought Tito was going to make short work of Griffen. However Griffen came back and was able to sprawl and make it one great fight. The card as some other good fights that make this dvd worth the 15 bucks.