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UFC 60

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2006

Field	Value
name	UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
image	UFC_60_poster.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	May 27, 2006
venue	Staples Center
city	Los Angeles, California
attendance	14,802 (10,347 paid)
gate	$2,900,090
buyrate	620,000
previousevent	UFC 59: Reality Check
followingevent	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 27, 2006. The event took place at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.

Background

Headlining the card was a non-title catchweight (175 lb) match between then-current UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, the winner of UFC 1, UFC 2 and UFC 4. This was Gracie's first match in the UFC and in the United States since UFC 5.

The event drew 620,000 buys, becoming the best-selling pay-per-view in UFC history up to that point, and the first to break the $20 million mark in gross PPV sales.

Results

|Catchweight (175 lb) |Matt Hughes |def. |Royce Gracie |TKO (punches) |1 |4:39 | |Light Heavyweight |Dean Lister |def. |Alessio Sakara |Submission (triangle choke) |1 |2:20 | |Welterweight |Diego Sanchez |def. |John Alessio |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Heavyweight |Brandon Vera |def. |Assuério Silva |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |2:39 | |Middleweight |Mike Swick |def. |Joe Riggs |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |2:19 | |Middleweight |Jeremy Horn |def. |Chael Sonnen |Submission (armbar) |2 |1:17 | Sonnen was a late replacement for Evan Tanner, who reportedly withdrew due to personal issues. |Lightweight |Spencer Fisher |def. |Matt Wiman |KO (flying knee) |2 |1:43 | Wiman replaced Leonard Garcia, who broke his leg in training. |Heavyweight |Gabriel Gonzaga |def. |Fabiano Scherner |TKO (punches) |2 |0:24 | |Lightweight |Melvin Guillard |def. |Rick Davis |KO (punch) |1 |1:37 |

Reported Payout

Royce Gracie: $400,000

Matt Hughes: $110,000

Jeremy Horn: $70,000

Brandon Vera: $32,000

Diego Sanchez: $24,000

Mike Swick: $14,000

Spencer Fisher: $14,000

Joe Riggs: $12,000

Gabriel Gonzaga: $10,000

Melvin Guillard: $10,000

Alessio Sakara: $10,000

Dean Lister: $10,000

Assuerio Silva: $8,000

Chael Sonnen: $5,000

Fabiano Scherner: $3,000

Matt Wiman: $3,000

John Alessio: $3,000

Rick Davis: $2,000

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $740,000

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

Fight of the Night: Spencer Fisher vs. Matt Wiman
Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard
Submission of the Night: Mike Swick

References

Trembow, Ivan. (2006-09-06). "UFC 61 Surpasses $30 Million in Pay-Per-View Sales, Plus Final PPV Buyrate for UFC 60". ivansblog.com.
(2006-05-27). "UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie". sherdog.com.
(27 May 2022). "Looking Back at The History of UFC's Memorial Day Weekend". Overtime Heroics.
Trembow, Ivan. (2006-09-06). "UFC 61 SURPASSES $30 MILLION IN PPV SALES". mmaweekly.com.
(2006-05-17). "SPENCER FISHER'S NEW OPPONENT NAMED FOR UFC 60". MMA Weekly.
Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.

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