UFC 60
| UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 27, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Staples Center | |||
| City | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Attendance | 14,802 (10,347 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $2,900,090 | |||
| Buyrate | 620,000 | |||
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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
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| 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. | Assuerio Silva | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:39 | |
| Middleweight | Mike Swick | def. | Joe Riggs | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Chael Sonnen | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:17 | |
| Lightweight | Spencer Fisher | def. | Matt Wiman | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 1:43 | |
| Heavyweight | Gabriel Gonzaga | def. | Fabiano Scherner | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:24 | |
| Lightweight | Melvin Guillard | def. | Rick Davis | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:37 | |
- Sonnen was a late replacement for Evan Tanner, who reportedly withdrew due to personal issues.
- Wiman replaced Leonard Garcia, who broke his leg in training.
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