- UFC 60
Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
promotion =Ultimate Fighting Championship
date =May 27 ,2006
venue =Staples Center
city =Los Angeles, California
attendance = 14,765 (10,347 paid)
gate = $2,900,090
buyrate = 620,000 [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3520&zoneid=2]
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followingevent ="UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship onMay 27 ,2006 . The event took place at theStaples Center , inLos Angeles, California and was broadcast live onpay-per-view in theUnited States andCanada .Background
Headlining the card was a non-title catch-weight (175 lb) match between Matt Hughes, former UFC Welterweight Champion, and
Royce Gracie , the champion 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 number of reported pay-per-view buys for "UFC 60" in the United States was around 620,000, which generated gross PPV revenue of $24.77 million. [ [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3520&zoneid=2] ]
The Staples Center was announced as sold out according to the UFC broadcast but was visibly empty in the mid-level tiers of the arena. The actual attendance, according to the California State Athletic Commission, was 10,347 in paid attendance and 14,765 in total attendance, for a live gate of $2,900,090. The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 60 was $740,000. [ [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-fighter.html] ]
Results
Preliminary card
*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA
Melvin Guillard vs flagicon|USA Rick Davis:Guillard wins by KO (punch) at 1:37 of round one.*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Brazil
Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. flagicon|BrazilFabiano Scherner :Gonzaga wins by TKO at 0:24 of round two.*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA
Spencer Fisher vs. flagicon|USAMatt Wiman :Fisher wins by KO (flying knee) at 1:43 of round two. Wiman replaced Leonard Garcia, who reportedly broke his leg in training.*"'Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA
Jeremy Horn vs. flagicon|USAChael Sonnen :Horn wins by submission (armbar ) at 1:17 of round two. Sonnen was a late replacement forEvan Tanner , who reportedly withdrew due to personal issues.Main card
*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA
Mike Swick vs. flagicon|USAJoe Riggs :Swick wins by submission (guillotine choke ) at 2:19 of round one.*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA
Brandon Vera vs. flagicon|BrazilAssuerio Silva :Vera wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:39 in round one.*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA
Diego Sanchez vs. flagicon|CANJohn Alessio :Sanchez wins by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA
Dean Lister vs. flagicon|ItalyAlessio Sakara :Lister wins by submission (triangle choke ) at 2:20 of round one.*Catchweight (175 lb) bout: flagicon|Brazil
Royce Gracie vs flagicon|USA Matt Hughes:Hughes wins by TKO at 4:39 of round one.Fighter Payouts
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
Total Fighter Payouts: $740,000
References
* Gross, Josh. [http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=4572 Passing of the Guard: Hughes Dominates Gracie] . Sherdog.com.
May 28 2006 . RetrievedMay 28 2006 .
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/09/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-61-surpasses-30.html UFC 61 Surpasses $30 Million in Pay-Per-View Sales, Plus Final PPV Buyrate for UFC 60]External links
* [http://60.ufc.com/ Official UFC 60 site]
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