UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 27, 2006.[2][3] 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.
| UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | ||||
| 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[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editHeadlining 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.[4]
Results
edit| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Assuério 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 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Spencer Fisher | def. | Matt Wiman | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 1:43 | [b] |
| 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.[5]
Reported Payout
editRoyce 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Trembow, Ivan (2006-09-06). "UFC 61 Surpasses $30 Million in Pay-Per-View Sales, Plus Final PPV Buyrate for UFC 60". ivansblog.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie". sherdog.com. 2006-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ Dacanay, Bruno (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. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ "SPENCER FISHER'S NEW OPPONENT NAMED FOR UFC 60". MMA Weekly. 2006-05-17. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2009-03-07.