UFC 60

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UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
A poster or logo for UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date May 27, 2006
Venue Staples Center
City United States Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance 14,765 (10,347 paid)
Total gate $2,900,090
Buyrate 620,000 [3]
Event chronology
UFC 59: Reality Check UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie The Ultimate Fighter 3 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.

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[edit] Background

Headlining the card was a non-title catch-weight (175 lb) match between then UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, and UFC Hall Of Famer 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. [1]

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. [2]

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary card

Guillard wins by KO (punch) at 1:37 of round one.
Gonzaga wins by TKO (punches) at 0:24 of round two.
Fisher wins by KO (flying knee) at 1:43 of round two. Wiman replaced Leonard Garcia, who broke his leg in training.[3]
Horn wins by submission (inverted armbar) at 1:13 of round two. Sonnen was a late replacement for Evan Tanner, who reportedly withdrew due to personal issues.

[edit] Main card

Swick wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:19 of round one.
Vera wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:39 in round one.
Sanchez wins by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 30–27, 29–28 and 29–28.
Lister wins by submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:20 of round one.
Hughes wins by TKO (punches) at 4:39 of round one.

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