UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 16, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City |  Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Attendance | 1,008 | |||
| Total gate | $144,600 [1] | |||
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Ultimate Fight Night 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 16, 2006. The event took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. The main event between Tim Sylvia and Assuerio Silva was touted as a match to determine the next contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, then held by Andrei Arlovski. The two-hour broadcast drew a 1.7 overall rating. The disclosed fighter payroll for Ultimate Fight Night 3 was $183,000.
During the broadcast, UFC President Dana White announced a bout between Matt Hughes and Royce Gracie, which later occurred at UFC 60.
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout:
Alex Karalexis vs. Jason Von Flue
- Von Flue wins by technical submission (choke) at 1:17 of round three. This bout was not aired on the broadcast (although it was later shown on an episode of UFC Unleashed).
- Welterweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Aaron Riley
- Fisher wins by technical knockout (doctor's stoppage due to broken jaw) at the end of round one. This bout, although preliminary was aired on the broadcast.
- Welterweight bout: Duane Ludwig vs.
Jonathan Goulet
- Ludwig wins by technical knockout due to a punch at 0:06 of round one. The bout was aired on the broadcast.
- Welterweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Josh Neer
- Neer wins by submission (triangle choke) at 4:20 of round one. This bout, although preliminary was aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Main card
- Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Jorge Rivera
- Leben wins by technical knockout due to strikes at 1:44 of round one.
- Welterweight bout: Josh Burkman vs. Drew Fickett
- Burkman wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:07 of round one.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. James Irvin
- Bonnar wins by submission (kimura) at 4:30 of round one.
- Heavyweight bout: Tim Sylvia vs.
Assuerio Silva
- Sylvia wins by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
[edit] Official Paydays
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Tim Sylvia: $80,000
Stephan Bonnar: $24,000
Jason Von Flue: $10,000
Josh Burkman: $10,000
Chris Leben: $10,000
Duane Ludwig: $8,000
Assuerio Silva: $8,000
Spencer Fisher: $8,000
Drew Fickett: $6,000
James Irvin: $5,000
Jorge Rivera: $5,000
Alex Karalexis: $3,000
Aaron Riley: $3,000
Jonathan Goulet: $3,000
Total Fighter Payouts: $183,000
