UFC 60

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UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
Image:UFC 60 poster.jpg
Details
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Brand(s)
Date	May 27, 2006
Venue	Staples Center
City	Los Angeles, California
Attendance	14,802 (10,347 paid)
Buyrate
Pay-per-view chronology
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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. Headlining the card was a non-title match between Matt Hughes, current 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 event was announced as sold-out according to the UFC broadcast but was visibly empty in the mid-level tiers of the arena.

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Results

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Preliminary card

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Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs Rick Davis

Guillard defeated Davis by KO (right overhead punch to the face) at 1:37 of round one. Guillard announced his intention to stay at Lightweight; he earlier fought at Welterweight for all of his previous UFC appearances.

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Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Fabiano Scherner

Gonzaga defeated Scherner by TKO at :24 of round two. Scherner had complained of vision problems during the break between rounds; however doctors examining him had cleared him for the next round.

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Lightweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs Matt Wiman

Fisher defeated Wiman by KO (flying knee) at 1:43 of round two. Wiman was a replacement for Leonard Garcia, who reportedly broke his leg while training for this match. This was Wiman's debut in the UFC.

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Middleweight bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Chael Sonnen

Jeremy Horn defeated Chael Sonnen by submission (armbar) at 1:17 of round two. This was the third meeting between the two, all won by Horn, all of them were accepted by Sonnen with short notice.[1] Sonnen was a late replacement for Evan Tanner, who reportedly withdrew due to personal issues. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast, the only match that did not make it to air.

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Main card

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Middleweight bout: Mike Swick vs Joe Riggs

Swick defeated Riggs by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:19 of round one. For Riggs, fighting at middleweight was a step up from his usual fighting weight of 170 lb.

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Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Assuerio Silva

Vera defeated Silva by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:39 in round one. Silva had suffered an accidental eye-poke at 1:33 in the first round, but was cleared by doctors after a referee's time-out.

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Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs John Alessio

Alessio avoided the majority of Sanchez' takedown attempts. Alessio spent much of the third round standing with Sanchez on his back. Sanchez defeated Alessio by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.

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Light heavyweight bout: Dean Lister vs Alessio Sakara

Lister defeated Sakara by submission (triangle choke) at 2:20 of round one. This was Lister's debut in the UFC, and he announced intentions to fight at 185 lb. in future bouts after the fight.

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Main event catchweight bout: Royce Gracie vs Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes attempted an armbar, although Royce Gracie remarkably did not tap out. Gracie escaped from the submission attempt, although Hughes gained a dominant position and defeated Gracie by TKO (ground and pound) at 4:39 of round one. The match was held at a catchweight of 175 lbs, and was scheduled for three rounds.

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