''UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie'' was a

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event held by the

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on May 27, 2006. The event took place at the

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, in

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and was broadcast live on

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in the

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and

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Background

Headlining the card was a non-title

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(175 lb) match between then-current

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Matt Hughes, and UFC Hall of Famer

Royce Gracie Royce Gracie (; born 12 December 1966) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist. Gracie gained fame for his success in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a member of the Gracie jiu-jitsu family, a UFC Hall of Famer ...

, the winner of ''

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'', '' UFC 2'' and '' UFC 4''. This was Gracie's first match in the

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and in the

since ''

UFC 5 ''UFC 5: The Return of the Beast'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 7, 1995, at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The event was seen live on pay per view in the ...

''. The event drew 620,000 buys, becoming the best-selling

history up to that point, and the first to break the $20 million mark in gross PPV sales.

Results

Reported Payout

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 Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $740,000

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled '' UFC Encyclopedia''. *Fight of the Night: Spencer Fisher vs. Matt Wiman *Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard *Submission of the Night: Mike Swick

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