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.

Background

Headlining 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.

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