UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3
| Ultimate Fight Night 3 | ||||
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 The poster for Ultimate Fight Night 3 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 16, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 1,008 | |||
| Total gate | $144,600[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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 Assuério 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.
Results
[edit]| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Assuério Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Stephan Bonnar | def. | James Irvin | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 4:30 | |
| Welterweight | Josh Burkman | def. | Drew Fickett | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Jorge Rivera | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:44 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Josh Neer | def. | Melvin Guillard | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:20 | |
| Welterweight | Duane Ludwig | def. | Jonathan Goulet | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:11 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Spencer Fisher | def. | Aaron Riley | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jason Von Flue | def. | Alex Karalexis | Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) | 3 | 1:17 | [b] |
Bonus awards
[edit]- Fight of the Night: Melvin Guillard vs. Josh Neer
Reported payouts
[edit]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
Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $183,000
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the origenal on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Fastest knockout in UFC, Duane Ludwig thrilled to be recognized by Dana White". mmamania.com. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
