UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3
| Ultimate Fight Night 3 | ||||
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 A poster or logo for Ultimate Fight Night 3. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| 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 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.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Assuerio 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 | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:06 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Bonus Awards
- Fight of the Night: Melvin Guillard vs. Josh Neer
See also
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