title: UFC 57
text: UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 4, 2006. It was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States. 
  
  Headlining the card was an anticipated rubber match between top UFC stars and former coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture, widely touted and marketed as MMA's first major trilogy.
  
  It was the UFC's largest grossing gate to date, $3.3 million, in addition to an estimate of over 400,000 pay-per-view buys. The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $667,000.
  
  Results
  
  Reported payout
  
  Chuck Liddell: $250,000 
  
  Randy Couture: $225,000 
  
  Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $32,000 
  
  Frank Mir: $26,000 
  
  Paul Buentello: $22,000 
  
  Joe Riggs: $20,000 
  
  Mike Van Arsdale: $16,000 
  
  Keith Jardine: $10,000 
  
  Nick Diaz: $10,000 
  
  Alessio Sakara: $10,000 
  
  Brandon Vera: $10,000
  
  Marcio Cruz: $8,000
  
  Elvis Sinosic: $6,000
  
  Jeff Monson: $6,000
  
  Mike Whitehead: $5,000
  
  Justin Eilers: $5,000
  
  Branden Lee Hinkle: $4,000 
  
  Gilbert Aldana: $2,000
  
  Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $667,000
  
  See also
   List of UFC champions
   List of UFC events
   2006 in UFC
  
  References
  
  External links
  "Liddell’s KO Outshone Only by Couture’s Retirement" by Josh Gross, Sherdog, February 5, 2006, retrieved February 19, 2006
  Mixed martial arts show results, Mandalay Bay, February 4, 2006 (PDF), Nevada State Athletic Commission, retrieved February 23, 2006
  Top MMA Gates, Nevada State Athletic Commission, retrieved February 19, 2006
  UFC PPV Buys Explode in 2006
  UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006 (includes fighter salaries for UFC 57)
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship events
  2006 in mixed martial arts
  Mixed martial arts in Las Vegas
  2006 in sports in Nevada