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.

Headlining the card was a non-title catch-weight (175 lb) match between then UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, and UFC Hall Of Famer Royce Gracie, the champion 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 number of reported pay-per-view buys for UFC 60 in the United States was around 620,000, which generated gross PPV revenue of $24.77 million.

Royce Gracie (Portuguese: [ˈʁɔjsi ˈɡɾejsi], English: /ˈrɔɪs ˈgreɪsiː/; born December 12, 1966) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A legend and pioneer in the sport of mixed martial arts, he is widely considered to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.

Gracie gained fame for his domination in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He became known for beating opponents much larger than he was, and between 1993 and 1994, he was the tournament winner of UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4, and fought to a draw with Ken Shamrock in the championship match in the Superfight at UFC 5. Gracie popularized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and revolutionized mixed martial arts with his results contributing to the movement towards grappling and cross-training in the sport.

He holds the most submission victories in UFC history with 11, which he earned between UFC 1 and UFC 4.

Royce is a member of the Gracie family. He is the son of Hélio Gracie (Helio along with his older brother Carlos Gracie are the originators of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu—Modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) and spent his childhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As a toddler, Gracie learned Jiu-Jitsu from his father and his older brothers Rorion, Relson, and Rickson Gracie. He began competing at the age of 8 and by the time he was 16 had attained the level of blue belt.

Timothy Jerome Grant (born February 26, 1984) is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. Grant holds the rank of brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Grant debuted at UFC 97 with an upset victory over Ryo Chonan by split decision.

Grant then lost to Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 100 by unanimous decision.

Grant then defeated Kevin Burns on December 12, 2009 at UFC 107 by first round TKO to hand Burns his 3rd straight UFC loss, which then resulted in Burns being released from his UFC contract.

Grant lost to Johny Hendricks at UFC 113 by majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28) after having a point deducted due to groin strikes.

Grant defeated Julio Paulino on September 25, 2010 at UFC 119 via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), keeping Paulino from earning his first victory in the UFC.

Grant next faced Ricardo Almeida on December 11, 2010 at UFC 124. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Grant was expected to face Matt Riddle on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4. However, Riddle was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Charlie Brenneman. Then, just days before the event, Grant was forced out the Brenneman bout with an illness. Since there was not enough time to find a suitable replacement, the bout was scrapped.

Timothy A. Boetsch (pronounced /ˈboʊtʃ/; born January 28, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was released by the UFC in late June 2009, with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses. He was later re-signed and has gone 4-1 since re-signing to improve his overall UFC record to 6 wins and 3 losses. As of March 2012, Boetsch is ranked the #7 middleweight fighter in the world by Sherdog.

Boetsch made his big league debut in the International Fight League (IFL) as a late replacement to fight veteran Vladimir Matyushenko. He was given three days to prepare for the match, and fought the future champion to a decision. After this performance, Boetsch made his UFC debut at UFC 81 as a late replacement to fight David Heath. He was given ten days to prepare for the fight, and won by TKO in the first round. Boetsch received particular acclaim and a fan following for the way he threw Heath onto his head at the end of the fight. Boetsch next made his main card debut in the UFC as a replacement to fight Matt Hamill at UFC Fight Night 13 with six weeks to prepare for the fight. Though he opened a large gash on Hamill's lower lip, he found himself winded in the second round, leading to a TKO loss due to stikes from the ground.