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{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2006}}
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
| image =UFC57.jpg
| promotion = [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
| date = February 4, 2006
| venue = [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]]
| city = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| attendance = 11,000 (Paid: 10,301)<ref name="boxing1">{{cite web|url=http://boxing.nv.gov/MMAgates.htm |title=Top MMA Gates |access-date=July 23, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717223618/http://boxing.nv.gov/MMAgates.htm |archive-date=July 17, 2006 }}</ref>
| gate = $3,382,400
| buyrate = 400,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmapayout.com/2009/12/ufc-establishes-new-mark-for-ppv-buys-in-2009/|title=UFC Establishes New Mark for PPV Buys in 2009 : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA|website=Mmapayout.com|access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref>
| previousevent = [[UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3|Ultimate Fight Night 3]]
| followingevent = [[UFC 58|UFC 58: USA vs Canada]]
}}

'''''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,<ref name="boxing1"/> in addition to an estimate of over 400,000 pay-per-view buys. The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $667,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-fighter.html|title=Ivan's Blog--- Ivan Trembow's Self-Important, Random Rants on Mixed Martial Arts, Video Games, Pro Wrestling, Television, Politics, Sports, and High-Quality Wool Socks|website=Ivansblog.com|access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref>

==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Chuck Liddell]] (c)
|def.
|[[Randy Couture]]
|KO (punch)
|2
|1:28
| For the [[UFC Light Heavyweight Championship]]. Couture announced his retirement after the loss.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Brandon Vera]]
|def.
|[[Justin Eilers]]
|KO (head kick and knee)
|1
|1:25
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Marcio Cruz]]
|def.
|[[Frank Mir]]
|TKO (punches and elbows)
|1
|4:10
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Renato Sobral]]
|def.
|[[Mike Van Arsdale]]
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|2:21
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Joe Riggs]]
|def.
|[[Nick Diaz]]
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Alessio Sakara]]
|def.
|[[Elvis Sinosic]]
|Decision (unanimous) (29–25, 29–26, 29–26)
|3
|5:00
| Sakara got a point deduction for an illegal vertical elbow to the head of Elvis Sinosic. This match was a preliminary match and was not aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Paul Buentello]]
|def.
|Gilbert Aldana
|TKO (punches)
|2
|2:27
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Jeff Monson]]
|def.
|[[Branden Lee Hinkle]]
|Technical Submission (north-south choke)
|1
|4:35
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Keith Jardine]]
|def.
|[[Mike Whitehead]]
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
| This match was a preliminary match and was not aired on the pay-per-view broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==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{{cn|date=September 2023}}

==Encyclopedia awards==
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled ''[[List of UFC encyclopedia award recipients|UFC Encyclopedia]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last= Gerbasi|first= Thomas|date= 2011-10-17|title= UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship|location= New York|publisher= DK|page= 228|isbn=978-0756683610}}</ref>
*'''Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture'''
*'''Knockout of the Night: Chuck Liddell'''
*'''Submission of the Night: Jeff Monson'''

==See also==
* [[List of UFC champions]]
* [[List of UFC events]]
* [[2006 in UFC]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=3942 "Liddell’s KO Outshone Only by Couture’s Retirement"] by Josh Gross, ''Sherdog'', February 5, 2006, retrieved February 19, 2006
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120722001728/http://boxing.nv.gov/2006Results/02-04-06%20MMA.pdf Mixed martial arts show results, Mandalay Bay, February 4, 2006 (PDF)], Nevada State Athletic Commission, retrieved February 23, 2006
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060717223618/http://boxing.nv.gov/MMAgates.htm Top MMA Gates], Nevada State Athletic Commission, retrieved February 19, 2006
*[http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufcs-pay-per-view.html UFC PPV Buys Explode in 2006]
*[http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-fighter.html UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006] (includes fighter salaries for UFC 57)

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