UFC 57

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.

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