UFC Fight Night 3

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1 Background
2 Fight Card
3 Pre-Event Notes
4 Results
5 UFC Event Chronology
6 External Links

Background

UFC Fight Night 3 (aka Ultimate Fight Night 3 and UFC Fight Night: Sylvia vs. Silva) was an 8-bout fight card held on January 16, 2006 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The card aired lived on SpikeTV and was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia against PRIDE veteran, Assuerio Silva.

Fight Card

Preliminary Card

Welterweight Bout: Jason Von Flue vs. Alex Karalexis
Welterweight Bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Aaron Riley
Welterweight Bout: Duane Ludwig vs. Jonathan Goulet
Welterweight Bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Josh Neer

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Josh Burkman vs. Drew Fickett
Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Jorge Rivera
Light Heavyweight Bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. James Irvin
Heavyweight Bout: Tim Sylvia vs. Assuerio Silva

Pre-Event Notes

If victorious, Tim Sylvia was said to earn a rematch and a shot at Andrei Arlovski's heavyweight title.

Results

Preliminary Card

Welterweight Bout: Jason Von Flue defs. Alex Karalexis via technical submission (Von Flue choke) at 1:17 of round 3.
Welterweight Bout: Spencer Fisher defs. Aaron Riley via TKO (broken jaw) at 5:00 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Duane Ludwig defs. Jonathan Goulet via KO (punch) at :11 of round 1.

This bout was thought to have been the fastest knockout in UFC history but a timekeeping error had the fight recorded at 11 seconds as opposed to the 7 seconds it originally went for.

Welterweight Bout: Josh Neer defs. Melvin Guillard via submission (triangle choke) at 4:20 of round 1.

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Josh Burkman defs. Drew Fickett via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:07 of round 1.
Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben defs. Jorge Rivera via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 of round 1.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Stephan Bonnar defs. James Irvin via submission (kimura) at 4:30 of round 1.
Heavyweight Bout: Tim Sylvia defs. Assuerio Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).