''UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko'' (also known as ''UFC on Versus 2'') was a

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event held by the

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on Sunday, August 1, 2010, at the

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Background

The event was initially scheduled to take place at the

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. On June 14, 2010, the promotion decided to move the event to a different venue and location due to low ticket sales. The event was the second UFC event to be broadcast on

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; the first being UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones. Jim Miller and

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were set to fight at this event, but the bout was later moved to UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares the following month. Two bouts were moved to this event due to visa issues; Paul Kelly vs.

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from

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and

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vs.

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from

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suffered a knee injury in training and was unable to fight

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. Stevenson was replaced by

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also suffered an injury in training, forcing the cancellation of his fight with

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. Tavares was then pulled from the card altogether. "Big" John McCarthy was a referee at this event, the first time he has refereed at a UFC event in almost 3 years.

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originally weighed in at 172.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the contracted weight limit. After being granted one hour to make the original 171 pound limit, Johnson tipped the scales at 172 pounds. As a result, Johnson forfeited 20% of his purse for the fight. The event drew an estimated 991,000 viewers on

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Brian Stann vs. Mike Massenzio *Knockout of the Night: Takanori Gomi *Submission of the Night: Charles Oliveira

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the

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. It does not include sponsor money or the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. *Jon Jones $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Matyushenko $31,000 *Yushin Okami $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Mark Muñoz $22,000 *Jake Ellenberger $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. John Howard $15,000 *Takanori Gomi $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin $30,000 *Jacob Volkmann $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Paul Kelly $17,000 *Matt Riddle $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. DaMarques Johnson $10,000 ^ *Igor Pokrajac $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. James Irvin $20,000 *Brian Stann $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Mike Massenzio $5,000 *Charles Oliveira $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Darren Elkins $8,000 *Rob Kimmons $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Steve Steinbeiss $6,000 ^ ''DaMarques Johnson was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.''

Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

References

See also