| UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 21, 2010 | |||
| Venue | 1stBank Center | |||
| City | Broomfield,Colorado[1] | |||
| Attendance | 6,443[2] | |||
| Total gate | $568,125[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones[1] (also known asUFC on Versus 1) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 inBroomfield, Colorado, United States, at the1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut onVersus.[3] The event was also shown on various international networks includingRogers Sportsnet inCanada,Televisa inMexico, andESPN in theUK.[4]
Brandon Vera was previously scheduled to fightAntônio Rogério Nogueira atUFC 109, but Nogueira was forced out of the bout with an ankle injury.[5]
A bout betweenClay Guida andSean Sherk was in the works but Sherk suffered an undisclosed injury and was forced to pull out.[6]Shannon Gugerty stepped in as the replacement against Guida.[7]
John Howard was originally scheduled to fightAnthony Johnson but Johnson was forced to withdraw from the bout with a knee injury.Daniel Roberts came in as Johnson's replacement.[8]
Spencer Fisher was set to fightDuane Ludwig but was forced out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury.Darren Elkins stepped in for the injured Fisher.[9]
Rob Kimmons was forced to pull out of his bout withMike Pierce from a leg injury. Julio Paulino was Kimmons' replacement.[10]
The event drew an estimated 1,240,000 viewers onVersus.[11]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Brandon Vera | TKO (elbow and punches) | 1 | 3:19 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:53 | |
| Heavyweight | Cheick Kongo | def. | Paul Buentello | TKO (submission to strikes) | 3 | 1:16 | |
| Middleweight | Alessio Sakara | def. | James Irvin | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Shannon Gugerty | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:40 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Vladimir Matyushenko | def. | Eliot Marshall | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Duane Ludwig | TKO (ankle injury) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Welterweight | John Howard | def. | Daniel Roberts | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:01 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Brendan Schaub | def. | Chase Gormley | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:47 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Pierce | def. | Julio Paulino | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Brilz | def. | Eric Schafer | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Colorado Department ofRegulatory Agencies. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[13]
