| UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 1, 2010 | |||
| Venue | San Diego Sports Arena | |||
| City | San Diego, California | |||
| Attendance | 8,132 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $489,685 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
| ||||
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko (also known as UFC on Versus 2) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, August 1, 2010, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. [2]
The event was initially scheduled to take place at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. [3] On June 14, 2010, the promotion decided to move the event to a different venue and location due to low ticket sales. [4] The event was the second UFC event to be broadcast on Versus; the first being UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones. [3]
Jim Miller and Gleison Tibau were set to fight at this event, but the bout was later moved to UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares the following month. [5]
Two bouts were moved to this event due to visa issues; Paul Kelly vs. Jacob Volkmann from UFC 116 [6] and Darren Elkins vs. Charles Oliveira from The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale. [7]
Joe Stevenson suffered a knee injury in training and was unable to fight Takanori Gomi. Stevenson was replaced by Tyson Griffin. [8]
Willamy Freire also suffered an injury in training, forcing the cancellation of his fight with Thiago Tavares. Tavares was then pulled from the card altogether. [9] [10]
"Big" John McCarthy was a referee at this event, the first time he has refereed at a UFC event in almost 3 years. [11]
Damarques Johnson 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. [12]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Vladimir Matyushenko | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 1:52 | |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Mark Muñoz | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | John Howard | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 2:21 | |
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi | def. | Tyson Griffin | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jacob Volkmann | def. | Paul Kelly | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (172 lb) | Matthew Riddle | def. | DaMarques Johnson | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:29 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Igor Pokrajac | def. | James Irvin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:29 | |
| Middleweight | Brian Stann | def. | Mike Massenzio | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 3:10 | |
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | def. | Darren Elkins | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:41 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Rob Kimmons | def. | Steve Steinbeiss | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses. [14]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [15]
^ 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.
Thiago Tavares is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and politician who most recently competed in the Lightweight division. An 18-fight veteran of the UFC, he has also fought in the Professional Fighters League and Cage Warriors. During his tenure with the UFC, he was awarded "Fight of the Night" honors four times.
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 21, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 11, 2010, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Jacob Joseph Volkmann is an American former mixed martial artist that competed in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor from 2007 to 2016, Volkmann has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and the World Series of Fighting.
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States, at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus. The event was also shown on various international networks including Rogers Sportsnet in Canada, Televisa in Mexico, and ESPN in the UK.
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was voted as the Best Major Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, the first time a UFC show won the award.
UFC 125: Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Willamy Freire is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Shooto and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Freire was also the Shooto Welterweight Champion.
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 28, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 14, 2011, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in Wisconsin. The event was broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet and Versus.
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was the second that the UFC has hosted in Brazil, since 1998's UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil. UFC 134 was awarded the 2011 event of the year by Sherdog.
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday December 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 5, 2012, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the fifth UFC event broadcast live on FX.
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman was a mixed martial arts event on July 6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou was a mixed martial arts event held on January 15, 2014, at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1, and was a live lead in to the pilot episode of The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia.
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 14, 2018, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 29, 2020 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
