UFC on Versus 2 drew 8,132 fans to the San Diego Sports Arena on August 1 for a live gate of $489,685. The card was headlined by rising star Jon Jones and the experienced Vladimir Matyushenko.
The disclosed fighter (courtesy of f4wonline.com) and bonus payouts for the card are as follows:
Main Event
Jon Jones ($46,000) defeated Vladimir Matyushenko ($31,000)
Main Card
Yushin Okami ($46,000) defeated Mark Munoz ($22,000)
Jake Ellenberger ($24,000) defeated John Howard ($15,000)
Takanori Gomi ($80,000) defeated Tyson Griffin ($30,000)
Under Card
Jacob Volkmann ($20,000) defeated Paul Kelly ($17,000)
Matt Riddle ($24,000) defeated DaMarques Johnson ($10,000)
Igor Pokrajac $(12,000) defeated James Irvin ($20,000)
Brian Stann ($34,000) defeated Mike Massenzio ($5,000)
Charles Oliveira ($12,000) defeated Darren Elkins ($8,000)
Rob Kimmons ($18,000) defeated Steve Steinbeiss ($6,000)
Bonuses
Fight of the Night: Brian Stann vs. Mike Massenzio ($40,000 each)
KO of the Night: Takanori Gomi ($40,000)
Submission of the Night: Charles Oliveira ($40,000)
Any word on the rating #’s, haven’t heard a peep about this show.
UFC on Versus 2 event scored a 0.86 household rating and an average audience of 991,000 viewer
mmaguru:
Ah, that’s right, completely slipped my mind. Hmm… those numbers are not great all around. I wonder if this is perceived as a successful event by the UFC.
I think for Versus, it’s more a work in progress. I think we all know or feel that WEC will merge to some degree with the UFC, so UFC on Versus is probably about paving the way for UFC on Versus on a regular basis.