BROOMFIELD, Colo. - The UFC's first-ever event on Versus, "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" drew a sell-out crowd of 6,443 attendees for a live gate of $568,125 according to UFC president Dana White.
The March 21 event, which featured a light heavyweight main event between rising star Jon Jones and perennial contender Brandon Vera, took place at the 1STBANK Center, a building previously known as the Broomfiled Events Center, in Broomfield (near Denver), Colo., and aired live.
The evening's co-feature saw another rising star, Junior Dos Santos, earn a knockout win over Gabriel Gonzaga.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - The UFC's first-ever event on Versus, "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" drew a sell-out crowd of 6,443 attendees for a live gate of $568,125 according to UFC president Dana White.
The March 21 event, which featured a light heavyweight main event
between rising star Jon Jones and perennial contender Brandon Vera,
took place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and aired live.
The evening's co-feature saw another rising star, Junior Dos Santos, earn a knockout win over Gabriel Gonzaga.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Wanting to graduate from prospect to true contender, light heavyweight Jon Jones needed a signature career victory on a big stage against a big-name opponent.
The youngster got it - in impressive and dominating fashion - with a skull-rattling elbow strike that set up a first-round TKO victory over Brandon Vera.
The fight capped off UFC on Versus 1, the first-ever Ultimate Fighting
Championship event to air on Versus, at the 1STBANK Center in
Broomfield, Colo.
A heavy left elbow from Jon Jones was all it took to convince Brandon Vera that he had absorbed enough punishment for the evening.
Jones seemed to be able to take Vera down at will, and it was while in the top position that “Bones” found a home for the strike that forced the bout’s conclusion in the first round.
“UFC on Versus” took place from the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, while airing on the Versus network.
Junior dos Santos turned in what could easily be considered the most impressive performance of his fast rising career, as the Black House trained fighter dropped fellow Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga with a huge left hook before sealing the deal with strikes from the top position for the knockout victory.
Cheick Kongo would not allow Paul Buentello to get comfortable at any point during the two and a half rounds the fight between the pair lasted, mixing takedowns with strikes standing to serve up a beating to the “Headhunter” he will not soon forget. In the end it was elbows to the thigh of battered and bruised Buentello that caused the battle tested veteran to tap the canvas in submission in the final round.
Also turning in impressive performances were Clay Guida, who finished off Shannon Gugerty with a second round arm triangle; John Howard, who turned out the lights of Daniel Roberts with vicious ground and pound in the opening round; and TUF 10 finalist Brendan Schaub, who TKO’d Chase Gormley in the first round.
A full set of results from the event are below:
Jason Brilz def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mike Pierce def. Julio Paulino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Brendan Schaub def. Chase Gormley via TKO – Round 1
John Howard def. Daniel Roberts via knockout – Round 1
Darren Elkins def. Duane Ludwig via TKO (ankle injury) – Round 1
Vladimir Matyushenko def. Eliot Marshall via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Not even the oxygen-depleted high altitude of Colorado could slow lightweight sparkplug Clay Guida, whose up-tempo and overtimes-smothering offensive attack earned him a victory over Shannon Gugerty in the featured preliminary-card fight of UFC on Versus 1.
The event took place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and preceded Versus' first-ever broadcast of an Ultimate Fighting Championship event.
Of the night's seven preliminary-card fights, two featured notable Colorado natives. One picked up an impressive knockout victory while the other's night was cut short by a gruesome injury.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's live coverage of tonight's "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" event.
Tonight's show takes place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.,
and airs on Versus with co-headliners of Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones and
Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results,
which begin at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) for the un-aired preliminary card
and 9 p.m. ET for the televised main card.
Tonight’s UFC action is already underway with the preliminary portion of the event.
“UFC on Versus 1″ is taking place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. with the broadcast portion of the card airing on the Versus network beginning at 9p.m. EST (6p.m. PST). Note that the event is being broadcast on tape delay in certain areas. Check your local listings for details.
The event is headlined by a light-heavyweight match between Jon “Bones” Jones and Brandon “The Truth” Vera. The co-main event features heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga.
As always The MMA News will be keeping the live results off-of the main page. To see the full results for “UFC on Versus 1″ click
MAIN CARD
- Jon Jones def. Brandon Vera via TKO (strikes) – R1, 3:19
- Junior Dos Santos def. Gabriel Gonzaga via KO (punches) – R1, 3:53
- Cheick Kongo def. Paul Buentello via submission (strikes) – R3, 1:16
- Alessio Sakara def. James Irvin via TKO (referee stoppage) – R1, 3:01
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Clay Guida def. Shannon Gugerty via submission (arm-triangle choke) – R2, 3:40
- Vladimir Matyushenko def. Eliot Marshall via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
- Darren Elkins def. Duane Ludwig via TKO (ankle injury) – R 1, 0:44
- John Howard def. Daniel Roberts via knockout (punch) – R 1, 2:01
- Brendan Schaub def. Chase Gormley via TKO (punches) – R1, 0:47
- Mike Pierce def. Julio Paulino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jason Brilz def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
It could end up being a bloody Sunday as the very first “UFC on Versus” event is set to take place this evening from the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado, while airing on – you guessed it – the Versus network.
Jon Jones will square off with Brandon Vera in the main event of the evening, while heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga will settle their differences in the co-headlining attraction.
FiveOuncesofPain.comwill begin to bring you live results from the event as soon as the first preliminary fight kicks off, at roughly 6 pm ET (3 pm PT).
A list of results from “UFC on Versus” are below:
Jason Brilz def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mike Pierce def. Julio Paulino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Brendan Schaub def. Chase Gormley via TKO – Round 1
John Howard def. Daniel Roberts via knockout – Round 1
Darren Elkins def. Duane Ludwig via TKO (ankle injury) – Round 1
Vladimir Matyushenko def. Eliot Marshall via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
UFC on Versus will take place this evening from the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
The fast rising Jon Jones will go up against Brandon Vera in a light heavyweight showdown, while heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga will face off in the co-headliner.
Check out a preview of tonight’s match-up between Vera and Jones below:
The inaugural UFC on Versus event is set to go down this evening from the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
The main event of the night will see Jon Jones go up against Brandon Vera in a light heavyweight showdown, while heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga will duke it out in the co-main.
Check out a preview of tonight’s match-up between Gonzaga and Dos Santos below:
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - The UFC's first-ever event on Versus, "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" drew a sell-out crowd of 6,443 attendees for a live gate of $568,125 according to UFC president Dana White.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Wanting to graduate from prospect to true contender, light heavyweight Jon Jones needed a signature career victory on a big stage against a big-name opponent.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Not even the oxygen-depleted high altitude of Colorado could slow lightweight sparkplug Clay Guida, whose up-tempo and overtimes-smothering offensive attack earned him a victory over Shannon Gugerty in the featured preliminary-card fight of UFC on Versus 1.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's live coverage of tonight's "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" event.