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03-22-2010 01:38 AM:
Dana White must've really enjoyed UFC's debut card on Versus. UFC on Versus 1 did well in the Denver area drawing a crowd of 6,443 with a gate of $568,125. The UFC has grown accustomed to gates of $1.8-$3 million. Those are pay-per-view cards and the fighters are generally handed bonuses in the range of $50,000-$65,000. Free television cards like this, the bonuses have been a bit more conservative around $20,000-$25,000. Tonight, Junior Dos Santos, Jon Jones, Clay Guida and John Howard were treated like kings each receiving $50,000. Dos Santos, Jones and Howard for knockout of the night and Guida was handed a submission of the night check. That's $200,000 or nearly 40 percent of the gate.
Amazingly there was one other guy who could probably say, "what about me?" Brendan Schaub scored a devasting finish against Chase Gormley. He picked the wrong night for a big KO.
Dos Santos destroyed Gabriel Gonzaga with a left hook and finished his fellow countryman on the ground. Jones was unbelievable in crushing Brandon Vera. The elbow was his weapon of choice. Howard pounded out Daniel Roberts with a huge left as he stood over the downed fighter. Guida closed out Shannon Gugerty with an arm-triangle choke.
The promotion also released an interesting nugget about its deal with Versus. The UFC's Craig Piligian confirmed an earlier mention by Versus president Jamie Davis that UFC on Versus 2 will be on Aug. 1 in Oakland. August will be busy with a PPV event tentatively slated for the final week of the month in Boston.
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Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
Dana White must've really enjoyed UFC's debut card on Versus. UFC on Versus 1 did well in the Denver area drawing a crowd of 6,443 with a gate of $568,125. The UFC has grown accustomed to gates of $1.8-$3 million. Those are pay-per-view cards and the fighters are generally handed bonuses in the range of $50,000-$65,000. Free television cards like this, the bonuses have been a bit more conservative around $20,000-$25,000. Tonight, Junior Dos Santos, Jon Jones, Clay Guida and John Howard were treated like kings each receiving $50,000. Dos Santos, Jones and Howard for knockout of the night and Guida was handed a submission of the night check. That's $200,000 or nearly 40 percent of the gate.
Amazingly there was one other guy who could probably say, "what about me?" Brendan Schaub scored a devasting finish against Chase Gormley. He picked the wrong night for a big KO.
Dos Santos destroyed Gabriel Gonzaga with a left hook and finished his fellow countryman on the ground. Jones was unbelievable in crushing Brandon Vera. The elbow was his weapon of choice. Howard pounded out Daniel Roberts with a huge left as he stood over the downed fighter. Guida closed out Shannon Gugerty with an arm-triangle choke.
The promotion also released an interesting nugget about its deal with Versus. The UFC's Craig Piligian confirmed an earlier mention by Versus president Jamie Davis that UFC on Versus 2 will be on Aug. 1 in Oakland. August will be busy with a PPV event tentatively slated for the final week of the month in Boston.
More...
Yahoo! Sports.
Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
