UFC Live 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, August 1, 2010. Originally scheduled to take place at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, the UFC was forced to move the event to a different venue due to low ticket sales. On June 14, 2010, the event was moved to San Diego, California to be held at the San Diego Sports Arena. The event was the second UFC event to be broadcast on Versus; the first being UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones.
- Next Event: UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
- Previous Event: UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin
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Background
Jim Miller and Gleison Tibau were set to fight at this event, but it was later moved to UFC Fight Night 22.
Two bouts were moved to this event due to visa issues; Paul Kelly vs. Jacob Volkmann from UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin and Darren Elkins vs. Charles Oliveira from The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale.
Joe Stevenson suffered a knee injury in training and was be unable to fight Takanori Gomi. Stevenson was replaced by Tyson Griffin.
Willamy Freire also suffered an injury, forcing the cancellation of his fight with Thiago Tavares.
"Big" John McCarthy was a referee at this event, the first time he has refereed at a UFC event in almost 3 years.
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.
Official Fight Card
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
- Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs. Mark Munoz
- Welterweight bout: John Howard vs. Jake Ellenberger
- Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Takanori Gomi (Griffin replaced Joe Stevenson)
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Jacob Volkmann
- Catchweight (172 lb) bout: DaMarques Johnson vs. Matthew Riddle
- Light Heavyweight bout: James Irvin vs. Igor Pokrajac
- Middleweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Mike Massenzio
- Lightweight bout: Darren Elkins vs. Charles Oliveira
- Middleweight bout: Rob Kimmons vs. Steve Steinbeiss
Results
| Weight Class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleweight | Rob Kimmons | Steve Steinbeiss | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:41 | Oliveira won Submission of the Night Honors |
| Middleweight | Brian Stann | Mike Massenzio | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 3 | 3:10 | Fight won Fight of the Night Honors |
| Light Heavyweight | Igor Pokrajac | James Irvin | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:29 | |
| Catchweight (172 lb) bout | Matt Riddle | DaMarques Johnson | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:29 | |
| Lightweight | Jacob Volkmann | Paul Kelly | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi | Tyson Griffin | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:04 | Gomi won Knockout of the Night Honors |
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | John Howard | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 2:21 | |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | Mark Munoz | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | Vladimir Matyushenko | TKO (Elbows) | 1 | 1:52 | |
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Brian Stann vs. Mike Massenzio
- Knockout of the Night: Takanori Gomi
- Submission of the Night: Charles Oliveira
