UFC On Versus 5

[No More Sorrow]

Just caught a replay of this show online this morning, i thought it was a pretty good show and Lytle and Hardy was a great fight, How was it live Ben?

also

After a week of fan events being hosted at the Harley-Davidson Museum, one fighter will leave Milwaukee with quite a souvenir

UFC officials announced today that the winner of the UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle main event will receive a 2012 Blackline. Its 103 cubic inch engine and throwback styling make it an immediate icon in the Dark Custom line up of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

 

[Ben]

Great weekened of UFC for me. Went to the live weigh ins on Saturday, which where cool, didn't get to meet any fighters but still fun. As for the show it was great seeing it live. Arena was full on the bottom bowl, but they had the whole upper are taped off, pretty sure they didn't have those tickets available plus there where screens up there so that was prob by design. Say there was about 7k there which is pretty good for Versus show.

Card was good, under card had a few decent matches, and the whole main card was solid. Ben Henderson looked great, and Hardy loosing again wasn't surprising, what was is after 4 losses he's not going to be cut by the UFC. Lytle retries with a win, two extra bonuses and a Harley good way to go out.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Sounds awesome, glad to hear it all went well. Next time The UFC is around my area i'm going to try and get out to it.

 

[Ben]

If the UFC has indeed entered into business with FOX, its relationship with the Versus channel will be ending very shortly. How big of a hit would that be?
According to the Sports Business Journal, UFC on Versus 5, which took place on Aug. 14 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brought in 766,000 viewers, up slightly from the 744,000 the cable channel garnered for the "Kongo vs. Barry" event this past June 26.
The four-fight broadcast featured the final fight in the long and storied career of Chris Lytle, who made the most of it by engaging in a slobberknocker with British "Outlaw" Dan Hardy for three rounds.
And before it was all said and done, "Lights Out" brought the house down with a guillotine submission victory, earning him both "Submission of the Night" and "Fight of the Night" in the process.

Good rating for a good show, one of the better free cards so not surprising they drew good.

 

[No More Sorrow]

The payouts for UFC on Versus have been revealed, with Chris Lytle ($70,000) and Ed Herman ($52,000) the top two earners.

The total payroll was $578,000.

The full UFC on Versus 5 paydays included:

Chris Lytle: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Hardy: $25,000

Ben Henderson: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Jim Miller: $35,000

Donald Cerrone: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Charles Oliveira: $12,000

Duane "Bang" Ludwig: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Amir Sadollah: $20,000

Jared Hamman: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. C.B. Dollaway: $20,000

Joseph Benavidez: $43,000 (includes $21,500 win bonus)
def. Eddie Wineland: $10,000

Ed Herman: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Noke: $8,000

Ronny Markes: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Karlos Vemola: $10,000

Jim Hettes: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Alex Caceres: $8,000

Cole Miller: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. T.J. O'Brien: $6,000

Jacob Volkmann: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Castillo: $17,000

Edwin Figueroa: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Jason Reinhardt: $6,000

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[No More Sorrow]

UFC on Versus 5 Medical Suspensions:

Dan Hardy: Suspended for 30 days for precautionary reasons

Jim Miller: Suspended indefinitely due to a head injury, though a physician can clear him early after undergoing a neurological exam and CT scan

Ben Henderson: Suspended for 30 days due to a left-elbow injury; must get an X-ray before competing again

Charles Oliveira: Suspended for 30 days for precautionary reasons

Amir Sadollah: Suspended indefinitely due to a head injury, though a physician can clear him early after undergoing a neurological
exam and CT scan

Duane Ludwig: Suspended indefinitely due to knee and head injuries, though a physician can clear him early after undergoing a physical exam, CT scan and X-ray

C.B. Dollaway: Suspended indefinitely due to a head injury, though a physician can clear him early after undergoing a neurological exam and CT scan

Kyle Noke: Suspended indefinitely due to a knee injury, though a physician can clear him early after undergoing an MRI

Jim Hettes: Suspended for 30 days due to a head laceration

Alex Caceres: Suspended for 30 days for precautionary reasons

Cole Miller: Suspended for 30 days due to a right-hand injury

T.J. O'Brien: Suspended indefinitely due to rib and leg injuries, though a physician can clear him early

Jason Reinhardt: Suspended for 30 days for precautionary reasons