UFC on Versus 1 main card recap: Jones dominates Vera, Dos Santos KOs 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.


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.