UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle drew a $539,000 gate with 6,751 people in attendance. The event took place on Sunday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee and was broadcast live on Versus. The event’s draw was nearly that of the last UFC on Versus card, which drew 7,792 spectators and $562,310 gate with a main event featuring heavyweights Cheick Kongo and Pat Barry.

The UFC on Versus 5 main event featured a welterweight bout between heavy hitters Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy and Chris “Lights Out” Lytle. A day before the fight, Lytle announced his intention to retire after the bout and went out on a high note, submitting Hardy in the final round of their affair.

The next UFC on Versus event is scheduled to take place on Oct. 1 and features a first for Versus cards. Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is set to take on challenger Demetrious Johnson in a title fight for fans to watch without having to purchase a pay-per-view. This a value fans don’t get very often.

The next pay-per-view card for the promotion is UFC: Rio, which takes place on Aug. 27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will be the first time the UFC invades Brazil since 1998 and tremendous gate and attendance totals are anticipated.

UFC on Versus 5 Fighters Score $65,000 Bonuses; Chris Lytle Rakes It In

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Ken Pishna

Chris Lytle
UFC on Versus 5 took place in Milwaukee on Sunday night with a fight card chalk full of finishes and exciting fights that left UFC officials with some difficult choices for the usual post-fight awards and bonuses.
After a blistering fight between main eventers Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle – which also served as Lytle’s retirement party – it was almost a no-brainer that the two would get the Fight of the Night.
There was some stiff competition, but Lytle went out big, also scoring the Submission of the Night.
After banging it out for nearly three full rounds, going toe-to-toe with Hardy, Lytle took advantage of a Hardy takedown attempt, locking on a guillotine choke that ended the Brit’s night.
Lytle walked away from the night and his career scoring some major extras, earning $65,000 each for the Fight of the Night bonus and the Submission of the Night bonus, and earned a 2012 Softail Blackline motorcycle from Harley Davidson for the win.
Hardy scored a $65,000 bonus for his part in the fight and a promise from UFC co-owner and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta that, despite his fourth consecutive loss, he would not get the axe.
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, a notorious slow starter, didn’t waste much time on Sunday night, landing a hook punch and a knee to put Charles Oliveira on the mat. He then swarmed Oliveira, putting him out via TKO three minutes into the opening round to secure the $65,000 Knockout of Night bonus.