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UFC Fight Night 229 post-event facts: Drew Dober passes Dustin Poirier, sets KO record

Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 229, which saw Drew Dober pass Dustin Poirier on the all-time lightweight KO list.

The UFC returned from a one-week hiatus on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 229, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and saw four of 10 fights end in a stoppage.

The quickest of those finishes came in the lightweight headliner, where Bobby Green (31-15-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) pulled off a stunning upset of Grant Dawson (20-2-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) courtesy of a 33-second knockout.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 229.

UFC Fight Night 229 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Bobby Green, Drew Dober top card

UFC Fight Night 229 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 229 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $189,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC Fight Night 229 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 229 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Abdul Razak Alhassan[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Drew Dober[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Ricky Glenn[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bill Algeo[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Karolina Kowalkiewicz[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Diana Belbita[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nate Maness[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Mateus Mendonca[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Vanessa Demopoulos[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kanako Murata[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Aori Qileng[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Johnny Munoz[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]JJ Aldrich[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag]: $11,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2291 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $6,483,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $21,072,500

UFC Fight Night 229 video: Joe Pyfer becomes first to submit Abdul Razak Alhassan

Joe Pyfer continued the impressive start to his octagon career when he choked out Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night 229.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag] continued the impressive start to his octagon career on Saturday when he submitted [autotag]Abdul Razak Alhassan[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 229.

After speaking extremely confidently about his chances of winning prior to the fight, Pyfer (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) went into the cage and delivered. He went back-and-forth with Alhassan (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) over the first rounds, then in the second frame got the fight to the ground and choked his opponent out cold with an arm-triangle choke at the 2:05 mark of Round 2.

Check out the replay below of Pyfer’s finish in the middleweight bout, which took place at the UFC Apex (via X):

The result marked the first first time Alhassan had ever lost by submission, and Pyfer said the performance showed he’s on an upward trajectory in the promotion.

“I’m not surprised, baby,” Pyfer said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “I just knew I was better than this man everyone. I want a new contract. I’ve finished three of my fights and I have one left.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 229.

UFC Fight Night 229: Joe Pyfer vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 229 odds between Joe Pyfer and Abdul Razak Alhassan, with MMA picks and predictions.

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In a 3-round middleweight bout in the main event, Joe Pyfer and Abdul Razak Alhassan meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 229 — also known as UFC Vegas 80 — at UFC Apex. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 229: Pyfer vs. Alhassan odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims can be viewed on ESPN+ starting at 4 p.m. ET with the main card following on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET.

Records: Pyfer (11-2-0) | Alhassan (12-5-0)

Pyfer picked up a KO/TKO against Ozzy Diaz in Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 6, Week 1. That earned him a spot at the UFC level, and he has posted back-to-back 1st-round KO/TKO wins over Alen Amedovski and veteran Gerald Meerschaert.

Alhassan has struggled since achieving success early in his UFC career. The Ghana-born fighter started with 4 wins in his first 5 fights at the UFC, but he has won just twice in the past 6 bouts. However, he was able to pick up KO/TKO wins over Alessio Di Chirico and Claudio Ribeiro since Aug. 2021, keeping his career afloat.

Each of these fighters are very close in significant strikes landed per minute, with Pyfer holding the slight 3.63-to-3.54 edge. Pyfer also gets the arrow in his favor with a 1.65-to-0.97 lead in takedown average, too.

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UFC Fight Night 229: Joe Pyfer vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:18 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Pyfer -405 (bet $405 to win $100) | Alhassan +320 (bet $100 to win $230)
  • Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over +162 | Under -210)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +380 | No -600)

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UFC Fight Night 229: Joe Pyfer vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan picks and predictions

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

Pyfer (-405) has been on fire to start his UFC career, but risking more than 4 times your potential is just a little too much.

Alhassan (+320) would be a tempting play if this were a few years ago, but he has really fallen off, winning just 2 times in the past 6 fights. The knockout against Di Chirico in just 17 seconds shows that he still brings plenty of heat, but he hasn’t faced a quality opponent like Pyfer in a while. He is in danger of the knockout, and playing PYFER BY KO/TKO (-140) is a much better value.

In addition, take a chance on PYFER KO/TKO & ROUND 2 (+700) in the “method & round combo” for a chance to multiply up by 7 times.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 1.5 ROUNDS (+162) is worth a look at plus-money, even taking Pyfer in the prop above, as long as he gets the KO/TKO in the final 90 seconds of Round 2.

You cannot play No (-600): Will the fight go the distance?, however, as risking 6 times your potential return is just way too much risk and not enough reward.

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Abdul Razak Alhassan hopes Joe Pyfer brings an exciting fight – not like ‘Buckley’s b*tchass’

Abdul Razak Alhassan is expecting fireworks with Joe Pyfer at UFC Fight Night 229 – at least he hopes so.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Abdul Razak Alhassan[/autotag] is expecting fireworks with Joe Pyfer at UFC Fight Night 229 – at least he hopes so.

Alhassan (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) meets Pyfer (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in Saturday’s middleweight co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.

Boasting a 100 percent knockout rate, it’s no secret what Alhassan’s game plan is. Pyfer has an array of exciting finishes himself, but Alhassan would be deceived if the fight didn’t pan out like he expects, similar to when he lost a split decision to fellow knockout artist Joaquin Buckley in February 2022.

“I’m really hoping for an exciting fights because I thought Buckley’s b*tchass fight was going to be exciting until he started, ‘Let me shoot for his leg, let me shoot for his leg,'” Alhassan told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 229 media day.

“So, I really hope he brings it so we can give the fans a good taste of how good power works. He has a lot of power, I know I have a lot of power. Let’s just go there and see who will be looking at the lights afterwards.”

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Alhassan has never minced his words when it comes to Buckley (16-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC), who also competes at UFC Fight Night 229 when he meets Alex Morono in a welterweight bout.

“You guys know that guy’s a f*cking b*tch,” Alhassan said of Buckley. “Also, everything he does now is just for f*cking clout. But, he’s a cool dude. One thing I realized, he acts hard for the camera, but when he’s in the back, he’s all nice.

“I’m getting old, I don’t want to go back to 170. But, I really hope he comes up back to 185 and if that fight happens, I promise you guys, most of the fight is going to be just my palm open just smacking the sh*t out of him the whole f*cking fight.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 229.

UFC Fight Night 229 pre-event facts: Grant Dawson’s streak ranks among elite company

The best facts about UFC Fight Night 229, where Grant Dawson brings an 8-0-1 octagon record into his main event vs. Bobby Green.

After a one-week hiatus, the UFC returns Saturday to kick off a loaded October schedule with UFC Fight Night 229, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

A lightweight bout serves as the main event of the card. [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] (20-1-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) gets his first headlining opportunity when he takes on [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] (30-15-1 MMA, 11-9-1 UFC), who looks to build momentum off his submission win over Tony Ferguson.

For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 229.

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Video: ‘UFC Fight Night 229: Dawson vs. Green’ media day interviews

Before UFC Fight Night 229 on Saturday, watch as the main card athletes fighters speak to reporters at media day.

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 229, which takes place at the UFC Apex with a card that streams entirely on ESPN+, goes down Saturday.

Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day.

If you happened to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 229.

Joe Pyfer draws knockout artist Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 7

Joe Pyfer will look to notch his third octagon win when he takes on one of the hardest-hitting middleweights in the UFC.

[autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag] will look to notch his third octagon win when he takes on one of the hardest-hitting middleweights.

Pyfer (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) meets [autotag]Abdul Razak Alhassan[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after Pyfer initially shared it on Instagram.

Since punching his ticket through the Contender Series in July 2022, Pyfer has scored back-to-back first-round TKO stoppages of Alen Amedovski, and most recently Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 287 in April. All but one of his pro wins have come by finish.

One of the most devastating knockout artists in the division, Alhassan is coming off a second-round knockout of Claudio Ribeiro at UFC Fight Night 217. All 12 of Alhassan’s career wins have come by knockout.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Oct. 7 includes:

  • Drew Dober vs. Ricky Glenn
  • Chris Gutierrez vs. Montel Jackson
  • Bill Algeo vs. Alexander Hernandez
  • Vanessa Demopolous vs. Kanaka Murata
  • Johnny Munoz vs. Aori Qileng
  • Nate Maness vs. Mateus Mendonca
  • Khusein Askhabov vs. Daniel Pineda

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 21-27)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Aug. 21-27.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 19-25)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by a promotion from June 19-25.