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UFC on ESPN 63 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2024 total tops $8.2 million

With 2024 a wrap for the UFC, see a breakdown of how much money was paid under the Promotional Guidelines Compliance program.

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $208,500.

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 on ESPN 63 took place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The card aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 63 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Manel Kape[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Bruno Silva[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Vitor Petrino[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Navajo Stirling[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tuco Tokkos[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Michael Johnson[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Ottman Azaitar[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Joel Alvarez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Drakkar Klose[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Sean Woodson[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Fernando Padilla[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Felipe Lima[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Jamey-Lyn Horth[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Ramon Taveras[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Piera Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Josefine Knutsson[/autotag]: $4,000

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 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,630; 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 $32,000 while title challengers get $42,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-63 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

“UFC on ESPN 63: Covington vs. Buckley” – $208,500
“UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura” – $368,500
“UFC Fight Night 248: Yan vs. Figueiredo” – $160,000
“UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic” – $262,500
“UFC Fight Night 247: Magny vs. Prates” – $188,500
“UFC Fight Night 246: Moreno vs. Albazi” – $196,500
“UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway” – $252,000
“UFC Fight Night 245: Hernandez vs. Pereira” – $155,500
“UFC Fight Night 244: Royval vs. Taira” – $186,000
“UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.” – $407,500
“UFC Fight Night 243: Moicano vs. Saint Denis” – $173,500
“UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC” – $239,500
“UFC Fight Night 242: Burns vs. Brady” – $157,500
“UFC on ESPN 62: Cannonier vs. Borralho” – $166,500
“UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya” – $243,500
“UFC on ESPN 61: Tybura vs. Spivac 2” – $128,000
“UFC on ABC 7: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov” – $211,000
“UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2” – $307,500
“UFC on ESPN 60: Lemos vs. Jandiroba” – $139,000
“UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs. Cortez” – $180,500
“UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2”, – $311,500
“UFC on ABC 6: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov” – $186,000
“UFC on ESPN 58: Perez vs. Taira” – $116,000
“UFC on ESPN 57: Cannonier vs. Imavov” – $186,500
“UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier” – $281,500
“UFC Fight Night 241: Barboza vs. Murphy” – $158,500
“UFC on ESPN 56: Lewis vs. Nascimento” – $186,000
“UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg” – $280,000
“UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez” – $175,000
“UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill” – $460,000
“UFC Fight Night 240: Allen vs. Curtis 2” – $162,500
“UFC on ESPN 54: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot” – $173,000
“UFC on ESPN 53: Ribas vs. Namajunas” – $148,000
“UFC Fight Night 239: Tuivasa vs. Tybura” – $189,500
“UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2” – $359,000
“UFC Fight Night 238: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev” – $133,500
“UFC Fight Night 237: Moreno vs. Royval 2” – $135,500
“UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria” – $243,000
“UFC Fight Night 236: Hermansson vs. Pyfer” – $236,500
“UFC Fight Night 235: Dolidze vs. Imavov” – $170,500
“UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis” – $285,500
“UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2” – $159,500

Year-to-date total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $31,017,500

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Daniel Marcos def. Adrian Yanez at UFC Tampa: Best photos

Check out these photos highlighting Daniel Marcos’ split decision win over Adrian Yanez at UFC on ESPN 63.

Check out these photos highlighting [autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]’ split decision win over [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 63 from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. (Photos by Nathan Ray Seebeck, Imagn Images)

Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez prediction, pick, start time for UFC on ESPN 63

Dangerous bantamweights clash on the main card at UFC Tampa. How can Adrian Yanez end Daniel Marcos’ undefeated run?

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag] and [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] meet Saturday on the UFC on ESPN 63 main card at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.

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Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez UFC on ESPN 63 preview

Marcos (16-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) puts his undefeated record on the line against arguably his toughest test to date. This fight will be Marcos’ third walk to the cage in 2024. His first resulted in a no contest against Aori Qileng in February, and the second was a unanimous decision win over John Castañeda. … Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will look to keep his momentum going after returning to the win column in May by stopping Vinicius Salvador in the opening round. The result was a rebound from a rough 2023, where Yanez lost back-to-back fights to end a nine-fight winning streak.

Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez UFC on ESPN 63 expert pick, prediction

Filling out the main card is a potential bantamweight banger between Marcos and Yanez.

It’s nice to see a solid 135-pound fight not being buried on the prelims. It’s also nice because this slot, coupled with Yanez’s name, will give Marcos a chance to show his skills to more UFC fans.

That said, if Marcos isn’t able to establish his kicking presence early and often (particularly to the legs), then I suspect that Yanez will make exchanges both competitive and exciting.

This fight could either way, but I’ll side with Yanez’s more eye-catching offense to win the judges over in a tight decision that goes the American’s way.

Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez UFC on ESPN 63 odds

The oddsmakers and the public are favoring the Peruvian fighter, listing Marcos -200 and Yanez +160 via FanDuel.

Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez UFC on ESPN 63 start time, how to watch

Marcos and Yanez are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 10:40 a.m. ET. The fight will stream on ESPN+.

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Daniel Marcos vows to KO Adrian Yanez at UFC on ESPN 63, break into bantamweight rankings

Daniel Marcos sees a big opportunity to further his MMA career in his UFC on ESPN 63 matchup vs. Adrian Yanez.

TAMPA, Fla. – [autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag] sees his return at UFC on ESPN 63 as an opportunity to punch his ticket into the UFC official bantamweight rankings.

“Soncora,” an undefeated fighter from Peru, takes on Adrian Yanez – arguably the biggest name he’s ever faced in his career. This key bantamweight bout goes down on the main card of UFC Tampa. Marcos (16-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) recognizes Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is a skilled rival, but he expects to put him away in impressive fashion and prove he’s among the elite at 135 pounds.

“He’s a very tough rival,” Marcos told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “Once you get close to the top 15, and you’re in the top 20 of the division, all the opponents are tough. However, I’ve trained so hard spiritually and physically that he has no chance against me.

“I’m very strong. We know he’s a boxer and has good hands, but this is MMA. I can fight standing, on the ground; I have knees, elbows and kicks. I’m very versatile. All I can say is that I’m going to finish him in the second round. I’m ready for the next level. I believe I’m at the next level, and I don’t say that with ego, I just have so much trust in my work.”

Stopping Yanez would maintain Marcos’ undefeated status and put him 4-0 in the UFC. He believes this is more than enough to earn him a spot in the UFC official bantamweight rankings.

“Yes, I’m definitely fighting for a spot in the rankings,” Marcos said. “I think winning this fight, I’m in the rankings. I have four fights in the UFC. I’m an undefeated fighter that’s 16-0, but should be 17-0 because my opponent in February backed out because of a (illegal) hit that wasn’t all that. I consider that as a win. But definitely, you’re talking about someone that’s undefeated, 16-0, four fights in the UFC, this is definitely a great opportunity to enter the top 15 of the division.”

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UFC on ESPN 63’s Adrian Yanez: Taking Daniel Marcos’ ‘0’ an added incentive

Adrian Yanez will look to halt Daniel Marcos’ momentum at UFC on ESPN 63.

[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] will look to halt [autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]’ momentum at UFC on ESPN 63.

Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) takes on unbeaten bantamweight Marcos (16-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) Dec. 14 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Yanez went from a streaking, red-hot prospect to a two-fight losing skid, but managed to return to the win column in his most recent outing when he stopped Vinicius Salvador by Round 1 TKO in May. He sees a win over Marcos putting him back on the rankings’ radar.

“Seeing Daniel and seeing his ‘0,’ I just keep saying I’m going to take his goose egg,” Yanez told MMA Junkie Radio. “I’m going to give him the one (loss). He might be really good, he might be the next best thing, but I’m going to give him that one.

“I’m going to be the guy that takes that one because it’s just the challenge. You just see that in front of you and say he’s a dangerous man. He’s a very dangerous man, and I know I am too. So, whenever I see that, it excites me, it gives a little more oomph for the challenge.”

Despite snapping his losing skid, Yanez won’t relax just yet.

“I’m able to compartmentalize a little bit more, a little bit better,” Yanez said. “I knew I was with my back against the wall, and I still feel like my back is against the wall. I just compartmentalize it a little bit better because I know I have to come home and be with the family, and I can’t put myself in that type of a mode and be around the family like that.”

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MMA Junkie Radio #3479: Guests Rose Namajunas and Jon Anik, UFC Denver preview and more

Check out the latest episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze.”

Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and Goze is here.

On Episode 3,479, the fellas talk to UFC on ESPN 59 headliner [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag] and lead play-by-play voice [autotag]Jon Anik[/autotag]. They also previewed Saturday’s event in Denver, discussed PFL Africa and Frans Ngannou, talked Nate Diaz and much more. Tune in!

MMA Junkie Radio #3478: Guests Tabatha Ricci and Adrian Yanez, Diaz vs. Masvidal reaction, more

Check out the latest episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze.”

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and Goze is here.

On Episode 3,478, the guys chat with UFC fighters [autotag]Tabatha Ricci[/autotag] and [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]. They also weigh in on Nate Diaz’s boxing win over Jorge Masvidal, and much more. Tune in!

Adrian Yanez’s ideal return: Daniel Santos or John Castaneda at Noche UFC

Adrian Yanez would like to fight Daniel Santos or John Castaneda at Noche UFC on Sept. 14.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] wants to honor his Mexican heritage by partaking in the second annual Noche UFC event.

The UFC bantamweight is looking to compete on the card that celebrates Mexican Independence Day, and he already has a couple of names in mind for that potential opportunity.

“Daniel Santos or John Castañeda,” Yanez told MMA Junkie Radio on radio row at UFC X. “That gym has been calling me out, so I would like to take that fight. Also, Daniel Santos because he’s been calling me out.”

Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was recently called out by the hot prospect Payton Talbott after his victory at UFC 303. Speaking to MMA Mania, Yanez addressed the callout, saying he’d be down to fight him.

Noche UFC goes down on Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas. It’s been a highly requested card to compete in given its venue, which UFC CEO Dana White has hyped up to be one of the greatest combat sports event in history.

“Oh, man. I would do that all day, every day,” Yanez said regarding a potential fight at Noche UFC. “If they gave me the opportunity, I would take that opportunity and run with it. Fight there, so I could be the very first fight … get in, get out and then watch everything else. I don’t know, it would be fun. I would like to.”

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UFC’s Adrian Yanez lays out path to landing top 15 opponent: ‘I did two wrongs, now I got to make three rights’

UFC bantamweight Adrian Yanez is willing to work his way back into the top of the division, and knows who he wants to face to get there.

[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] had a number next to his name, but a recent two-fight skid sent him back to the pool of unranked UFC bantamweights.

After being signed to the promotion from Dana White’s Contender Series in 2020, Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) looked like one of the best prospects the show ever signed. He ripped through his first five opponents in the UFC, scoring four stoppages, and earned a promotional ranking in the process.

Then came a couple of bumps in the road, or “two wrongs” as Yanez calls it.

First, Rob Font floored Yanez with a right hook in the first round for the first stoppage loss of his career. Six months later, Jonathan Martinez repeatedly chopped away with leg kicks to not only win by TKO but also cause an MCL tear that required surgery to repair.

Yanez fully recovered and returned at UFC Fight Night 241, stopping Vinicius Salvador in the first round with sharp punches. It was a successful return, and another highlight for his reel, but Yanez knows there’s more work to be done before he returns to the rankings.

“I was in the top 15, I lost to two top 15 guys,” Yanez told MMA Junkie Radio. “I have the worker’s mind ethic in my head. Like I did two wrongs, now I got to make three rights. I got to go out there and for every five steps back I take, I got to take 10 steps forward in a sense.

“I felt like I didn’t deserve – especially with a guy like Salvador, like do I deserve to fight a guy who’s in the top 15 after knocking him out? A guy coming up from 125, 0-2 in the UFC, do I deserve to fight a guy in the top 15? I don’t think that really kind of gives me a spot to fight a guy who’s in the top 15. Of course, I went out there and did what I was supposed to do to him. This is me objectively looking at it.”

If Yanez could choose his path, an ideal matchup would be against former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo, who has been on a roll since making a permanent move up to bantamweight.

However, Yanez is honest with himself and knows his next matchup will be another name that could create an exciting fight, but will be an opponent currently outside the top 15. Peers such as Daniel Santos and Victor Henry were names at the tip of his tongue, and if he could face either at the Sphere in Las Vegas, that would be icing on the cake.

“If I could weasel my way in and fight Figgy, that’d be f*cking amazing, but I’m also kind of looking at it objectively,” Yanez said.

“Am I going to get a Figgy fight? Probably not. Am I going to get a guy like Jose Aldo? No, I’m not. Am I going to get Petr Yan? No, I’m not. I would like to fight a guy in the top 15, don’t get me wrong. If the name comes up, and it’s a top 15 guy – you’re going to tell me you’ve got a top 15 guy, or you’ve got Daniel Santos or Victor Henry, I’m going to go for the top 15 guy every single time.”

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Adrian Yanez relieved to snap losing streak with quick KO at UFC Fight Night 241: ‘Last year sucked’

Adrian Yanez reflects on his difficult 2023 having sapped his two-fight losing streak at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 241.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] has ended the worst stretch in his fighting career, and he couldn’t be happier.

The UFC bantamweight went winless in 2023, getting stopped by Jonathan Martinez and Rob Font in two consecutive bouts. Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) entered Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 241 determined to get back in the win column, and he did impressively. Yanez stopped Vinicius Salvador (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) with a brutal right hand in the first round of their contest.

“It feels really, really good,” Yanez said at a post-fight news conference, reflecting on his big win. “Last year sucked. I can’t sugar coat it, it sucked for me. It really took a lot out of me, especially with having surgery at the end of the year and having to sit out a bit, and having to sit out with my own thoughts. Sitting on the machine and moving the leg for me, that really sucked, but it kind of made me realize that no one else is going to want it as bad as I do.

“I had to pick myself up by the bootstraps and get myself going. At the end of the day, it’s on me. I put myself in that position. It was my fault. My 2023 year was caused by me, and I have to pull myself out of that. No one else to blame but me and at the end of the day, 2024 right here, we’re five months into it, and I’m finally here. I’m really f*cking excited to get the victory, so yeah, I’m happy.”

Yanez doesn’t want to stop at Saturday’s win. He wants to keep rising in the ranks, and he’s hoping he gets an opportunity to do that at the UFC 306 pay-per-view expected to be held at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

“I had a couple of guys call me out,” Yanez said. “I know John Castañeda has a really tough fight in front of him, Daniel Marcos. Daniel Santos, though, on the other hand, doesn’t have a fight book, so in The Sphere, I wouldn’t mind that at all. That would be fun. Also, Victor Henry looked really good in his last fight, I think that would be one for the fans. I think the fans would actually love that.

“But all of this to me, it doesn’t matter, it’s all respect except for the two that called me out, so all love. I’m going to go out here and fighter everyone hard, so it is what it is.”

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