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UFC on ESPN 50 post-event facts: Cory Sandhagen, Rob Font set dubious record for lack of strikes

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 50, where Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font set a dubious record for strikes landed in a fight.

The UFC made its sixth stop in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 50, which took place at Bridgestone Arena and saw seven of 12 fights on the card end in a decision.

Among those were the main event, where [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) cruised to a unanimous decision win over [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag] (20-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) in a 140-pound catchweight fight that featured a substantial lack of action.

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 on ESPN 50.

UFC on ESPN 50 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jessica Andrade’s $21,000 tops card

UFC on ESPN 50 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 50 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $170,500.

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 50 took place at Bridgestone Arena. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 50 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Tatiana Suarez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Kennedy Nzechukwu[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Kyler Phillips[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Carlston Harris[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Jeremiah Wells[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Cody Durden[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sean Woodson[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dennis Buzukja[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Asu Almabaev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ode Osbourne[/autotag]: $6,000

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 $4,500; 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 $50,000 while title challengers get $50,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-50 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,222,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,811,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 50.

UFC on ESPN 50 play-by-play and live results

Check out live play-by-play and official results from UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville, Tenn.

UFC on ESPN 50 took place Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

In the main event, Cory Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) took on Rob Font (20-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) in a key bantamweight fight. In the co-feature, former women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (24-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) meets unbeaten contender Tatiana Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC).

Check out round-by-round updates below.

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

Tanner Boser def. Aleksa Camur at UFC on ESPN 50: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Tanner Boser’s unanimous decision win over Aleksa Camur at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC on ESPN 50: Aleksa Camur vs. Tanner Boser odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 50 odds and lines between Aleksa Camur and Tanner Boser with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a light heavyweight bout on the main card, Aleksa Camur and Tanner Boser meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC on ESPN 50: Camur vs. Boser odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims are on ESPN/ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET and the main card is on ESPN/ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET.

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Records: Camur (6-2-0) | Boser (20-10-1)

Camur is looking to turn things around. The fighter from Bosnia-Herzegovina has dropped a pair of bouts via decision to William Knight and Nicolae Negumereanu after a successful debut at UFC 246 in a unanimous-decision win over Justin Ledet. This will be Camur’s first UFC fight since losing to Negumereanu in June 2021.

The veteran Boser is also on a 2-bout skid and is just 1-4 across his last 5 fights. His losses are a little more impressive, coming against fellow veterans Andrei Arlovski, Ion Cutelaba and Ilir Latifi, with a win by KO/TKO against Ovince Saint Preux. That schedule is quite the gauntlet, and the losses aren’t really much to be ashamed of for the Canadian heavyweight.

Boser, a.k.a. “The Bulldozer”, has never lost 3 straight fights at any point of his career. He takes the walk with 4.17 significant strikes landed per minute, landing 58.45% of those punches. If Camur has an advantage, it’s in the takedown game, where he has a 0.59 takedown average, while Boser is zeroed out.

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UFC on ESPN 50: Camur vs. Boser odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:57 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Camur +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Boser -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -160 | Under +120)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -125 | No -110)

UFC on ESPN 50: Camur vs. Boser picks and predictions

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

The veteran BOSER (-160) still has plenty left in the tank at 32 years old, and he’ll ease by Camur using his veteran savvy and punching power. The Canadian has fought some of the best in the division and is much more battle-tested than the Bosnian fighter. Camur’s day is coming, but that day will not be Saturday.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 2.5 ROUNDS (-160) isn’t a bad wager, and is not priced out of line. Boster has gone the distance in 3 of his past 5 fights, while all 3 of Camur’s bouts at the UFC level have needed the judges to decide a victor.

In addition, YES (-125): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is an even better play based on the facts above. Neither of these fighters has been getting finishes lately.

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UFC on ESPN 50 pre-event facts: Jessica Andrade first female to 25 octagon appearances

Check out the stats behind UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville, where Jessica Andrade becomes the first female to join UFC’s 25-fight club.

The UFC returns to Nashville, Tenn., for the sixth time in company history on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 50, which takes place at Bridgestone Arena with a card that airs entirely on ESPN.

Two bantamweight contenders will meet in a 140-pound catchweight main event when [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) takes on replacement opponent [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag] (20-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC), who stepped in for the injury Umar Nurmagomedov.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC on ESPN 50.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 16-21)

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 May 16-21.

Tanner Boser vs. Aleksa Camur booked for UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 5

Tanner Boser returns against Aleksa Camur at a UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 5.

[autotag]Tanner Boser [/autotag] is sticking with light heavyweight.

After suffering a loss in his first fight at 205-pounds, Boser is returning again in hopes to get his first official win in the division. The Canadian fighter will take on [autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag] at a UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 5. The location for the card has yet to be announced.

Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Boser (20-10-1 MMA, 4-5 UFC) last fought at UFC on ESPN 44 in April when he lost to Ion Cutelaba in a first-round TKO. Not only is Boser looking to get his first win at light heavyweight, but also trying to snap a two-fight losing streak, as he was coming off a split decision defeat to Rodrigo Nascimento in the bout prior to Cutelaba. The Canadian is 1-4 in his past five UFC outings.

Camur (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is in a similar situation to his opponent’s, as he’s got back to back defeats in the octagon. He hasn’t been seen in action in a good while, as his last bout was a split decision loss to Nicolae Negumereanu back in summer of 2021.

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UFC 268 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Venum era total passes $5 million

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 268 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $325,500.

NEW YORK – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 268 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $325,500.

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 268 took place at the Madison Square Garden. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 268 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Andreas Michailidis[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Al Iaquinta[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Phil Hawes[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Edmen Shahbazyan[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ian Garry[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jordan Williams[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Chris Barnett[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Gian Villante[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]John Allan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Melsik Baghdasaryan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Bruno Souza[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ode Osbourne[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]CJ Vergara[/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 $4,500; 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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,112,500
Program-to-date total: $5,112,500

Dustin Jacoby steps in for Aleksa Camur vs. John Allan at UFC 268

Just five days before the event, there’s been a change to the UFC 268 prelims.

Just five days before the event, there’s been a change to the UFC 268 prelims.

[autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is out of his light heavyweight fight against [autotag]John Allan[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Stepping in for Camur on short notice will be [autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag] (15-5-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC). MMA Junkie confirmed the new matchup with people with knowledge of the booking after an initial report from MMA DNA.

UFC 268 takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews/ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+.

Jacoby hasn’t lost since he returned to MMA after pausing that part of his combat sports career to focus on kickboxing. He won his way back to the UFC in August 2020 on Dana White’s Contender Series, then picked up back-to-back wins over Justin Ledet and Maxim Grishin. After a split draw with Ion Cutelaba in May, Jacoby stopped Darren Stewart with a first-round TKO in late August.

Allan is in search of his first UFC win. He made his promotional debut in July 2019 and took a decision from Mike Rodriguez. But the win was overturned to a no contest when Allan failed a post-fight drug test. In December 2020, he dropped a split decision to Roman Dolidze.

Camur was looking to bounce back from back-to-back decision losses to William Knight in September 2020 and Nick Negumereanu in June. Those losses were the first of his career on the heels of a DWCS TKO win over Fabio Cherant to get into the UFC and a decision over Ledet in his promotional debut in January 2020.

With the change, the UFC 268 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington – for welterweight title
  • Champ Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili – for women’s strawweight title
  • Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje
  • Shane Burgos vs. Billy Quarantillo
  • Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Andreas Michailidis vs. Alex Pereira
  • Bobby Green vs. Al Iaquinta
  • Nassourdine Imavov vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
  • Chris Curtis vs. Phil Hawes

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Ian Garry vs. Jordan Williams
  • Chris Barnett vs. Gian Villante
  • John Allan vs. Dustin Jacoby
  • Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Bruno Souza
  • Ode Osbourne vs. CJ Vergara