UFC 247 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jones, Shevchenko take home biggest checks

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 247 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $243,000.

HOUSTON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 247 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $243,000.

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 247 took place at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC 247 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag]: $40,000
def. [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag]: $30,000

[autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag]: $40,000
def. [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag]: $30,000

[autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Juan Adams[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Mirsad Bektic[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag]: $15,000
def. [autotag]Ilir Latifi[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]James Krause[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Khaos Williams[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Andrea Lee[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Mario Bautista[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Journey Newson[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Domingo Pilarte[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Youssef Zalal[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Austin Lingo[/autotag]: $3,500

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

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 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $577,000
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $31,581,500

Video: Khaos Williams brutalizes Alex Morono in 27 seconds of short-notice UFC 247 debut

Largely unknown to the MMA world, Khaos Williams made a statement at UFC 247.

[autotag]Khaos Williams[/autotag] has arrived.

A short-notice replacement for injured welterweight Dhiego Lima, Williams (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) entered enemy territory when he trucked [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag] on Saturday at UFC 247.

Williams came out fists-a-flying, winging punches at the Fortis MMA product. Morono (17-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) retreated, but his back hit the cage, and he couldn’t escape Williams’ heat.

Eventually Williams landed a hard combination that crumpled Morono. Follow-up shots added insult to injury before the referee pulled Williams off the fallen Texan.

With the victory, Williams extends his winning streak to seven. The Michigan-born welterweight has picked up six finishes in 10 professional victories.

As for Morono, the loss snaps a three-fight winning streak dating back to November 2018.

Check out Williams’ finish of Morono at UFC 247 in the video clip below:

UFC 247 took place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

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Alex Morono hopes to rebook Dhiego Lima matchup after UFC 247

Alex Morono hopes he can still fight Dhiego Lima after their matchup fell through at UFC 247.

HOUSTON – [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag] hopes he can still fight [autotag]Dhiego Lima[/autotag] after their planned UFC 247 matchup fell through.

Morono (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) specifically asked for the fight with Lima (15-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) and got his wish, but then it fell apart due to an injury. He now meets Kalinn Williams (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in a welterweight prelim bout, but more or less hopes it’s something to keep him busy before going back to his original booking.

“I like that Lima matchup,” Morono told MMA Junkie at UFC 247 media day. “We did so much ground work and I got pretty bored watching tape. There’s a lot of tape and we watched all of it and we don’t want it to be for nothing.”

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Morono has plenty of UFC experience under him and will be welcoming a promotional newcomer in Williams. He definitely has more to lose in this scenario, but Morono is excited to perform.

“Mentally, I always prepare for a third-round knockout or submission, that way if it goes past the first I’m not disheartened,” Morono said. “He will shoot in a lot so I expect a lot of grappling. Best-case scenario he stands and trades, and if that’s the case, it’s the same game plan I’ve had for the last 13 years and that’s to score a knockout.”

UFC 247 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+

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Kalinn Williams steps in for Dhiego Lima, meets Alex Morono at UFC 247

Kalinn Williams steps in for Dhiego Lima, meets Alex Morono at UFC 247

Less than two weeks away from UFC 247, [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag] has a replacement opponent.

Morono (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was set to meet [autotag]Dhiego Lima[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at the event until an injury forced Lima out. Now promotional newcomer [autotag]Kalinn Williams[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will step in for the welterweight fight.

UFC 247 takes place Feb. 8 at Toyota Center in Houston. With two title fights atop the bill, the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

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Williams, from Michigan, comes to the UFC on the strength of a six-fight winning streak. This past November, he picked up arguably the biggest win of his career with a unanimous decision over three-time Bellator fighter Jeremie Holloway. Five of his nine career wins have been by stoppage.

Morono has won three straight and four of his past five fights. After a decision loss to Jordan Mein in July 2018, Morono rebounded with a decision win over Kenan Song, then finished Zak Ottow with a TKO and outworked Max Griffin to go 2-0 in 2019.

Lima was set to go after his fourth straight win. In 2019, he had split decision victories over Court McGee and Luke Jumeau to run his streak to three straight after back-to-back losses to Jesse Taylor in the “TUF 25” final and Yushin Okami. His momentum now is on hold.

With the change, the UFC 247 lineup now includes:

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

  • Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
  • Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
  • Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
  • Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Marlon Vera vs. TBA
  • Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles
  • Alex Morono vs. Kalinn Williams
  • Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns
  • Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte
  • Andre Ewell vs. Jonathan Martinez

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UFC 247 lineup finalized: Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes leads championship doubleheader

Check out the official lineup and broadcast plans for UFC 247, which takes place Feb. 8 in Houston.

UFC 247 will feature a championship double-header as two of the promotion’s most dominant champions get top billing.

UFC 247 takes place Feb. 8 at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

The main event features UFC light heavyweight champ [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC) putting his title on the line against yet another young and hungry contender in undefeated [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).

In the co-main event, UFC women’s flyweight champion [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will attempt to make her third title defense, when she faces [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).

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The card also will feature [autotag]Ilir Latifi[/autotag]’s heavyweight debut vs. the “Black Beast” [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag], a matchup between featherweight prospects in [autotag]Mirsad Bektic[/autotag] and [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag], and bantamweights [autotag]Jimmie Rivera[/autotag] and [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag], who look to break into 135-pound title contention.

The full UFC 247 lineup includes:

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

  • Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
  • Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
  • [autotag]Juan Adams[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag]
  • Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Vera
  • [autotag]Antonio Arroyo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Dhiego Lima[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Andrea Lee[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Mario Bautista[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Journey Newson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Domingo Pilarte[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag]

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Alex Morono vs. Dhiego Lima added to UFC 247 in Houston

A matchup between streaking welterweights Alex Morono and Dhiego Lima is the latest addition to UFC 247.

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Ask and you shall receive.

After picking up a unanimous decision win over Max Griffin in his most recent outing, [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag] said he wanted [autotag]Dhiego Lima[/autotag] next in early 2020. That’s exactly what he got.

Morono (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) gets a home fight at UFC 247 against Lima (15-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC), UFC officials announced Wednesday. UFC 247 takes place Feb. 8 at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card, featuring two title fights, airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

Since joining Fortis MMA, Morono has three in a row and looks to continue his climb toward inclusion in the 170-pound rankings.

Two-time “Ultimate Fighter” finalist Lima also is on a three-fight winning streak. Most recently, he beat Luke Jumeau by split decision at UFC 243.

With the addition, the UFC 247 lineup includes:

  • Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
  • Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis
  • Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
  • Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann
  • Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy
  • Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
  • Dhiego Lima vs. Alex Morono

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