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UFC Fight Night 224 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Four fighters take home $16,000

UFC Fight Night 224 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

LONDON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $225,000.

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 224 took place at the The 02. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 224 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Nathaniel Wood[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Josh Culibao[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Jonny Parsons[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Danny Roberts[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Joel Alvarez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jamal Pogues[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Bryan Barberena[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Pannie Kianzad[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Yanal Ashmoz[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Bruna Brasil[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Shauna Bannon[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jafel Filho[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Barez[/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 2241 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: $4,780,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,369,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.

Paul Craig def. Andre Muniz at UFC Fight Night 224: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Paul Craig’s second-round TKO win over Andre Muniz at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]’s second-round TKO win over [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London. (Photos by Per Haljestam, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC Fight Night 224 pre-event facts: Paul Craig brings records into middleweight debut

Check out the numbers behind UFC Fight Night 224 in London where Paul Craig brings 205-pound records into his middleweight debut.

The UFC returns to London for the second time this year Saturday with UFC Fight Night 224, which takes place at The O2 with a card that streams entirely on ESPN+.

A matchup of ranked heavyweights serves as the main event. After suffering a blown-out knee against Curtis Blaydes last summer, England’s own [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) returns to action for another headlining act, this time against [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag] (24-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC).

For the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 224.

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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.

Paul Craig drops down to middleweight, meets Andre Muniz at UFC London

Paul Craig has decided to give middleweight a try and will make his divisional debut at UFC London.

[autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag] has decided to give middleweight a try.

After undergoing a successful test cut to 185 pounds, former light heavyweight contender Craig (16-6-1 MMA, 8-6-1 UFC) will move down a division to face [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag] (23-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) on July 22 at The O2 in London, promotion officials announced Thursday morning. The matchup was first reported by Super Lutas.

Craig’s decision comes after dropping back-to-back fights to Volkan Oezdemir and Johnny Walker. Prior to that, the 35-year-old Scottish fighter was unbeaten in six fights, including a finish of current light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill.

“We had this idea of going to middleweight, not because light heavyweight is done, but just the way light heavyweight is sitting at the moment, there’s not a lot of fights above me who I’m going to get to fight,” Craig said in a recent episode of his “Leather’d Podcast.”

Muniz saw his nine-fight winning streak snapped by Brendan Allen in his past outing, which headlined UFC Fight Night 220 in February. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace’s run included wins over Ronaldo Souza and Uriah Hall.

With the addition, here is the updated UFC London card on July 22:

  • Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura
  • Molly McCann vs. Julija Stoliarenko
  • Yanal Ashmouz vs. Chris Duncan
  • Jai Herbert vs. Fares Ziam
  • Davey Grant vs. Daniel Marcos
  • Mick Parkin vs. Jamal Pogues
  • Joel Alvarez vs. Marc Diakiese
  • Pannie Kianzad vs. Ketlen Vieira
  • Jonny Parsons vs. Danny Roberts
  • Josh Culibao vs. Lerone Murphy
  • Andre Fili vs. Nathaniel Wood
  • Paul Craig vs. Andre Muniz

Albert Duraev wants Andre Muniz after UFC on ESPN 43 victory: ‘I’m going to win’

Following his UFC on ESPN 43 win, Albert Duraev revealed he has jiu-jitsu ace Andre Muniz on his mind as a next opponent.

SAN ANTONIO – [autotag]Albert Duraev[/autotag] already has his sights set on a potential next opponent.

Minutes after his UFC on ESPN 43 win over Chidi Njokuani on Saturday, Duraev (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) told MMA Junkie in a post-fight news conference he hopes to get matched against Brazilian middleweight and jiu-jitsu specialist [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag] (23-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC).

“I want my next fight in June or July,” Duraev said. “I want to fight Brazilian guy Andre Muniz. He’s held 15 ranking. I want a top 15. I can show a good fight.”

Muniz, 33, does not currently have a fight scheduled and currently sits at No. 13 in the promotion’s official rankings. Muniz tore through the ranks of the UFC middleweight division until he was submitted by Brendan Allen on Feb. 25. He has 19 finishes in 23 victories including 15 submissions.

Some fans may look at the fight as jiu-jitsu vs. wrestling, but Duraev reminded it’s an MMA fight. He plans to bring all disciplines to the table.

“It’s striking if (I) need,” Duraev said. “I can (use) wrestling, jiu-jitsu, sambo. I’m going to win.”

Duraev, 34, returned into the win column when he Chidi Njokuani (22-9 MMA, 2-2 UFC) by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28). Prior to that, Duraev lost by TKO to Joaquin Buckley in June 2022.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.

UFC Fight Night 220 post-event facts: Nurullo Aliev makes history for Tajikistan

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 220, which saw Nurullo Aliev put Tajikistan on the map of the UFC win column.

UFC Fight Night 220, which took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, is likely an event the promotion will want to put in the rear-view mirror as quickly as possible.

Three fights, including the original headliner, were called off within 48 hours of the card beginning, resulting in a 10-bout lineup that saw [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) finish [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag] (23-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) by third-round submission in the makeshift middleweight main event.

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 220.

UFC Fight Night 220 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Brendan Allen’s $11,000 tops card

UFC Fight Night 220 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 220 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $104,000.

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 220 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 220 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Don’Tale Mayes[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Tatiana Suarez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Mike Malott[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Yohan Lainesse[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Trevor Peek[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Erick Gonzalez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jasmine Jasudavicius[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gabriella Fernandes[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jordan Leavitt[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Victor Martinez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ode Osbourne[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Charles Johnson[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Joe Solecki[/autotag]: $6,000
def.[autotag]Carl Deaton[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag][Nurullo Aliev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Rafael Alves[/autotag]: $4,500

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 2207 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2201 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: $1,157,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $15,676,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 220.

UFC Fight Night 220 results: Brendan Allen taps Andre Muniz in impromptu main event

Brendan Allen finished BJJ ace Andre Muniz on the mat in the final round of UFC Fight Night 220’s impromptu main event.

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] wasn’t originally scheduled to participate in the main event, but he left a lasting impression on fight fans to close the show.

After Nikita Krylov became ill with a foodborne illness Saturday and could not compete against Ryan Spann in the scheduled marquee fight, the middleweight bout between Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Andre Muniz became the new main event of UFC Fight Night 220 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

It became a big stage for Allen to make a statement in the three-round main event, and he did exactly that by tapping Muniz (23-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at 4:25 of the final round.

The fight began at a measured pace as both fighters studied the range. Soon single punches and kicks were traded, with Allen getting the better of the early offerings. A nice combination of punches from Allen got Muniz’s attention, but a moment later a spinning back kick to the body scored for the Brazilian, sparking heated exchanges throughout the remainder of the round.

Allen kept the pressure high in the second, firing combinations first as he controlled the center of the cage. Muniz looked to mix things up with grappling, but his takedown was reversed and ended up on his back. Allen landed a few strikes while maintaining top position until the horn.

At the beginning of the third, the fighters hugged in the center of the cage before getting to the final five minutes of action.

Muniz put together some sharp punches in the early half of the round. With about two minutes remaining, Allen caught a kick to the body and lifted Muniz up for a big slam to the mat. A moment later, Allen took the back slapped on a rear-naked choke. It took a couple of adjustments, but Allen was able to get his arm under the neck to force a tap for an impressive finish.

Allen, 27, has now won four straight and had no shortage of names that he wants to face next. He mentioned the likes of Sean Strickland, Chris Curtis, Jack Hermansson and Dricus Du Plessis as potential opponents.

“I’m trying to fight everybody in this witch,” Allen said during his post-fight interview.

Muniz, 33, sees his impressive nine-fight winning streak come to an end. The Dana White’s Contender Series veteran won his first five UFC bouts, including three first-round submissions.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 220 results include:

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Twitter reacts to Brendan Allen’s win over Andre Muniz in short-notice UFC Fight Night 220 main event

See the top Twitter reactions to Brendan Allen’s submission win over Andre Muniz in the makeshift main event for UFC Fight Night 220.

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] wasn’t expecting to compete in his first octagon headliner at UFC Fight Night 220, but that’s what happened – and he took advantage.

After Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann was canceled in the midst of Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was promoted to the top of the card opposite [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag] (23-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC), and managed to emerge victorious by third-round submission in the middleweight contest.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Allen’s victory over Muniz UFC Fight Night 220.

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