Former UFC fighter Anthony Rocco Martin is facing misdemeanor charges of battery and lewd/dissolute conduct.
Former UFC fighter [autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag] is facing multiple charges after a recent arrest.
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrest report obtained by MMA Junkie on Wednesday shows Martin was arrested Nov. 20 for allegedly urinating on a casino floor and punching a security guard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The arrest was first reported by 8 News Now Las Vegas.
According to the report, Martin began to get hostile towards a security guard who asked him to show some identification after a surveillance camera spotted him urinating in a casino hallway. When the guard told him to back up, Martin responded by punching him in the throat.
At around 1:30 a.m., police arrested Martin. The arresting officer stated in the report Martin became very agitated and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Martin is facing charges misdemeanor charges of battery and engaging in lewd/dissolute conduct in a public place. He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 19.
The 31-year-old parted ways with the UFC in January after fighting out the final fight on his promotional contract last June at UFC 250. In 15 UFC fights, Martin picked up notable wins over Sergio Moraes, Ryan Laflare, Ramazan Emeev, and Jake Matthews.
Since his UFC departure, Martin openly discussed health complications that landed him in the hospital. Following a knee surgery to repair an injury, Martin contracted an infection that caused further complications. He has not competed since.
With free agency upon him, Anthony Rocco Martin wants to find a promotion to “compete to be a world champion.”
[autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag] is no longer on the UFC roster.
The promotion and the welterweight fighter have parted ways, a team representative informed MMA Junkie on Friday, making Martin a free agent.
Martin (17-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fought out the final fight on his promotional contract last June at UFC 250. Recently, the promotion and Martin decided to go in separate directions.
“I am excited for what the future holds,” Martin said in a written statement to MMA Junkie. “I’m ranked 22 on Tapology. I feel like I am entering my prime and can’t wait for a new home. I want to find a place that I can compete to be a world champion and push to be the best in the world.”
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Martin competed 15 times in the UFC. His promotional tenure dates back to early 2014. Since then, Martin faced the likes of Beneil Dariush, Neil Magny, Demian Maia, and more. Notable wins included Sergio Moraes, Ryan Laflare, Ramazan Emeev, and Jake Matthews.
Following a unanimous decision loss to Magny in June, Martin underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in early July to help with a torn meniscus. Over the weeks that followed, Martin developed an infection that landed him back in the hospital.
“I started getting worried, and I was talking to the UFC PI, and I obviously saw the (Washington Football Team quarterback) Alex Smith thing and worried about infections, especially when you’re talking about a knee scope that you think is a minor surgery turning into something like this where I can barely walk,” Martin told MMA Junkie in late July. “They say it’s very rare on a knee scope. The doctor I used here says in 15 years he’s never had someone get an infection on a knee scope.”
Ultimately, Martin recovered from the infection and is on his way to resume his fighting career soon.
Anthony Rocco Martin is currently in hospital due to a fairly dire health situation stemming from a early July knee surgery.
[autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag] is currently in hospital due to a fairly dire health situation stemming from an early July knee surgery.
Martin (17-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) suffered a torn meniscus in his unanimous decision loss to Neil Magny at UFC 250 in June. On July 6, he underwent a fairly routine knee scope procedure to help clean up the issue, but the results were anything but routine.
“Usually you’re allowed to start training with a scope or something like that after two weeks,” Martin told MMA Junkie on Monday. “I waited about two and a half weeks to train and I was like, ‘Man, I’ve got to start training because I can’t be sitting on the shelf forever.’ I’ve had four of these before so it’s not anything I haven’t experienced before and I’ve always trained like a week later. This is the longest I’ve waited, and then I trained and later that night it really started hurting and I didn’t know what was going on. It definitely wasn’t normal and I thought I must’ve aggravated it.
“I made some calls to take my mind off it and I had a couple drinks to try to get the pain to go away. The pain was not going away and it was just getting worse. So about 3:30 in the morning, I couldn’t sleep and it was the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life. I wouldn’t wish pain like this on anybody. I took an Uber to the ER because I couldn’t even drive or bend my leg, went in and they said I definitely have an infection.”
When he arrived at the local hospital on July 23, Martin was quickly admitted due to a 103-degree fever and “severe redness” around the knee that had surgery. Hours later, he was taken back into surgery. He’s remained in the hospital since, but the situation has only appeared to worsen as the infection has spread further up his leg and he’s currently being heavily medicated.
“About four hours later I go back into surgery and they cleaned out the entire knee and I’ve been in the hospital ever since,” Martin said. “It’s been three days or four days and I’m not sure if I’m going home. I’ve been in extreme pain where I’ve been having to dose on morphine and Lortabs, which is like hydrocodone. I do both of those, one every four hours, and one every three hours. Then it started spreading up my leg a little bit and it kept getting redder and redder. I started getting worried and I was talking to the UFC PI and I obviously saw the Alex Smith thing and worried about infections, especially when you’re talking about a knee scope that you think is a minor surgery turning into something like this where I can barely walk. They say it’s very rare on a knee scope. The doctor I used here says in 15 years he’s never had someone get an infection on a knee scope.”
Anthony Rocco Martin’s leg
Martin said that the hospital’s medical disease expert expressed “concern” about the state of his leg, but solutions are still in process. His symptoms are being monitored and he said the next step will see him placed on an invasive IV and he will be required to go on antibiotics for four to six weeks.
It’s a worrisome situation, Martin said, and the stress is only compounded by the uncertainty around his fighting career. The loss to Magny marked the final fight on his UFC contract, and despite winning five of his past seven bouts in the octagon, he’s not reached terms on a new deal.
The pandemic era of MMA has opened up opportunities for a lot of fighters to keep more active and compete multiple times in a short span. Martin said he would typically make himself available for that, but, even in the best-case scenario, it’s going to be several months before he can return to competition.
In the meantime, Martin has some fears the UFC may fill up its roster and leave him on the outside looking in once he’s finally healthy.
“Magny fight was my last fight on my contract,” Martin said. “I’m trying to get a new contract and trying to fight and it’s kind of messing up my opportunities and it’s really stressful.”
UFC 250 headliners Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer are among seven fighters facing a lengthy suspensions for injuries sustained.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] is among seven fighters facing lengthy medical suspensions for injuries sustained Saturday at UFC 250.
MMA Junkie obtained the full list from the Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday. Fighters can return sooner than the duration of their suspension if cleared by a doctor.
Headliners Nunes and [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] each were suspended 180 days – Nunes for an injured right tibia/fibula; Spencer for a non-displaced left orbital flor and nasal fracture.
Undercard fighters facing potential 180-day terms include Chase Hooper, Brian Kelleher, Charles Byrd, Alex Perez, and Devin Clark.
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UFC 250 took place Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streamed on pay-per-view after prelims simulcasted on ESPN and ESPN+.
The complete list of UFC 250 medical suspensions:
Amanda Nunes: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray of right tibia/fibula cleared by orthopedic physician; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Felicia Spencer: Suspended 18- days or until left orbital floor and nasal fracture cleared by maxillofacial surgeon; Also suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days
[autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Eddie Wineland[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray of right thumb is cleared by orthopedic physician; Also suspended for 30 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Ian Heinisch[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray of right foot is cleared by orthopedic physician; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Maki Pitolo[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Charles Byrd[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray of left wrist is cleared by orthopedic physician; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Alex Perez[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days or until x-rays of right ankle, foot, and right ribs are cleared by orthopedic physician; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Jussier Formiga[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
[autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days or until left orbital floor is cleared by maxillofacial surgeon; Also suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact or until left foot sutures cleared by physician
The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 250, which saw Amanda Nunes beat Felicia Spencer in the main event.
The UFC returned to pay-per-view Saturday with a strong fight card that went down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a main card that aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
In the main event, dual-champ [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC) continued to show that she is deserving of all-time great status when she successfully defended her women’s featherweight title [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) with a unanimous decision and put herself into the record books.
Nunes wasn’t the only one to make history at the event, though. For more on the numbers, check below for 45 post-event facts to come out of UFC 245.
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General
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $266,000.
UFC 250 drew an announced attendance of 0 for a live gate of $0.
Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 7-6 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:51:11.
Main card
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Nunes became the first in UFC history to record title defenses in two divisions while simultaneously holding multiple belt.
Nunes’ eight victories in UFC title fights are tied with Jose Aldo for third most in company history behind Jon Jones (14) and Anderson Silva (11).
Nunes’ eight victories in women’s UFC title fights are most in company history.
Nunes’ 11-fight UFC winning streak is tied for second longest among active fighters in the company behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (12).
Nunes’ 11-fight UFC winning streak in women’s competition is the longest in company history.
Spencer has suffered both of her career losses by decision.
Garbrandt (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since December 2016.
Garbrandt’s four knockout victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Eddie Wineland (eight) and T.J. Dillashaw (seven).
Garbrandt’s nine knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with Dillashaw for most in divisional history.
[autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag]’s (27-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2018.
Assuncao fell to 11-4 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in August. 2011.
Assuncao suffered his first knockout loss since March 19, 2011 – a span of 3,367 days (more than nine years) and 15 fights.
Aljamain Sterling
Sterling’s (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak in bantamweight competition is tie with Marin Vera for the second longest active streak in the division behind Petr Yan (six).
Sterling’s 10 victories in UFC bantamweight competition are fourth most in divisional history behind T.J. Dillashaw (12), Urijah Faber (11) and Assuncao (11).
Sterling’s four submission victories in UFC bantamweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Faber (six) and Rani Yahya (five).
[autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
[autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] (23-7 MMA, 16-6 UFC) 16 victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied with Matt Hughes for second most in divisional history behind Georges St-Pierre (19).
[autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag] (17-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fell to 5-2 since he returned to welterweight in April 2018. He’s 6-2 in the weight class overall.
Martin has suffered four of his six career losses by decision.
O’Malley’s (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Petr Yan (six) and Marlon Vera (five) and Sterling (five).
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Alex Caceres
[autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag] (16-12 MMA, 11-10 UFC) improved to 6-4 since he returned to the UFC featherweight division in January 2015.
Caceres has earned eight of his 11 UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag] (9-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his 10-fight unbeaten streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
[autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag] (30-13 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has suffered 10 of his 13 career losses by stoppage.
[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] (19-2-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) has earned all five of his UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag] (21-11 MMA, 5-4 UFC) suffered his first decision loss since Sept. 21, 2013 – a span of 2,450 days (nearly seven years) and 18 fights.
[autotag]Charles Byrd[/autotag]’s (10-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since March 2018.
Byrd has suffered all three of his UFC losses by knockout.
Perez (24-5 MMA, 6-1 UFC) has earned four of his six UFC victories by stoppage.
Perez earned the 12th finish in UFC history stemming from leg kicks.
[autotag]Jussier Formiga[/autotag]’s (23-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since March 2019.
Formiga has suffered all four of his UFC stoppage losses by knockout.
[autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) earned consecutive victories for the first time in his UFC career. He’s alternated wins and losses over his past nine appearances.
Clark has earned all six of his UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his nine-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
[autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career stoppage victories by submission.
[autotag]Evan Dunham[/autotag]’s (18-9-1 MMA, 11-9-1 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2016.
Dunham suffered jus the second submission loss of his career and first since Nov. 16, 2013 – a span of 2,394 days (more than six years) and 10 fights.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
In total, UFC 250 had five fighters earning six-figure paydays.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] topped the list of UFC 250 fighter payouts.
On Saturday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of fighter salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission. Nunes (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC) earned $500,000 for her winning effort against [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] in the UFC 250 main event. As for Spencer (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), the title challenger took home $125,000 in defeat.
The second-highest paid athlete on the card, former bantamweight champion [autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag], took home $260,000 for his knockout of [autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag], who earned $79,000.
Other fighters earning six-figure paydays include [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] ($152,000), [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] ($158,000), and [autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag] ($116,000).
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UFC 250 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view after prelims simulcasted on ESPN/ESPN+.
The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC 250 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, UFC officials will hand out additional $50,000 UFC 250 fight-night bonuses.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 250 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $266,000.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 250 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $266,000.
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 250 took place at UFC Apex. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 250 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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:
Check out the complete list of fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC 250 event.
While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.
Inside, see what the fighters from UFC 250 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.
Neil Magny is now on a two-fight winning streak after UFC 250.
From a viewer’s perspective, [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag] was a close fight – even if the judges’ scorecards indicated otherwise.
When the dust settled, Magny (23-7 MMA, 16-6 UFC) earned a unanimous decision Saturday night at UFC 250 with scores of 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.
In the opening round, Martin (17-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) controlled the fight early against the cage. When the two fighters separated, Magny utilized his striking – especially his leg kicks.
The second round saw Martin tag Magny early. Shortly thereafter, he got the fight to the ground, but Magny reversed. As the round progressed, both momentum and control swung back and forth.
The most one-sided round of the fight was the third. Cardio became an X-factor when Martin visibly slowed, breathing deeply. Martin ate a series of hard punches from Magny, who ultimately won the fight by unanimous decision.
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With the victory, Magny now has won back-to-back fights and four of his most recent five. Magny’s fight against Martin was his second since returning from a 16-month layoff due to a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspension, which was later lifted.
As for Martin, the loss is his second in three fights. Prior to that stretch, Martin had won four straight fights.
The welterweight bout was part of the UFC 250 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
The UFC is back Saturday with an event headlined by arguably the greatest women’s fighter of all time.
UFC 250 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) puts her 145-pound title on the line for the first time against challenger [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC). Nunes is the huge favorite at -650, and not surprisingly she’s a near-unanimous choice in the picks from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts – only one of whom is picking Spencer in a major upset.
In the co-main event, [autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag] (27-7 MMA, 11-4 UFC) takes on former bantamweight champion [autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in a key contenders fight. Garbrandt is a slight favorite at -150, but it’s Assuncao with a slight 8-6 lead in the picks from our staff members.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) takes on [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in another important bantamweight bout. The fight is a virtual pick’em from the oddsmakers, and it’s close with our pickers, as well. Sterling has the edge at 8-6.
[autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] (22-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC) is a -135 favorite against [autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in a welterweight fight. But despite those close odds at the sports books, Magny has a huge 12-2 lead over Martin in our picks.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is the second biggest favorite on the card in his fight against former WEC bantamweight champ [autotag]Eddie Wineland[/autotag] (24-13-1 MMA, 6-7 UFC). With O’Malley a -550 favorite, only one of our pickers is taking Wineland to pull off what would be the biggest upset of his career.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Nunes (75 percent), Garbrandt (54 percent), Sandhagen (53 percent), Magny (76 percent) and O’Malley (89 percent) are the choices.
