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All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.
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The UFC added 32 fighters to its roster last month. Find out who joined and learn more about them here.
The UFC roster is bigger than ever – and it continues to expand.
Fresh faces appear on nearly every card, whether onboarded as short-notice opening fillers, Dana White’s Contender Series signees, or the increasingly rare straight-up additions. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track of the hustle and bustle of the mixed martial arts news beat, but here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got you covered.
“Fresh Ink” is your list of fighters added to the UFC roster the previous month and provides background on who they are and where they came from.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 279 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $202,000.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 279 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $202,000.
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 279 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNNews and ESPN+.
The full UFC 279 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Khamzat Chimaev[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Li Jingliang[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Macy Chiasson[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Johnny Walker[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Julian Erosa[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Hakeem Dawodu[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Anton Turkalj[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Denis Tiuliulin[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jamie Pickett[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Chris Barnett[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Jake Collier[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Norma Dumont[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Danyelle Wolf[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Heili Alateng[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Chad Anheliger[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Melissa Martinez[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Yohan Lainesse[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Darian Weeks[/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.
Year-to-date total: $6,171,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $12,338,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 279.
Check out the best photos from Jailton Almeida’s first-round submission win over Anton Turkalj at UFC 279 in Las Vegas.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag]’s first-round submission win over [autotag]Anton Turkalj[/autotag] at UFC 279 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Joe Camporeale, USA TODAY Sports)
Jailton Almeida is ready to take over the heavyweight division after dominating Anton Turkalj to a submission win at UFC 279.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag] had little problem finishing [autotag]Anton Turkalj[/autotag] at UFC 279.
After stepping in on short notice, Almeida (17-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) made quick work of Turkalj (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Saturday when he took the 220-pound catchweight fight down to the mat early in the first round, forced his opponent into multiple tactical mistakes for the tap at the 4:27 mark of Round 1.
Check out the replay of Almeida’s grappling excellence below (via Twitter):
Jailton Almeida making it look easy once again! 👏 #UFC279 pic.twitter.com/c5soGtsMeM
— UFC (@ufc) September 11, 2022
4️⃣ in a row for Jailton Almeida 🇧🇷 #UFC279 pic.twitter.com/OW9OYbSJgG
— UFC (@ufc) September 11, 2022
With the win, Almeida now has three straight victories to start his UFC career. One has come at light heavyweight, one at heavyweight and one at this 220-pound catchweight. He said in the aftermath of his win he’s focused on taking on the giants of the organization.
“I want to be a heavyweight,” Almeida said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “Just put me in Abu Dhabi (for UFC 280). I’m ready to go.”
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC 279 include:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 279.
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Check out these photos from the UFC 279 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday in Las Vegas.
Check out these photos from the UFC 279 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (Photos courtesy of Ken Hathaway – MMA Junkie)
Check out the photos from the UFC 279 official weigh-ins at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check out the photos from the UFC 278 official weigh-ins at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Images by Ken Hathaway–MMA Junkie)
Check out these photos from the first event of the sixth of DWCS.
Check out these photos from Dana White’s Contender Series 47 which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Photos courtesy of Josh Hedges, UFC)
