Tag: Ariane Lipski

Ariane Lipski plots her ‘best performance ever’ against Karine Silva at UFC on ESPN 55

Ariane Lipski enters UFC on ESPN 55 on a three-fight winning streak, and she expects to raise the bar with another stellar showing.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag] ensured that if she was going to step into the octagon with Karine Silva, it would be under the best conditions possible.

Prior to being booked for a women’s flyweight bout on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 55 at the UFC Apex (ESPN, ESPN+), Lipski (17-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) said she was offered a short-notice matchup with Silva (17-4 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at UFC 299 in March. However, she chose to decline.

“They offered me to fight her on 299 because she was supposed to fight with Lauren Murphy,” Lipski told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “So Lauren Murphy got injured in the fight and I said, ‘I can fight her, but I cannot fight on that date.’ Because I was in Brazil and I had family and business to take care of and I wasn’t training, and I just fought. I said, ‘I can fight anyone, I just need a full training camp.’ They rescheduled the fight for this Saturday.

“It’s not the fight I was expecting after my last performance. I was expecting someone from the top, but I know all the fighters are scheduled and I’m here to fight. I always say yes to UFC. We got the fight and I’m ready.”

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Although Lipski, an honorable mention in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie women’s flyweight rankings, didn’t anticipate facing Silva next, she understands why the matchup came together. Silva has started her promotional tenure as the only female to record three consecutive first-round submission victories, gaining her a lot of hype in quick fashion.

Lipski, 30, has never been submitted in MMA competition, though, and thinks all of her fights through KSW and UFC will be a huge factor in the result.

“She’s new, I think what’s going to make the difference in this fight is my experience,” Lipski said. “Not only in the UFC, but my whole experience as an MMA fighter.”

If Lipski is able to get her hand raised this weekend, she would be on a four-fight winning streak in the 125-pound division. She thinks that will be enough to get a marquee fight that would take her career to the next level.

“It’s time to show I’m ready to go to the top,” Lipski said. “I made this camp focused on having the best performance ever in the UFC to show I’m ready to go to the top. For sure, we have plans.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 55.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 15-21)

Check out the UFC, PFL, and Bellator fights 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, PFL, and Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Jan. 15-21.

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for December: Sean Brady mauls Kelvin Gastelum

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2023.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for December.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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Ariane Lipski says nasty armbar to tap Casey O’Neill at UFC 296 wrapped up her best year yet

Ariane Lipski picked up her third straight win with an armbar submission to tap Casey O’Neill at UFC 296.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag] beat Casey O’Neill with a second-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Lipski, who picked up her third straight win.

UFC 296 post-event facts: Colby Covington joins rare company with 0-3 title fight record

The best facts to come out of UFC 296, which saw Colby Covington and Tony Ferguson join exclusive and unfortunate clubs in defeat.

The UFC’s final event of the 2023 started with a bang, but ended somewhat slow as UFC 296 unfolded at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The two championship fights to close out the calendar year saw both belts stay put. [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defeated [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) by unanimous decision to defend welterweight gold in the headliner, while [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) also got the nod on the scorecards over [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) to retain flyweight gold.

For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 296.

UFC 296 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2023 total closes at $8.1 million

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 296 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $339,500.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 296 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $339,500.

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 296 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The full UFC 296 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Karol Rosa[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Casey O’Neill[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Cody Durden[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Lucas Almeida[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Shamil Gaziev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Martin Buday[/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 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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $22,707,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 296.

UFC 296 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

Check out what the UFC 296 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – UFC 296 took place Saturday with 12 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

You can hear from all the UFC 296 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 296.

UFC 296 video: Ariane Lipski contorts Casey O’Neill’s arm for gruesome submission

Ariane Lipski is nicknamed the “Queen of Violence” for a reason and it showed at UFC 296.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag] is nicknamed the “Queen of Violence” for a reason and it showed at UFC 296.

On the preliminary card, Lipski (17-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) torqued [autotag]Casey O’Neill[/autotag]’s arm in the wrong direction, which resulted in a nasty armbar submission victory at 1:18 of Round 2. The flyweight bout took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.

The finish began with a hard punch from Lipski that put O’Neill (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on roller skates. As O’Neill’s brain worked to reconnect with her body, Lispki continued the attack. She pushed forward with punches and eventually tossed O’Neill down.

Once on top, Lipksi pounded away. The arm presented itself and Lipski grabbed hold. She leveraged until O’Neill’s arm was bent in the wrong direction, at which point O’Neill tapped. Referee Mark Smith didn’t see the tap, but in a classy move, Lipski let go.

The crowd let out a resounding groan when the angle of the arm was shown on the instant replay, but O’Neill did not appear to be significantly injured afterward.

With the victory, Lipski extends her winning streak to three. She defeated JJ Aldrich and Melissa Gatto with back-to-back decisions, leading into Saturday’s fight.

O’Neill has lost back-to-back fights and finishes 2023 with a 0-2 record.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 296 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 296.

Ariane Lipski def. Casey O’Neill at UFC 296: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Ariane Lipski’s second-round submission win over Casey O’Neill at UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag]’s second-round submission win over [autotag]Casey O’Neill[/autotag] at UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA Today Sports)

UFC 296 pre-event facts: Inside the numbers of UFC’s stacked 2023 finale

The best facts and figures about UFC 296, which features a loaded card of title fights, contender matchups and notable names with records.

The UFC goes out with a bang for its final event of 2023 on Saturday as a loaded UFC 296 is scheduled to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the main card set to air on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+.

The 43rd and final card of the year features two championship fights at the top of the bill. In the main event, [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) puts his welterweight title on the line against [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), while in the co-headliner, [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] (26-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) looks to defend flyweight gold for the first time in a rematch with [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC).

The rest of the card features a mix of contenders, familiar names and more with history inside the octagon. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 296.

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Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington