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Carlos Prates lived up to his early hype with a bonus-winning KO of Trevin Giles at UFC Fight Night 236.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag] beat Trevin Giles with a second-round knockout Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 236 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Prates, a Dana White’s Contender Series product who was making his official UFC debut.
Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 236, which saw Rodolfo Vieira become the all-time octagon leader in arm-triangle choke wins.
The UFC’s lengthy stretch of events rolled on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 236 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
[autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag] (24-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) emerged victorious in the main event when he scored an upset of [autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in their middleweight bout.
For more on the numbers from the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 236.
UFC Fight Night 236 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 236 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $236,500.
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 Fight Night 236 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 236 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Robert Bryczek[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brad Tavares[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Michael Johnson[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Darrius Flowers[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Rodolfo Vieira[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Armen Petrosyan[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Bolaji Oki[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tim Cuamba[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Loma Lookboonmee[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Bruna Brasil[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Marcin Prachnio[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Max Griffin[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Jeremiah Wells[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Bogdan Guskov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Zac Pauga[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Hyder Amil[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Fernie Garcia[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
vs. [autotag]Aori Qileng[/autotag]: $6,000
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 2361 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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $850,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $23,557,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 236.
Check out what the UFC Fight Night 236 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event.
LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 236 took place Saturday with 14 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 236 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 236.
Carlos Prates put Trevin Giles down and out with a one-punch knockout to end the UFC Fight Night 236 prelims in Las Vegas.
The UFC Fight Night 236 prelims certainly ended with a bang.
Welterweight [autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag] met [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag] met in the featured prelim bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, in what was the Brazilian’s promotional debut. Prates (18-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has proven to be a dangerous striker throughout his career, and in his first bout under the UFC banner, added a highlight finish to his reel by knocking out Giles (16-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) at 4:03 of Round 2.
The fight was a competitive one with both fighters landing explosive strikes and combinations. Giles performed very well in the first round, perhaps putting a sense of urgency in Prates.
During the second round, commentator Dominick Cruz uttered a line that would prove to be a near-perfect preview of what was to come.
“Watch his left hand, it’s like a laser,” Cruz said. “It comes out of nowhere because he sets it up with all these kicks and knees.”
Sure enough, a couple of minutes later, Prates stepped in with a knee, and then in the very next moment, unleashed a laser of a left hand that put Giles out cold.
Check out video of the finish below (via X):
A GIANT SHOT FROM CARLOS PRATES 😳 #UFCVegas86 pic.twitter.com/qA7zirbUBL
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 11, 2024
Prates won his Dana White’s Contender Series appearance in August by left hand knockout as well. His UFC debut finish was his seventh straight stoppage.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 236 results include:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 236.
All the UFC 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.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Nov. 20-26.
Find out who joined the UFC in August 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 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.
Check out the August 2023 list below.
Carlos Prates is elated that Dana White compared him to his idol.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag] is elated that [autotag]Dana White[/autotag] compared him to his idol.
Prates (17-6) notched his seventh win in a row when he stopped Mitch Ramirez (7-1) by Round 2 TKO Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series 60.
White had plenty of praise for Prates’ style, and said he reminded him of a young, prime Anderson Silva. The UFC president said he plans on throwing Prates right in the mix, and the Brazilian finisher loves the compliment.
“I was really happy when I heard that because I have three in MMA and Anderson is of course one of them,” Prates told reporters during the DWCS 60 post-fight press conference. “Actually, before the fight I was looking at fights of Anderson Silva, Adesanya, because I’m a striker I like to watch them and what they like to do. I like to get some energy.”
Prates scored one of the best finishes of the season when he stunned Ramirez for the walk-off finish. He hopes his win sent a message to the entire welterweight division.
“The new welterweight star is right here, mark my words,” Prates said. “I told Dana the same thing. I respect everyone, but the new era is going to start.”
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Season 7, Week 4 of Dana White’s Contender Series goes down Tuesday, and MMA Junkie will have live results from on-site at the UFC Apex.
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene at Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 69 event.
Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions.
The fourth episode of Season 7 saw 10 fighters compete for their shot at a UFC contract. A welterweight contest between Mitch Ramirez (7-1) and Carlos Prates (17-6) served as the featured matchup of the five-bout lineup.
Also on the card was Yousri Belgaroui (5-3), a former Glory Kickboxing standout who competed against both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. He took on Marco Tulio Silva (9-2).
Full results of Dana White’s Contender Series 60 include:
Continue reading below for more details about each fight.
Check out the video highlights and a photo gallery from the UFC weigh-ins and faceoffs for Dana White’s Contender Series 60 in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – The pre-fight activities are in the books for Dana White’s Contender Series 60 following Monday’s official weigh-ins and faceoffs.
Ten fighters will vie for UFC contracts in their fights, including welterweights [autotag]Mitch Ramirez[/autotag] (7-0) and [autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag] (16-6), who headline the show at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
At the conclusion of the official weigh-ins, the fighters came face to face for staredowns. Check out the highlights in the video above and a photo gallery from the weigh-ins and faceoffs below.
Dana White’s Contender Series 60 takes place Tuesday and streams on ESPN+.
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