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Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Oct. 3-9.
UFC heavyweights Josh Parisian and Chase Sherman will clash in November.
Heavyweights [autotag]Josh Parisian[/autotag] and [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag] will clash in November.
Parisian (15-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) faces Sherman (16-10 MMA, 4-9 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event on Nov. 5, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the booking informed MMA Junkie of the matchup Monday but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Parisian has split his first four UFC appearances. The Dana White’s Contender Series graduate got back in the win column when he stopped Alan Baudot by second-round TKO at UFC on ESPN 38 in June. The finish earned him a Performance of the Night bonus.
Meanwhile, Sherman notched a much-needed victory when he scored a bonus-winning TKO of Jared Vanderaa at UFC on ESPN 39 in July. The win snapped his four-fight losing skid.
With the addition, the Nov. 5 UFC Fight Night lineup includes:
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Ricky Turcios landed just 11.5 percent of his strike attempts at UFC on ESPN 39, putting him in the record books for the wrong reasons.
After International Fight Week took over the MMA world, UFC on ESPN 39 on Saturday proved to be something of a hangover card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
[autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) put a highlight on the end of a long night of fights, though, when he scored a fifth-round knockout of former UFC champ [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (32-14 MMA, 20-12 UFC) to extend his winning streak in the lightweight division to six consecutive fights.
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 39.
Check out the facts and figured behind UFC on ESPN 39, where Rafael dos Anjos near seven hours of cage time.
The UFC continues its busy July schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 39, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN/streams on ESPN+.
A high-stakes lightweight clash serves as the main event of the card. Former 155-pound champion [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (32-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) continued his pursuit of gold when he takes on the surging [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a five-round contest.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 39.
UFC Fight Night 205 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 205 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $149,500.
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 205 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 205 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Claudio Puelles[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Lando Vannata[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jordan Wright[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Sergey Khandozhko[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dwight Grant[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Tyson Pedro[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ike Villanueva[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Aori Qileng[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Cameron Else[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Preston Parsons[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Evan Elder[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Philipe Lins[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Marcin Prachnio[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Mike Jackson[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dean Barry[/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 2057 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2051 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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $2,470,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $8,638,000
Just days after he parted ways with the promotion, Chase Sherman is back on the UFC roster.
Just days after he was released, [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag] is back on the UFC roster.
Tanner Boser has been forced out of UFC Fight Night 205, and Sherman (15-9 MMA, 3-8 UFC) will step in on short notice to face [autotag]Alexandr Romanov[/autotag] (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. MMA Junkie confirmed the news following an initial report from MMA Fighting.
Sherman parted ways with the UFC on April 12 after going 1-3 in his second octagon stint. However, after Boser withdrew with an injury, the 32-year-old received the call back.
Romanov has finished all but one of his professional fights. The unbeaten Moldovan is coming off a second-round TKO of Jared Vanderaa at UFC Fight Night 194 this past October.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night 205 lineup includes:
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Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 32, which saw history made on the promotion’s first event of 2022.
The first UFC event of the year took place Saturday with UFC on ESPN 32 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
A 10-fight card that was ravaged by lineup changes ultimately concluded with a strong performance from [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] (23-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who returned from a career-long layoff to battle [autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision in the matchup of featherweight contenders.
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 32.
UFC on ESPN 32 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 on ESPN 32 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $132,000.
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 on ESPN 32 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 32 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Jake Collier[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Rogerio Bontorin[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Jennifer Maia[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dakota Bush[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Bill Algeo[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Joanderson Brito[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Jamie Pickett[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Joseph Holmes[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Court McGee[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Ramiz Brahimaj[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Croom[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]TJ Brown[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag]: $11,000
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 20-32 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $132,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $6,299,500
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The UFC on ESPN 32 co-main event ended quickly, thanks to Jake Collier.
[autotag]Jake Collier[/autotag] prepared for a firefight against [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag], but the bout was over in less than three minutes.
At UFC on ESPN 32, Collier (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) submitted Sherman (15-9 MMA, 3-8 UFC) via rear-naked choke at 2:26 of Round 1. The heavyweight bout was the card’s co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It aired on ESPN.
The fight started out, as every fight does, in the striking department. Both men landed punches, but when the fight hit the mat, it was all Collier. He mounted Sherman and landed brutal ground-and-pound before he swiftly submitted his fellow behemoth.
The first submission of 2022 locked in by @JakeCollier88 🔒
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— UFC (@ufc) January 16, 2022
Collier, 33, moves to 2-2 in his most recent four since he moved to heavyweight. After a quick TKO loss to Tom Aspinall, Collier defeated Gian Villante. In his most recent fight prior to Saturday, Collier lost to Carlos Felipe via split decision at UFC 263.
As for Sherman, his losing skid extends to three. After his UFC release in 2018, he worked his way back to the promotion and re-signed in early 2020. After a win in his promotional return, Sherman lost back-to-back fights against Andrei Arlovski and Parker Porter prior to Saturday.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 32 results include:
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Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 32 odds and lines between Jake Collier vs. Chase Sherman, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.
In a heavyweight bout on the main card, Jake Collier and Chase Sherman meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 32 – also known as UFC Vegas 46 – at UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nev. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 32: Collier vs. Sherman odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims at 5 p.m. ET and the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+.
Collier takes the walk to the octagon alternating losses and wins across his nine fights since arriving at the UFC, and is coming off a split-decision loss to Carlos Felipe at UFC 263. A win should be in the cards for Collier if the trend continues.
Sherman is looking to slap the brakes on a two-bout losing skid, a pair of unanimous-decisions losses to Parker Porter and Andrei Arlovski. He is just 1-2 in his previous three fights at the UFC level, and 1-5 across his last six fights at the UFC level overall.
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Records: Collier (12-6-0) | Sherman (15-8-0)
COLLIER (-140) is the lean here in this battle between two guys in desperate need of a win. Sherman has already been dumped from the promotion once before, and he might be fighting to stay at the UFC level. A loss might mean he is done, so expect to see him fire out of the box with authority.
Collier is considered the better-conditioned fighter, and he’ll withstand an early rain of blows from Sherman while using good technique to wow the judges in a fight that goes all the way.
COLLIER ON POINTS (+155) is the conservative play, but the wise one. Sherman isn’t going to go quietly into the night, as he is fighting for his UFC life, but he also isn’t going to be able to score the win.
FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE? YES (-160) is also the best play, especially if you’re not confident on Collier winning and want some action on the fight. Each of Sherman’s last two fights has gone the distance, while Collier has one finish in his last five bouts.
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