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Chepe Mariscal called out Bryce Mitchell, who beat him under the V3 Fights banner nearly seven years ago, after UFC Fight Night 240.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Chepe Mariscal[/autotag] beat Morgan Charriere with a split decision Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 240 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Mariscal, who called out Bryce Mitchell, who beat him under the V3 Fights banner nearly seven years ago.
UFC Fight Night 240 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 240 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $162,500.
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 240 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 240 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Chepe Mariscal[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Christos Giagos[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Charlie Campbell[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevor Peek[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Court McGee[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Valter Walker[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Norma Dumont[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Victor Hugo[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Pedro Falcao[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Jean Matsumoto[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dan Argueta[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Cesar Almeida[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dylan Budka[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Melissa Mullins[/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 2401 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: $2,005,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $24,742,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 240.
Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 240 odds between Morgan Charriere vs. Chepe Mariscal, with MMA picks and predictions.
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In a 3-round featherweight bout on the main card, Morgan Charriere and Chepe Mariscal meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 240 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 98 and UFC Vegas 90) at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 240: Charriere vs. Mariscal odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The prelims begin at 3 p.m. ET, and can be viewed on ESPN+, while the main card starts at 6 p.m. ET, also on ESPN+.
Records: Charriere (19-9-1) | Mariscal (15-6-0)
Charriere made his UFC debut with a Round 1 KO/TKO win over Manolo Zecchini in the Gane-Spivac Fight Night in early Sept. 2023. He has 3 consecutive KO/TKO wins in his past 3 pro bouts, and he has won 4 straight fights across all levels.
Mariscal picked up a 2nd-round KO/TKO last time out against Jack Jenkins at UFC 293, and he is 2-0 since making his UFC debut with a unanimous-decision win over Trevor Peek in June 2023. “Machine Gun” has won 5 consecutive bouts across all levels, including 4 KO/TKO victories.
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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:50 a.m. ET.
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We get a fight between 2 young prospects looking to climb the rungs of the UFC ladder.
The 28-year-old Charriere (-120) has shown off tremendous punching power, dropping Zecchini in the 1st round of his UFC debut, while picking up 3 straight finishes inside the distance.
Mariscal (+100) has won 2 fights at the UFC level since his debut, with mixed results. He, too, is a punching machine, and this is going to be an entertaining bout.
If you don’t want to pick a winner in this rather evenly matched fight, playing KO/TKO/DQ (+175) for the “How Fight Will End” prop might be your best bet. If either of these knockout artists wins via KO/TKO/DQ, you win.
In addition, NO (+130): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is a strong value at plus-money with 2 young fighters who have plenty of KO/TKO wins under their collective belts.
These fighters are likely to take the 1st 5 minutes to feel each other out. We should see the action pick up in Round 2, however, and we’re unlikely to see the judges get involved.
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UFC featherweight Chepe Mariscal explains how “crazy” sparring sessions with BMF champ Justin Gaethje has helped his career.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Chepe Mariscal[/autotag] credits “crazy” sparring sessions and a strong relationship with UFC BMF titleholder Justin Gaethje for elevating his game.
Mariscal (15-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has found success thus far in his UFC career through a few motivating factors. On the mental side, he will never forget the motivating words his now-deceased Mother gave him to keep pushing forward with his MMA career after a couple of losses in other promotions.
Physically, sparring with former UFC interim lightweight champion and current BMF Gaethje has helped him prepare at a high level.
“Oh, it’s crazy,” Mariscal told reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 240 media day. “It’s a highlight in there. I’m surprised there’s no cameras in there, you know? Me and him do crazy stuff to each other. I’m not big on posting all that stuff, and that’s the thing: Guys like to post practice stuff.
“Like, anybody can win at practice. Anybody can look good on the mits. It’s like, can you perform? Can you fight? Can you actually be a fighter? I feel like seeing him in the room and then seeing him perform, I was like I could do the exact same thing or better.”
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It’s not just exchanging punches with Gaethje that has helped Mariscal grow as a fighter, although that’s how things started. Since being around each other more, the pair have formed a bond, and Mariscal has leaned on Gaethje for career advice.
“Me and him at first were kind of like head on head, going against each other a little bit, and then we grew a great friendship where I see more of just ‘The Highlight,’ more of Gaethje, the outside guy,” Mariscal said. “He gave me more advice than any other fighter. Like how is it to be in the big show, or fight in the main event, or be the BMF titleholder.”
Mariscal returns to action at UFC Fight Night 240 at the UFC Apex to take on Morgan Charriere. It will be Mariscal’s first fight of the calendar year, and an opportunity to stretch his current winning streak to six.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 240.
Chepe Mariscal reacts to Jack Jenkins’s arm injury at UFC 293.
SYDNEY – [autotag]Chepe Mariscal[/autotag] knew something might’ve been wrong, but either way he had to do his job.
The UFC featherweight defeated Jack Jenkins this past Saturday at UFC 293 after Jenkins dislocated his arm in a grappling exchange during their contest. Mariscal (15-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) heard a pop when Jenkins injured his arm, but he continued fighting for a brief moment, even after Jenkins was verbally saying he was done.
“I didn’t (realize he was injured), even though I kind of heard a pop,” Mariscal told reporters backstage at UFC 293. “Sometimes in training you hear those kinds of things, and you just have to continue on. But I heard a pop and I went to readjust, and he kept saying, ‘My arm. My arm.’ I can’t stop when he’s saying it. I have to stop when the referee tells me to stop.”
Mariscal said he will contemplate a bantamweight move before a return. Either way, Mariscal’s goal is the same regardless of weight class.
“I definitely want to keep climbing the ladder,” Mariscal said. “There’s obviously a lot of names I need to go through, so I can be in the top 10 or challenge for the title. I’ve obviously got to chop some dude down and get my way there.”
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 293.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 293 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $209,000.
SYDNEY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 293 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $209,000.
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 293 took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Australia. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
The full UFC 293 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Tai Tuivasa[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Manel Kape[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Felipe dos Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Austen Lane[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Tyson Pedro[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Anton Turkalj[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Carlos Ulberg[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Da Woon Jung[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Chepe Mariscal[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jack Jenkins[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Jamie Mullarkey[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]John Makdessi[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Nasrat Haqparast[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Landon Quinones[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Charlie Radtke[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Blood Diamond[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Gabriel Miranda[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Shane Young[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Kevin Jousset[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kiefer Crosbie[/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.
Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $5,944,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $20,533,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 293.
At UFC 293, Jack Jenkins planted his arm incorrectly as Chepe Mariscal tried to toss him to the canvas, resulting in a nasty injury.
[autotag]Jack Jenkins[/autotag] left UFC 293 with a loss and an arm injury.
As he attempted to defend a throw attempt by opponent [autotag]Chepe Mariscal[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) during the second round of their featherweight bout on the prelims of the event Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Jenkins (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) incorrectly planted on his right arm.
With his weight and gravity forcing his arm in a wrong-direction 90-degree angle, Jenkins was rendered unable to continue as he absorbed a Mariscal punch to the head. The TKO stoppage came at 3:19 of Round 2.
Chepe Mariscal takes the win by verbal submission #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/VAaFAtgsXx
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 10, 2023
The loss is Jenkins’ first in the UFC and snaps a nine-fight winning streak. Jenkins entered UFC 293 with promotional victories over Jamall Emmers and Don Shainis.
Mariscal picks up his second UFC victory in three months. He extends his winning streak to five.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 293 results include:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 293.
Check out what the UFC 293 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event in Sydney.
SYDNEY – UFC 293 took place Saturday with 11 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
You can hear from all the UFC 293 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 293.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from June 2023.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from June 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for June.
At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice.
Josh Emmett and Justin Tafa suffered graphic injuries at UFC on ABC 5 and are among those suspended indefinitely by the Florida commission.
UFC on ABC 5 took place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. and featured 13 fights.
There were back-and-forth battles, knockouts, an eye gouge, and a submission. Through these fights, the athletes involved sustained injuries that will put them on the shelf for some time, unless cleared by a doctor.
Tuesday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of athlete medical suspensions from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), the sanctioning body that oversaw the event. The DBPR does not disclose injury specifics, but does show the durations of the suspension.
Atop the card, [autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag] proved he’s a premiere contender when he dominated [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] en route to a unanimous decision, including a rare 10-7 scorecard. The two headliners were suspended indefinitely by DBPR afterward.
Seven fighters total were handed indefinite suspensions, while two were handed terms of specific durations and the rest of the card was cleared on fight night. Fighters are permitted to return prior to the end of their assigned durations if they are cleared by a doctor.
Scroll below to see the suspensions for the full UFC on ABC 5 card.
