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Chris Daukaus out of UFC 289 due to injury

The UFC’s long-awaited return to Canada has taken another hit.

The UFC’s long-awaited return to Canada has taken another hit.

[autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] is off UFC 289, as he’s withdrawn from his light heavyweight debut vs. [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag] due to injury. The event takes place June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A person with knowledge of the withdrawal recently informed MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) was enthused to make his debut at 205 pounds, a move he hinted at prior to his final fight at heavyweight. He would’ve entered UFC 289 looking to snap a three-fight skid.

It is unclear if Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) will remain on the card, but if he does, he’ll seek his fourth straight victory after consecutive wins over Modestas Bukauskas, Karl Roberson, and Dustin Jacoby.

With the change, the UFC 289 lineup includes:

  • Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Alanda – for women’s bantamweight title
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Charles Oliveira
  • Adam Fugitt vs. Mike Malott
  • Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
  • Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
  • Chris Curtis vs. Nassourdine Imavov
  • Khalil Rountree vs. TBA
  • Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Miranda Maverick
  • David Dvorak vs. Stephen Erceg
  • Blake Bilder vs. Kyle Nelson
  • Aiemann Zahabi vs. Aori Qileng
  • David Dvorak vs. Stephen Erceg
  • Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (April 17-23)

All the UFC and Bellator 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 or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from April 17-23.

Chris Daukaus drops down to light heavyweight, meets Khalil Rountree at UFC 289

Chris Daukaus will seek new life at 205 pounds when he meets Khalil Rountree at UFC 289.

[autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] will seek new life at 205 pounds.

After spending his entire professional MMA career as a heavyweight, Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) makes his light heavyweight debut against [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at UFC 289 on June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, per promotion officials.

Daukaus, 33, will look to snap a three-fight losing skid after suffering knockout losses to Derrick Lewis, Curtis Blaydes, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Prior to that, the 33-year-old Philadelphia native was on a five-fight winning streak, which all came by knockout.

Rountree, 33, is enjoying arguably his best octagon run. The “Ultimate Fighter 23” finalist has won his past three in a row – scoring back-to-back Round 2 TKO’s of Modestas Bukauskas and Karl Roberson, followed by a split decision over Dustin Jacoby this past October.

The latest UFC 289 lineup now includes:

  • Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña – for women’s bantamweight title
  • Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
  • Michel Pereira vs. Stephen Thompson
  • Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Miranda Maverick
  • Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
  • Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira
  • Blake Bilder vs. Kyle Nelson
  • David Dvorak vs. Matt Schnell
  • Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
  • Lucas Almeida vs. Hakeem Dawodu
  • Aori Qileng vs. Aiemann Zahabi
  • Chris Daukaus vs. Khalil Rountree
  • Chris Curtis vs. Nassourdine Imavov
  • Adam Fugitt vs. Mike Malott
  • Chris Daukaus vs. Khalil Rountree

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289.

UFC free fight: Curtis Blaydes puts away Chris Daukaus in Performance of the Night TKO

Watch Curtis Blaydes run through Chris Daukaus with a brutal TKO win in March 2022.

The heavyweight title picture will have a major makeover this Saturday.

Top contenders [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] and [autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag] collide in the headlining slot of UFC Fight Night 222, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Entering Saturday’s UFC event, Blaydes (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) carries the momentum of a three-fight winning streak. In that stretch, Blaydes picked up a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus when he put away Chris Daukaus in the second round of their contest back March 2022 at UFC on ESPN 33. He did so in spectacular fashion.

You can watch Blaydes’s impressive finish in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 222.

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UFC 282 post-event facts: 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. etches name in record books with debut win

The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 282, including a rare title-fight draw, an 18-year-old winner and a historically quick knockout.

The UFC’s final pay-per-view of the year went down Saturday with UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

After an incredible run of 10 consecutive finishes to start the card, the night ended in bizarre fashion with [autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag] (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) and [autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag] (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) failing to determine a new UFC light heavyweight champion. The pair fought to a split draw in the vacant title headliner, which is a rarity in UFC history.

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 282.

UFC 282 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Paddy Pimblett nets just $4,500 for PPV co-headliner

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 282 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $215,500.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 282 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $215,000.

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

The full UFC 282 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag]: $32,000
[autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Jared Gordon[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Darren Till[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Raul Rosas Jr.[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jay Perrin[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Edmen Shahbazyan[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dalcha Lungiambula[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]T.J. Brown[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Erik Silva[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Cameron Saaiman[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Steven Koslow[/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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $8,147,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $14,324,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.

UFC 282 video: Jairzinho Rozenstruik swarms Chris Daukaus for 23-second knockout win

Jairzinho Rozenstruik needed just 23 seconds to put away Chris Daukaus in devastating fashion at UFC 282.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] promised to start fast at UFC 282, and he did just that by putting away [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] in a mere 23 seconds.

Rozenstruik (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) handed Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) his third consecutive defeat on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena when he came rushing out of the gate with a flurry of punches and jumping knees, forcing his opponent to stumble around the cage until it was over.

Daukaus did his best to survive the storm, but he couldn’t defend himself from the power of Rozenstruik, who capped off his attack with a vicious left hand.

Check out the replay of the finish below (via Twitter):

It was an important fight for Rozenstruik, who also came in with back-to-back losses and needed to get his hand raised. He did just that and told Joe Rogan in their post-fight interview that there’s more to come.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 282 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.

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UFC 282: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Daukaus odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC 282 odds and lines between Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Daukaus, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a heavyweight bout in the prelims, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus meet Saturday at UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the UFC 282: Rozenstruik vs. Daukaus odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The early prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with the prelims set to begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+ and the main card starting at 10 p.m. ET on Pay-Per-View (PPV).

Rozenstruik takes the walk to the octagon on a 2-bout losing streak. He was knocked out by Alexander Volkov last time out in a fight night main event in early June, following up a unanimous-decision loss to Curtis Blaydes at UFC 266 in Sept. 2021.

Since arriving at the UFC level, Rozenstruik has had just 2 fights go the distance — both losses — and he is 1-3 across his last 4 bouts overall.

Daukaus is looking to add to the woes of the Suriname fighter, but he has issues of his own, dropping the past 2 bouts by KO/TKO. He was dropped just 17 seconds into the 2nd round by Blaydes in a fight night main event in late March and was dropped by Derrick Lewis last December in the 1st round.

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UFC 282: Rozenstruik vs. Daukaus odds

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Rozenstruik -170 (bet $170 to win $100) | Daukaus +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
  • Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over +122 | Under -170)
  • Fight to go the distance: Yes (+320) | No (-540)

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UFC 282: Rozenstruik vs. Daukaus picks and predictions

Records: Rozenstruik (12-4-0) | Daukaus (12-5-0)

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

ROZENSTRUIK (-170) is just a few fights removed from a narrow loss to Ciryl Gane in the main event in late Feb. 2021. He was on pace for a potential title shot, knocking out some big names, including Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski.

He hit a speed bump recently and needs to bounce back from the Volkov loss. He gets it done here, as Daukaus has been equally unimpressive and his defense has been terrible lately.

Rozenstruik holds a 2-inch reach advantage over Daukaus, although the latter has an impressive 6.47-to-2.80 significant strikes landed per minute advantage. Still, look for the bigger Rozenstruik to hold his own, and perhaps use the reach advantage to hold Daukaus at a distance, picking and choosing his spots for the big blow.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 1.5 ROUNDS (+120) at plus money is a good play here. Daukaus is a punching machine, who will fire out and look to take it to Rozenstruik. The latter is a little more calculating and tends to try and his opponent in the clinch, slowing things down.

I don’t think this fight goes the distance, but we should at least see the second half of the 2nd round.

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Jairzinho Rozenstruik excited to ‘put down a crazy performance’ against Chris Daukaus at UFC 282

Jairzinho Rozenstruik is looking to rebound in emphatic fashion at UFC 282.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] is looking to rebound in emphatic fashion at UFC 282.

Rozenstruik (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) meets [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in Saturday’s event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+.

It’s been a frustrating year for the heavyweight contender, who only fought once in 2022 and saw three fights scrapped.

“It was difficult, but it is what it is,” Rozenstruik told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference. “Life goes on and so does my career. I’m here again so I’m happy that it’s fight week. Saturday, I definitely want to put down a crazy performance.”

Rozenstruik, who started off his UFC career with four knockouts – including a comeback finish of Alistair Overeem, has since lost four of his past six and two in a row.

But the 34-year-old isn’t feeling any added pressure to snap his losing skid.

“I always think like that, I want to win and give everything that I have,” Rozenstruik said. “Especially in my camp then fight night, you want to do everything you especially trained for so it’s always important.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.

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Chris Daukaus admits light heavyweight is possible, but staying put for now: ‘That’s been floating around in my head’

On the lighter side of the heavyweight division, Chris Daukaus discusses whether or not a drop would do him well.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] is on the lighter side of the heaviest division.

At UFC 282, Daukaus (12-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) looks to snap a two-fight losing skid when he faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. While his plan is to win this fight and continue his ascent up the heavyweight ladder, Daukaus admitted he thinks he probably can make light heavyweight.

“If you talk to my brother, I can make 205,” Daukaus told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference. “But yeah, I’ve been speaking with nutritionists. My brother uses John Poppie here in Vegas. He told me obviously it’s going to have to be a lifestyle change. Certain things will be changed. But if you guys remember when I fought in Abu Dhabi, I weighed 225. He said, ‘If you come in on fight week 225, you can make 205 no problem.

“So that is an idea that’s been floating around in my head, but we’ll see where things go. Is it always good to change weight classes? No. You have to take into account that the 205 guys are probably a little bit more technical than the heavyweight guys. They probably don’t hit as hard, certain people. So we’ll see. We’ll see where this goes. As of now, I’m staying at heavyweight. I don’t have any plans to go to 205. Unless something drastically changes in my life or career, we’re staying here.”

UFC 282 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.

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