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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.
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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 Jan. 1-7.
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 or officially announced by the promotions from Sept. 11-17.
Just a few weeks after he snapped a two-fight skid, Terrance McKinney has his next assignment.
Just a few weeks after he snapped a two-fight skid, [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] has his next assignment.
The lightweight posted on Instagram late Monday to say he has booked a fight for the UFC’s Oct. 14 Fight Night card. McKinney (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) said he’ll take on [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) next month.
UFC officials have not yet formally announced the matchup, which will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Broadcast details have not been finalized, but the card will air or stream on ESPN and ESPN+.
After a five-fight winning streak, including stoppages in his first two UFC fights with a seven-second KO of Matt Frevola, McKinney was mired in a slump with three losses in four fights. But in August, he got back on track with an 85-second knockout of Mike Breeden. Now he’ll make a quick turnaround for his fourth fight of 2023.
Duncan, an American Top Team-based 30-year-old from Scotland, has won four straight. He got his UFC shot through Dana White’s Contender Series and has wins over Omar Morales and Yanal Ashmouz earlier this year.
With the addition, the UFC’s Oct. 14 lineup now includes:
Chris Duncan settled for a decision win against the resilient Yanal Ashmouz at UFC Fight Night 224 in London. Then he made two callouts.
LONDON – [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag] beat Yanal Ashmouz with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London.
Take a look inside the fight with Duncan, who came close to putting the resilient Ashmouz away, but had to settle for a decision win.
Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 224, which saw several fighters suffer their first career or octagon defeat.
The UFC made its 15th stop in London on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 224, which went down at The O2. It was the longest event of the year so far.
Many of the 15 fights on the docket went to decisions, but one man who didn’t need the judges was [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who effortlessly ran through [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag] (24-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) for a first-round TKO in his return from a lengthy injury layoff.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 224.
UFC Fight Night 224 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.
LONDON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $225,000.
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 Fight Night 224 took place at the The 02. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 224 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Nathaniel Wood[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Josh Culibao[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Jonny Parsons[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Danny Roberts[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Joel Alvarez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jamal Pogues[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Bryan Barberena[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Pannie Kianzad[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Yanal Ashmoz[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Bruna Brasil[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Shauna Bannon[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Jafel Filho[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Barez[/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 2241 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: $4,780,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,369,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.
Check out the best photos from Chris Duncan’s unanimous decision win over Yanal Ashmouz at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Yanal Ashmouz[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London. (Photos by Per Haljestam, USA TODAY Sports)
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.
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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 May 1-7.
The UFC is headed back to London, and the fight card is filling up, including the addition of Yanal Ashmouz vs. Chris Duncan.
Both in search of second UFC wins, lightweights [autotag]Yanal Ashmouz[/autotag] and [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag] are lined up to fight each other in the promotion’s return to London this summer.
Ashmouz (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Duncan (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will square off July 22 at The O2 as part of a UFC Fight Night event, two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie. They asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Israel’s Ashmouz, 28, made quite the first impression at The O2 in March when he brutally knocked out highly touted Sam Patterson in 75 seconds at UFC 286. Prior to his UFC signing, Ashmouz made stops in PFL Challenger Series, CFFC, and Ring of Combat, among other promotions.
Scotland’s Duncan, 29, enters the bout on a three-fight winning streak. After a wild back-and-forth brawl with Charlie Campbell earned him a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, Duncan debuted at UFC 286 and won a split decision over Omar Morales.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup July 22 in London includes:
Chris Duncan’s promotional debut win at UFC 286 in London will allow him to stop working a full-time job to focus on MMA first.
LONDON – [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag] beat Omar Morales with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 286 at The O2 in London.
Take a look inside the fight with Duncan, who won his UFC debut and got his third straight victory.
