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Chris Gutierrez wants Andre Ewell or Miles Johns after leg kick-heavy UFC on ESPN 9 win

Take a look inside Chris Gutierrez’s submission win over Vince Morales at UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] beat Vince Morales with a second-round TKO Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Gutierrez, who won for the third straight time and got his first finish in the UFC.

Result: Chris Gutierrez def. Vince Morales via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 2, 4:27
Updated records: Gutierrez (15-3-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Morales (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Key stat: Gutierrez outstruck Morales 60-8 and landed 36 strikes to the legs.

Gutierrez on the fight’s key moment

“I just started landing (the leg kicks). We went in there with a game plan – it’s secret; I can’t really say what it was. It just started landing, and then my coach kept calling it. If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.”

Gutierrez on his Guatemalan roots

“A couple fights back I made history in Guatemala, I became the first Guatemalan fighter to ever step foot in the octagon. So just to be making history says a lot, and I’m proud to be that person.”

Gutierrez on what he wants next

“I would like either Andre Ewell or Miles Johns. Andre Ewell fought one of my teammates, and it was a controversial win that he got. I feel like my teammate Jonathan Martinez got the win. I just feel it’s a good fight for the fans – both of them.”

To hear more from Gutierrez, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

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Callout Collection: Who UFC on ESPN 9 winners want next – and how likely they’ll get them

Gilbert Burns and Roosevelt Roberts were among those who name-dropped their preferred next opponents at UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas.

Earning wins in the UFC is certainly no easy task, but what comes next is often even more important: the post-fight callout.

So after Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 event in Las Vegas, who took advantage of their time on the mic? See below for this week’s Callout Collection – and just how realistic each one is.

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First up, let’s take a look at the preliminary card …

Chris Gutierrez

Wants to fight: [autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag] or [autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]

Andre Ewell

The callout: “I would like to fight either Andre Ewell – I don’t know, he’s got a little injury – or Miles Johns. So either one of those two. I’m with it.”

The reality: After an impressive display to kick off the card at the UFC Apex, [autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] sought out the matchmakers cageside, and explained who he wanted next in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.

On paper, at least, the two names he mentioned seem like well-pitched suggestions. Ewell has won three of five in the UFC since 2018, while Johns is 1-1 in the octagon and looking to bounce back after defeat in his last appearance. Ewell would put Gutierrez in with a longer-tenured UFC fighter, with more wins to their name, so would perhaps offer the larger upside for “El Guapo,” but the chance for the former LFA bantamweight to face the man who captured the promotion’s 135-pound belt also offers some intrigue. Either name would make for a solid next assignment.

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UFC on ESPN 9 post-event facts: Mackenzie Dern makes history

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 9, which saw Gilbert Burns beat Tyron Wooley in Las Vegas.

The UFC returns to Las Vegas for the first time in more than two months on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 9, which took place at the UFC Apex with an 11-fight card that aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

In the main event, [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) had his breakthrough moment as a welterweight contender when he overwhelmed and dominated former longtime champion [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] (19-5-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) to a unanimous decision.

The performance from the Brazilian capped off a notable event. For more on the numbers, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 9.

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General

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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $114,500.

Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.

Burns, [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag], [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] and [autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 9 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN 9 drew an announced attendance of 0 for a live gate of $0.

Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 6-6 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 1:58:41.

Main card

Burns improved to 4-0 since he returned to the welterweight division in August 2019. He’s 5-0 when fighting at the weight class.

Burns’ five-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Kamaru Usman (11), Leon Edwards (eight) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (seven).

Woodley suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2018.

Woodley has suffered all four of his UFC losses by decision.

[autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag]’s (15-1-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied with Francis Ngannou for the longest active streak in the division.

[autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag] (18-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.

[autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

[autotag]Brok Weaver[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered his first submission loss since Dec. 5, 2014 – a span of 2,003 days (more than five years) and 13 fights.

Dern (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) became the first female in UFC history to earn a submission victory with a leg technique.

[autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag] (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered all four of her UFC losses by stoppage.

Preliminary card

[autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) improved to 5-2 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in January 2018.

Chookagian’s five victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied with Valentina Shevchenko for most in divisional history.

Chookagian has earned 11 of her 14 career victories by decision. That includes all seven of her UFC wins.

[autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

[autotag]Gabe Green[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all of his career stoppage victories by knockout.

[autotag]Klidson Abreu[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Elliott’s (15-11-1 MMA, 4-9 UFC) three-fight losing skid is tied for the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since December 2017.

Elliott fell to 2-5 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in December 2016.

Elliott has suffered all four of his UFC stoppage losses by submission.

[autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Louis Smolka[/autotag] (16-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) fell to 2-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in November 2018.

Smolka fell to 2-2 since he moved up to the UFC bantamweight division in November 2018.

Smolka has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by submission.

[autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earned the 11th finish in UFC history stemming from leg kicks.

[autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) fell to 2-4 in his past six fights dating back to July 2018.

Morales suffered the first knockout loss of his career..

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

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UFC on ESPN 9 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $33 million

UFC on ESPN 9 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $114,500.

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 on ESPN 9 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 9 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Brok Weaver[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: $3,500
df. [autotag]Gabriel Green[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Klidson Abreu[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Casey Kenney[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Louis Smolka[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

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 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,063,500
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $33,068,000
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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 9 with Kanye, Nipsey and DMX

See what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 9 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

Inside, see what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 9 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.

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Video: Chris Gutierrez demolishes Vince Morales with leg kicks at UFC on ESPN 9

Chris Gutierrez scored the 10th stoppage by leg kicks in UFC history.

[autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] joined the UFC history books on Saturday night.

The featherweight fighter stopped Vince Morales with leg kicks in the opening fight at UFC on ESPN 9, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Gutierrez’s win was the 10th stoppage by leg kicks in UFC history.

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Gutierrez (15-3-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) pressed Morales early, walking him down the cage while landing many kicks, most of which targeted Morales’ left leg. The accumulation of the leg kicks made it hard for Morales to stand. After falling several times due to the kicks, referee Jason Herzog shut things down in the second round.

Below are highlights of Gutierrez leg kick clinic at UFC on ESPN 9:

Coming off a torn ACL, Chris Gutierrez eyes June UFC return against Andre Ewell

Coming off ACL surgery, UFC bantamweight Chris Gutierrez is eying a June return against Andre Ewell.

[autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] hasn’t competed since August 2019.

That night, he defeated Gil de Freitas by split decision. By doing so, Gutierrez parlayed his result into a two-fight UFC winning streak. But while he won the fight, he did not walk away unscathed.

According to Gutierrez, he suffered a knee injury in the third round. It didn’t hurt too badly at first because of the adrenaline, but as time progressed, that changed.

“I completely tore my ACL,” Gutierrez told MMA Junkie. “It was in the fight, in the last round. I felt it kind of give. During the fight, you don’t really feel it because your adrenaline is going. Afterward, there’s the pain. I thought maybe I tweaked it. I didn’t really think anything bad about it. A couple days later, I was like, ‘Man, this is not good.’

“I waited a little bit longer. Then, I had to go get it checked out. Then, the worst news ever. Especially as an athlete – to be told your tore your ACL or anything? Especially your legs. You’re on them everyday to get around. When one of them is gone, it’s like life takes a pause there, as well.”

Gutierrez had ACL surgery in September. Weeks prior to the coronavirus pandemic causing UFC postponements, Gutierrez finally received clearance to resume competition. Despite the UFC’s current hiatus, Gutierrez is still preparing for a June return to action.

“I got cleared in February and was going to take a fight in June,” Gutierrez said. “That’s when my comeback was. It was supposed to be in June. Hopefully people can get on board with finding a damn cure for this damn coronavirus thing, so life can resume back to normal. I don’t like this.”

When he steps into the cage for his next fight, Gutierrez hopes a particular opponent is standing across from him: [autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag]. Gutierrez (14-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) said he has the utmost respect for Ewell (16-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and actually sees similarities between them, including outside of the cage, as they both have gone through recent custody battles for their children.

“No disrespect to him,” Gutierrez said. “It’s not like any bad blood. I heard some people saying that we must dislike each other. No, it’s actually the complete opposite. Yeah, he fought one of my teammates. I thought Jonathan Martinez beat him. It is what it is. I want it because stylistically it’s a great fight. The fans get a good show. We get to go out there and perform.

“Most importantly, I respect him as an individual. We’re both going through the same thing as fathers. He’s kept away from his son. I’m kept away from my son. I have nothing but respect for him. He goes out there and puts on a show. I’m going to do the same thing.”

Check out MMA Junkie’s full interview with UFC bantamweight Chris Gutierrez in the video below.

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