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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 Feb. 20-26.
Cody Stamann wanted to get Luan Lacerda out quickly at UFC 283, but had a war instead. Now he wants a rematch with Merab Dvalishvili.
RIO DE JANEIRO – [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] beat Luan Lacerda with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Take a look inside the fight with Stamann, who won for the second straight time after a three-fight skid.
According to the numbers, Jamahal Hill delivered a record-setting beatdown of Glover Teixeira to claim gold at UFC 283.
The first numbered UFC event of 2023 proved to be a good one. Two new champions were crowned Saturday at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
The main event of the organization’s return to Brazil after nearly three years saw [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) deliver a lopsided beatdown of [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag] (33-9 MMA, 16-7 UFC) to win a unanimous decision and claim the vacant light heavyweight champion.
In the co-headliner, [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (21-5-2 MMA, 9-2-2 UFC) proved to be the better man to [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (21-3-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) when he produced a sensational showing for the third-round doctor’s stoppage TKO to become undisputed flyweight champ and win their rivalry 2-1-1.
For more on the numbers behind both title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 283.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 283 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,500.
RIO DE JANEIRO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 283 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,500.
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 283 took place at Jeunesse Arena in Brazil. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and ESPN+.
The full UFC 283 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag]: $32,000
[autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Johnny Walker[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mauricio Rua[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Brunno Ferreira[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Thiago Moises[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Melquizael Costa[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Shamil Abdurakhimov[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Luan Lacerda[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Warlley Alves[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Josiane Nunes[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Saimon Oliveira[/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: $496,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $15,015,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 283.
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Check out what the UFC 283 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event in Rio de Janeiro.
RIO DE JANEIRO – UFC 283 took place Saturday with 15 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner and guest fighter interviews from Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
You can hear from all the UFC 283 winners and more by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.
Check out the best photos from Cody Stamann’s unanimous decision win over Luan Lacerda at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Luan Lacerda[/autotag] at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. (Photos by Jason da Silva, USA TODAY Sports)
Six fighters were handed indefinite medical suspensions after what many fans are calling the most violent UFC card of the year.
UFC on ESPN 37 took place Saturday at Moody Center in Austin, Texas where the promotion put on what many fans are calling one of the most violent cards of 2022.
With violence, however, comes injuries. Tuesday, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), the commissioning body that regulated the event, released a list of medical suspensions for UFC on ESPN 37 fighters. The TDLR does not give injury specifics, but reveals the duration of suspensions.
Among those handed indefinite suspensions were main event winner Josh Emmett, co-main event loser Tim Means, Albert Duraev, Julian Marquez, Deron Winn, and Kyle Daukaus. Note: fighters can return sooner than the date listed if they receive medical clearance from a physician prior to completion of their suspension.
Check out the full list of medical suspensions below.
Check out the best UFC on ESPN 37 photos from Cody Stamann vs. Eddie Wineland in Austin, Texas.
[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] defeated [autotag]Eddie Wineland[/autotag] on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 37 in Austin, Texas. Check out the best photos from the fight. (USA Today images via Scott Wachter)
Cody Stamann returned to the win column with a quick TKO over Eddie Wineland at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 37.
[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] can breathe a little easier.
The UFC bantamweight bounced back from his worst career slump at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 37 in Austin, Texas. Stamann (20-5-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) needed just 59 seconds to dispatch former WEC champion [autotag]Eddie Wineland[/autotag] on the preliminary card.
Stamann clipped Wineland (24-16-1 MMA, 6-10 UFC) with a straight left early on the fight, and from there it was all downhill for Wineland. Wobbled and dazed, Wineland tried his best to recover and even fired back a few shots of his own, but Stamann stayed on him and kept connecting with combinations until the referee stopped the action.
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Stamann was on a three-fight skid. His most recent win prior to UFC on ESPN 37 came in June 2020, when he outpointed Brian Kelleher.
Watch Stamann’s quick finish below:
ALL GAS FROM CODY STAMANN ⛽ #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/Onj26TZzag
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 18, 2022
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Check out these photos from the UFC on ESPN 37 ceremonial weigh-ins in Austin, Texas.
Check out these photos from the UFC on ESPN 37 weigh-ins and faceoffs from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photos by Matthew Wells, MMA Junkie)
