Tag: Damir Hadzovic

UFC Fight Night 250 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Israel Adesanya leads card

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program has now paid out $31.5 million to athletes since its deal began with Venum.

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 250 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,500.

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 250 took place at ANB Arena. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 250 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Michael Page[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Shara Magomedov[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Vinicius Oliveira[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Said Nurmagomedov[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Mike Davis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Muhammad Naimov[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Kaan Ofli[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Shamil Gaziev[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Thomas Petersen[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Damir Hadzovic[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jasmine Jasudavicius[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Bogdan Grad[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Lucas Alexander[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Hamdy Abdelwahab[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jamal Pogues[/autotag]: $4,500

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 2501 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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $617,000
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $31,634,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 250.

UFC Fight Night 250 video: Terrance McKinney overwhelms Damir Hadzovic for quick TKO

Terrance McKinney has 16 career wins and 15 first-round finishes after dispatching of Damir Hadzovic at UFC Saudi Arabia.

[autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] showed once again that his first wave of offence is tough to deal with when he put [autotag]Damir Hadzovic[/autotag] away early at UFC Fight Night 250.

It was short work for McKinney (16-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the lightweight bout at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He stung Hadzovic (14-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC) with the hands early and forced his opponent to try to grapple. “T-Rex” countered with a guillotine attempt, which led to a reversal into top mount where he unleashed elbows and punches until the referee stepped in at the 2:01 mark of Round 1.

Check out the replay of McKinney’s handiwork below (via X):

With the win, McKinney kept his 100 percent career stoppage rate in tact. He has earned all 15 of his victories inside the first round (including all six in the UFC), and after changing camps prior to this performance, the 30-year-old said he hopes this is the start of meeting his full potential.

“I took a change, moved to Orlando, Florida, and you guys see me reap the blessings of my hard work,” McKinney said in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “I’d like to fight Chris Duncan next. Baby, let’s get it.”

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Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 250 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 250.

Terrance McKinney vs. Damir Hadzovic joins February’s UFC Saudi Arabia card

Terrance McKinney’s 10th UFC bout will go down February in Saudi Arabia, and so far he hasn’t had a fight go past eight minutes.

[autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] will bring his action-packed style back to the octagon in February when he takes on [autotag]Damir Hadzovic[/autotag] in a lightweight bout in Saudi Arabia.

McKinney (15-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) is set to clash with Hadzovic (14-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at UFC Fight Night: Riyadh on Feb. 1 at The Venue. Both fighters recently confirmed the matchup on social media.

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The fight will mark McKinney’s 10th octagon appearance, and so far he hasn’t had a fight go past eight minutes. He has experienced mixed results, but one way or another, he has proven himself to be a violent figure with notable wins over Fares Ziam and Matt Frevola.

Hadzovic, meanwhile, has had ups and downs of his own inside the cage, but has maintained a spot on the UFC roster since April 2016. He hasn’t seen action in more than two years, and will try to beat McKinney to break out of a 1-3 slump in his past four contests.

The latest UFC Fight Night lineup for Saudi Arabia now includes:

  • Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
  • Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
  • Damir Hadzovic vs. Terrance McKinney
  • Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Jordan Leavitt
  • Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
  • Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
  • Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
  • Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
  • Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen

UFC Fight Night 236 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Multiple veterans net max non-title money

UFC Fight Night 236 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 236 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $236,500.

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 236 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 236 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Robert Bryczek[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brad Tavares[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Michael Johnson[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Darrius Flowers[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Rodolfo Vieira[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Armen Petrosyan[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Bolaji Oki[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tim Cuamba[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Loma Lookboonmee[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Bruna Brasil[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Marcin Prachnio[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Max Griffin[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Jeremiah Wells[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bogdan Guskov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Zac Pauga[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Hyder Amil[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Fernie Garcia[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
vs. [autotag]Aori Qileng[/autotag]: $6,000

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 2361 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: $850,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $23,557,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 236.

UFC Fight Night 236 pre-event facts: Brad Tavares on verge of a Michael Bisping record

The best facts about UFC Fight Night 236, where Brad Tavares can tie multiple key records in middleweight and overall UFC history.

The UFC continues its busy February schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 236, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

For the third straight event, middleweights take stage in the headliner as [autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag] (23-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) returns from a career-long layoff to share the octagon with the surging [autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in a five-round bout.

For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 235.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Dec. 18-24)

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.

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.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Dec. 18-24.

UFC Fight Night 208 post-event facts: Molly McCann’s second spinning elbow makes history

Molly McCann owns two of six spinning elbow knockouts in UFC history after UFC Fight Night 208.

The UFC’s encore in London did not live up to the standards of its visit to the city earlier this year. Nine of the 14 bouts at UFC Fight Night 208 on Saturday at The O2 went to a decision.

The heavyweight main event capped off in disappointing fashion when [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) suffered a knee injury just 15 seconds into the fight, giving [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) a TKO victory.

For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 208.

Marc Diakiese def. Damir Hadzovic at UFC Fight Night 208: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Marc Diakiese’s unanimous decision win over Damir Hadzovic at UFC Fight Night 208 in London.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Damir Hadzovic[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 208 at The O2 in London. (Photos by Per Haljestam, USA TODAY Sports)

Marc Diakiese signs new four-fight UFC deal, meets Damir Hadzovic in London

Marc Diakiese has signed a new fight and a new UFC deal.

[autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag] has signed a new fight and a new UFC deal.

Per a news release, Diakiese inked a four-fight deal and meets [autotag]Damir Hadzovic[/autotag] on July 23 at UFC Fight Night in London. Promotion officials confirmed the news Tuesday morning after an initial report by The Sun.

In his past outing in March, Diakiese (15-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) snapped a two-fight losing skid by bouncing Viacheslav Borshchev out of the ranks of the unbeaten with a heavy grappling approach at UFC on ESPN 33. The 29-year-old had fought out his contract and will face Hadzovic in the first fight of his new deal.

Meanwhile, Hadzovic (14-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) also recently got back in the win column after dropping two straight. “The Bosnian Bomber” is coming off a unanimous decision win over Yancy Medeiros at UFC Fight Night 190 last June.

With the addition, the UFC London lineup includes:

  • Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall
  • Jack Hermansson vs. Darren Till
  • Charles Johnson vs. Muhammad Mokaev
  • Alexander Gustafsson vs. Nikita Krylov
  • Hannah Goldy vs. Molly McCann
  • Paul Craig vs. Volkan Oezdemir
  • Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jonathan Pearce
  • Marc Diakiese vs. Damir Hadzovic

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Yancy Medeiros vs. Damir Hadzovic rebooked for UFC Fight Night on June 26

The matchup between Yancy Medeiros and Damir Hadzovic has a new date.

The matchup between [autotag]Yancy Medeiros[/autotag] and [autotag]Damir Hadzovic[/autotag] has a new date.

Medeiros (15-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) vs. Hadzovic (13-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has been rescheduled for UFC Fight Night on June 26, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the rebooking Saturday, but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make it official.

The pair initially was scheduled to square off at UFC Fight Night 188 on May 22, but the fight was scrapped on the day of the event when Hadzovic had to pull out due to an illness. Hadzovic released a statement claiming a non-COVID virus had him battling a fever and a sore throat.

Medeiros, who recently moved back down to lightweight, will look to snap a three-fight losing skid. Hadzovic also will be looking to get back to the win column after dropping back-to-back fights to Christos Giagos and, most recently, a submission loss to Renato Moicano in March.

With the addition, the UFC’s June 26 lineup now includes:

  • Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
  • Maxim Grishin vs. Ovince Saint Preux
  • Tim Elliott vs. Su Mudaerji
  • Michel Prazeres vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
  • Justin Jaynes vs. Charles Rosa
  • Ed Herman vs. Danilo Marques
  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Timur Valiev
  • Jai Herbert vs. Renato Moicano
  • Marcin Prachnio vs. Ike Villanueva
  • Warlley Alves vs. Ramazan Emeev
  • Damir Hadzovic vs. Yancy Medeiros