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UFC Fight Night 237 post-event facts: Yair Rodriguez hits unprecedented career slump

Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 237, which saw Yair Rodriguez hit the first losing skid of his career.

The UFC’s final event of February took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 237 at Mexico City Arena in Mexico.

A flyweight contender re-emerged in the main event, when replacement headliner [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) exacted revenge on former UFC champ [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (21-8-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) with a split decision victory in their rematch from November 2020.

For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 237.

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UFC Fight Night 237 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Headliners get combined $17,000

UFC Fight Night 237 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

MEXICO CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 237 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $135,500.

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 237 took place at Mexico City Arena. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 237 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Yair Rodriguez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Daniel Zellhuber[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Fransisco Prado[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Manuel Torres[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Cristian Quinonez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jesus Aguilar[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mateus Mendonca[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Edgar Chairez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Claudio Puelles[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ronaldo Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Denys Bondar[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Felipe dos Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Muhammad Naimov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Erik Silva[/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 2371 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: $1,228,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $23,935,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 237.

UFC Fight Night 237 video: Edgar Chairez ends Daniel Lacerda saga with slick off-back triangle

The matchup seemed cursed at times, but Edgar Chairez ended his ongoing UFC saga with Daniel Lacerda in Mexico City.

The matchup seemed cursed at times, as if business never would get settled. But at UFC Fight Night 237 on Saturday, [autotag]Edgar Chairez[/autotag] finally got the best of [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag] – without issue.

In a flyweight prelim at Mexico City Arena, Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) pulled off a slick triangle choke from his back to submit Lacerda (11-6 MMA, 0-5 UFC) at the 2:17 mark of Round 1.

The fight marked the end of a months-long saga of Chairez and Lacerda being aligned. The two initially fought in September. The bout was ruled a no contest after referee Chris Tognoni erroneously deemed Lacerda unconscious during a standing submission attempt. The fight was rebooked for October, but canceled again due to a medical issue with Lacerda. Ahead of Saturday’s bout, both fighters missed weight. Chairez weighed 131 pounds and Lacerda tipped the scale at 127.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 237 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 237.

UFC Fight Night 237 pre-event facts: Can Brian Ortega avoid fourth loss in five fights?

The best facts about UFC Fight Night 237, which features the return of Brian Ortega, who looks to get his career back on track.

The UFC returns to Mexico for the seventh time in its history on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 237, which takes place at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City and streams on ESPN+.

The main event will see former champion [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (21-7-2 MMA, 9-3-2 UFC) take on [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in a rematch of their November 2020 bout, which Moreno won by first-round TKO.

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 237.

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Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval

MMA Junkie’s 2023 Comeback of the Year: CJ Vergara def. Daniel Lacerda

CJ Vergara was on skates before sprinting in circles away from Daniel Lacerda’s attack, but he rallied for an improbable win at UFC on ESPN 43.

Momentum shifts in mixed martial arts are unlike any other sport. A fighter can be “down by a million” and still win in an instant.

2023 saw its fair share of impressive come-from-behind victories, but [autotag]CJ Vergara[/autotag]’s rally against [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag] stuck out from the pack.

The flyweight bout took place March 25 during the UFC on ESPN 43 prelims. Fighting out of San Antonio, Vergara competed in front of his home city. Things took a turn in the wrong direction for Vergara midway through Round 1 when a Lacerda wheel kick put him on roller skates.

The sequence that followed was a unique one in MMA history. What was Vergara’s defensive recovery method against the charging Lacerda was to out-run him? Vergara sprinted away but eventually Lacerda caught him – and dropped him again. Somehow, someway, Vergara survived to Round 2.

The sheer ability to survive injected energy into the crowd. As Round 2 progressed, Vergara’s momentum increased while Lacerda’s energy and success dwindled. Vergara got on top of Lacerda on the ground and landed dozens of strikes before referee Jason Herzog waved off the fight.

Exciting. Improbable. Incredible.

That’s why CJ Vergara’s win over Daniel Lacerda is MMA Junkie’s 2023 Comeback of the Year.

Honorable mentions

Here are some other incredible comebacks that didn’t take home the win but were close behind.

UFC Fight Night 230 pre-event facts: Edson Barboza’s dazzling KO credentials

The best facts and figures about UFC Fight Night 230, which features one of the greatest knockout artists of all time in the main event.

The UFC’s loaded October schedule continues on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 230, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

Ranked featherweights collide in the main event, and there’s major potential for a violent ending. [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will look to add a signature win to his resume when he takes on octagon legend [autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag] (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC) in a showdown scheduled for five rounds.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 230.

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

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. 18-24.

Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda rebooked following controversial Noche UFC no contest

Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda will run things back one month after the controversial ending to their fight at Noche UFC.

After the controversial ending in their first encounter, [autotag]Edgar Chairez[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag] will run things back.

Chairez (10-5-1 MMA, 0-1-1 UFC) rematches Lacerda (11-5-1 MMA, 0-4-1 UFC) on Oct. 14 at UFC Fight Night 230 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Fighting was first to report the news.

The flyweight bout between Chairez and Lacerda this past Saturday at Noche UFC was ruled a no contest after referee Chris Tognoni mistakenly thought Lacerda was put to sleep from Chairez’s standing guillotine in Round 1 and called the fight off prematurely at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Lacerda immediately protested the call, and after cageside officials used the video replay, they concluded that Tognoni committed an error, ultimately ruling the fight a no contest.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 230 lineup now includes:

  • Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff
  • Irina Alekseeva vs. Melissa Dixon
  • Emily Ducote vs. Ashley Yoder
  • Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez
  • David Dvorak vs. Tatsuro Taira
  • Viviane Araujo vs. Jennifer Maia
  • Heili Alateng vs. TBA
  • Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Michel Pereira
  • Christian Rodriguez vs. Cameron Saaiman
  • TJ Brown vs. Darren Elkins
  • Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney

Video: What could’ve happened differently in Noche UFC premature stoppage?

A referee blunder occurred in the Noche UFC prelim fight between Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda. Was it addressed properly?

The Noche UFC preliminary fight between [autotag]Edgar Chairez[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag] came to an unfortunate conclusion when referee Chris Tognoni stepped in too soon.

Chairez had Lacerda locked in what appeared to be a tight standing guillotine choke up against the cage. Tognoni took a close look at Lacerda once and let the fight continue before Lacerda’s arm appeared to go limp. At that point, Tognoni didn’t check the arm and stopped the fight, and when that happened, Lacerda immediately protested. After replay review by Nevada Athletic Commission officials cageside, the result of a submission win for Chairez was overturned to a no contest.

In your opinion, was this handled correctly? Our “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Mike Bohn, Farah Hannoun and Brian “Goze” Garcia answered that with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia.

Watch their discussion in the video above, and don’t miss this week’s full episode below on YouTube or in podcast form.

5 biggest takeaways from Noche UFC: Just how egregious was Mike Bell’s 10-8 scorecard?

Analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of Noche UFC, including an examination of judge Mike Bell’s main event scorecard.

What mattered most at Noche UFC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings …