UFC Fight Night 243 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Renato Moicano’s $16,000 among top earners

UFC Fight Night 243 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500.

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 243 took place at Accor Arena in Paris. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 243 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Benoit Saint Denis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]William Gomis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Joanderson Brito[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Jousset[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gabriel Miranda[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Ivan Erslan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Oumar Sy[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Da Woon Jung[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Darya Zheleznyakova[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Taylor Lapilus[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Barez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jacqueline Cavalcanti[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Bolaji Oki[/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 2431 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: $5,895,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $28,632,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.

UFC Fight Night 243 results: Ailin Perez submits Darya Zheleznyakova in Round 1, twerks in her face

Ailin Perez knew she had a big advantage on the ground over Darya Zheleznyakova – and she proved it.

[autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag] knew she had a big advantage on the ground over [autotag]Darya Zheleznyakova[/autotag] – and she proved it at UFC Fight Night 243.

Perez (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) submitted Zheleznyakova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with an arm-triangle choke at the 3:52 mark of Round 1. The women’s bantamweight bout was part of the UFC Fight Night 243 preliminary card at Accor Arena in Paris.

It didn’t take long for Perez to clinch, but Zheleznyakova was able to break free. Zheleznyakova caught a Perez kick and slammed her down, but decided to let Perez back up eventually. Perez shot again, but Zheleznyakova stuffed the takedown. The third time was the charm for Perez, who finally was able to get Zheleznyakova down. Perez established dominance on the ground, transitioning to an arm-triangle choke to finish Zheleznyakov.

Perez made sure to cap things off with her signature twerk (via X):

Perez notched her first octagon finish against Zheleznyakova. The 29-year-old Argentinian fighter has now won four straight.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 243 results include:

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Ailin Perez expects ‘easy fight’ vs. Darya Zheleznyakova, wants Kayla Harrison after UFC Paris

Ailin Perez wants a big name next if she’s victorious over Darya Zheleznyakova at UFC Fight Night 243 in Paris.

[autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag] is very confident entering UFC Fight Night 243 – so confident that she already has a few names in mind for her next fight.

Perez (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), a rising women’s bantamweight, doesn’t think she’ll have much difficulty getting her hand raised Saturday in Paris against [autotag]Darya Zheleznyakova[/autotag] despite it likely feeling like enemy territory. Although originally from Russia, Zheleznyakova (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) trains out of France and is expected to have the crowd support this weekend.

Perez is unfazed fighting in France and feels very good about her chances.

“Being 100 percent honest, I feel like this is an easy fight, my friend,” Perez told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “I don’t know how else I can put it. She’s a very green fighter. Her base is boxing, and she is a good boxer, but in MMA she’s not up to my level.

“She’s underestimating me and has been saying my striking is zero, so I welcome exchanging with her, I’ll be the one that starts the striking, and we’ll see how good she is.”

Perez claims Zheleznyakova has been trashing her skills in the buildup to the fight. These comments have not bothered Perez but motivated her.

“It didn’t bother me, but it did tough my ovaries,” Perez said. “Fighters who talk badly about me end up paying for it in the cage. You can ask Joselyne Edwards. I know I didn’t knock her out, but I hit her quite badly in the striking. Darya is completely wrong, and I’m going to show it in the cage. The more she underestimates me the more dangerous I get.”

If victorious, Perez would be on a four-fight winning streak. She believes that would set her up for a big opportunity whether it be a big name, a main event slot, or both.

“After finishing Darya, I’m going to ask my friend Dana White for a main event fight, preferably against Kayla Harrison,” Perez said. “We’re still insisting on that fight because that’s the fight I need to prove I’m worthy of fighting for a belt. And if not, Norma (Dumont) if she stops running from me. She only wants to fight with people above her in the rankings, and that’s OK, but part of the reason why she’s in the rankings is that she hasn’t fought and lost to me. So Dumont or Julianna Peña, who’s a punching bag.”

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Ailin Perez books next UFC fight vs. Darya Zheleznyakova in Paris

How do you say “twerk” in French?

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Rising bantamweight fighter (and dancer) [autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag] has her next UFC assignment as she enters enemy territory to face [autotag]Darya Zheleznyakova[/autotag] in the Russian fighter’s adopted home.

The two women will collide at UFC Fight Night on Sept. 28 at Accor Arena in Paris, two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura and Farah Hannoun. The people requested anonymity because promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Latinoamérica on X were first to report.

Perez (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is on a run with three victories in a row. Following wins over Ashlee Evans-Smith and Lucie Pudilova, Perez won a grudge match vs. Joselyne Edwards at UFC 302 in May.

Zheleznyakova (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) looks to continue her success after a victorious promotional debut in March when she defeated Montserrat Rendon by unanimous decision.

With the addition, the UFC Paris lineup includes:

  • Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint Denis
  • Joanderson Brito vs. William Gomis
  • Germaine de Randamie vs. Nora Cornolle
  • Ailin Perez vs. Darya Zheleznyakova

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