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Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 186, which saw Ciryl Gane beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik in Las Vegas.
The UFC’s final event of February took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 186 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The heavyweight main event saw [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) continue to flourish as a potential future title challenger when he outpointed [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) to a unanimous decision.
For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for 30 post-event facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 186.
UFC Fight Night 186: Dustin Jacoby post-fight interview
UFC Fight Night 186: Dustin Jacoby post-fight interview
Check out the full list of medical suspensions from this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 39 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
[autotag]Anderson Silva[/autotag] and [autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag] are among five fighters that could be facing a lengthy suspension after damage sustained at UFC on ESPN+ 39.
Hall stopped Silva in the fourth round in the night’s headline bout in what was announced as Silva’s final UFC fight. Though Hall was victorious, he will require x-rays in both hands and his right foot, and is required to refrain from any contact until Dec. 1.
Silva, who suffered a broken nose in his TKO loss to Hall, may also be sidelined until spring, unless he’s cleared by a doctor.
On Tuesday, MMA Junkie obtained the full list of suspensions from MixedMartialArts.com, the Association of Boxing Commissions’ official record keeper.
Also looking at a potential 180-day suspension is co-headliner [autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag], who defeated Andre Fili via unanimous decision. Mitchell, who claimed that he broke his left hand in the first round, needs an x-ray to confirm his suspicion.
All fighters on the card were given a mandatory seven-day suspension for rest. The list of UFC on ESPN+ 39 medical suspensions beyond the minimum includes:
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UFC on ESPN+ 39 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+ 39 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $145,000.
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+ 39 took place at UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN+ 39 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag]: $15,000
def. [autotag]Anderson Silva[/autotag]: $20,000
[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $15,000
[autotag]Greg Hardy[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Maurice Greene[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Charlie Ontiveros[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Thiago Moises[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag]: $15,000
[autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Chris Gruetzemacher[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Victor Rodriguez[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Jack Marshman[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Jason Witt[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Cole Williams[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Justin Ledet[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Kevin Natividad[/autotag]: $3,500
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: $5,550,500
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: $36,555,000
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UFC on ESPN+ 39: Dustin Jacoby post-fight interview
UFC on ESPN+ 39: Dustin Jacoby post-fight interview
Dustin Jacoby’s long road back to the UFC finally paid off when he got his first win inside the octagon at UFC on ESPN+ 39.
[autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]’s long road back to the UFC finally paid off Saturday when he got his first win inside the octagon at UFC on ESPN+ 39.
After going 0-2 with the promotion in 2011-2012, Jacoby (12-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) was cut from the roster. It set up a scattered run in MMA, as well as a move over to kickboxing, where he worked well. He needed to win a fight on Dana White’s Contender Series to get back, but it finally happened.
Jacoby wasn’t content with simply returning to the big stage, though. He delivered, completely destroying [autotag]Justin Ledet[/autotag] (9-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in a one-sided light heavyweight fight, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streamed on ESPN+.
After some leg kicks ruined Ledet’s ability to stay upright, Jacoby pounced on his foe and landed a brutal pair of right hands that ended the fight by TKO at the 2:38 mark of Round 1.
Watch the highlight of the finish below (via Twitter):
GUESS WHO'S BACK 🗣@TheHanyakdj sets up the TKO with BRUTAL leg kicks!
[ Action continues on #ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/fzgk5Mb9ki
— UFC (@ufc) October 31, 2020
It took nine years to the weekend from the time Jacoby first stepped foot in the octagon (Oct. 29, 2011) to become a UFC winner. Naturally, he was filled with emotion afterward.
“I’m one of the best strikers in the world, and I’m so happy,” Jacoby said during his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “Nine years: It was a long road back.”
A Halloween event is on tap for the UFC in 2020.
A Halloween event is on tap for the UFC in 2020.
[autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag] and [autotag]Justin Ledet[/autotag] will square off on the Oct. 31 event, which doesn’t currently have a set location or venue.
Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking Thursday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
No other bouts are known for this fight at this time.
At DWCS 27 on Aug. 4, Jacoby (12-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) punched his ticket back into the UFC after an eight-year absence, which saw him compete for Bellator, World Series of Fighting, and GLORY Kickboxing. On the Contender Series, Jacoby battered opponent Ty Flores for the majority of three rounds, earning a unanimous decision victory and a contract from UFC president Dana White.
Ledet (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has had an up-and-down UFC tenure to date. After winning his first three promotional appearances, Ledet has hit a skid. He’s lost three fights in a row, most recently losing a unanimous decision to Aleksa Camur at UFC 246 in January.
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Dustin Jacoby had a taste of UFC life, but it didn’t last long. Eight years later, he’ll get to try it again.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag] had a taste of UFC life, but it didn’t last long. Eight years later, he’ll get to try it again.
“It’s been a real long journey, man,” Jacoby told MMA Junkie following Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 27. “I got to the UFC super quick in my career. I was two and done. It’s been emotional man. It’s crazy.”
Jacoby made his way to the UFC in 2011 in just the seventh fight of his professional career. He admits he knew he might be in a little over his head but took on the challenge. However, back-to-back losses to Chris Camozzi and Clifford Starks saw him ushered out of the promotion.
The next eight years saw him take fights with Bellator, CFFC, GLORY Kickboxing, Titan FC and WSOF, among others. It was a winding journey, but Jacoby said he never worried he wouldn’t make it back to the UFC.
“That never crossed my mind,” Jacoby said. “I’m a grinder. I go get what’s mine. I show up and work hard. Even in 2018, I had back-to-back breaks in my arm. I had to take some time off because I wasn’t getting through practices. Every day, it was hurting. I didn’t want to be that guy. I’m not that guy. So I took a little time off, but I knew I’d be back.”
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On Tuesday, Jacoby (12-5) found himself in the featured contest of Dana White’s Contender Series 27 at UFC Apex. He was absolutely scintillating through the first two rounds of the contest, but opponent Ty Flores (7-3) proved an incredibly resilient foe.
“That first round, I was like, ‘Damn, this kid is staying here,'” Jacoby said. “Second round, I felt him going down, and he kind of went out, but man, unloading on him kind of zapped me.”
Jacoby clearly tired in the third, but it was somewhat understandable given his output in the first two frames, and he was forced to settle for a decision win. Despite not getting the finish, Jacoby was one of three fighters to earn a UFC deal with his performance.
Now it’s back to the UFC, and Jacoby said he’s hell-bent on earning his first octagon win after going 0-2 in his first stretch.
“It’s still a big goal of mine to get that first, official UFC win,” Jacoby said. “I’ve always been a guy that I’ll fight any fight. I fight whoever they give me. I’ve never said no to a fight. I’ve always accepted. But I would like to – I don’t know, if there’s a few strikers out there that want to throw down, put on a show for the fans? Whatever they want to do with me.”
It’s been a lengthy journey, to be sure. But eight years later, Jacoby is downright ecstatic to be back in the UFC and make good on the opportunity he’s been given. What he can accomplish in the long run, Jacoby isn’t sure. But right now, he simply wants to entertain.
“I feel like I’m a main card fighter,” Jacoby said. “Put me in there, and it’s going to be exciting. I’m going to give it my all.”
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Dana White’s Contender Series season 4 is right around the corner. Check out 10 light heavyweights who could be featured.
Dana White’s Contender Series has become a key platform for fighters on the regional scene. Since its conception, the UFC Fight Pass-turned-ESPN+ summer original removed some of the guesswork for up-and-comers trying to make it big.
With UFC president Dana White and matchmakers Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby cage-side, the stakes are high. Have an impressive, exciting win on the show, you’re in.
Rumored for a late-June 2020 start date, the fourth season of DWCS isn’t that far off almost. The lineups haven’t been announced yet, but advanced planning is underway. While there are hundreds of fighters qualified to compete on the show, we’ll narrow each divisional pool to 10 fighters who you should see compete on the show this summer.
Up next, the light heavyweights.
Record: 8-0
Age: 23
Height: 6’2″
Birthplace: Austria
A main training partner of light heavyweight contender Aleksandar Rakic, [autotag]Ibo Aslan[/autotag] is the next beastly light heavyweight to come out of Austria. Looking at Aslan’s physique, it’s no surprise his strength and power are above average. He fits the part. A ground-and-pound specialist, Aslan has finished the majority of his opponents inside the distance. Competing for top Austrian regional promotions Vendetta and Austrian FC, Aslan has taken out the who’s who of fighters in his home country – and he’ll look to continue that success on the summer series.
* = Aslan’s participation in DWCS season 4 has already been confirmed
Record: 11-5
Age: 31
Height: 6’4″
Birthplace: Fort Morgan, Colo.
Fans who only follow mainstream promotions may recognize [autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]. A pro MMA fighter since 2010, Jacoby has competed in the UFC (twice), WSOF (once), Titan FC (once), and Bellator (twice). Jacoby has also competed 11 times in GLORY kickboxing. Despite some struggles in his kickboxing career early on, Jacoby turned a corner in 2015. He won his last five GLORY fights – all of which he finished inside the distance. The Factory X member will test the waters at 205 pounds and propel himself to the ranks of the UFC.
* = Jacoby’s participation in DWCS season 4 has already been confirmed
