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UFC Fight Night 206 post-event facts: Jailton Almeida delivers shutout in heavyweight debut

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 206, which saw six of 11 fights end in a finish including a shutout.

The UFC closed its May schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 206, which went down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and saw six of 11 fights end in a finish.

The main event was among the bunch to go to the scorecards. [autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) edged former UFC champ [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) by split decision in the women’s bantamweight headliner, marking her second consecutive win over a former UFC champion.

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 206.

UFC on ESPN 27 post-event facts: T.J. Dillashaw makes history in octagon return

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 27, which saw T.J. Dillashaw return to the octagon in historic fashion.

The UFC’s busy July continued Saturday with UFC on ESPN 27, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The highly anticipated main event of the card saw former UFC bantamweight champion [autotag]T.J. Dillashaw[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) make his long-awaited return to the octagon with a split decision win over [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC).

Dillashaw’s victory was one of several debatable decisions on the card that had multiple notable feats. For more on the numbers, check below for 45 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 27.

UFC on ESPN 27 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Darren Elkins gets biggest bag

UFC on ESPN 27 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 on ESPN 27 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $135,000.

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 27 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 27 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]T.J. Dillashaw[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Raulian Paiva[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Kyler Phillips[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Darren Elkins[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Darrick Minner[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Randy Costa[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Punahele Soriano[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ian Heinisch[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Mickey Gall[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jordan Williams[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Julio Arce[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Sijara Eubanks[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Diana Belbita[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,593,500
Program-to-date total: $2,593,500

UFC on ESPN 27 video: Sijara Eubanks destroys Elise Reed’s eye in return to 125

Sijara Eubanks was the biggest betting favorite on the UFC on ESPN 27 fight card, and she showed why.

[autotag]Sijara Eubanks[/autotag] was the biggest betting favorite on the UFC on ESPN 27 fight card, and she showed why.

Eubanks (7-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) gave octagon newcomer and short-notice replacement [autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag] (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) a rude introduction to the promotion with a brutal beating en route to a first-round TKO.

It didn’t take long for Eubanks to go to work in the women’s flyweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. She took the fight to the canvas in the opening moments, then didn’t get off Reed until it was over. She closed Reed’s right eye with ground-and-pound in the process.

Check out the replay of Eubanks’ finish below (via Twitter):

After a two-fight skid at women’s bantamweight, Eubanks moved back down to 125 pounds for the fight with Reed. She’s now 3-0 in the division under the UFC banner and said this is her time and place to make a run to the top.

“I felt amazing, and this is the best I’ve felt in this weight class,” Eubanks said in her post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “I changed a lot of things in my life this year and I feel like a million bucks.”

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Sijara Eubanks vs. Elise Reed added to UFC Fight Night 191 on July 24

Sijara Eubanks will welcome CFFC champion Elise Reed to the octagon at UFC Fight Night 191.

[autotag]Sijara Eubanks[/autotag] will welcome CFFC champion [autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag] to the octagon.

Eubanks (6-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC), who was initially expected to take on Brazilian Priscila Cachoeira, will now face Reed (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in a flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 191 on July 24, which is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and stream on ESPN+.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking Tuesday but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. No reason was given for Cachoeira’s withdrawal.

“The Ultimate Fighter 26” alum Eubanks will look to snap a two-fight losing skid when she moves back down to 125 pounds for the first time since 2018. After picking up back-to-back wins over Sarah Moras and Julia Avila, Eubanks has since dropped two straight to Ketlen Vieira and, most recently, Pannie Kianzad in December.

Meanwhile, CFFC strawweight titleholder Reed will move up a weight class when she makes her UFC debut. The unbeaten 28-year-old, who’s competed as far down as atomweight in the past, is coming off a second-round finish of Hilarie Rose at CFFC 97 in May, notching her second title defense.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 191 lineup includes:

  • Cory Sandhagen vs. T.J. Dillashaw
  • Brendan Allen vs. Puna Soriano
  • Maycee Barber vs. Miranda Maverick
  • Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson
  • Trevin Jones vs. Tony Kelley
  • Kyler Phillips vs. Raulian Paiva
  • Mickey Gall vs. Jordan Williams
  • Randy Costa vs. Adrian Yanez
  • Ian Heinisch vs. Nassourdine Imavov
  • Julio Arce vs. Andre Ewell
  • Darren Elkins vs. Darrick Minner
  • Cameron Else vs. Aaron Phillips
  • Sijara Eubanks vs. Elise Reed

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CFFC 97 results: Elise Reed rains down elbows to retain strawweight title

CFFC 97 Results: Strawweight champion Elise Reed retains her title after a vicious TKO stoppage.

Cage Fury Fighting Championships took center stage on UFC Fight Pass Saturday evening while other major promotions were idle.

CFFC 97 served as the second event on back-to-back nights for the promotion in Philadelphia, headlined by a title fight in the strawweight division between undefeated champ [autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag] and [autotag]Hilarie Rose[/autotag], a Dana White Contender Series veteran.

The first round of the main event was a wild one with crazy scrambles on the mat. It all started after the pair exchanged blows on the feet and Rose attempted a takedown. The champ Reed would defend the attempt well, but her opponent popped back up and locked in a standing arm triangle submission attempt.

Reed ended up on top of her opponent on the canvas, starting a series of wild transitions and submission attempts until the round expired.

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To start the second round, the two strawweights traded strikes on the feet, with Reed finding a home for her right hand a number of times, prompting a takedown attempt from Rose. The champ defended the takedown again, resulting in a clinch along the fence before Reed brought the fight to the mat and began raining down punches. Rose was able to grab a hold of Reed and attempt another armbar, but staying calm, the champ worked her way out of it with 30 seconds remaining in the round.

The escape would spell the end of the fight for Reed, as the champ unleashed a series of hard elbow strikes from the top, forcing the referee to call a stop to the action with only a few seconds remaining in the round.

Reed successfully defended her CFFC strawweight title for the second time with an emphatic finish, calling out any and all challengers for her title.

“I’ve got the belt. Someone come and get it,” Reed stated.

The main card as a whole had its share of exciting finishes, including a trio of rear-naked choke finishes from Jose Perez, James Lyons, and Efren Escareno.

 

Check out the full results from CFFC 97 below:

MAIN CARD

  • Elise Reed def Hilarie Rose via TKO (elbows) – Round 2, 4:57
  • Jose Perez def. Jaleon Alston via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:04
  • James Lyons def. Beau Samaniego via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:01
  • Feraris Golden def. Nicholas Giulietti via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Efren Escareno def Matt Turnbull via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:15
  • Greg Velasco def. Halston Williams via TKO (ground and pound) – Round 1, 3:18

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Matthew Hicks def. Kyle Broadwater via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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CFFC 83: Elise Reed claims strawweight title, Bill Algeo calls out Giga Chikadze

CFFC crowned a new strawweight champion, while the promotion’s top featherweight contender delivered a big callout at CFFC 83 in Philadelphia.

[autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag] marked the occasion of her second professional fight with a championship win as she captured the vacant Cage Fury Fighting Championships strawweight title in the main event of CFFC 83 Thursday night.

Reed’s only prior pro fight actually came on a bigger stage, as she claimed a first-round TKO victory against Rebecca Bryggman at Bellator 231 last October. That big-show experienced seemed to serve the 27-year-old well as she produced a nerveless performance against the more fancied Jasmine Jasudavicius to capture the 115-pound title at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The event was streamed live on UFC Fight Pass.

Despite conceding a height and reach advantage to her opponent, Reed (2-0) used excellent footwork to move in and out of striking range and effectively counter Jasudavicius (4-1) with a smart mix of punches and kicks as she earned scores of 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 to capture the strawweight strap.

“She obviously really likes her knees and she’s a taller fighter. I was a taekwondo person, so kicks are kinda my gameplan,” said Reed after her win, before saying she hopes to get back into the cage to fight again as soon as possible as she bids to build a winning streak with the CFFC belt over her shoulder.

“I don’t think anybody comes into the game planning to lose, and I’m sure as not hell going to stay here for 20 years and put (up) 40 records and 40 fights,” she said. “So, we’re taking over. We’re coming in, and we’re coming in hot, and you’ll probably see me again soon.”

In the night’s co-main event, featherweight [autotag]Bill Algeo[/autotag] (13-4) bounced back from his Contender Series defeat to Brendan Loughnane last June with an entertaining unanimous decision win over Tim Dooling, then delivered a direct callout to UFC 145-pounder [autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag].

“I feel great,” he said after the fight. “I’ve beaten everybody on the east coast for the most part. You look at the top 10, I’ve beaten them all.

“I’d really like to fight Giga Chikadze. He’s fighting Bruce Leeroy coming up in about a month in the UFC. I think he sucks. I’m ready to smash him. He was an average dude in Glory, now he’s a below-average MMA fighter. Giga, let’s get it. You’re a (expletive) punk!”

The night also featured impressive victories for former CFFC lightweight champion Joseph Lowry (9-1) and bantamweight prospect Paul Capaldo (5-0), while Isa Dalipaj produced a thrilling comeback performance to claim a first-round TKO win on his professional debut. Dalipaj (1-0) looked close to being finished early in the fight after a blistering start by Javier Guzman, but the Renzo Gracie Philly-trained prospect rallied well to turn the tables and score a stunning first-round finish of his own.

CFCC 82 full results include:

  • Elise Reed def. Jasmine Jasudavicius via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Bill Algeo def. Tim Dooling via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Joseph Lowry def. Piankhi Zimmerman via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:09
  • Paul Capaldo def. Jamal Johnson via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Isa Dalipaj def. Javier Guzman via TKO (ground strikes) – Round 1, 2:52