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UFC veteran Felipe Colares, 29, dies after being struck by bus in Brazil

UFC veteran Felipe Colares was returning home from training when he was struck by a bus and died Monday in Rio de Janeiro.

UFC veteran [autotag]Felipe Colares[/autotag] is dead after being struck by a bus in Rio de Janeiro. He was 29.

Brazilian media outlet Combate, citing Colares’ coach, Rodrigo Babi, reported that the tragic incident took place Monday morning in the Guaratiba neighborhood of Rio. Colares was returning home from training when he was run over by a bus. Colares was quickly attended to by first responders and rushed to a local hospital, but he died from his injuries on the way there, according to Combate.

One of Colares’ cousins, Selma Cunha, confirmed his death on Facebook.

Colares turned professional in July 2013 and was 8-0 at the time he got called up to the UFC. He made his UFC debut in February 2019 and went 2-4 in the promotion – with decision wins over Domingo Pilarte and Luke Sanders – before he exited after May 2022 loss to Chase Hooper.

Colares most recently competed this past February at Ares FC 12 where he defeated Alioune Nahaye by first-round submission with a rear-naked choke.

Colares made headlines in Januaray after posting an Instagram video of himself subduing an alleged thief in Brazil. He told MMA Fighting that he sprung into action after he witnessed “an alleged assault to a woman.”

According to Combate, Colares is survived by his wife, Jaqueline, and a 6-month-old son.

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UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action Feb. 17-18

Check out which veterans of the UFC are in MMA and boxing action this weekend across the globe.

The UFC is back in Las Vegas following the huge UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. UFC Fight Night 219 takes place at the UFC Apex, with a women’s flyweight banger at the top of the card between former strawweight champ Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield.

Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

These 7 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA boxing this week from Feb. 17-18.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action Dec. 1-4

Check out which veterans of the UFC are in action this week.

This week, the 15-fight slate of bouts at UFC on ESPN 42 takes place at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.

Elsewhere, there are a number of MMA, boxing and bareknuckle events taking place that feature familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

These 13 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle this week from Dec. 1-4.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

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 Fight Night 194: Chris Gutierrez vs. Felipe Colares odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 194 odds and lines between Chris Gutierrez vs. Felipe Colares, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a bantamweight bout on the main card, Chris Gutierrez meets Felipe Colares Saturday at UFC Fight Night 194 – also known as UFC Vegas 39 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC Fight Night 194 Gutierrez vs. Colares odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims at 2 p.m. ET and the main card at 4 p.m. ET.

Gutierrez holds a 4.30-to-2.15 significant strikes landed per minute advantage. Gutierrez, a.k.a. “El Guapo”, has posted a 4-0-1 record since making his UFC debut March 23, 2019. His last victory at UFC 258 in Feb. was a unanimous-decision win over Andre Ewell.

Colares has alternated wins and losses in his four fights since arriving at the UFC. While he was doing great work on the canvas, recording five submission wins in his first seven professional fights, all four of his bouts at the UFC level have gone the distance.

UFC Fight Night 194 Gutierrez vs. Colares: Odds and lines

Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:43 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Gutierrez -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Colares +190 (bet $100 to win $190)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -260 | Under +180)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -200 | No +140)

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UFC Fight Night 194 Gutierrez vs. Colares: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Records: Gutierrez (16-3-2) | Colares (10-2-0)

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

Gutierrez (-250) will cost you two and a half times your potential return, and that’s a bit much. Instead, get more specific.

While I expect the favorite to pick up the win, it won’t be easy. Colares has been pushing his opponents to the limit lately, and your best best is GUTIERREZ ON POINTS (-109) at near even-money instead.

Over/Under (O/U)

YES (-200): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is a little on the expensive side, but that’s the play since I like Gutierrez on points. Risking two times your potential return isn’t terribly out of line.

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UFC on ESPN 23 post-event facts: Jiri Prochazka’s KO of Dominick Reyes was historic

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 23, which saw Jiri Prochazka brutally knock out Dominick Reyes in Las Vegas.

The UFC’s busy May schedule kicked off on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+.

The main event of the night featured a knockout for the ages. [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] (28-3-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) landed just the third spinning back elbow knockout in UFC history when he flattened [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in the second round of their light heavyweight contender matchup, seemingly securing a title shot for himself.

For more on the numbers to come out of the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 40 post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 23.

UFC on ESPN 23 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Cub Swanson nets highest total

UFC on ESPN 23 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 23 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $146,500.

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 on ESPN 23 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 23 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $6,000
vs. [autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Krzysztof Jotko[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili [/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Poliana Botelho[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Luana Pinheiro[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Randa Markos[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]TJ Brown[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kai Kamaka[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Loma Lookboonmee[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Andreas Michailidis[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]KB Bhullar[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Felipe Colares[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Luke Sanders[/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 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: $833,500
Program-to-date total: $833,500

UFC on ESPN 23 results: Felipe Colares rallies from beating, edges Luke Sanders

Felipe Colares snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when he rallied to beat Luke Sanders at UFC on ESPN 23.

[autotag]Felipe Colares[/autotag] snatched victory from the jaws of defeat Saturday when he rallied to beat [autotag]Luke Sanders[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 23.

Colares (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) took a brutal thumping from Sanders (13-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) in the first round of their featherweight bout, which opened the card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He got dropped multiple times and appeared on the verge of being stopped by TKO, but then Colares turned it around.

After escaping the opening frame, Colares got some momentum in the second when he hurt Sanders with some big shots before picking him up and slamming him to the canvas. He got back mount in the final seconds and pounded away on Sanders to nearly get a stoppage of his own with strikes. Sanders, to his fortune, though, was saved by the bell.

The fight was hanging in the balance to begin the third, and both men left it all in the octagon. Sanders and Colares exchanged big strikes and takedowns in hopes of getting the final edge, but Colares racked up the points in the key moments to emerge victorious by unanimous decision with 29-28 scorecards across the board.

It was a razor-thin fight, but Colares thought he was the rightful winner with his display of heart after a rough first round.

“I feel great,” Colares said in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “An amazing moment for me. Thank you for my opponent.”

Colares has now split results in his first four octagon appearances, while Sanders has dropped three of his past four bouts.

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Felipe Colares vs. Gustavo Lopez added to UFC’s Nov. 7 lineup

A bantamweight matchup between Felipe Colares and Gustavo Lopez is the latest addition to the UFC’s Nov. 7 event.

A bantamweight matchup is the latest addition to the UFC’s Nov. 7 event.

[autotag]Felipe Colares[/autotag] will face [autotag]Gustavo Lopez[/autotag] on that date at a location that has yet to be announced.

MMA Junkie confirmed the booking with two people with knowledge of the situation. The people requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

After dropping his UFC debut to Geraldo de Freitas in February 2019, former Jungle Fight featherweight champion Colares (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) returned to bantamweight and picked up a split-decision win over Domingo Pilarte at UFC on ESPN 4. However, in his last outing in January Colares suffered a unanimous decision loss to Montel Jackson at UFC on ESPN+ 24.

Lopez (11-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) stepped in on short notice to face bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili in his UFC debut in June, but suffered a unanimous decision loss. Prior to that, the former Combate 135-pound champion had finished three fights in a row, all in the first round.

With the addition, the latest Nov. 7 lineup includes:

  • Brendan Allen vs. Ian Heinisch
  • Vanessa Melo vs. Sarah Moras
  • Kyle Daukaus vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
  • Dustin Jacoby vs. Justin Ledet
  • Trevin Giles vs. Bevon Lewis
  • Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Max Griffin
  • Felipe Colares vs. Gustavo Lopez

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UFC on ESPN+ 24 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Three veterans take home $20k

UFC on ESPN+ 24 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 24 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $169,000.

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+ 24 took place Saturday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The entire card streamed ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN+ 24 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Alex Perez[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Jordan Espinosa[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Darko Stosic[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Bevon Lewis[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Dequan Townsend[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Arnold Allen[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Nik Lentz[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Justine Kish[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Lucie Pudilova[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Montel Jackson[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Felipe Colares[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Sara McMann[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Lina Lansberg[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Brett Johns[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Tony Gravely[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/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: $334,000
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: $31,338,500