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Gavin Tucker reflects on one-punch KO loss to Dan Ige: ‘Small mistakes, big consequences’

Gavin Tucker’s first-career knockout loss was a bitter pill to swallow, but he vows “the response will be appropriate.”

[autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag]’s first-career knockout loss was a bitter pill to swallow.

Tucker (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was stopped with one punch by top-10 ranked featherweight [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] in just 22 seconds this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 187, putting a halt to his three-fight winning streak.

The rising Canadian featherweight was dropped in the first exchange of the bout, but he vows not to be deterred from the unfortunate outcome. He took to Instagram to open up about the loss.

“Moment of impact

I don’t know much, but I know for sure we don’t get what we don’t go after. I went after it. But I lunged after it,..and in a straight line.
Small mistakes, big consequences.
Saturday night I walked onto a well timed right hand and experienced my first KO loss. I’m not gonna hide from it or downplay it. I’m heartbroken. But I can’t change what happened. I can only control how I move forward. Regretfully I didn’t get to show the work or represent the efforts and strides made from this great team. But I’ll create new opportunities and get back to business as soon as things are in order to do so.
Thanks to the UFC and my opponent for the opportunity.
Thanks to this team for the work they do, and to Everyone for the support and messages. My main goal for these next weeks of adjustment is to show strength in character, acceptance , and response.
The response will be appropriate. Time to walk in the dark for a while.”

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Tucker, who was briefly linked to a matchup with Cub Swanson, ended up with another big opportunity after Ryan Hall was forced out of his bout against Ige. Though things didn’t go his way, the 34-year-old was riding some momentum having scored three-straight wins over Seung Woo Choi, Justin Jaynes and Billy Quarantillo.

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UFC on ESPN+ 51: Dan Ige vs. Gavin Tucker odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 51 fight between Dan Ige and Gavin Tucker, with MMA odds, picks, tips and predictions.

In a featherweight bout on Saturday’s main card, Dan Ige and Gavin Tucker meet at UFC on ESPN+ 51 – also known as UFC Fight Night 187 or UFC Vegas 21 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The early prelims kick off at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and then the main card on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN+ 51 odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

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UFC on ESPN+ 51 Ige vs. Tucker: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.

Fight result (2-way line): Ige -155 (bet $155 to win $100) | Tucker +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -450 | Under +340)
Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -225 | No +190)

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UFC on ESPN+ 51 Ige vs. Tucker: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Records: Ige 14-3 | Tucker 13-1

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

IGE (-155) is a strong play straight up on the 2-way line against the Canadian Tucker (+130). Ige checks in with a five-inch reach advantage that he will look to use for keeping Tucker at a distance. The southpaw Tucker has a 4.40-to-3.96 significant strikes landed per minute advantage, although Ige is a little more accurate at 46.63-to-45.03 percentage in accuracy.

Ige is looking to bounce back after a unanimous-decision loss to Calvin Kattar in the main event July 15, 2020, snapping a six-bout win streak. The southpaw Tucker is on a three-bout win streak with a pair of finishes against Justin Jaynes and Seungwoo Choi, and he had a unanimous-decision victory over Billy Quarantillo at UFC 256 in his most recent showing Dec. 12, 2020. A match with Ige, though, is a big step up in competition.

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Over/Under (O/U)

Tucker has seen two of his past three finish inside the distance, while Ige has seen each of his past four go the distance. Ige’s recent fight history is driving the line, as YES (-225) ON ‘WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE?’ will cost you. I like it, though, as I think he will control the tempo of this fight and look to wow the judges with his technical ability.

As such, I also like IGE ON POINTS (+135) for the round betting.

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UFC Fight Night 187 predictions: Edwards or Muhammad in welterweight showdown?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 187 main card, featuring Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad.

	Edwards vs. Muhammad	Cirkunov vs. Spann	Ige vs. Tucker	Grant vs. Martinez	Kape vs. Nicolau	Anders vs. Stewart
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 18-15	Edwards (68%)	Cirkunov (51%)	Ige (65%)	Martinez (72%)	Nicolau (50.1%)	Stewart (61%)
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 25-13 2020 Champion	Edwards	Cirkunov	Ige	Martinez	Nicolau	Stewart
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 24-14 2018 Champion	Muhammad	Spann	Tucker	Martinez	Nicolau	Stewart
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 24-14	Edwards	Cirkunov	Ige	Martinez	Kape	Stewart
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 23-15 2017 Champion	Edwards	Cirkunov	Ige	Martinez	Kape	Anders
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 23-15	Edwards	Spann	Ige	Martinez	Kape	Stewart
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 23-15	Muhammad	Spann	Ige	Martinez	Kape	Anders
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 22-16	Edwards	Cirkunov	Ige	Martinez	Nicolau	Stewart
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 21-17	Edwards	Cirkunov	Ige	Martinez	Nicolau	Stewart
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 20-18	Muhammad	Cirkunov	Ige	Martinez	Kape	Stewart
Simon Head @simonhead 2021: 20-18 2019 Champion*	Edwards	Spann	Ige	Grant	Nicolau	Stewart
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 20-18 2014 Champion	Edwards	Spann	Ige	Martinez	Kape	Anders
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 19-19	Edwards	Spann	Ige	Martinez	Kape	Stewart
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 18-20	Muhammad	Spann	Tucker	Martinez	Nicolau	Anders

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The UFC stays on its home turf in Las Vegas this week with a welterweight clash atop the bill.

UFC Fight Night 187 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.

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In the main event, [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) takes on replacement opponent [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) at welterweight. Edwards is a -275 favorite at BetMGM, and he has a 9-4 lead in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Misha Cirkunov[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) meets [autotag]Ryan Spann[/autotag] (18-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at light heavyweight. Cirkunov is a slim -125 favorite, but it’s Spann with a 7-6 edge in the picks.

It’s a close fight from a betting perspective between featherweights [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) with Ige a -155 favorite. But he has a big 11-2 lead in the picks.

[autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is the main card’s biggest favorite at -300 at bantamweight against [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC). He’s also the biggest favorite from our staff pickers, near unanimous at 12-1.

[autotag]Manel Kape[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is a -140 favorite at flyweight against [autotag]Matheus Nicolau[/autotag] (15-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), and he’s got just a narrow 7-6 edge in our picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Darren Stewart[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) is a -185 favorite at middleweight against [autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC), and he’s got a big 9-4 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Edwards (68 percent), Cirkunov (51 percent), Ige (65 percent), Martinez (72 percent), Nicolau (50.1 percent) and Stewart (61 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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UFC Fight Night 187: Gavin Tucker media day interview

UFC Fight Night 187: Make your predictions for Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 187 event in Las Vegas.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC Fight Night 187 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 187 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

With Ryan Hall out, Gavin Tucker steps in to fight Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night 187

Dan Ige has a new opponent. What are your thoughts on the matchup?

[autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] needed a new opponent and now he has one.

With [autotag]Ryan Hall[/autotag] out of their previously scheduled matchup, Ige (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will square off with [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 187 on March 13. The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie on Monday after an initial report by ESPN. The person asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Ige, 29, looks to rebound following a July unanimous decision loss to Calvin Kattar in the UFC on ESPN 13 main event. Prior to that defeat, Ige racked up six-straight victories including wins over Edson Barboza and Mirsad Bektic.

Tucker (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) enters UFC Fight Night 187 riding a three-fight winning streak. Following victories over Seung Woo Choi and Justin Jaynes, Tucker won a unanimous decision over Billy Quarantillo at UFC 256 in December.

With the addition, the UFC’s March 13 lineup includes:

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad
Davey Grant vs. Jonathan Martinez
Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jason Witt
Jinh Yu Frey vs. Gloria de Paula
Dan Ige vs. Gavin Tucker
Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Don Madge
Steve Garcia vs. Charles Jourdain
Ricardo Ramos vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Ray Rodriguez vs. Rani Yahya
Philipe Lins vs. Ben Rothwell
Matheus Nicolau vs. Tagir Ulanbekov

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UFC 256 post-event facts: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno make history with draw

The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 256, which saw Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno fight to a draw in the main event.

The UFC’s 2020 pay-per-view schedule came to a close Saturday. UFC 256, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, marked the 11th and final numbered card of the year.

[autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (20-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) emerged as the last champion to defend this calendar year when he fought [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (18-5-2 MMA, 6-2-2 UFC) to a majority draw in the main event, keeping his belt in the process.

For more on the numbers to come out of the event, check below for 40 post-event facts from UFC 256.

UFC 256 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2020 total won’t surpass $7 million

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 256 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $220,500.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 256 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $220,500.

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 256 took place at UFC Apex. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC 256 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag]: $40,000
vs. [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: $30,000

[autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag]: $20,000
def. [autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag]: $20,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tecia Torres[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Peter Barrett[/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:

“UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno” – $220,500
“UFC on ESPN 19: Hermansson vs. Vettori” – $120,000
“UFC on ESPN 18: Blaydes vs. Lewis” – $93,500
“UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez” – $275,000
“UFC Fight Night 182: Felder vs. dos Anjos” – $114,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 40: Santos vs. Teixeira” – $146,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 39: Hall vs. Silva” – $145,000
“UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje” – $215,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 38: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie” – $120,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 37: Moraes vs. Sandhagen” – $129,000
“UFC on ESPN 16: Holm vs. Aldana” – $118,000
“UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa” – $225,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 36: Covington vs. Woodley” – $169,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 35: Waterson vs. Hill” – $137,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 34: Overeem vs. Sakai” – $82,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 33: Smith vs. Rakic” – $158,000
“UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar” – $88,000
“UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3” – $201,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 32: Lewis vs. Oleinik” – $162,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 31: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan” – $103,500
“UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till” – $209,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 30: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2” – $165,000
“UFC on ESPN 13: Kattar vs. Ige” – $97,000
“UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal” – $305,500
“UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov” – $178,500
“UFC on ESPN 10: Eye vs. Calvillo” – $95,000
“UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer” – $266,000
“UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns” – $114,500
“UFC on ESPN 8: Overeem vs. Harris” – $184,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 29: Smith vs. Teixeira” – $166,000
“UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje” – $305,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 28: Lee vs. Oliveira” – $209,500
“UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero” – $257,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo” – $119,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 26: Felder vs. Hooker” – $130,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 25: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2” – $186,500
“UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes” – $243,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 24: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos” – $169,000
“UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy” – $165,000

Year-to-date total: $6,373,500
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: $37,428,000

UFC 256: Gavin Tucker post-fight interview

UFC 256: Gavin Tucker virtual media day

Gavin Tucker spoke to the media ahead of Saturday’s UFC 256 in Las Vegas.