UFC on ESPN 9 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $33 million

UFC on ESPN 9 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 9 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $114,500.

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 9 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 9 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Brok Weaver[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: $3,500
df. [autotag]Gabriel Green[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Klidson Abreu[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Casey Kenney[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Louis Smolka[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag]: $4,000

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: $2,063,500
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: $33,068,000
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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 9 with Kanye, Nipsey and DMX

See what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 9 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

Inside, see what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 9 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.

UFC on ESPN 9 results: Mackenzie Dern taps gritty Hannah Cifers for first leg submission in women’s UFC history

Mackenzie Dern had to work through a relentless Hannah Cifers in the early going, but ultimately did what she does best.

[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] had to work through a relentless [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag] in the early going, but ultimately did what she does best.

Dern (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) made relatively quick work of Cifers (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) – but only after she was able to get the fight to the canvas, where she forced Cifers to tap with a kneebar. The finish for Dern, the biggest favorite on the card, came at the 2:36 mark of the opening round.

The women’s strawweight bout opened up the UFC on ESPN 9 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

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Cifers wasn’t shy about moving in quick against Dern and tied things up. She made the fight dirty right away with dirty boxing and knees and seemed to throw Dern a little out of her element. After a minute of it, she pushed Dern away and went back to the middle. There, Dern landed a couple solid right hands.

But Cifers fired right back, and when Dern wanted to take the fight to the canvas into her domain, it was the beginning of the end. Cifers initially was able to roll through the takedown and was on top for just a moment. But Dern went after Cifers’ leg, and once she had it, Cifers quickly had to tap.

Dern’s win was the first leglock submission of any kind in a UFC women’s fight. It brought her back to the win column after a loss to Amanda Ribas this past October, which was the first setback of her pro career and came in her return after a pregnancy and birth of a child.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 9 results include:

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UFC on ESPN 9 predictions: Do our Woodley-Burns picks match up with our readers?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ESPN 9 main card in Las Vegas, featuring Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns.

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2020: 44-29
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Woodley
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ivanov2020
Ivanov
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carlyle2020
Carlyle
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Roberts
(62%)
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Dern
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2020: 55-18
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Quarantillo
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Roberts
dern2020
Dern
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
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Woodley
ivanov2020
Ivanov
carlyle2020
Carlyle
roberts2020
Roberts
dern2020
Dern
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
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Burns
ivanov2020
Ivanov
quarantillo2020
Quarantillo
roberts2020
Roberts
dern2020
Dern
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 52-21
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Woodley
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Ivanov
carlyle2020
Carlyle
weaver2020
Weaver
dern2020
Dern
Simon Head
@simonhead
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Woodley
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Ivanov
carlyle2020
Carlyle
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Roberts
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Brian Garcia
@thegoze
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Ivanov
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Weaver
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Simon Samano
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Burns
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Sakai
quarantillo2020
Quarantillo
weaver2020
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dern2020
Dern
Dave Doyle
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Ivanov
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weaver2020
Weaver
dern2020
Dern
Ken Hathaway
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woodley2020
Woodley
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Sakai
quarantillo2020
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weaver2020
Weaver
dern2020
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John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 50-23
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Burns
ivanov2020
Ivanov
carlyle2020
Carlyle
roberts2020
Roberts
dern2020
Dern
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
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burns2020
Burns
ivanov2020
Ivanov
quarantillo2020
Quarantillo
roberts2020
Roberts
dern2020
Dern
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
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woodley2020
Woodley
ivanov2020
Ivanov
carlyle2020
Carlyle
roberts2020
Roberts
dern2020
Dern
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 43-30
woodley2020
Woodley
ivanov2020
Ivanov
carlyle2020
Carlyle
weaver2020
Weaver
dern2020
Dern
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 32-41
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Burns
ivanov2020
Ivanov
carlyle2020
Carlyle
weaver2020
Weaver
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The UFC is back in Las Vegas this week for the first time since March for the start of what could be many shows closed to fans at its own facility.

UFC on ESPN 9 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

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In the main event, former welterweight champion [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) takes on contender [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC). Woodley is the favorite in the fight at around -185, and he’s got a decent 9-5 edge in the picks from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.

In the co-main event, [autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag] (14-1-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. It’s a pick’em fight with the oddsmakers, but a total blowout from our staff members, who are taking Ivanov at a heavy 12-2 clip.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a 150-pound catchweight bout. Quarantillo is the slight favorite, but Carlyle has a slim 8-6 edge in our picks.

[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Brok Weaver[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a lightweight bout that has Roberts installed as a heavy favorite around -350. But in our staff picks, it’s a dead heat at 7-7.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has a big challenger on her hands in [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who is the biggest favorite at the event at more than 4-1. Only one of our pickers is taking the soft-spoken Cifers in an upset.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Woodley (60 percent), Ivanov (51 percent), Carlyle (57 percent), Roberts (62 percent) and Dern (86 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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7 burning questions ahead of UFC on ESPN 9: Can Tyron Woodley rebound?

MMA Junkie’s Simon Head takes a look at the fight card’s seven biggest storylines ahead of the UFC’s Las Vegas return.

The bouts are signed and the commission paperwork has been rubber-stamped. The UFC is officially back in business in Las Vegas with Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 marking the promotion’s return to its home city.

With the sporting world tentatively looking to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC Apex will form the home of the UFC’s upcoming hometown events for the foreseeable future, with the purpose-built fight facility taking center stage with its maiden UFC-branded fight card.

UFC on ESPN 9 features a pivotal bout for the promotion’s welterweight division, with former undisputed champion [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] making his return after his title loss to Kamaru Usman. “The Chosen One” will look to reassert hit championship credentials against surging Brazilian contender [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] in the night’s main event.

Also set to feature on the card is a heavyweight battle, as rising prospect [autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag] takes on the teak-tough Bulgarian veteran [autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag]. There’s also a fascinating clash in the women’s flyweight division, as former title challenger [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] looks to bounce back with victory over [autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag] after falling short in her title shot against Shevchenko’s flyweight champion sister, Valentina.

UFC on ESPN 9 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

So, without further ado, here are seven burning questions heading into fight night.

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How will Tyron Woodley look after his long layoff?

After almost 15 months away from the cage, Tyron Woodley is stepping back into the octagon, and it’s going to be fascinating to see how he performs. “The Chosen One” was on his way to being considered as one of the best welterweight champions in UFC history, but that title reign was abruptly halted by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March 2019.

Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) didn’t look his usual self during his one-sided decision loss to Usman and he’s been away from the cage ever since. We know he’ll be super-motivated to get back to winning ways and position himself for another shot at gold, but there are many questions to be answered in his display this weekend.

How will the long layoff affect his performance, particularly early, in his fight with the dangerous Gilbert Burns on Saturday night? What tweaks and changes has he made to his game? And can he step straight back in and halt an in-form, surging contender like Burns, who possesses fight-ending knockout power to go along with his world-class grappling credentials?

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On top form and fighting aggressively, Woodley is a serious problem for everyone else at 170, but during his title reign we saw him fall into a very defensive approach at times, and he eventually lost his belt. Will we see Woodley go on the offensive again to deliver a statement?

He’ll be in shape – he always is – but his sharpness, and his fighting mentality, will be fascinating to watch on fight night.

Next up: Brazilian contender gets his shot at big-name opposition

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UFC on ESPN 9: Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 fight between Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers, with MMA betting odds, picks, tips and bets.

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Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers do battle in a women’s strawweight bout on the main card at UFC on ESPN 9 – also known as Fight Night 176 – at the UFC’s Apex Facility in Las Vegas. The card kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+.

Dern (7-1) is a heavy favorite in this match against Cifers (10-4). Dern won her first seven professional fights before falling to Amanda Ribas last time out by unanimous decision Oct. 12. Two of Dern’s three fights at the UFC level have gone the distance, with a submission win over Amanda Cooper May 12, 2018 as her only fight in the UFC to finish inside the distance. While we haven’t seen it at the UFC level yet, Dern is deadly on the canvas, as four of her seven professional wins have come by submission, with the rear-naked choke as her specialty.

Cifers is coming off a Jan. 25 KO/TKO loss to Angela Hill. Two of Cifers’ four fights at the UFC level have finished inside the distance, falling in each bout by knockout. In 14 career professional fights she has never won via submission, but he has lost once, and that came via rear-naked choke. She’ll want to keep this fight upright to have any chance, as she has recorded 4.82 significant strikes landed per minute, and a 45.16 significant strike-accuracy percentage.


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Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers betting odds

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, May 28 at 6:15 a.m. ET.

Dern (-400) is the heavy favorite to win this one over Cifers (+305), and rightly so. Dern is the more well-rounded fighter, and it should be over quickly as long as she avoids the big blow from Cifers.

It would be worth a roll of the dice to take DERN TO WIN BY SUBMISSION (-106), as Cifers isn’t very good defensively on the ground. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to couple this with the NO (-213): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? prop, too.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on Dern (-400) to win only returns a profit of $2.50. A $10 bet of No (-213) on the fight going the distance pays a $4.69 return, and a $10 bet for Dern to win by submission (-106) pays $9.43.

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UFC on ESPN 9: Make your predictions for Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 event in Las Vegas.

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 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 on ESPN 9 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN 9 is expected to take place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It first must be approved by the Nevada Athletic Commission at a Wednesday meeting. The card airs on ESPN and streams ESPN+.

Make your picks for all five main card fights inside:

Hannah Cifers vs. Mackenzie Dern in the works for UFC event on May 23

A strawweight bout between Hannah Cifers and Mackenzie Dern in the works for May 23.

Seems [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] will return to action next month.

The jiu-jitsu star has a strawweight bout against [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag] in the works for a May 23 UFC event. The news was first reported by MMA Fighting and later confirmed by MMA Junkie’s Nolan King.

The UFC has yet to announce the event. Location for the May 23 card is currently unknown, but could be in Jacksonville, Fla., where the UFC will be having its next three events on May 9, 13 and 16.

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Dern (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was booked to fight at UFC Lincoln on April 25 against Ariane Carnelossi, but the bout was scrapped as the UFC was forced to cancel the card due to coronavirus restrictions. Dern last fought in October, when she suffered her first professional loss in a decision against Amanda Ribas.

Meanwhile, Cifers (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will look to bounce back from a technical knockout loss to Angela Hill back in January. The defeat snapped a two-fight winning streak for the 27-year-old fighter.

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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:

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[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

Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN+ 24 with AC/DC, Ted Nugent and Whitney Houston

Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 24 event.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

Inside, see what the fighters from UFC on ESPN+ 24 went with as their backing tracks in Raleigh, N.C.