Tag: Hannah Goldy

UFC parts ways with 11 fighters, including former title challenger

The UFC has parted ways with 11 fighters including a former title challenger after a two-month stretch that saw 55 signings.

The UFC roster has been officially trimmed by 11 fighters.

With a whopping 55 fighters signed in the months of September and October combined, the UFC has parted ways with nearly a dozen fighters in recent days including a former women’s flyweight title challenger.

Algorithm-based Twitter account UFC Roster Tracker first published the transactions when the promotion removed the fighters from official rankings eligibility.

Check out the recent batch of UFC departures below. The means of each fighter’s departure (release, end of contract, etc.) is not known, unless denoted otherwise.

UFC Fight Night 228 post-event facts: Michelle Waterson-Gomez TKO’d after 14 years

Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 228, including the end of Michelle Waterson-Gomez’s more than 14-year run without a TKO loss.

The UFC put a bow on its September schedule and a run of 17 straight weeks of events on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 228, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

After a card with a handful of highlights, the lightweight main event ended in disappointing fashion when Rafael Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered a knee injury that ended the fight prematurely, giving Mateusz Gamrot (23-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) the TKO victory.

For more on the numbers from the card, check out MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 228.

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UFC Fight Night 228 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Tim Means’ $21,000 leads card

UFC Fight Night 228 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 Fight Night 228 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $164,500.

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 Fight Night 228 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 228 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Michelle Waterson-Gomez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]A.J. Fletcher[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dan Argueta[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Tim Means[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fialho[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Cody Brundage[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jacob Malkoun[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Mohammed Usman[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jake Collier[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Mizuki Inoue[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Montserrat Rendon[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tamires Vidal[/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 2281 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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $6,294,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $20,883,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 228.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 19-25)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by a promotion from June 19-25.

UFC Fight Night 208 post-event facts: Molly McCann’s second spinning elbow makes history

Molly McCann owns two of six spinning elbow knockouts in UFC history after UFC Fight Night 208.

The UFC’s encore in London did not live up to the standards of its visit to the city earlier this year. Nine of the 14 bouts at UFC Fight Night 208 on Saturday at The O2 went to a decision.

The heavyweight main event capped off in disappointing fashion when [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) suffered a knee injury just 15 seconds into the fight, giving [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) a TKO victory.

For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 208.

UFC Fight Night 208 results: Molly McCann lights up Hannah Goldy with another elbow, then lights up London

Molly McCann’s star kept rising Saturday in front of her home British fans at UFC Fight Night 208.

[autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag]’s star kept rising Saturday in front of her home British fans at UFC Fight Night 208.

McCann (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC), from Liverpool, took out [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/autotag] (6-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with a first-round TKO in their women’s flyweight bout and set the fans at The O2 in London into a frenzy. Ahead of McCann’s finish, those fans had endured eight decisions in the first nine fights.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen this before in combat sports in the U.K. – getting behind a female athlete,” McCann said. “To see everyone else on this card who let you down, I won’t let you down.”

McCann threw first and missed, then tried to get inside with a combination a few seconds later. Just 30 seconds in, they nearly tied up and Goldy landed a solid knee. But seconds later, McCann landed a one-two, then pushed Goldy back with a right hand.

Goldy faked a takedown, then 90 seconds in made good on an attempt and drove McCann to the fence. She kept her tied up there for a while before McCann finally broke away just past the midway point of the round. Goldy went after a takedown again right after that, but ate a punch from McCann. McCann landed a solid right counter, then pushed Goldy to the canvas with 90 seconds left.

McCann let Goldy up quickly, then made her pay the price.

McCann landed a big right hand, then a spinning back elbow and hurt Goldy. The elbow was a quick reminder of McCann’s March win in London, which she finished with the same move.

After the elbow, McCann pounced. With several quick punches, Goldy hit the canvas. A few punches more were all Herb Dean needed to see to stop the fight.

McCann tore to the fence and went over the top of it and out into the crowd to celebrate her TKO, which came at the 3:52 mark of the opening round.

McCann has won three straight. In March at UFC Fight Night 204 in London, she picked up a post-fight bonus for a spinning back elbow knockout of Luana Carolina. That win came on the heels of a Fight of the Night decision win over Ji Yeon Kim in September 2021. Goldy has lost three of her past four.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 208 results include:

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UFC Fight Night 208 predictions: Who are we picking in big bouts in London?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 208 main card in London, featuring Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall.

Blaydes
vs.
Aspinall		 Curtis
vs.
Hermansson		 Leavitt
vs.
Pimblett		 Gustafsson
vs.
Krylov		 Goldy
vs.
McCann		 Craig
vs.
Oezdemir
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
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Aspinall
(65%)		 curtis2022
Curtis
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Pimblett
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Gustafsson
(63%)		 mccann2022
McCann
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Craig
(69%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
127-64
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McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
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Blaydes		 curtis2022
Curtis		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
122-69
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Blaydes		 hermansson2022
Hermansson		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
120-71		 aspinall2022
Aspinall		 curtis2022
Curtis		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
120-71		 blaydes2022
Blaydes		 curtis2022
Curtis		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
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Aspinall		 curtis2022
Curtis		 leavitt2022
Leavitt		 krylov2022
Krylov		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
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Blaydes		 hermansson2022
Hermansson		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 oezdemir2022
Oezdeir
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
112-79
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Blaydes		 hermansson2022
Hermansson		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Nolan King
@mma_kings
112-79		 blaydes2022
Blaydes		 hermansson2022
Hermansson		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 oezdemir2022
Oezdeir
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
106-85		 blaydes2022
Blaydes		 curtis2022
Curtis		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
93-98		 blaydes2022
Blaydes		 curtis2022
Curtis		 pimblett2022
Pimblett		 gustafsson2022
Gustafsson		 mccann2022
McCann		 craig2022
Craig

The UFC is back in London just four months after its highly successful event there in March, and heavyweights are at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 208 takes place Saturday at The O2 in London. The card streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) takes on [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at heavyweight. Aspinall, from England, is a slight -145 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Blaydes is +115. But our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers mostly see it the other way. Blaydes has a big 9-2 advantage in the picks.

In the middleweight co-feature, [autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag] (22-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) meets short-notice replacement [autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag] (29-8 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who stepped in for the injured Darren Till. The fight nearly is a pick’em at the betting window, but it’s Curtis with a 7-4 edge from our staff members.

Also on the main card, rising British star [autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) fights [autotag]Jordan Leavitt[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at lightweight. Pimblett is a -270 favorite and has a big 9-2 picks lead.

Three-time light heavyweight title challenger [autotag]Alexander Gustafsson[/autotag] (18-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) is back in the division after a one-fight stint at heavyweight in 2020. He is a +160 underdog against -210 favorite [autotag]Nikita Krylov[/autotag] (27-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC). But despite the betting odds in Krylov’s favor, Gustafsson is a near-unanimous pick at 10-1.

Our lone unanimous pick on the main card is another British fan favorite, Pimblett’s teammate [autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC). She’s the main card’s biggest favorite at -420 for her women’s flyweight bout against [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), and she has a shutout in the picks at 11-0.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag] (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) takes on former light heavyweight title challenger [autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag] (17-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC), who is a -155 favorite. But despite that, +120 underdog Craig has a big 9-2 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Aspinall (65 percent), Curtis (60 percent), Pimblett (76 percent), Gustafsson (63 percent), McCann (83 percent) and Craig (69 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 208.

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Molly McMann gets another UFC London home fight vs. Hannah Goldy

“Meatball” Molly McCann will fight in London for the second time in as many fights.

[autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag] will fight in her home country for the second time in a row when the UFC returns to London on July 23.

One of the first additions to an event expected to be a UFC Fight Night card, McCann (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will face off with American [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in a flyweight bout, the promotion announced Tuesday. The event takes place at The O2 and streams on ESPN+.

McCann most recently competed in London in March, when she blew the roof off The O2 with a violent spinning backfist knockout of Luana Carolina. With the victory, McCann made it back-to-back victories after a unanimous decision win over Ji Yeon Kim in September.

Goldy is coming off her first UFC victory. In September, she snapped a two-fight skid when she submitted Emily Whitmire with a first-round armbar. The win was her first pro submission and second pro finish overall.

With the addition, the UFC London lineup includes:

  • Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall
  • Jack Hermansson vs. Darren Till
  • Charles Johnson vs. Muhammad Mokaev
  • Alexander Gustaffson vs. Nikita Krylov
  • Hannah Goldy vs. Molly McCann

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Nov. 22-28)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Nov. 22-28.

UFC books Hannah Goldy vs. Jinh Yu Frey for February event

Both fighters will look to build off the momentum of recent wins.

A fun women’s strawweight matchup is set for an upcoming UFC event.

Looking to build off the momentum of recent wins, [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/autotag] and [autotag]Jinh Yu Frey[/autotag] will meet at the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for Feb. 26 at a location and venue yet to be announced.

Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Goldy (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) picked up her first UFC victory in September when she submitted Emily Whitmire with a first-round armbar. The victory came after back-to-back defeats to Diana Belbita and Miranda Granger.

Meanwhile, Frey (11-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC), a former Invicta FC atomweight champion, has found success following a bumpy start to her promotional tenure. After back-to-back losses in her first two UFC fights, Frey defeated Gloria de Paula and Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Feb. 26 includes:

  • Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Zhu Rong
  • Hannah Goldy vs. Jinh Yu Frey

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