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There were 35 UFC 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.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Jan. 8-14.
Bill Algeo outlasted Herbert Burns after surviving a crazy submission attack.
[autotag]Bill Algeo[/autotag]’s performance Saturday was as resilient as they come.
The UFC featherweight endured a whole lot of danger in his UFC on ABC 3 matchup with [autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag] before Burns was forced to quit in their preliminary card matchup.
Algeo (16-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) officially scored a TKO over Burns (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC), putting him away at the 1:50 mark of Round 2, but there was more to it.
Early in the first round, Burns had Algeo in a tight triangle choke. While looking to end the fight with a submission, Burns was also landing heavy elbows from the position. Algeo managed to stay composed and eventually set himself free after a couple of minutes.
From that point on, it was all Algeo, as he poured the pressure on a fading Burns. The fight ended in Bizarre fashion, with Burns not answering the referee’s call to continue on.
WHAT A COMEBACK FROM @ElSenorPerfecto 👏 #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/RWkqm7vOnS
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 16, 2022
It’s unclear what led to Burns being unable to continue, but he was carried out of the octagon by his brother and fellow UFC fighter, Gilbert Burns.
Gilbert Burns hoisted brother Herbert Burns out of the cage and to the back after the fight #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/Gi4lhWIo2i
— Scott Fontana (@Scott_Fontana) July 16, 2022
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Check out these photos from the UFC on ABC 3 ceremonial weigh-ins.
Check out these photos from the UFC on ABC 3 ceremonial weigh-ins which took place at the UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photos courtesy of Gregory Payan, AP Images)
All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past two weeks.
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 April 18-May 1.
Two of the UFC featherweight division’s up-and-comers are set to collide.
Two of the UFC featherweight division’s up-and-comers are set to collide.
On July 17, [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag] and [autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag] will look to bounce back from their first promotional losses when they face off July 17 at a UFC Fight Night event. The card doesn’t currently have a publicly known location or venue.
A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after Quarantillo (15-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) announced he had signed to fight Burns (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a recent Instagram post.
Quarantillo, 32, had a three-fight winning streak snapped when he lost a unanimous decision to Gavin Tucker at UFC 256 in December. He holds promotional victories over Kyle Nelson, Spike Carlyle, and Jacob Kilburn.
As for Burns, he was submitted by Daniel Pineda on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 252 in August. The defeat snapped a five-fight winning streak which included first-round stoppage victories over Evan Dunham and Nate Landwehr in the UFC.
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With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for July 17 includes:
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Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier both need to have issues with their left eyes checked out following their trilogy bout at UFC 252
[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag] both need to have issues with their left eyes checked out following their heavyweight title trilogy bout at UFC 252 on Saturday.
MMA Junkie obtained the full list from the Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday. Fighters can return sooner than the duration of their suspension if cleared by a doctor.
Miocic (20-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) and Cormier (22-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) had a grueling five-round fight in the headliner of the event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with Miocic keeping the belt. A second-round eye poke on Cormier apparently tore his cornea, and that’s one of the issues “DC” will need checked out post-fight. Miocic, meanwhile, needs hie eye examined, too.
Outside of the main event, bantamweight prospect [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) faces the longest medical suspension. He hurt his leg in a first-round TKO loss in the co-main event, and will need his ankle cleared, otherwise he’s out until February 2021.
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Complete UFC 252 medical suspensions included:
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Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 252 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $201,000.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 252 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $201,000.
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 252 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 252 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag]: $40,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag]: $30,000
[autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag]: $20,000
[autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]John Dodson[/autotag]: $15,000
[autotag]Vinc Pichel[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: $20,000
[autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Felice Herrig[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Danny Chavez[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]TJ Brown[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Livinha Souza[/autotag]: $4,000
def.[autotag]Ashley Yoder[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Parker Porter[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Kai Kamaka[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Tony Kelley[/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: $3,964,000
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: $34,968,500
Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC 252 main card with a heavyweight trilogy rematch between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier.
| Miocic vs. Cormier |
O’Malley vs. Vera |
Dos Santos vs. Rozenstruik |
Burns vs. Pineda |
Dodson vs. Dvalishvili |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 78-52 |
 Miocic (52%) |
 O’Malley (72%) |
 Rozenstruik (54%) |
 Burns (84%) |
 Dvalishvili (60%) |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 91-39 |
 Cormier |
 Vera |
 Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 91-39 |
Miocic |
O’Malley |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
 Dodson |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 89-41 |
Miocic |
O’Malley |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 87-43  2019 Champion* |
Miocic |
O’Malley |
Rozenstruik |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 87-43 2014 Champion |
Cormier |
O’Malley |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dodson |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 86-44 2017 Champion |
Cormier |
Vera |
Rozenstruik |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 86-44 |
Miocic |
O’Malley |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dodson |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 84-46 |
Cormier |
Vera |
Rozenstruik |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 83-47 |
Cormier |
O’Malley |
Rozenstruik |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 81-49 |
Cormier |
Vera |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 81-49 2018 Champion |
Miocic |
O’Malley |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 80-50 |
Cormier |
O’Malley |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 80-50 |
Cormier |
O’Malley |
Dos Santos |
Burns |
Dvalishvili |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 54-76 |
Cormier |
Vera |
Dos Santos |
 Pineda |
Dodson |
The UFC is back on pay-per-view this week with a heavyweight title trilogy rematch atop the bill.
UFC 252 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
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In the main event, heavyweight champion [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) meets former heavyweight and light heavyweight champ [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag] (22-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) for the third time. Their series is tied at 1-1, and Cormier has said he will retire after this fight. The fight is a pick’em with the oddsmakers and our readers like Miocic. But nine of our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts are picking Cormier to go out on top.
In the co-main event, unbeaten bantamweight prospect [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) takes on veteran fighter [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (17-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC). O’Malley is a heavy favorite around 3-1, but he’s only got a 9-5 lead in the picks.
Also on the main card, former heavyweight champ [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag] (21-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC) returns against [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC). And though Rozenstruik is a slight favorite and is our readers’ pick, our staff members are taking Dos Santos heavily at a 10-4 clip.
[autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is a heavy favorite in his featherweight bout against [autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag] (26-13 MMA, 3-4 UFC), which was moved up from the prelims. Only one of our pickers is taking Pineda in an upset.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is a sizable favorite at bantamweight against [autotag]John Dodson[/autotag] (21-11 MMA, 10-6 UFC), and he’s got a big 10-4 picks lead.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Miocic (52 percent), O’Malley (72 percent), Rozenstruik (54 percent), Dvalishvili (60 percent) and Burns (84 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
Herbert Burns has a high opinion of UFC 252 opponent Daniel Pineda.
[autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag] has a high opinion of UFC 252 opponent [autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]. In fact, he’s willing to go so far as to put him in the same sentence as UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.
Burns (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has said leading up to Saturday’s event, which takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+, that he thinks Pineda (26-13, 3-4 UFC) is a “more dangerous” opponent than Volkanovski (22-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC). Many would scoff at that notion, but the Brazilian competitor doubled down on his opinion during Thursday’s virtual media day.
“Daniel Pineda doesn’t go to decision,” Burns told reporters, including MMA Junkie. “He’s not a decision man. He goes there and finishes the job and doesn’t let the judges dictate the results of the fight. He always goes to for the finish. That’s why I think he’s more dangerous than Volkanovski. He’s dangerous and goes for the knockout or submission. That’s why he’s more dangerous than the champion.”
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After introducing himself to the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2019, Burns has made his mark quickly. He’s picked up first-round finishes at UFC on ESPN+ 24 in January and UFC 250 in June, and now he’s primed for his third contest.
Burns said he’s feeling increasingly comfortable in the octagon, and is chasing a statement win over Pineda.
“It will be my third fight here at the (UFC) Apex and so far two submission victories here in the first round,” Burns said. “Hopefully I can keep the same thing going. … They will close the cage and it will just be me and Daniel Pineda there and it will be a war and I will be victorious.”
If Burns can push his UFC start to 3-0, he said he anticipates making a big jump in the featherweight pecking order. He said he carries the same approach for his career as his brother, Gilbert Burns, and clearly it’s been a productive mentality.
“Whoever wants to be the champion, you can’t choose your opponents,” Burns said. “That’s why I’m not going to choose opponents I’m just going to fight to the top. … I think with this victory over Pineda, a very tough opponent, I should be inside the rankings.”
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UFC 250 headliners Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer are among seven fighters facing a lengthy suspensions for injuries sustained.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] is among seven fighters facing lengthy medical suspensions for injuries sustained Saturday at UFC 250.
MMA Junkie obtained the full list from the Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday. Fighters can return sooner than the duration of their suspension if cleared by a doctor.
Headliners Nunes and [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] each were suspended 180 days – Nunes for an injured right tibia/fibula; Spencer for a non-displaced left orbital flor and nasal fracture.
Undercard fighters facing potential 180-day terms include Chase Hooper, Brian Kelleher, Charles Byrd, Alex Perez, and Devin Clark.
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UFC 250 took place Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streamed on pay-per-view after prelims simulcasted on ESPN and ESPN+.
The complete list of UFC 250 medical suspensions:
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