Video: HyunSung Park out of UFC 302 after accident in gym leads to knee ligament rupture

In an MMA gym, it’s important to know where everyone else around you is – as exemplified by this injury-inducing accident.

Flyweight [autotag]HyunSung Park[/autotag] won’t fight at UFC 302 after he suffered an injury during a recent training session.

Tuesday, Park (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) announced his withdrawal from the June 1 event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. and shared a video of how he sustained the injury in the gym. Park revealed he suffered a torn knee ligament as a result of the accident.

“During the sparring preparation for this UFC 302, I collided with a colleague I trained with from an invisible angle because of the wind,” Park wrote on Instagram. “My knee was pushed too much inward and the internal ligament of my right knee ruptured, so I was unable to get out for this ufc 302. Sorry to everyone who helped this match.”

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Park was scheduled to fight [autotag]Andre Lima[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on the prelims. Promotional newcomer [autotag]Nyamjargal Tumendemberel[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), nicknamed “Art of Knockout, replaces Park, a person with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie on Tuesday after an initial report by Eurosport NL.

The latest UFC 302 lineup now includes:

  • Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier – for lightweight title
  • Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
  • Roman Dolidze vs. opponent TBA
  • Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
  • Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
  • Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
  • Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
  • Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
  • Andre Lima vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
  • Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
  • Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
  • Alex Morono vs. Niko Price
  • Tatsuro Taira vs. Joshua Van

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 302.

HyunSung Park unsatisfied with UFC Fight Night 233 TKO win, hopes for busy 2024 campaign

HyunSung Park wasn’t happy with his performance at UFC Fight NIght 233 despite stopping another opponent.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]HyunSung Park[/autotag] may be his own biggest critic because he wasn’t pleased with his performance which resulted in his eighth consecutive stoppage victory.

The undefeated Park (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) won the “Road to UFC” tournament in February, and picked up his first non-tournament win by TKO in the second round against Shannon Ross (13-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 233.

“Nothing surprised me about him, but I surprised myself because I performed so bad,” Park told reporters through an interpreter at the post-fight news conference. “… Others may think it was a good performance, but for me, it didn’t meet my expectations. That was a bad performance from me and I’m going to go back and fix what was wrong.”

Aside from his professional debut, Park has finished every opponent he has faced. Regardless of the results, however, he seems to critical of his performances, thinking they didn’t “go well.” It was the same sentiment he shared in February after stopping SeungGuk Choi in the third round.

Additionally, traveling to Las Vegas and dealing with jet lag again was a burden the South Korean fighter hoped to avoid this time around. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, but was moved to Las Vegas without a clear explanation.

“I had to pay a lot of taxes, and the time difference really killed me because the jet lag affected my performance,” Park said. “I’m not happy with my performance, and I’m going to do better next time.”

Whenever that next appearance may come, Park says he’ll be ready to take care of business. He plans to get right back into the training room to prepare for what he hopes is a busy 2024.

“I’m going to go right back into training, and next year I’m going to accept as many fights as possible,” Park said. “Whatever they give me, I’m going to try and be a good employee. This was just my first fight. I’m going to accept what they give me and accept as many fights as possible.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 233.

UFC Fight Night 233 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $22 million

UFC Fight Night 233 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 233 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $159,500

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 233 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 233 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Nasrat Haqparast[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Jamie Mullarkey[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Su Mudaerji[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Junyong Park[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Kevin Jousset[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Song Kenan[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]HyunSung Park[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Shannon Ross[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Steve Garcia[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Melquizael Costa[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Luana Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Stephanie Egger[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Tatsuro Taira[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Carlos Hernandez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Talita Alencar[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Rayanne Amanda[/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 2331 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: $7,848,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $22,367,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 233.

UFC Fight Night 233 video: HyunSung Park swarms Shannon Ross for ‘lucky’ TKO win

HyunSung Park called his win over Shannon Ross “lucky” following an impressive TKO combination at UFC Fight Night 233.

[autotag]HyunSung Park[/autotag] showed all elements of his game in a dominant performance against [autotag]Shannon Ross[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 233.

After dominating Ross (12-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC) on the ground in the opening round, Park (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) showed off a tenacious striking attack in the following frame. He landed a slick combination of a front kick, punch and knee to drop his opponent for the TKO at the 2:59 mark of Round 2 at the UFC Apex.

Check out the replay of the final sequence below (via X):

After winning the “Road to the UFC” tournament, the 28-year-old Park seems to be a promising addition to the 125-pound division. He called the finishing flurry against Ross “lucky” and said it “was just instinct,” and the South Korean expressed he felt fortunate to get his hand raised.

“It’s not an excuse, but my conditioning was off,” Park told Paul Felder through an interpreter during his post-fight interview. “I took it slow. Even in the second round when I was finishing it off, I had to take it slow and take my time.”

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Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 233 results include:

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