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UFC 313 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Alex Pereira nets $42,000 for entering as champ

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program has now paid out $32.5 million to athletes since its deal began with Venum.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 313 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $213,500.

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 313 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews/Disney+ and ESPN+.

The full UFC 313 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jalin Turner[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Mauricio Ruffy[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]King Green[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Joshua Van[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Rei Tsuruya[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Brunno Ferreira[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Armen Petrosyan[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Carlos Leal[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Mairon Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Francis Marshall[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Ozzy Diaz[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Djorden Santos[/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 2011 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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,572,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $32,590,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 313.

Amanda Lemos def. Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 313: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Amanda Lemos’ unanimous decision win over Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 313.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag]’ unanimous decision win over [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag] at UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA Today Sports; MMA Junkie; UFC)

Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo prediction, pick, start time for UFC 313

Former title challenger Amanda Lemos looks to get back on track against a surging Iasmin Lucindo. Who wins at UFC 313?

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] and [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag] meet Saturday on the main card of UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. 

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Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo UFC 313 preview

Former title challenger Lemos (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC) looks to rebound from a submission loss to Virna Jandiroba in July. Lemos’ title shot came against current champ Zhang Weili at UFC 292, a fight she lost by decision. In the following fight, she recorded her most recent victory, a unanimous decision nod over Mackenzie Dern. … Lucindo (17-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) comes in hot as a winner of four straight. In 2024, she added a pair of wins to her current streak, beating Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision and winning a split decision against Marina Rodriguez.

Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo UFC 313 expert pick, prediction

Filing out the main card is a strawweight scrap between Lemos and Lucindo.

From an experience perspective, this will be a big step up for Lucindo.

Not only is Lemos the more proven product who has fought for a world title, but the 37-year-old is also a skilled striker who can make Lucindo pay for her sometimes stationary head in exchanges. Thankfully for Lucindo, the 23-year-old shows a solid chin and an ability to smartly change gears and go for takedowns (showing solid takedown instincts and leg play in the clinch).

Add in Lucindo’s on paper grappling edge on the floor, and it’s hard not to side with the young Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt to outwork Lemos down the stretch.

The pick is Lucindo by unanimous decision.

Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo UFC 313 odds

Despite the oddsmakers initially opening the former title challenger as a slight favorite, public money has flipped the betting lines, listing Lucindo -132 and Lemos +108 via FanDuel.

Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo UFC 313 start time, how to watch

Lemos and Lucindo are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 10:40 p.m. ET. The fight will stream on ESPN+.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 313.

Amanda Lemos: Iasmin Lucindo wants my spot at UFC 313, and ‘I’m not going to give it to her’

Amanda Lemos plans on cementing her spot as a top contender at UFC 313.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] plans on cementing her spot as a top contender at UFC 313.

Lemos (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC) meets rising strawweight [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+).

Lemos has lost two of her past three, while Lucindo is on a four-fight winning streak. However, the former title challenger assures that this won’t be a passing of the guard.

“I know she’s coming off a win. She’s an up-and-comer,” Lemos told reporters through an interpreter at Wednesday’s UFC 313 media day. “The biggest thing here is that she wants my spot. I’m not going to give it to her.

“It’s good for us – it’s good for girls to have that kind of representation. We love to have fighters like that. As far as facing a Brazilian, I’m used to it all the time. I’m very ready to defend my spot and to face her.”

After getting submitted by Virna Jandiroba in her most recent outing at UFC on ESPN 60 this past July, Lemos said she lost to herself. She explained what she meant by that after taking some time off.

“I said that because I really had prepared well for that fight,” Lemos said. “I felt like that was a slip. I really wanted to work on the mistakes. I wanted to take some time off for myself as well. I was in a little cocoon for a second there to prepare better for this fight and to be ready for this one.”

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UFC 313’s Iasmin Lucindo thinks it’s ‘pretty clear’ UFC brass sees her star potential

Iasmin Lucindo is feeling the support of the UFC brass ahead of her biggest fight yet vs. Amanda Lemos at UFC 313.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag] thinks the UFC brass have pegged her as someone with star potential, and she intends to live up to those expectations at UFC 313.

The 23-year-old Brazilian has turned heads with a four-fight winning streak in the strawweight division, including back-to-back victories over Marina Rodriguez and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Lucindo (17-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) gets her biggest test yet on Saturday in former title challenger Amanda Lemos at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+), and she understands the requirement of victory if she wants to maintain the same level of promotional support.

“It’s been pretty clear that they’re trying to push me,” Lucindo told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at Wednesday’s UFC 313 media day. “I’m doing my best to contribute and make sure that they get their monies worth with me.”

Lemos (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC), No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie women’s strawweight rankings, is just two fights removed from unsuccessfully challenging Zhang Weili for the belt. She is 15 years older than her countrywoman, but that means more experience for the No. 9-ranked Lucindo to overcome.

“She’s a big name and I’m trying my best not to think too much about that aspect of things, where she has fought everybody and the people that have beat her were really at the top of the division,” Lucindo said. “But I’m trying, just like through fight week, taking it one step at a time. Whenever the door closes it’s not going to be my ranking against hers. It’s not going to be Iasmin against Amanda. It’s going to be two fighters trying to do their best, and I’m hoping I can come out the winner.”

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UFC 307 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program cracks $29 million total paid since Venum deal

The UFC has now paid more than $29 million to its athletes under the Promotional Guidelines Compliance program following UFC 307.

SALT LAKE CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 307 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $407,500.

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 307 took place at Delta Center in Utah. The main card aired on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 307 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Julianna Peña[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Mario Bautista[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Austin Hubbard[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Cesar Almeida[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ryan Spann[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Ovince Saint Preux[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Tecia Pennington[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Carla Esparza[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Court McGee[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Tim Means[/autotag]: $21,000

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 2011 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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $6,302,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $29,039,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307.

Iasmin Lucindo def. Marina Rodriguez at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Iasmin Lucindo’s split decision win over Marina Rodriguez at UFC 307 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]’s split decision win over [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag] at UFC 307 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. (Fight and venue photos by Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA Today Sports)

UFC 301 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jose Aldo nets $21k for potential final UFC fight

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 301 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $280,000.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 301 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $280,000.

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 301 took place at Rio Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The full UFC 301 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Steve Erceg[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Vitor Petrino[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Michel Pereira[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Joanderson Brito[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jack Shore[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Karolina Kowalkiewicz[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Myktybek Orolbai[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Elves Brener[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Drakkar Klose[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Mauricio Ruffy[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jamie Mullarkey[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Dione Barbosa[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ernesta Kareckaite[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Vinc Pichel[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Alessandro Costa[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Kevin Borjas[/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 2011 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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,920,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $25,657,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 301.

Iasmin Lucindo def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 301: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Iasmin Lucindo’s unanimous decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 301.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Karolina Kowalkiewicz[/autotag] at UFC 301 at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. (Fight and venue photos by Jason Silva, USA Today Sports)

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 4-10)

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 the promotions from Sept. 4-10.