Tag: Iasmin Lucindo

Yazmin Jauregui praises Iasmin Lucindo after tough UFC San Diego win: ‘We’re the future of the division’

Yazmin Jauregui gives Iasmin Lucindo her due after sharing the UFC octagon with her for 15 minutes.

[autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag] has nothing but respect for the first opponent of her UFC career.

The highly touted Mexican prospect made her debut with the UFC this past Saturday, taking on fellow newcomer [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag] in a strawweight matchup on the main card of UFC on ESPN 41 in San Diego, Calif. Jauregui (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) won the fight by unanimous decision, and in the process, put on a non-stop war that had fans raving about her performance.

However, it takes two to put on a good fight, and Jauregui is happy to give Lucindo her due.

“Of course, we’re the future of the division, I add Lucindo in there as well,” Jauregui told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “Lucindo is a young fighter with a lot of heart, gritty, so I don’t have a doubt that we’re going to be fighting the top girls in the future, and we’re going to give the public a show. I agree with the fans and Dana White, who were saying the same thing.”

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Jauregui is happy with her showing in her octagon debut. She feels she could’ve done far better, but she takes pride in giving the fans an exciting fight and keeping her unbeaten record.

“I’m happy with the work Lucindo and I did in the cage,” Jaurgi said. “I already analyzed the fight. I began analyzing the fight as soon as it was over.

“I didn’t even have my hand raised, and I knew I had won. I had the better boxing and I connected more. I think maybe I could’ve finished her, but maybe I lacked commitment in the final round. And in the first round, I think it would’ve been better for me to wait for her a bit more and be more cautious rather than come out with everything just to see how she reacts, because hey, Lucindo had a sh*t ton of power in her hands.

“So maybe I would’ve like to be a bit more patient in that area, but regardless, I wasn’t going to let the moment beat me. I was ready for war, and I was taking that win.”

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UFC on ESPN 41 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Headliners net $16,000 each

UFC on ESPN 41 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 41 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $195,000.

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 41 took place at Pechanga Arena. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 41 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Dominick Cruz[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]David Onama[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Azamat Murzakanov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Priscila Cachoeira[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Bruno Silva[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Loopy Godinez[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Martin Buday[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Gabriel Benitez[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Charlie Ontiveros[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ode Osbourne[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Josh Quinlan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jason Witt[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Youssef Zalal[/autotag]: $6,000
vs. [autotag]Da’Mon Blackshear[/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 $41,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-41 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,588,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $11,755,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 41.

UFC on ESPN 41 salaries: Marlon Vera leads the way with $300,000 payday in San Diego

Salaries for UFC on ESPN 41 are out, thanks to the California State Athletic Commission, one of the only commissions still releasing them.

Many commissions no longer release fighter pay to the public, but the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) is one of them.

With UFC on ESPN 41 in the books, MMA Junkie acquired a list of disclosed payouts from CSAC executive director Andy Foster. Five fighters received six-figure paydays, including headliners [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] and [autotag]Dominick Cruz[/autotag].

Other fighters who received six-figure paydays included [autotag]Gabriel Benitez[/autotag], [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag], and [autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag].

Check out the full list of UFC on ESPN 41 salaries below. It’s important to note the figures are disclosed payouts only, and do not include performance bonuses, discretionary bonuses, or sponsor pay.

Yazmin Jauregui def. Iasmin Lucindo at UFC on ESPN 41: Best photos

Check out these photos from Yazmin Jauregui vs. Iasmin Lucindo at UFC on ESPN 41 in San Diego.

Check out these photos from [autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over Iasmin Lucindo at UFC on ESPN 41 in San Diego. (Photos by Joe Camporeale, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC on ESPN 41 predictions: Five blowout picks, but what’s our one iffy fight?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ESPN 41 main card in San Diego, featuring ex-champ Dominick Cruz vs. Marlon Vera.

Cruz
vs.
Vera		 Landwehr
vs.
Onama		 Jauregui
vs.
Lucindo		 Clark
vs.
Murzakanov		 Cachoeira
vs.
Lipski		 Meerschaert
vs.
Silva
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
131-79		 vera2022
Vera
(58%)		 onama2022
Onama
(77%)		 jauregui2022
Jauregui
(84%)		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov
(79%)		 lipski2022
Lipski
(74%)		 silva2022
Silva
(76%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
143-72
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 vera2022
Vera		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 cachoeira2022
Cachoeira		 silva2022
Silva
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
139-76		 cruz2022
Cruz		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
137-78
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 cruz2022
Cruz		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
135-80		 vera2022
Vera		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
132-83		 cruz2022
Cruz		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
131-84		 vera2022
Vera		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
130-85		 vera2022
Vera		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
Nolan King
@mma_kings
127-88		 vera2022
Vera		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 clark2022
Clark		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
126-89
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 cruz2022
Cruz		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
117-98		 vera2022
Vera		 landwehr2022
Landwehr		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 meerschaert2022
Meerschaert
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
104-111		 vera2022
Vera		 onama2022
Onama		 jauregui2022
Jauregui		 murzakanov2022
Murzakanov		 lipski2022
Lipski		 silva2022
Silva

The UFC is in Southern California this week with a key bantamweight fight atop the card.

UFC on ESPN 41 takes place Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, former bantamweight champion [autotag]Dominick Cruz[/autotag] (24-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (21-7-1 MMA, 13-6 UFC). Vera is a sizable -250 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Cruz is +190. But it’s not a blowout with our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, who are siding with Vera at a 7-4 clip.

In the co-main event, [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meets [autotag]David Onama[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at featherweight. Onama is the biggest favorite on the main card at -320, and he’s a near-unanimous pick from our staff members at 10-1.

The only unanimous pick on the main card is [autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in her promotional debut against fellow debtante [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Jauregui is more than a 2-1 favorite in the women’s strawweight bout and has an 11-0 shutout in the picks.

The closest fight from a betting perspective is between [autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and [autotag]Azamat Murzakanov[/autotag] (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at light heavyweight. Murzakanov is just a -155 favorite, but he’s a near-unanimous pick at 10-1.

Another near-unanimous choice is [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag] (14-7 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in her women’s flyweight bout against [autotag]Priscila Cachoeira[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC). Lipski is a -210 favorite and has a 10-1 blowout in the picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag] (34-15 MMA, 9-7 UFC) is a heavy underdog at middleweight against [autotag]Bruno Silva[/autotag] (22-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who is a 3-1 favorite and has a 10-1 near shutout from our staff members.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Vera (58 percent), Onama (77 percent), Jauregui (84 percent), Murzakanov (79 percent), Lipski (74 percent) and Silva (76 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 41.

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UFC newcomer Iasmin Lucindo shares how domestic violence fueled interest in MMA

20-year-old Iasmin Lucindo has come a long way to reach her UFC debut.

SAN DIEGO – All fighters have their reasons for getting into mixed martial arts. [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]’s isn’t one you’d wish on anybody.

Lucindo is just 20, and she’s set to make her UFC debut Saturday against Yazmin Jauregui in a strawweight bout at UFC on ESPN 41 from Pechanga Arena. She began training in MMA as a teenager, and she did so to protect herself and her family given her life experience.

“I debuted at 14 years old, actually fighting in the pros, and the reason I why I started going into martial arts is for self-defense,” Lucindo, who’s Brazilian, said Wednesday at UFC on ESPN 41 media day through an interpreter. “The women in my family, my mother, they suffered domestic violence. So I did (MMA) to defend myself, and I ended up liking it, and I just ended up continuing to fight, fight, fight. …

“My mom was very supportive, especially because she understood that it was a way out of the life that we had. And as an added bonus, we’re always going to have that as the defense mechanism. We have something to defend ourselves. You don’t want anything bad happening to you and your family.”

For Lucindo, MMA is about more than just fights in the cage.

“It builds confidence. I feel more confident. And you know what? It’s not just in sports, but also in life,” Lucindo said. “Being female athletes, we already have that challenge. But it helps us overcome that challenge, and it helps us beyond the realm of sports – in life, as well, to defend ourselves. I do believe that.”

Lucindo (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is riding a seven-fight winning streak heading into her fight with undefeated Jauregui (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who will also make her promotional debut.

Lucindo made clear her expectations.

“It’s going to be a war,” she said. “And if it’s not going to be a knockout or a submission, I can tell you it’s going to be a war. This fight promises a lot.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 41.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 11-17)

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 from July 11-17.