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UFC Fight Night 224 post-event facts: Multiple perfect records ruined in London

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 224, which saw several fighters suffer their first career or octagon defeat.

The UFC made its 15th stop in London on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 224, which went down at The O2. It was the longest event of the year so far.

Many of the 15 fights on the docket went to decisions, but one man who didn’t need the judges was [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who effortlessly ran through [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag] (24-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) for a first-round TKO in his return from a lengthy injury layoff.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 224.

UFC Fight Night 224 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Four fighters take home $16,000

UFC Fight Night 224 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

LONDON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $225,000.

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 Fight Night 224 took place at the The 02. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 224 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Nathaniel Wood[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Josh Culibao[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Jonny Parsons[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Danny Roberts[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Joel Alvarez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jamal Pogues[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Bryan Barberena[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Pannie Kianzad[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Yanal Ashmoz[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Bruna Brasil[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Shauna Bannon[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jafel Filho[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Barez[/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 2241 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: $4,780,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,369,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.

Fares Ziam def. Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night 224: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Fares Ziam’s unanimous decision win over Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London. (Photos by Per Haljestam, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC London’s Fares Ziam expected to cross paths with Jai Herbert, says he’s better at striking

Jai Herbert was on Fares Ziam’s radar prior to their UFC Fight Night 224 booking.

LONDON – [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag] was on [autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]’s radar prior to their booking.

Ziam (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) takes on Herbert (12-4-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) in a lightweight bout on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 main card at The O2. The event streams on ESPN+.

Both long and rangy for the weight class, Ziam expects to have the advantage standing up.

“I saw his first fight in the UFC a long time ago,” Ziam told MMA Junkie. “I think it was in 2020 live, and I said I’m sure one day the UFC will give me this fight. I am OK with him. He has good striking, but I think my striking is better.

“He’s a good striker, but he doesn’t like the pressure. He has good movement, good head kicks. He has good head movement, he moves a lot. He has good cardio, but my striking is more basic and more efficient.”

During media day, Herbert said he expects Ziam to shoot. “The Smile Killer” didn’t mention who would grapple first, but he sees part of their fight panning out on the ground.

“I think first round maybe it’ll play on the feet, striking a lot,” Ziam said. “But when two strikers fight, normally you have a wrestling matchup.”

If Ziam can get past Herbert, he has a particular name in mind that could help catapult him into the rankings.

“I think after Jai, maybe I can fight top 15, top 20,” Ziam said. “I’m OK with that. … Matt Frevola interests me. I think me and him can give a big fight. He’s a good striker but not a technical striker. He has a good left hook, but that’s it. He doesn’t have anything more in striking.”

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Jai Herbert ready to move on from disappointment from March point deduction, draw at UFC London

Jai Herbert still has a bad taste in his mouth from the last time he stepped in the cage in front of his home fans in London.

LONDON – [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag] still has a bad taste in his mouth from the last time he stepped in the cage in front of his home fans in London.

At UFC 286 in March, Herbert was deducted a point in the third round against Ludovit Klein for multiple groin strikes. Looking back, Herbert said he knows the first one landed. The second one that cost him a point – ultimately the reason he has a draw with Klen and not a decision win – he’s not too sure about.

“The first shot was definitely a groin strike. The next one was questionable,” Herbert said Thursday at media day for his return at UFC Fight Night 224, also in London. “It looked like I caught him. I didn’t think I hit him in the groin, to be honest. Everyone said I hit the hip. But I’ve just moved on from it now. It is what it is. I’m happy with the performance and I’m just taking the confidence into my next fight.”

Herbert, who will be fighting in front of his home London fans for the fourth straight time, said he wished there was a different protocol for referees in situations like his to use video assistance more frequently.

Ultimately, though, he said he has to forget about the draw, be happy with the performance he was giving before the point deduction, and try to concentrate on his next fight.

“I’m just happy with the performance (against Klein),” Herbert said. “I’ve just moved on from it now. I just look back at the fight. … To be honest, it would only take a minute to look at the video, wouldn’t it? Not even that – 30 seconds or whatever – to look at it and make a decision. A referee outside the cage can maybe have a look and give their opinion.”

Saturday, Herbert (12-4-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) takes on Fares Ziam (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a lightweight bout on the main card at UFC Fight Night 224, which takes place at The O2 in London. The event streams on ESPN+.

Check out Herbert’s full UFC Fight Night 224 media day interview in the video above.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (April 24-30)

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 April 24-30.

UFC 286 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Leon Edwards gets maximum money

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 286 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $266,500.

LONDON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 286 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $266,500.

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 286 took place at The O2. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 286 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag]: $32,000

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

[autotag]Gunnar Nelson[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Bryan Barberena[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Jennifer Maia[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Casey O’Neill[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jack Shore[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Makwan Amirkhani[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Yanal Ashmoz[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Sam Patterson[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Muhammad Mokaev[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Jafel Filho[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Gabriel Santos[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Christian Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Dusko Todorovic[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Malcolm Gordon[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Joanne Wood[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Veronica Hardy[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Juliana Miller[/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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,634,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $16,153,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 286.

Jai Herbert looking for winning streak at UFC 286 to prove he’s legit

With an up-and-down start to his UFC career, Jai Herbert is hoping a bit of a streak will lead to some validation.

LONDON – With an up-and-down start to his UFC career, [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag] is hoping a bit of a streak will lead to some validation.

Herbert (12-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) takes on Ludovit Klein (19-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a lightweight bout on the UFC 286 prelims Saturday at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.

A former Cage Warriors champion, England’s Herbert started his UFC run with back-to-back losses. He’s working off a win in front of his home British fans in London this past July, though, and can start thinking about a climb if he beats Klein.

“That’s one of the goals I’ve got now in my career is to put a win streak together and get a winning record in the UFC – so I can prove that I’m a legit guy and I deserve to be here,” Herbert said at Wednesday’s UFC 286 media day. “Then I want to push on to the top, toward the top of the division. That’s very important to me.

“It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster, up and down, but I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I’m just happy the way it’s going and I’ve got a lot more confidence now, as well, so I’m going to draw from that confidence and get the victory on Saturday.”

Check out Herbert’s full media day interview in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 286.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 2-8)

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 Jan. 2-8.