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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 Oct. 30-Nov. 5.
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 Oct. 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 or officially announced by a promotion from July 17-23
Check out the facts and stats to come out of UFC on ESPN 45, where Jim Miller continued to stack historic figures on his resume.
The UFC opened a non-stop schedule of summer events on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 45, which took place at the promotion’s home base of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The main event saw [autotag]Amir Albazi[/autotag] (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) remain undefeated inside the octagon and take the next step as a flyweight contender when he edged [autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag] (24-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) by split decision.
There were a number of other noteworthy results on the card. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 45.
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UFC on ESPN 45 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 on ESPN 45 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $199,500.
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 on ESPN 45 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card aired on ESPN following prelims streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 45 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Amir Albazi[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Jesse Butler[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Karine Silva[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ketlen Souza[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Abubakar Nurmagomedov[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Daniel Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Johnny Munoz[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Don’Tale Mayes[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Andrei Arlovski[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Muin Gafurov[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Muhammad Naimov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jamie Mullarkey[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jinh Yu Frey[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Da’Mon Blackshear[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Luan Lacerda[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Philipe Lins[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Maxim Grishin[/autotag]: $4,500
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 $45,000 while title challengers get $45,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-45 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $3,414,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $18,003,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 45.
Jim Miller wasted little time taking care of his opponent who stepped up on two days’ notice.
[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] continues to pull off incredible feats in his historic career.
On the main card of UFC on ESPN 45, Miller (36-17 MMA, 25-16 UFC) stepped into the octagon for his 42nd appearance with the promotion to face a short-notice replacement opponent in Jesse Butler. The lightweight bout aired live on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
Miller’s original opponent Jared Gordon was pulled from the bout during fight week, prompting Butler (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to step up on just two days’ notice. While Butler got to make his UFC debut in unexpected fashion, it only lasted 23 seconds thanks to the sharp hands of Miller.
Just as the pair began to exchange, a counter left hook from Miller found the jaw and sent Butler crashing to the canvas for the violent finish.
Check out video of the fast finish below (via Twitter):
QUICK WORK FOR JIM MILLER 😤 #UFCVegas74 pic.twitter.com/JQV7QJCNn5
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 4, 2023
With the win, Miller bounced back into the win column with the fastest knockout of his professional career which began in 2005. In his previous outing, Miller dropped a unanimous decision to Alexander Hernandez, which snapped a three-fight winning streak that consisted of all second-round finishes.
Miller also extends his UFC record for most victories in the promotion to 25. Andrei Arlovski and Donald Cerrone are tied at 23 for the next closest. The quick knockout was Miller’s 17th UFC stoppage, which places him second all-time behind Charles Oliveira who has 19.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 45 results include:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 45.
Check out what the UFC on ESPN 45 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event.
LAS VEGAS – UFC on ESPN 45 took place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 224 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 45.
Jared Gordon has been removed from UFC on ESPN 45, but Jim Miller remains on the card with a new opponent.
[autotag]Jared Gordon[/autotag] will no longer compete against [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] on Saturday.
The lightweight bout was set to take place on the main card of UFC on ESPN 45, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs live on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) has been removed from the bout, but Miller (35-17 MMA, 24-16 UFC) will remain on the card to face a new opponent in debuting Jesse Butler (12-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
MMA Junkie confirmed the news following Fight Bananas‘ David Van Auken’s first report of Gordon’s removal from the bout, and Eurosport NL‘s Marcel Dorff’s report of Miller’s replacement opponent.
Gordon, 34, was set to fill in for Ludovit Klein against Miller. It would have been a quick turnaround after a no contest result due to an accidental clash of heads against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 222 on April 22.
At media day Wednesday, Gordon revealed he suffered a mild concussion in the fight against Green. In addition, he said he weighed 193 pounds when he was asked to take the fight against Miller 17 days prior to the fight date for the lightweight bout.
Miller, 39, keeps his date following a unanimous decision loss to Alexander Hernandez in February, Miller rattled off three straight wins over Erick Gonzalez, Nikolas Motta and Donald Cerrone.
Butler, 31, will make his UFC debut on two days’ notice. The 31-year-old fighter typically competes at featherweight, but will step in for the opportunity to fight on a UFC card in a lightweight bout. Butler’s previous outing was a unanimous decision win over Luis Luna at Fury FC 75 in February, and is currently on a five-fight winning streak.
With the change, the UFC on ESPN 45 lineup now includes:
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For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey starts long before they strap on UFC or Bellator gloves.
Every champion in MMA history started out somewhere.
For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey begins long before they strap on UFC, Bellator, or PFL gloves. Modern-era fighters progress through the regional ranks with hopes of accomplishing the highest accolades. Many will try, few will succeed.
This month, five fighters on the verge of achieving major promotion notoriety – one for the second time – return to the cage for what could be their stepping-stone fight. There are dozens of fighters close to making the jump in the coming weeks, but these five are particularly exemplary.
