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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 Sept. 18-24.
The UFC on ESPN 46 main event between Jared Cannonier and Marvin Vettori set a new bar for strikes landed in a middleweight bout.
UFC on ESPN 46 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas proved to be a historic night.
The main event saw [autotag]Jared Cannonier[/autotag] (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) emerge from a key matchup of former middleweight title challengers with a unanimous decision win over [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag] (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) in which he set a new single-fight record for most significant strikes landed in a divisional contest.
The Fight of the Night delivered, but for more numbers on the entire card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 46.
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UFC on ESPN 46 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 46 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $140,000.
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 46 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 46 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Jared Cannonier[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Armen Petrosyan[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Christian Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Pat Sabatini[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Lucas Almeida[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Manuel Torres[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nikolas Motta[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Muslim Salikhov[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Alessandro Costa[/autotag]: $4,000
def [autotag]Jimmy Flick[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Cristian Quinonez[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Carlos Hernandez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Denys Bondar[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Tereza Bleda[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gabriella Fernandes[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Dan Argueta[/autotag]: $4,000
vs. [autotag]Ronnie Lawrence[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Zac Pauga[/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 $46,000 while title challengers get $46,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-46 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $3,790,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $18,379,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 46.
Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 47 odds and lines between Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joaquim Silva with MMA picks, tips and predictions.
In a lightweight bout on the main card, Arman Tsarukyan and Joaquim Silva meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 47 — also known as UFC Vegas 75 — at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC on ESPN 47: Tsarukyan vs. Silva odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The prelims are on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, with the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET.
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Tsarukyan suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Mateusz Gamrot in a main event on June 25 last year in one of the more underrated fights of the entire year. It was an absolute war. He redeemed himself with a unanimous-decision win over Damir Ismagulov in mid-December to get back on track.
The Armenian fighter has won 6 of his past 7 bouts, with 2 KO/TKO wins and 4 victories via unanimous-decision with the lone setback coming vs. Gamrot. The 26-year-old has just 3.56 significant strikes landed per minute, but he makes them count, striking at a 55.96% accuracy, to just 43.73% for his counterpart.
The 34-year-old Silva also gives up 3.5 inches in reach to Tsarukyan, and he isn’t much on the mat, either. Meanwhile, the Armenian fighter has a 3.30 takedown average and 33.33% takedown accuracy percentage.
Silva is a big hitter though, and the southpaw dropped Jesse Ronson last time out with a 2nd round victory in October. That win stopped a 2-bout losing streak where he lost via KO/TKO on 2 occasions, including a sloppy effort in a 37-second loss to Ricky Glenn in mid-June 2021. He is just 2-3 in his past 5 fights, with his past 4 fights ending via KO/TKO (2-2).
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:53 a.m. ET.
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Records: Tsarukyan (19-3-0) | Silva (12-4-0)
There is no way to justify betting Tsarukyan (-1100), as he would cost you 11 times your potential return. In other words, a $100 wager would net you a profit of $9.09. That’s way too much risk for not enough reward.
Instead, let’s look to the Method of Victory instead. Tsarukyan has gone to the judges in 6 of his 8 UFC fights, so playing TSARUKYAN ON POINTS (+325) for a chance to triple up is a far better value — and a more likely scenario.
YES (+250): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is worth playing, and it isn’t a bad parlay opportunity with Tsarukyan on points, as well as coupling with one of the other fighters on the card.
Tsarukyan isn’t a big puncher, but he’ll use his 3.5-inch reach advantage to pull Silva in and out, picking and choosing his spots to go for the big shots or takedowns, all the while wowing the judges and earning valuable points.
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Joaquim Silva sees a big opportunity in Arman Tsarukyan matchup at UFC on ESPN 46.
[autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag] feels he’s getting the opportunity of a lifetime at UFC on ESPN 46
This Saturday, the Brazilian returns to the octagon to take on Arman Tsarukyan in a co-main event clash at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+. It’s a key matchup for Silva (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC), as he takes on a top-10 opponent of the official UFC lightweight rankings.
“This is my moment,” Silva told reporters at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 46 media day. “I’ve been in the UFC for a long time, and I’ve been working for this moment. But yeah, I’ve been training a lot for my whole life. This fight for me is my life, my style. I stayed in the UFC seven years, this is my moment. I’ve worked for this, and I’m very excited, very happy.”
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Although not direct training partners, Silva and Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) train under the same team – American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla. Silva hasn’t felt weird about the two training under the same roof, he said, and in fact, it’s motivated him.
“I don’t have a (bad) feeling a bout this guy,” Silva said. “I think he’s a good guy. I look at him two times during my day, and it’s really good because it helped me. I looked at him training, and I would train more.
“I trained separate with my coaches and training partner, but we don’t have a problem. After this fight, I will hug Arman to thank him for the opportunity. This is No. 8 or 9, I don’t remember exactly, but this is good for me. It’s a big opportunity.”
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 46.
UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan has struggled to find fights, which has resulted in a matchup against an unranked opponent.
[autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag] finally has a willing foe – even though it’s an unranked one.
Approximately one month after Renato Moicano withdrew from their five-round fight due to injury, Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has been rebooked for a bout vs. [autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC). The fight will take place at UFC on ESPN 46, which takes place June 17 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the booking informed MMA Junkie of it Tuesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. ESPN first reported the matchup.
Tsarukyan, 26, has struggled to find fights in recent months. His two promotional losses came against Islam Makhachev in his UFC debut and Mateusz Gamrot in a June 2022 headliner.
Silva, 34, has stepped up to the plate as he seeks his second win in a row. Following back-to-back TKO losses, Silva scored a finish of his own with strikes against Jesse Ronson in October.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN 46 lineup includes:
UFC has paid out $6.5 million in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay to its athletes this year after UFC Fight Night 211.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 211 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $164,500.
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 211 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 211 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Francisco Trinaldo[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Mike Davis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Daniel Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Ilir Latifi[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jesse Ronson[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Krzysztof Jotko[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Chelsea Chandler[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Guido Cannetti[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Randy Costa[/autotag]: $6,000
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 2117 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2111 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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $6,491,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $12,658,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.
Joaquim Silva had little issue putting away Neil Magny in a submission-only matchup between UFC veterans at FURY Pro Grappling 3 event.
[autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag] had little issue putting away [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] in a submission-only matchup between UFC veterans at Thursday’s FURY Pro Grappling 3 event.
Silva, who competes in the UFC lightweight division, managed to catch UFC welterweight Magny in a guillotine choke at the 2:47 mark of the matchup, which took place at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and streamed on UFC Fight Pass.
After using a couple of minutes to feel out each other’s style and the noticeable size disparity, Silva got a chance to latch a guillotine as the pair locked up. He made it count, forcing Magny to submit.
Check out the replay below (via Twitter):
Joaquim Silva takes out Magny!
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Magny is currently without a fight in the UFC. He has recently been pushing to fight the undefeated and heavily-hyped Khamzat Chimaev.
Silva, meanwhile, is coming off back-to-back first-round knockout losses in his UFC tenure.
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Ricky Glenn wasted no time dispatching of Joaquim Silva at UFC on ESPN 25.
[autotag]Ricky Glenn[/autotag] wasted no time dispatching of [autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag] on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 25.
Glenn (22-6-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who returned to the octagon for the first time since November 2018 and moved up to lightweight from the featherweight division, found success early and often against Silva (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) for the first-round knockout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
After Silva recklessly rushed in on him early on, Glenn connected with multiple shots that led to knockdowns. He flurried on his hurt opponent, and referee Mike Beltran stopped the fight in just 37 seconds.
Check out the reply of the finish below (via Twitter):
The Gladiator gets it done in 1️⃣!#UFCVegas29 live on ESPN2 and @ESPNPlus. pic.twitter.com/uuHV1dGSnP
— UFC (@ufc) June 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1406354407239962627
Glenn’s layoff was largely the product of hip surgery. He said post-fight that he did recovery the right way, and felt that hard work showed itself in his performance.
“I took care of my body after my hip surgery,” Glenn said in his in-cage interview with Michael Bisping. “I feel amazing. Finally happy and healthy. Taking everything seriously like I should.”
The latest UFC on ESPN 25 results include:
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