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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.
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 May 22-28.
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.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from October 2022.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from October 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for October.
At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice.
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.
Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 211 main card, which features Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan at strawweight.
| Dern vs. Xiaonan |
Brown vs. Trinaldo |
Barcelos vs. Jones |
Shainis vs. Yusuff |
Castaneda vs. Santos |
Borschev vs. Davis |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 154-93 |
 Dern (77%) |
 Brown (77%) |
 Barcelos (80%) |
 Yusuff (90%) |
 Castaneda (76%) |
 Davis (66%) |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 165-87  2018 Champion |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 161-91 |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 159-93 2014 Champion |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
 Borschev |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 157-95 |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 156-96 |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 155-97 |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Borschev |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 155-97 |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Borschev |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 148-104 |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 147-105 2017 Champion |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 138-114 |
Dern |
Brown |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 123-128 |
Dern |
 Trinaldo |
Barcelos |
Yusuff |
Castaneda |
Davis |
The UFC is back on its home turf after a week off, and a pair of women’s strawweight contenders headline the card.
UFC Fight Night 211 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at 115 pounds. Dern is a -240 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Xiaonan is +180. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Dern as one of four unanimous picks on the main card at 11-0.
The co-main event features [autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. [autotag]Francisco Trinaldo[/autotag] (28-8 MMA, 18-7 UFC) at welterweight. Brown is a -350 favorite, but he’s not unanimous. One of our pickers is taking Trinaldo to pull off the upset.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag] (13-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. Barcelos is a -260 favorite and one of our four unanimous picks.
UFC newcomer [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will have a tough task on his hands for his promotional debut when he meets [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at featherweight. Yusuff is the biggest favorite on the card at 11-1, and not surprisingly is a unanimous pick from our staff members.
Our fourth unanimous nod is [autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag] (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in his fight against [autotag]Daniel Santos[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), which will take place at a contracted 140-pound catchweight. Castaneda is the smallest favorite on the man card at -190, but he pitched an 11-0 shutout in the picks.
And to open the main card, we have our most contentious bout from a picks standpoint. [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Mike Davis[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at lightweight. Davis is a 2-1 favorite at the betting window and has a big 8-3 lead in the picks.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Dern (77 percent), Brown (77 percent), Barcelos (80 percent), Yusuff (90 percent), Castaneda (76 percent) and Davis (66 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.
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Se ha agregado una pelea de peso gallo a la noche de la UFC Fight Night del 1ero de octubre. El antiguo contendiente de Combate Global John Castaneda (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) peleará contra el protegido de Charles Oliveira Daniel Santos (9-2 MMA, 0-1 …
Se ha agregado una pelea de peso gallo a la noche de la UFC Fight Night del 1ero de octubre.
El antiguo contendiente de Combate Global John Castaneda (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) peleará contra el protegido de Charles Oliveira Daniel Santos (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Por el momento, el evento aún no tiene sede oficial.
Dos personas con conocimiento de la pelea le informaron el martes a MMA Junkie de este acuerdo, pero pidieron permanecer en el anonimato mientras la empresa de promoción hace el anuncio oficial.
Castaneda, de 30 años, ha ganado peleas consecutivas después de un debut promocional fallido contra Nathaniel Wood en julio de 2020. Para su primera victoria en la UFC, Castaneda acabó con Eddie Wineland a golpes. Más recientemente, él regresó a dominar a Miles Johns con una llave estranguladora triangular en febrero.
Santos, de 27 años, busca su segundo intento de tener una victoria en la UFC. Tras un par de intentos fallidos por concretar peleas, Santos hizo su debut en la empresa de promoción en abril, cuando perdió por decisión unánime contra Julio Arce. La derrota quebró una racha de dos peleas ganadas.
Con la adición, la cartelera para el 1ero de octubre de la UFC incluye a:
Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo
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Charles Oliveira’s training partner, Daniel Santos, will take on former Combate Global standout John Castaneda.
A bantamweight matchup has been added to the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for Oct. 1.
Former Combate Global standout [autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag] (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will battle Charles Oliveira protege [autotag]Daniel Santos[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC). The event does not have an official location or venue at this time.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking Tuesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Castaneda, 30, has won back-to-back fights inside the distance after an unsuccessful promotional debut against Nathaniel Wood in July 2020. For his first UFC victory, Castaneda finished Eddie Wineland with punches. Most recently, he returned to submit Miles Johns with an arm-triangle choke in February.
Santos, 27, seeks his first UFC win in his second attempt. After a pair of failed bookings, Santos made his promotional debut in April when he lost a unanimous decision to Julio Arce. The defeat snapped a two-fight winning streak.
With the addition, the UFC lineup for Oct. 1 includes:
The win marks two in a row for “Sexi Mexi.”
[autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag] was more seasoned than most when he entered the UFC, but he long road appears to be paying off.
For the second straight fight, Castaneda (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) impressed with a finish victory Saturday when he defeated Fortis MMA standout [autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:38 of Round 3.
UFC Fight Night 200 took place at the UFC Apex and streamed on ESPN+.
After two hard-fought rounds, Castaneda marked the beginning of the end with a knee and punches on the feet. The combination dropped a tired and hurt Johns to the canvas. Castaneda’s gas tank was strong. He quickly pounced on his downed foe and locked in an arm-triangle choke. Johns went to sleep and the fight was called off.
John Castaneda put Johns to sleep 💤👀 #UFCVegas47 pic.twitter.com/mtTrD4Jh26
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 6, 2022
With the victory, Castaneda has now won two fights in a row since a failed UFC debut against Nathaniel Wood in July 2020. His other UFC victory came against Eddie Wineland when he defeated the former UFC title challenger via first-round knockout in February 2021.
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At UFC on ESPN 28, Trevin Jones and Ronnie Lawrence will square off after John Castaneda and Aaron Phillips withdrew from planned bouts.
Fighter injuries and mix-and-match bookings continue during a busy UFC schedule.
Days after [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Aaron Phillips[/autotag] were lined up to fight at UFC on ESPN 27, the former has a new opponent on a different date. With Phillips out on the bout, Jones (13-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) now is expected to take on [autotag]Ronnie Lawrence[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 28 with verbal agreements in place.
Prior to the lineup change, Lawrence (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was expected to fight [autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag] on the July 31 event, but Castaneda has also withdrawn from the card.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the targeted booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Jones was originally scheduled to fight Tony Kelley on July 24. When Kelly withdrew, Phillips, who lost his opponent, Cameron Else, was matched up with Jones before the fight was pushed back a week and Lawrence stepped in. Regardless of opponent, Jones now seeks his second UFC victory after a win over Mario Bautista in March.
As for Lawrence, the Dana White’s Contender Series signee made his successful promotional debut in February, when he defeated Vince Cachero via third-round ground-and-pound stoppage. The win was his fourth in a row, overall.
With the changes, the UFC on ESPN 28 lineup includes:
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