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UFC on ESPN 27 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Darren Elkins gets biggest bag

UFC on ESPN 27 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 27 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $135,000.

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 27 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 27 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]T.J. Dillashaw[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Raulian Paiva[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Kyler Phillips[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Darren Elkins[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Darrick Minner[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Randy Costa[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Punahele Soriano[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ian Heinisch[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Mickey Gall[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jordan Williams[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Julio Arce[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Sijara Eubanks[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Diana Belbita[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,593,500
Program-to-date total: $2,593,500

UFC on ESPN 27 video: Mickey Gall overwhelms Jordan Williams for first-round tap

Mickey Gall became the first to submit Jordan Williams in MMA competition at UFC on ESPN 27.

[autotag]Mickey Gall[/autotag] put on arguably the most complete performance of his octagon tenure Saturday when he stopped [autotag]Jordan Williams[/autotag] in the first round at UFC on ESPN 27.

Gall (7-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) hurt Williams (9-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) badly on the feet in the opening moments of their welterweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and was aggressive for the stoppage until he locked in a fight-ending rear-naked choke at the 2:57 mark of Round 1.

Check out the replay of Gall’s performance below (via Twitter):

After a unanimous decision loss to Mike Perry in June 2020, Gall took 13 months away from the octagon before making his return at UFC on ESPN 27.

The work put in during his time off paid dividends. He became the first to submit Williams in MMA competition.

“I had a lot of adversity this camp … my team picked me up,” Gall said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “Jordan’s a tough dude. I have a lot of respect for him and the stuff he’s overcome in his life. I knew he was a tough dude and I was going to have to put him to sleep.

“I’m trying to be active.”

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Diabetic Jordan Williams praises stem cell treatment for managing blood sugar ahead of UFC on ESPN 27

A Type 1 diabetic, Jordan Williams has long fought to maintain his body chemistry in the midst of a grueling day-to-day regimen.

(Editor’s note: A representative from the Stem Cell Healing Institute reached out to MMA Junkie to clarify that Williams was treated with adult mesenchymal endometrial stem cells, not embryonic stem cells as Williams mistakenly stated.)

LAS VEGAS – All mixed martial artists encounter adversity partaking in a grueling sport. But for [autotag]Jordan Williams[/autotag], he deals with a separate set of health maintenances others on the UFC roster do not.

A Type 1 diabetic, Williams (9-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has long fought to maintain his body chemistry in the midst of a grueling day-to-day regimen. While he succeeded in making it to the UFC, Williams thought a drop to welterweight would be necessary for him to maintain his success at the next level. His new head coach, Marc Montoya of Factory X, agreed.

Long hesitant to return to 170 pounds due to his health condition, Williams decided to make the move down for his fight Saturday against Mickey Gall (6-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 27. Despite the dehydration and discipline necessary for the task, Williams feels as good as ever – thanks to a new stem cell treatment he’s undergoing.

“They use embryonic stem cells,” Williams told MMA Junkie at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “That’s what they use to tackle the diabetic aspect. They also did platelet lysate for the injuries that I had throughout the sport and did local injections there, but my blood sugar levels have already been lowering on average over the past month. At least 35 points it’s dropped, which is tremendous for me – just how my legs are going to feel going into my fight.”

Type 1 diabetics do not produce insulin, meaning Williams often battled with high blood sugar. As of late, he’s had a different issue – his sugar has been too low. Though not perfect, Williams indicated it’s easier to maintain this way.

“Diabetics, if we work out for so long, our muscles get atrophy from the high blood sugar,” Williams said. “So just being able to keep my blood sugars within a stable range is really what’s going to help for this fight. The medicine for this fight that they gave me is working. I’m battling lows, meaning low blood sugars, more than I can count at this point. Normally, that’d be a bad thing, but coming from someone who doesn’t produce insulin, yet, it’s a really good thing.”

UFC on ESPN 27 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN.

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Jordan Williams details injuries after UFC on ESPN 16: Cracked vertebrae, broken nose and orbital

Jordan Williams appears to be all kinds of messed up following his loss to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC on ESPN 16.

[autotag]Jordan Williams[/autotag] appears to be all kinds of messed up following his loss to Nassourdine Imavov on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 16.

In a matchup of fighters making their UFC debuts, Williams (9-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) dropped a unanimous decision to Imavov (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in their middleweight bout at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

It was a grueling three-round fight, and far from clean. Williams got hit with two head butts, one in the first round and one in the third, that the referee failed to identify. He also got hit with a low blow from Imavov. Williams hung tough through it all, but he couldn’t overcome everything and lost the fight.

After a post-fight trip to the hospital, the fact Williams was even in the octagon at UFC on ESPN 16 was apparently a remarkable feat. He said he suffered a broken nose and orbital in the fight, but the more stunning part of his post-fight injury report was the claim he entered the cage with a compromised vertebrae.

“Just got back from the hospital and the verdict is a broken nose, multiple fractures,” Williams said in a post-fight statement on Instagram. “I have a broken orbital bone from that illegal head butt, the second illegal head butt. This (cut on my head) is from the first illegal head butt. And, apparently, I broke my back in the last fight. I have a crack in my C-3 vertebrae.”

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The back injury, Williams asserted, occurred in his knockout win at Dana White’s Contender Series 33 on Sept. 15. Williams was awarded a UFC contract for his performance in that fight, and slid into his UFC debut just three weeks later.

Williams didn’t appear to be in serious agony in his video statement, and closed with a positive message as he works toward recovery.

“That’s the fight game,” Williams said. “And we came to fight. That’s the beauty of the fight game, baby.”

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10 middleweights you can expect to see on Dana White’s Contender Series, Season 4

The return of Dana White’s Contender Series isn’t far off, and here are 10 middleweight candidates to appear on the show.

Dana White’s Contender Series has become a focal point for fighters on the regional scene. Since its inception in 2017, the UFC Fight Pass-turned-ESPN+ summer original removed some of the guesswork for up-and-comers trying to make it big.

With UFC president Dana White and matchmakers Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby cageside, the stakes are high. Have an impressive, exciting win on the show, and you’re in.

Rumored for a late-June 2020 start date, DWCS Season 4 is almost here. The lineups haven’t been announced quite yet, but advanced planning is underway. While there are hundreds of fighters qualified to compete on the show, we’ll be narrowing each divisional pool to 10 fighters you should expect to see on the show this summer.

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Up next, the middleweights …

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KB Bhullar

Record: 8-0
Age: 28
Height: 6’4″
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

One of Canada’s premier middleweights, [autotag]KB Bhullar[/autotag] is unblemished in his MMA career. Major promotions are always in need of up-and-coming middleweights, as well as fighters who push the boundaries and expand MMA’s pull in non-American countries. Canada’s Bhullar checks off both of those boxes. One of the best pound-for-pound fighters in “The Great White North,” Bhullar added a UFC veteran to his resume in September when he defeated Matt Dwyer by unanimous decision at Unified MMA 38. It’s important to note Bhullar is recovering from surgery. Should he be ready, Bhullar should be a shoe-in – easy.

Kyle Daukaus

Record: 9-0
Age: 27
Height: 6’1″
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Last summer, [autotag]Kyle Daukaus[/autotag] was passed over on Dana White’s Contender Series. While the UFC president was happy with Daukaus’ performance, he believed the middleweight needed more work on the regional scene. Since that time, Daukaus has put his foot on the gas pedal. The CFFC middleweight champion picked up two more wins since last summer’s DWCS. Both victories were second-round D’arce choke submissions. A submission specialist, Daukaus possesses a well-rounded grappling attack which compliments his striking abilities. Twenty-seven-year-old undefeated middleweight prospects aren’t a common commodity, so DWCS should welcome Daukaus back with open arms.

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