UFC on ESPN 62 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $28 million

The UFC has now paid athletes more than $28 million in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay after UFC on ESPN 62.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 62 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $166,500.

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 62 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 62 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jared Cannonier[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Tabatha Ricci[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Ryan Loder[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Robert Valentin[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Mairon Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kaan Ofli[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Michael Morales[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Edmen Shahbazyan[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Francis Marshall[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Dennis Buzukja[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Zach Reese[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jose Medina[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]James Llontop[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jacqueline Cavalcanti[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Josiane Nunes[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Wang Cong[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victoria Leonardo[/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 $4,620; 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 $32,000 while title challengers get $42,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-62 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,324,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $28,061,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 62.

DWCS 65 contract winner Jose Medina on not having a coach: ‘I actually train people to be my sparring partners’

Jose Medina training himself caught the eye of UFC CEO Dana White – which is why he was signed after a loss at DWCS 65.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Jose Medina[/autotag] training himself caught the eye of UFC CEO Dana White.

Despite losing a unanimous decision to Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (8-0) at Dana White’s Contender Series 65 on Tuesday, Jose Medina (11-3) was awarded a UFC contract for his valiant effort.

What stuck out in the 32-year-old Bolivian fighter’s story, is that for the past few years, he’s been coaching himself and reaching out to fighters to come train with him. Medina explains the process of his training camps.

“I’ve had MMA coaches in the past, but for the past three years, I’ve trained myself,” Medina told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at the DWCS 65 post-fight press conference. “So, I go, do camp, come back, I do camp, come back. I actually train people to be my sparring partners.”

When Medina was pulled aside after his loss, he assumed it was for a hospital trip. Instead, he got the exciting news that he’ll be offered a UFC contract.

“Very, very grateful,” Medina said. “Raul from Entram actually told me, ‘If you put on a good fight, it doesn’t matter the result. He’s going to look at effort,’ and that’s what I did. I went up with everything and I put on a good effort, and there you go.”

Medina admits he expected more out of his undefeated opponent Gadzhiyasulov. He also expected more from himself.

“I don’t want to say anything about my opponent, but I really thought he was going to be tougher than I expected, especially in the wrestling,” Medina said. “There I was, I was actually able to defend the takedowns, keep standing up, and obviously I was able to keep up with him.

“I think I could have done better, there were things I could improve. For example, I maybe should have gone more for it, put some more volume. There’s a lot of stuff to actually improve, but I felt that I had a good fight.”

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for DWCS 65.

Dana White’s Contender Series 65 results: Four UFC contracts handed out – and impromptu fifth one

Check out the results from Dana White’s Contender Series 65 in Las Vegas, where eight fighters will compete for a UFC contract.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie reported from Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 65 event at the UFC Apex.

Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC CEO Dana White on hand to make the decisions.

The ninth episode of Season 7 saw eight fighters compete for their shot at a UFC contract. A light heavyweight bout between Rodolfo Bellato (11-2) and Murtaza Talha (6-1) served as the featured matchup of the four-bout lineup.

Bellato defeated Talha by second-round TKO stoppage in a near-10-minute brawl of a fight. In doing so, he earned a UFC contract from White.

Along with the light heavyweight Bellato, bantamweight Victor Hugo, light heavyweight Magomed Gadzhiyasulov, and welteweight Mauricio Ruffy receives UFC offers form White.

Additionally, Jose Medina, who lost to Gadzhiyasulov, received a contract for his effort and competitiveness.

Full results of Dana White’s Contender Series 64 include:

  • Rodolfo Bellato def. Murtaza Talha via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:46
  • Victor Hugo def. Eduardo Torres Caut via submission (kneebar) – Round 2, 2:16
  • Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Jose Medina via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Mauricio Ruffy def. Raimond Magomedaliev via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 3, 4:45

Continue reading below for more details about each fight.