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Check out these photos from the UFC 277 ceremonial weigh-ins in Dallas.
Check out these photos from the UFC 277 ceremonial weigh-ins which took place at American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Photos by Matthew Wells, MMA Junkie)
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 July 11-17.
The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 275, which saw NAME beat NAME in the main event.
UFC 275 went down Saturday in Singapore and the 11-fight card will go in the books as one of the best events of the year.
The headlining act produced a historic result. [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) came out on the winning end of a brutal battle with [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag] (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) to claim the light heavyweight title with a fifth-round submission.
In the co-main event, [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) faced the toughest test of her women’s flyweight title reign. Brazilian challenger [autotag]Taila Santos[/autotag] (19-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) pushed the champion to a split decision\, but ultimately couldn’t claim the strap.
For more on the numbers behind the event, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts to come out of UFC 275.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 275 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $258,000.
SINGAPORE – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 275 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $258,000.
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 275 took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
The full UFC 275 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag]: $32,000
[autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Taila Santos[/autotag]: $32,000
[autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Joanna Jedrzejczyk[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Jake Matthews[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Andre Fialho[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Jack Della Maddalena[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ramazan Emeev[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Josh Culibao[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Seungwoo Choi[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Hayisaer Maheshate[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Steve Garcia[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jacob Malkoun[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Danaa Batgerel[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Silvana Gomez Juarez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Na Liang[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Joselyne Edwards[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Ramona Pascual[/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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $3,705,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $9,872,500
Check out these photos highlighting Joselyne Edwards’ unanimous decision win over Ramona Pascual at UFC 275.
Check out these photos highlighting [autotag]Joselyne Edwards[/autotag]’ unanimous decision win over Ramona Pascual at UFC 275 from Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. (Photos by Paul Miller, USA TODAY Sports)
UFC Fight Night 196 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 Fight Night 196 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $157,500.
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 196 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 196 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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[autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Paulo Costa[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag]: $6,000
vs. [autotag]Ricky Glenn[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Jessica-Rose Clark[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Joselyne Edwards[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Seungwoo Choi[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Francisco Trinaldo[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Dwight Grant[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Nicolae Negumereanu[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ike Villanueva[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Gregor Rodrigues[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Junyong Park[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Mason Jones[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]David Onama[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Tabatha Ricci[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Maria Oliveira[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Jamie Pickett[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Laureano Staropoli[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Khama Worthy[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Jeff Molina[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Daniel da Silva[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Randa Markos[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Livinha Souza[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Zviad Lazishvili[/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: $4,489,000
Program-to-date total: $4,489,000
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Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 196 odds and lines between Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.
In a women’s bantamweight bout on the main card, Jessica-Rose Clark meets Joselyne Edwards Saturday at UFC Fight Night 196 – also known as UFC Vegas 41 and UFC on ESPN+ 54 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC Fight Night 196 Clark vs. Edwards odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims at 1 p.m. ET and the main card at 4 p.m. ET.
The Aussie fighter Clark, a.k.a. “Jessy Jess”, has posted a 3-2 record at the UFC level, with just one stoppage. That finish came in a third-round KO/TKO over Sarah Alper last time out Sept. 19, 2020. She has been sidelined for over a calendar year after battling a Lisfranc injury in her right foot.
Edwards did not have her arm raised in a unanimous-decision loss to Karol Rosa last time out Feb. 6. Three of her past four pro fights have ended up going the distance, including both at the UFC level.
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:00 a.m. ET.
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Records: Clark (10-6-0) | Edwards (10-3-0)
CLARK (-165) is the better play here, although her cardio will be a concern early in her first fight in over a year.
As long as Jessy Jess can keep “La Pantera” at a distance, she’ll be just fine as she looks to wow the judges in the technical aspects. Edwards holds a six-inch reach advantage, so Clark will need to be careful of the knockout blow, even when everything appears to be going her way.
Yes (-290): Will the fight go the distance? is just too expensive, as is Over 2.5 Rounds (-400).
Instead, play CLARK ON POINTS (+115) for a better value at just over even money. Neither of these fighters have been ticking off the stoppages lately, and this one should ended up going to the judges, with the Aussie coming out on top.
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Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 196 main event with Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa at light heavyweight.
| Costa vs. Vettori |
Dawson vs. Glenn |
Clark vs. Edwards |
Caceres vs. Choi |
Grant vs. Trinaldo |
Negumereanu vs. Villanueva |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 167-97 |
 Costa (57%) |
 Dawson (87%) |
 Clark (75%) |
 Choi (50.1%) |
 Trinaldo (63%) |
 Negumereanu (77%) |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 172-92 |
 Vettori |
Dawson |
Clark |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 166-98 |
Vettori |
Dawson |
 Edwards |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 164-100 |
Vettori |
Dawson |
Edwards |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 161-103  2020 Champion |
Vettori |
 Glenn |
Clark |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
 Villanueva |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 160-104 2018 Champion |
Costa |
Dawson |
Edwards |
Choi |
 Grant |
Negumereanu |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 160-104 |
Vettori |
Dawson |
Clark |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 159-105 2014 Champion |
Vettori |
Dawson |
Clark |
 Caceres |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 155-109 2017 Champion |
Costa |
Dawson |
Clark |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 154-110 |
Vettori |
Dawson |
Edwards |
Caceres |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 153-111 |
Vettori |
Dawson |
Clark |
Caceres |
Grant |
Negumereanu |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 151-113 |
Costa |
Dawson |
Clark |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 150-115 |
Costa |
Dawson |
Clark |
Choi |
Trinaldo |
Negumereanu |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 90-58 |
Vettori |
Dawson |
Clark |
Caceres |
Grant |
Negumereanu |
The UFC stays home in Las Vegas this week with a key middleweight matchup atop the card – thought it won’t be at that weight class.
UFC Fight Night 196 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]Paulo Costa[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag] (17-4-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) in a fight between the most recent two middleweight title challengers. They both lost to champion Israel Adesanya. But this fight won’t be at middleweight thanks to Costa’s failure to make weight. They’ll fight at 205 pounds after Costa came into fight week heavy and intially asked for a catchweight. Vettori is a -185 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Costa is +140. Our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Vettori with a 9-4 picks lead.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) is the biggest favorite on the card at -420 in his lightweight fight against [autotag]Ricky Glenn[/autotag] (22-6-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC). He’s a near-unanimous pick from our staff members at 12-1.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Jessica-Rose Clark[/autotag] (10-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Joselyne Edwards[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a women’s bantamweight bout. Clark is a -160 favorite, and she’s got a sizable 9-4 picks lead.
[autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag] (18-12 MMA, 13-10 UFC) meets [autotag]Seungwoo Choi[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a featherweight bout. Choi nearly is a 3-1 favorite, and he’s up big in the picks at 9-4.
It’s a close fight at the betting window between welterweights [autotag]Dwight Grant[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and [autotag]Francisco Trinaldo[/autotag] (26-8 MMA, 16-7 UFC). Trinaldo is just a -135 favorite, but he’s got a big 10-3 edge in the picks.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Nicolae Negumereanu[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is a -230 favorite at light heavyweight against [autotag]Ike Villanueva[/autotag] (18-12 MMA, 1-3 UFC). He’s a near-unanimous pick at 12-1 from our staff members.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Costa (57 percent), Dawson (87 percent), Clark (75 percent), Choic (50.1 percent), Trinaldo (63 percent) and Negumereanu (77 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken 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 July 26-Aug. 1:
Jessica-Rose Clark returns from an ACL injury to fight Joselyne Edwards.
[autotag]Jessica-Rose Clark[/autotag] is finally making her return to the octagon.
The Australian fighter has been booked to meet [autotag]Joselyne Edwards[/autotag] in a women’s bantamweight contest at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. The location for the card has yet to be announced by the promotion. The news was first reported by ESPN on Friday.
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Clark (10-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) returns to the cage after suffering an ACL injury late last year. She last competed at UFC Fight Night 178 in September 2020 when she defeated Sarah Alpar by third-round TKO. Prior to that, the 33-year-old was on a two-fight losing skid.
Meanwhile, Edwards (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has her first full training camp ahead of a UFC bout. The Panamanian made her UFC debut on short notice in January, defeating Wu Yanan in a unanimous decision. She returned to the cage three weeks later once again on short notice, losing to Karol Rosa.
Edwards is the first fighter from Panama to have a win in the UFC.
With the addition, the current lineup includes:
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