Tag: Juliana Miller

TUF 30 winner Juliana Miller withdraws from UFC Fight Night 251

Out since mid-2023, Juliana Miller will have to wait a little longer for her UFC return.

[autotag]Juliana Miller[/autotag] has been out of action for a little over a year, and now she’ll have to wait even longer to return to the UFC cage.

Due to injury, Miller (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has withdrawn from her UFC Fight Night 251 bout vs. [autotag]Carli Judice[/autotag] (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) that was scheduled for Feb. 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion is currently seeking a replacement.

Two people with knowledge of the change, recently informed MMA Junkie of it but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Miller, 28, is winless since she defeated Brogan Walker by TKO to win “The Ultimate Fighter 30” in 2022. With a colorful personality and mic skills, Miller entered her next fight with elevated hype. However, she lost that to Veronica Hardy by unanimous decision. She most recently competed in August 2023 when she was quickly finished with strikes by Luana Santos.

Judice, 25, seeks her first UFC win after a failed debut in June during which she lost a split decision to Gabriella Fernandes. The loss was Judice’s second in a row. She was signed following a split decision defeat to Ernesta Kareckaite on Dana White’s Contender Series.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 251 lineup includes:

  • Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov
  • Gabriel Bonfim vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
  • Carli Judice vs. TBA
  • Julia Avila vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
  • Jacob Malkoun vs. Rodolfo Vieira
  • Jose Delgado vs. Connor Matthews
  • Dylan Budka vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 251.

UFC on ESPN 51 post-event facts: Event ties modern-era record for first-round finishes

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 51, which saw a record-tying number of first-round stoppage results.

The UFC returns to its home base of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday following three weeks on the road with UFC on ESPN 51, which saw nine of 13 fights end inside the distance.

The main event was one of few that needed the judges. [autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag] (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) managed to outwork former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (33-15 MMA, 21-13 UFC) to a unanimous decision in the welterweight bout and used a lot of grappling to get it done.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 51.

UFC on ESPN 51 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Two veterans earn max non-title sum of $21,000

UFC on ESPN 51 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 51 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,000.

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

The full UFC on ESPN 51 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Hakeem Dawodu[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Polyana Viana[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]AJ Dobson[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tafon Nchukwi[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Josh Fremd[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Jamie Pickett[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Marcus McGhee[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]JP Buys[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Mike Breeden[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Francis Marshall[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Isaac Dulgarian[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Martin Buday[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Josh Parisian[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jaqueline Amorim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Montserrat Conejo[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Da’Mon Blackshear[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Jose Johnson[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Luana Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Juliana Miller[/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 $4,510; 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 $51,000 while title challengers get $51,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-51 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,395,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,984,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 51.

UFC on ESPN 51 video: Luana Santos scores standing TKO of sloppy Juliana Miller in debut

Luana Santos shared a message to the flyweight division after stopping Juliana Miller less than four minutes into her UFC on ESPN 51 debut.

[autotag]Luana Santos[/autotag] got her octagon tenure off to a promising start on Saturday when she put away [autotag]Juliana Miller[/autotag] inside the first round at UFC on ESPN 51.

After Miller (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) came out of the gate with some serious aggression and pressure, Santos (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) showed composure in waiting for her time to land a big shot.

That changed the momentum of the women’s flyweight bout, because Miller was hurt and could only cover up as Santos poured on the punches until referee Jason Herzog had seen enough and waved it off at the 3:41 mark of Round 1 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Check out a replay of the finish below (via Twitter):

After the fight, an ecstatic Santos called for UFC president Dana White to pay her a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. She also put the rest of the 125-pound division on notice.

“I’ve always been known as Luana the judo girl, but I knew I could bring something,” Santos told Daniel Cormier through an interpreter in her post-fight interview. “I brought the striking. To the girls in the division, it’s not just Luana the judo girl.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 51.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 26-July 2)

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 June 26-July 2.

UFC 286 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Leon Edwards gets maximum money

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 286 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $266,500.

LONDON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 286 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $266,500.

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 286 took place at The O2. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 286 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Gunnar Nelson[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Bryan Barberena[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Jennifer Maia[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Casey O’Neill[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jack Shore[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Makwan Amirkhani[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Yanal Ashmoz[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Sam Patterson[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Muhammad Mokaev[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Jafel Filho[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Gabriel Santos[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Christian Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Dusko Todorovic[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Malcolm Gordon[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Joanne Wood[/autotag]: $16,000
[autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Veronica Hardy[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Juliana Miller[/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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,634,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $16,153,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 286.

Veronica Hardy def. Juliana Miller at UFC 286: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Veronica Hardy’s unanimous decision win over Juliana Miller at UFC 286 in London.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Veronica Hardy[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Juliana Miller[/autotag] at UFC 286 at The O2 in London. (Photos by Per Haljestam, USA TODAY Sports)

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 9-15)

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 Jan. 9-15.

Fight Game on the ‘Gram: Juliana Miller’s best posts | UFC 286, London

Check out some of Juliana Miller’s most popular Instagram posts ahead of UFC 286 in London.

Social media is part of life in the fight game for most fighters. Many of them turn to Instagram to keep their fans and followers informed and entertained since (for now) its reputation is less vitriolic than some of its contemporaries.

Following news of her first booking after she won “The Ultimate Fighter,” check out some of the most popular Instagram posts from [autotag]Juliana Miller[/autotag] over the past year.

Miller (3-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) returns March 14 to take on Veronica Macedo (6-4-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC). Their women’s flyweight fight will be part of UFC 286 in London.

Veronica Macedo returns from retirement, meets ‘TUF 30’ winner Juliana Miller at UFC 286 in London

Three years after her retirement, and not long after her wedding to a former UFC title challenger, Veronica Macedo is set for a comeback.

Three years after her most recent fight, and not long after her wedding to a former UFC title challenger, [autotag]Veronica Macedo[/autotag] is set for a comeback.

Macedo (6-4-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) is set to take on [autotag]Juliana Miller[/autotag] (3-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a women’s flyweight bout when the UFC returns to London for UFC 286 in March. A person with knowledge of the booking confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie on Friday, but asked to remain anonymous since the UFC has not made a formal announcement. Miller announced the fight on the Outside the Box podcast with Xaria Bloom.

UFC 286 takes place March 14 at The O2 in London. Broadcast details have not yet been announced, but the main card is expected to start at 5 p.m. ET.

Macedo hung up the gloves after a March 2020 unanimous decision loss to Bea Malecki in Brazil. It was the UFC’s final event before the pandemic shut things down for a while. Ahead of that fight, Macedo pulled out of two matchups in late 2019. It was concussion issues that led to her early retirement.

In five UFC bouts, Macedo, a 27-year-old from Venezuela, had just one win, but she made it count. Her 69-second armbar submission of Polyana Viana in August 2019 was a $50,000 bonus winner. Macedo was in the news over the holidays when she and new husband Dan Hardy, who once challenged Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title, announced their marriage.

Miller will fight for the first time since she won Season 30 of “The Ultimate Fighter” this past August with a third-round TKO of Brogan Walker in the finale. The 26-year-old Miller, who went 1-1 under the Invicta banner before she got a spot on “TUF 30,” beat Claire Guthrie and Kaytlin Neil on the show to reach the final against Walker.

With the addition, the UFC 286 lineup now includes:

  • Roman Dolidze vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Gunnar Nelson vs. Daniel Rodriguez
  • Luana Carolina vs. Joanne Wood
  • Malcolm Gordon vs. Jake Hadley
  • Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neill
  • Jai Herbert vs. Ludovit Klein
  • Lerone Murphy vs. Nathaniel Wood
  • Chris Duncan vs. Michal Figlak
  • Veronica Macedo vs. Juliana Miller

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