Tag: Kris Moutinho

Kris Moutinho injured; Jonathan Martinez steps in vs. Aaron Phillips at UFC Fight Night in October

A fan-favorite bantamweight just one fight into his promotional tenure, Kris Moutinho will have to wait a little longer to make his second UFC walk.

[autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] will have to wait a little bit longer to make his second walk to the UFC cage.

A fan-favorite bantamweight just one fight into his promotional tenure, Moutinho (9-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has withdrawn from his scheduled Oct. 23 bout vs. [autotag]Aaron Phillips[/autotag] due to injury. Stepping into his place will be Factory X fighter [autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag].

Two people with knowledge of the booking informed MMA Junkie of the matchup Friday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Martinez (13-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) looks to bounce back from a knockout loss to Davey Grant in March. The defeat snapped a two-fight winning streak for the 27-year-old fighter and marked the first time in his pro career he was finished.

Phillips (12-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) re-signed with the UFC in 2020 after nearly six years outside of the promotion. He took a short-notice fight against Jack Shore, which he lost by second-round submission. The defeat snapped a five-fight winning streak for the Louisianan.

With the change, the Oct. 23 lineup includes:

  • Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Randa Markos vs. Livinha Souza
  • Daniel Lacerda vs. Jeff Molina
  • Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards
  • Jun Yong Park vs. Gregory Rodrigues
  • Mason Jones vs. Alan Patrick
  • Jonathan Martinez vs. Aaron Phillips
  • Nick Negumereanu vs. Ike Villanueva
  • Alex Caceres vs. Seung Woo Choi
  • Dwight Grant vs. Gabe Green
  • Maria Oliveira vs. Tabatha Ricci

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Kris Moutinho books first UFC fight after Sean O’Malley loss, faces Aaron Phillips this October

After a loss to Sean O’Malley, Kris Moutinho is still seeking his first UFC victory.

[autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] has his second UFC fight booked.

A Massachusetts-based bantamweight, Moutinho (9-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is set to return Oct. 23 against [autotag]Aaron Phillips[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 0-4 UFC) at a location and venue to be announced.

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

In July, Moutinho made his promotional debut at UFC 264 when he lost a hard-fought battle against Sean O’Malley. Although he was finished with strikes in Round 3, Moutinho gained a cult-like following for his sudden, short-notice appearance in the international spotlight – and his zombie-like ability to take O’Malley’s shots.

Phillips, 32, seeks his first UFC victory in his second stint. After a five-year rebuild on the regional scene, Phillips returned to the UFC in July 2020. He lost via second-round submission to Jack Shore. Phillips was booked for October against Adrian Yanez but withdrew due to injury. He was then rescheduled for July 2021 against Cameron Else, but his opponent withdrew and the fight was canceled.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Oct. 23 includes:

  • Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Randa Markos vs. Livinha Souza
  • Daniel Lacerda vs. Jeff Molina
  • Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards
  • Jun Yong Park vs. Gregory Rodrigues
  • Mason Jones vs. Alan Patrick
  • Kris Moutinho vs. Aaron Phillips

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Kris Moutinho disputes stoppage in Sean O’Malley loss: ‘Let me go out on my shield’

Kris Moutinho disagrees with referee Herb Dean’s call to stop Sean O’Malley bout at Saturday’s UFC 264.

[autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] is not happy with the way things went down in his UFC debut.

Moutinho (9-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered a third-round TKO loss in his octagon debut at UFC 264 on Saturday, losing to prospect Sean O’Malley in the opening fight of the main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. But on top of not getting his hand raised, he thinks his fight was stopped prematurely.

Moutinho showed tons of heart and durability against O’Malley (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), but he was badly battered and dropped once during the bantamweight contest. Referee Herb Dean decided he had seen enough and called the fight with 27 seconds left in Round 3. Many online protested that Moutinho should’ve been given the chance to go the distance, while others argued the stoppage saved him from additional damage.

The 28-year-old agrees with the former, he said, and felt he was still game in the fight.

“I definitely think it was stopped too soon, but I’m not going to sit here and bash Herb Dean because he seems like a great guy and a great referee,” Moutinho told MMA Junkie Radio. “I’ve seen him make a lot of great calls, sometimes you make bad ones. I’ve seen guys who look like they’re going to die in that cage and not get stopped. You can watch the Rory MacDonald fight with Robbie Lawler where he went four and a half rounds with his face smashed and a bloody mess and they didn’t stop that fight.

“There was 30 seconds left, let me go out on my shield. I was still standing, I was still throwing punches, so yeah I’m a little upset.

“If it would’ve gone to decision, I still would’ve lost the fight, so it doesn’t really matter. A loss is a loss. I’m a very competitive person, everyone is talking to me like, ‘It was 10 days notice, don’t be upset about the loss,’ but I’m always upset about the loss. I’m a man and I got pride. It hurts to lose, I wanted his head on my wall. But I’ll go back, get better and the next guy is going to have to pay for it.”

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A big talking point in the bout apart from O’Malley’s striking accuracy, Moutinho’s durability, and the controversial stoppage, was the pace of the contest. Moutinho marched forward the entire time and made O’Malley work. Many, including UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier, thought O’Malley was slowing down despite still keeping a lede in the scorecards.

Moutinho said he felt O’Malley was getting tired and thinks a few adjustments in a second meeting would get his hand raised.

“I asked him the fight at one point, ‘You’re tired,’ and he was like, ‘Yeah,'” Moutinho said. “I know I got to the dude, I know he’s going to remember me for the rest of his life.

“He’s never going to want to fight me again and if he does, there’s a lot of different things I’m going to do in that fight if I ever fight him again. The leg kicks were working, I was landing a lot of leg kicks. I just should’ve kept going with them. My hands, I should’ve set them up with feints. There’s a lot of stuff me and my coaches will be working on and we’ll get better from this. It could be at 135 (pounds), it could be at 125, we’re just going to get better and keep going.”

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UFC 264 medical suspensions: Why Sean O’Malley – not Kris Moutinho? – faces potential six months

Despite battering Kris Moutinho, it’s Sean O’Malley who’s potentially looking at six months out of action after UFC 264.

Despite battering [autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] for three rounds, it’s [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] who could be looking at six months out of action.

O’Malley needs an X-ray on both hands and both feet after putting on a striking clinic against tough newcomer Moutinho on Saturday at UFC 264. Moutinho, on the other hand, is looking at a two-month suspension for the damage taken in the fight, with no contact for 45 days.

On Tuesday, MMA Junkie acquired a full list of the UFC 264 medical suspensions, which were issued by the Nevada Athletic Commission, from MixedMartialArts.com, the Association of Boxing Commission’s official record keeper.

Also facing a 180-day term is [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag], who broke his left tibia and fibula in a first-round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier. McGregor faces a minimum six months out of action after undergoing surgery on Sunday.

Rounding off the six-month suspension list are [autotag]Ryan Hall[/autotag], who needs clearance for his fractured left hand that he says broke on the first punch landed in his knockout loss to Ilia Topuria; [autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag], who fractured his nose in a decision loss to Brad Tavares; [autotag]Greg Hardy[/autotag], who needs his left orbital bone cleared by a doctor after suffering a first-round knockout to Tai Tuivasa; and [autotag]Yana Kunitskaya[/autotag], who fractured her nose in a first-round TKO loss to Irene Aldana.

The full list of UFC 264 medical suspensions includes:

UFC 264 post-event facts: Dustin Poirier joins exclusive 20-win club

The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 264, which saw Dustin Poirier make history with his trilogy-fight win over Conor McGregor.

The biggest MMA event of the year so far went down Saturday when UFC 264 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The highly anticipated lightweight trilogy fight in the main event ended in unexpected fashion when [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 20-5 UFC) defeated [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by first-round TKO after the former two-division champion suffered a broken tibia.

Regardless of how it happened, it’s a win for “The Diamond,” who further entrenched his legacy in the UFC record books.

For more on the numbers, check below for 50 pre-event facts coming out of UFC 264.

UFC 264 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Conor McGregor nets $11,000

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 264 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $218,000.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 264 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $218,000.

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 264 took place at the T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 264 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Tai Tuivasa[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Greg Hardy[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Yana Kunitskaya[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Sean O’Malley [/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Max Griffin[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Carlos Condit[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Michel Pereira[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Niko Price[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ryan Hall[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jennifer Maia[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Brad Tavares[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Zhalgas Zhumagulov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jerome Rivera[/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 $4,500; 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: $2,332,500
Program-to-date total: $2,332,500

Twitter reacts to Sean O’Malley’s TKO – and Herb Dean’s stoppage – at UFC 264

See the top Twitter reactions to Sean O’Malley’s dominant victory against Kris Moutinho at UFC 264.

[autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] lived up to the odds on on Saturday when he beat short-notice replacement opponent [autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] at UFC 264.

O’Malley (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) opened the pay-per-view main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a lopsided third-round TKO victory over Moutinho (9-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who stepped into the bout when Louis Smolka wasn’t medically cleared.

“Suga” now has back-to-back wins after his sole loss to Marlon Vera, and there’s already calls for him to face stiffer competition in the bantamweight division after delivering a record output for an 135-pound fight against Moutinho.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to O’Malley’s victory over Moutinho at UFC 264.

UFC 264 results: Sean O’Malley batters granite-chinned Kris Moutinho before debated stoppage

A heavy underdog, Kris Moutinho showed tremendous heart and a granite chin agains Sean O’Malley.

[autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] picked up his sixth victory inside the UFC cage Saturday, but it didn’t come without a fight.

“The Sugar Show” O’Malley (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) defeated promotional newcomer [autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] (9-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) via TKO at 4:33 of Round 3.

The bantamweight bout opened up the UFC 264 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Moutinho made his UFC debut on 11 days’ notice on a two-fight winning streak. The Regiment Training Center product was a heavy underdog entering the fight but fearlessly pushed the pace throughout.

From the opening bell, the green-haired New Englander charged straight at O’Malley as he flung punches – and absorbed many more. For 14 minutes, Moutinho took O’Malley’s best shots and continued to march forward.

In the final 30 seconds, the two fighters opened up in a wild exchange that sent the crowd to their feet. However, referee Herb Dean did not like what he saw from the bloodied and battered Moutinho, who was eating the worst of the shots – so he stepped in and stopped the fight.

The stoppage was met by mixed reactions. Critics included UFC commentator Joe Rogan, who indicated on the broadcast that he did not agree with Dean’s decision-making to call the standing TKO.

With the victory, O’Malley has now won back-to-back fights since his loss to Marlon “Chito” Vera in August 2020. In his seven UFC appearances, O’Malley has won four by TKO or knockout.

As for Moutinho, the short-notice replacement and UFC newcomer has his two-fight winning streak snapped. The defeat is the third time he’s lost by TKO.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 264 results include:

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UFC 264 predictions: Who’s picking Conor McGregor to take trilogy from Dustin Poirier?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC 264 main card with a trilogy rubber match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.

Poirier
vs.
McGregor		 Burns
vs.
Thompson		 Hardy
vs.
Tuivasa		 Aldana
vs.
Kunitskaya		 Moutinho
vs.
O’Malley
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 86-57		 poirier2021
Poirier
(58%)		 thompson2021
Thompson
(73%)		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa
(67%)		 kunitskaya2021
Kunitskaya
(58%)		 omalley2021
O’Malley
(88%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 97-60
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 poirier2021
Poirier		 burns2021
Burns		 hardy2021
Hardy		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 94-63		 poirier2021
Poirier		 burns2021
Burns		 hardy2021
Hardy		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 94-63		 poirier2021
Poirier		 burns2021
Burns		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 93-64
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 poirier2021
Poirier		 thompson2021
Thompson		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 kunitskaya2021
Kunitskaya		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 92-65
trophy copy 2020 Champion		 poirier2021
Poirier		 thompson2021
Thompson		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 92-65		 mcgregor2021
McGregor		 thompson2021
Thompson		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 91-66		 poirier2021
Poirier		 thompson2021
Thompson		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 91-66		 poirier2021
Poirier		 thompson2021
Thompson		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 91-66
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 mcgregor2021
McGregor		 burns2021
Burns		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 91-66		 mcgregor2021
McGregor		 burns2021
Burns		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 90-67		 mcgregor2021
McGregor		 thompson2021
Thompson		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 88-69		 mcgregor2021
McGregor		 thompson2021
Thompson		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 aldana2021
Aldana		 omalley2021
O’Malley
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
2021: 22-19		 poirier2021
Poirier		 burns2021
Burns		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa		 kunitskaya2021
Kunitskaya		 omalley2021
O’Malley
BetMGM
Betting Favorites		 poirier2021
Poirier -125		 thompson2021
Thompson -160		 tuivasa2021
Tuivasa -145		 aldana2021
Aldana -120		 omalley2021
O’Malley -900

The UFC is back after a week off with a blockbuster trilogy rubber match in front of fans in Las Vegas.

UFC 264 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

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In the lightweight main event, [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC) takes on former lightweight and featherweight champion [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] (22-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in a trilogy rubber match. Each fighter has a win over the other by knockout. Poirier is a slight -125 betting favorite at BetMGM, and he’s got the lead in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers at 8-5.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) meets [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] (16-4-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) at welterweight. Thompson is a -160 favorite, but he has just the smallest possible edge in the picks at 7-6.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Greg Hardy[/autotag] (7-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) takes on [autotag]Tai Tuivasa[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. Tuivasa is a -145 favorite and has a whopping 11-2 lead in the picks from our staff members.

[autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) meets [autotag]Yana Kunitskaya[/autotag] (14-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in a women’s bantamweight bout. Aldana has a slim -120 edge at the betting window, but she’s got a hefty 11-2 lead in the picks. Oddly enough, our readers are siding with Kunitskaya at a 58 percent clip.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is our only unanimous pick in his bantamweight bout against short-notice replacement opponent [autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] (9-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who is making his UFC debut. O’Malley is the biggest favorite on the entire card at 9-1 and has a 13-0 shutout in the picks from our staff members.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Poirier (58 percent), Thompson (73 percent), Tuivasa (67 percent), Kunitskaya (58 percent) and O’Malley (88 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Video: Was bringing in Kris Moutinho to face Sean O’Malley at UFC 264 the right move?

Our Spinning Back Clique discusses if bringing in Kris Moutinho to face Sean O’Malley on short notice was the right call for UFC 264.

[autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] found himself needing an opponent on short notice ahead of UFC 264.

Once word was out that Louis Smolka was out of their scheduled bout, there was no shortage of current UFC fighters raising their hands to step in and take the fight.

However, the UFC decided to bring in [autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag] to make his UFC debut to kick off a huge pay-per-view event. Was the right choice made here or should the promotion have gone with another opponent for O’Malley?

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Our “Spinning Back Clique” panel of “Gorgeous” George Garcia, Brian Garcia, and Nolan King weighed in with host John Morgan in this week’s episode to discuss the decision to bring in a UFC newcomer for a big opportunity.

You can watch the discussion above or check out the full episode below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5n8iRPY4H8

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