UFC on ESPN 46 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

Check out what the UFC on ESPN 46 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event.

LAS VEGAS – UFC on ESPN 46 took place Saturday with 12 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

You can hear from all the UFC on ESPN 46 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 46.

UFC 275 post-event facts: Glover Teixeira taps for first time in 20-year career

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.

UFC 275 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Joanna Jedrzejczyk takes hit with non-title bout

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:

* * * *

[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

Kyung Ho Kang def. Danaa Batgerel at UFC 275: Best photos

Check out these photos highlighting Kyung Ho Kang’s unanimous decision win over Danaa Batgerel at UFC 275.

Check out these photos highlighting [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over Danaa Batgerel at UFC 275 from Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. (Photos by Paul Miller, USA TODAY Sports)

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past two weeks (April 18-May 1)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past two weeks.

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 April 18-May 1.

UFC Fight Night 198 post-event facts: Rare 0-5 UFC record enters history books

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 198, which saw a near-record 10 fights end in a decision.

UFC Fight Night 198 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and with 10 decision results, it turned out to be one of the more forgettable events of the year.

It won’t be remembered that way for [autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), though, as she put a signature win on her resume when she outworked [autotag]Miesha Tate[/autotag] (19-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) to a unanimous decision in the women’s bantamweight headliner.

For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 198.

UFC Fight Night 198 predictions: Is anyone picking Ketlen Vieira over Miesha Tate?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 198 main card, featuring Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate.

Vieira
vs.
Tate
Brady
vs.
Chiesa
Kang
vs.
Yahya
Santos
vs.
Wood
Grant
vs.
Yanez
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 197-107
tate2021
Tate
(71%)
chiesa2021
Chiesa
(56%)
yahya2021
Yahya
(58%)
santos2021
Santos
(63%)
yanez2021
Yanez
(77%)
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 201-103
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 194-110
tate2021
Tate
brady2021
Brady
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 191-113
trophy copy 2014 Champion
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 189-115
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
yahya2021
Yahya
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 188-116
tate2021
Tate
brady2021
Brady
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 187-117
trophy copy 2020 Champion
tate2021
Tate
brady2021
Brady
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 183-121
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
yahya2021
Yahya
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 182-122
trophy copy 2018 Champion
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 177-127
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
yahya2021
Yahya
wood2021
Wood
yanez2021
Yanez
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 176-128
tate2021
Tate
brady2021
Brady
yahya2021
Yahya
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 176-128
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 176-128
trophy copy 2017 Champion
tate2021
Tate
brady2021
Brady
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
2021: 118-70
tate2021
Tate
chiesa2021
Chiesa
kang2021
Kang
santos2021
Santos
yanez2021
Yanez

The UFC stays in Las Vegas this week with a former champion at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 198 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, former women’s bantamweight champion [autotag]Miesha Tate[/autotag] (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) takes on [autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC). Vieira is a slight -120 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Tate is -105. But not a single one of our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers is picking against Tate.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Sean Brady[/autotag] (14-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) takes on [autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) at welterweight. Brady is a -175 favorite, but it’s Chiesa who has an 8-5 lead in the picks.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag] (17-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Rani Yahya[/autotag] (27-10-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. The fight nearly is a pick’em with Kang at -115 to -110 for Yahya. But Kang has a big 9-4 lead from our staff members.

[autotag]Taila Santos[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is the biggest favorite on the main card at -380 in her women’s flyweight bout against [autotag]Joanne Wood[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) – formerly Joanne Calderwood. Only one of our pickers is taking Wood in an upset.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is our second unanimous pick in his bantamweight bout against [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC). Yanez is a big -320 favorite at the betting window.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Tate (71 percent), Chiesa (56 percent), Yahya (58 percent), Santos (63 percent) and Yanez (77 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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UFC on ESPN 28 loses co-main event due to positive COVID-19 test

The co-main event between Kyung Ho Kang and Rani Yahya becomes the fifth UFC on ESPN 28 fight to fall off this week.

The UFC on ESPN 28 lineup just keeps taking hits.

Just hours away from the event, veteran [autotag]Rani Yahya[/autotag] announced that his co-main event against [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag] has been canceled after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Yahya reveled the news Saturday morning on his Instagram account.

“Hey, guys, my fight just got canceled,” Yahya wrote. “I tested positive for the COVID-19 test that was made yesterday. I feel very good physically, and I believe that everything happens for a reason. Thank you all for the support!!”

The promotion has yet to announce the news at the time of this story. It’s unknown how the loss of the co-main event will affect the lineup.

This is fifth bout cancellation in one week for UFC on ESPN 28.

The original co-main event between Chris Daukaus and Shamil Abdurakhimov was pulled Monday, as well as Sam Alvey vs. Roman Kopylov canceled due to visa issues. Additionally, two more bouts fell off after Friday’s weigh-ins: Nicco Montano vs. Wu Yanan, and Ronnie Lawrence vs. Trevin Jones.

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UFC on ESPN 28 predictions: Uriah Hall or Sean Strickland in middleweight showdown?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ESPN 28 main card, featuring Uriah Hall vs. Sean Strickland.

Hall
vs.
Strickland
Kang
vs.
Yahya
Buys
vs.
De Paula
Gooden
vs.
Stolze
Adashev
vs.
Benoit
Barberena
vs.
Witt
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 111-66
hall2021
Hall
(61%)
yahya2021
Yahya
(62%)
buys2021
Buys
(77%)
stolze2021
Stolze
(61%)
benoit2021
Benoit
(74%)
barberena2021
Barberena
(86%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 112-65
trophy copy 2018 Champion
strickland2021
Strickland
kang2021
Kang
depaula2021
De Paula
gooden2021
Gooden
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 109-68
strickland2021
Strickland
kang2021
Kang
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
adashev2021
Adashev
barberena2021
Barberena
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 109-68
strickland2021
Strickland
kang2021
Kang
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
adashev2021
Adashev
barberena2021
Barberena
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 108-69
trophy copy 2020 Champion
hall2021
Hall
yahya2021
Yahya
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 107-70
trophy copy 2014 Champion
hall2021
Hall
yahya2021
Yahya
depaula2021
De Paula
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 106-71
strickland2021
Strickland
kang2021
Kang
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 106-71
strickland2021
Strickland
kang2021
Kang
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 105-72
strickland2021
Strickland
yahya2021
Yahya
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 105-72
trophy copy 2017 Champion
strickland2021
Strickland
kang2021
Kang
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 104-73
strickland2021
Strickland
yahya2021
Yahya
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 103-74
strickland2021
Strickland
yahya2021
Yahya
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 100-77
strickland2021
Strickland
kang2021
Kang
buys2021
Buys
gooden2021
Gooden
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
2021: 36-25
strickland2021
Strickland
yahya2021
Yahya
buys2021
Buys
stolze2021
Stolze
benoit2021
Benoit
barberena2021
Barberena
BetMGM
Betting Favorites
strickland2021
Strickland -225
kang2021
Kang -135
buys2021
Buys -165
stolze2021
Stolze -200
benoit2021
Benoit -140
barberena2021
Barberena -275

The UFC stays in its Las Vegas home base this week with a fight between a pair of surging middleweights.

UFC on ESPN 28 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, [autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag] (17-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) takes on [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] (23-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) at 185 pounds. Both fighters come in with four-fight winning streaks, but it’s Strickland with a sizable betting advantage at -225 at BetMGM, and he’s got a big 10-3 lead in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag] (17-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) meets jiu-jitsu ace [autotag]Rani Yahya[/autotag] (27-10-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC) at bantamweight. Kang is the slight favorite at -135, and he’s got just a narrow 7-6 lead in the picks in our most contentious fight.

[autotag]Cheyanne Buys[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and [autotag]Gloria de Paula[/autotag] (5-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) both are looking for their first UFC wins in a women’s strawweight fight. Buys, from South Africa, is a -165 favorite and has a big 11-2 lead in the picks.

[autotag]Jared Gooden[/autotag] (17-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) is stepping up on short notice to take on [autotag]Niklas Stolze[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at welterweight. Stolze is a 2-1 favorite at the betting window, and he’s got an 11-2 edge from our pickers.

[autotag]Zarrukh Adashev[/autotag] (3-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Ryan Benoit[/autotag] (10-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) in a flyweight bout. And despite just a -140 nod from the oddsmakers and betting public for Benoit, he’s running away with the picks at 11-2.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Bryan Barberena[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC) is the biggest favorite at -275 in his welterweight bout against [autotag]Jason Witt[/autotag] (18-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC). He’s also our lone unanimous pick at 13-0.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Hall (61 percent), Yahya (62 percent), Buys (77 percent), Stolze (61 percent), Benoit (74 percent) and Barberena (86 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

UFC on ESPN+ 23 medical suspensions: Frankie Edgar could face six-month term after TKO

Six fighters are looking at potential six-month medical suspensions after UFC on ESPN+ 23, including former champion Frankie Edgar.

Six fighters are looking at potential six-month medical suspensions after UFC on ESPN+ 23, including former champion [autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag], who lost in the main event.

Edgar’s (23-8-1 MMA, 17-8-1 UFC) first-round TKO defeat to [autotag]Chan Sung Jung[/autotag] (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in this past weekend’s featherweight headliner led to an orbital injury that resulted in a 180-day suspension for “The Answer,” unless he receives clearance from a specialist beforehand.

MMA Junkie today obtained the full medical suspension report from UFC on ESPN+ 23, which went down at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.

Check it out below.

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  • Chan Sung Jung: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. Frankie Edgar: Suspended 180 days for right orbital injury (requires clearance from oral and maxillofacial doctor); 60 days mandatory rest and 45 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
    def. [autotag]Aleksandar Rakic[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for left shin hematoma (requires clearance from primary care physician); 30 days mandatory rest
  • [autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days no contact
    def. [autotag]Dooho Choi[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for TKO loss and left wrist injury (requires clearance from orthopedic doctor); 45 days mandatory rest and 30 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Da Un Jung[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. [autotag]Mike Rodriguez[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days (requires clearance form dentist); 45 days mandatory rest and 30 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Jun Yong Park[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for nasal laceration; 21 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for left brow laceration; 21 days of no contact
    def. [autotag]Liu Pingyuan[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration; 21 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. [autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days for right eyelid laceration and hard bout;; 30 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Seungwoo Choi[/autotag]: $3,500
    def. [autotag]Suman Mokhtarian[/autotag]: $3,500
  • [autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. [autotag]Dong Hyun Ma[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for right shoulder pain; 21 days of no contact
    def. [autotag]Matt Schnell[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days for knockout loss; 30 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
    def. [autotag]Said Nurmagomedov[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for right knee pain; 21 days of no contact
  • [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. [autotag]Miranda Granger[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
  • [autotag]Heili Alateng[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for right foot injury (requires X-ray clearance); 30 days mandatory rest and 21 days of no contact
    def. [autotag]Ryan Benoit[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for right foot injury (requires X-ray clearance); 30 days mandatory rest and 21 days of no contact

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