After 17 consecutive weeks, the promotion takes a week off before returning to Las Vegas on Oct. 7 for UFC Fight Night 229, which features a lightweight matchup between [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] and [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag].
Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA, kickboxing, muay Thai and bareknuckle boxing this week from Sept. 29-30.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Check out which UFC veterans are in MMA and boxing action across the globe this weekend.
This week, the UFC is in Miami for its next pay-per-view event, UFC 287, which features a middleweight title rematch between champ [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] and former champ [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag].
Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
This weekend, there are a total of 10 veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA and boxing this week from April 7-8.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Check out which veterans of the UFC are in action this week.
The UFC is heading back to Las Vegas this week for UFC Fight Night 214 after UFC Fight Night 213 in the same venue.
In addition, there are a number of MMA, kickboxing, and bareknuckle boxing events taking place that feature many familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
These 10 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA and boxing this week from Nov. 3-6.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
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:
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:
“UFC Fight Night 196: Costa vs. Vettori” – $157,500
Jamie Pickett vs. Laureano Staropoli is off Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 194 due to COVID-19.
[autotag]Jamie Pickett[/autotag] will have to wait a little longer to fight [autotag]Laureano Staropoli[/autotag].
Pickett (11-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has been pulled from his matchup against Staropoli (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 194 after one of his coaches tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week in Las Vegas. The news of the withdrawal was first reported by AgFight on Tuesday and later confirmed by MMA Junkie.
Pickett also shared a message about the situation on his Instagram story:
“Fight has been canceled and I’m stuck in vegas. One of my coaches tested positive for covid and now we have to stay here for 10 days. I’m pissed the f*ck off but everything is everything. I’ll get through this somehow.”
MMA Junkie also learned from sources that Staropoli will not be given a replacement opponent for Saturday’s event. Instead, the middleweight matchup will be rescheduled for the UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 23.
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Staropoli is coming off a three-fight losing streak, which ended his 2-0 start in the promotion. The bout with Pickett will be the second fight at 185 pounds for the Argentinian, as he was previously fighting at welterweight.
Meanwhile, Pickett is in search of his first UFC win. The 33-year-old has lost both of his UFC bouts since earning a contract with the promotion at Dana White’s Contender Series back in August 2020.
Looking to snap a three-fight skid, Laureano Staropoli vows to leave it all in the cage at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 194.
[autotag]Laureano Staropoli[/autotag] knows there’s a lot ridding on his next UFC fight.
The Argentinian enters Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 194 coming off three consecutive defeats. Staropoli (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) is set to take on Jamie Pickett, who’s winless in his two fights in the company. Staropoli knows that he’s not in an ideal position, as a fourth consecutive loss could mean his last fight in the UFC.
However, despite the situation, Staropoli remains level-headed and determined to leave it all in the cage in order to get his and raised.
“This is a decisive fight for me,” Staropoli told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “I’m not taking it with the pressure that it brings, but quite the opposite. I’m very relaxed, very focused, and my head is 100 percent.
“We’re going to make a great fight, and I’m going to leave my life in there. I’m going out to kill or be killed so we can continue to be in there representing Argentina and continue fighting for the dream of getting the title.
“People might say, ‘You’re crazy. You’re coming off three defeats, and you’re still thinking about the the title instead of surviving in the company?’ But until the last day that I fight, I’m going to be thinking the same. I joined the UFC for that reason, and even though with everything that’s happened, I’m still with the head in the game, and nobody is going to take that away from me. I’m going to get there, and I will show it.”
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Staropoli entered the UFC at 24 back in 2017. He had eight fights under his belt and put together a strong start in the organization. Staropoli defeated Hector Aldana in his debut and then former UFC title challenger Thiago Alves in the following bout.
However, he since dropped decision losses to Muslim Salikhov, Tim Means, and most recently Roman Dolidze.
Staropoli believes he didn’t have the right level of experience in those defeats, and he needed to mature. The Chute Boxe fighter feels he’s learned plenty in the last couple of years and is thankful he underwent those experiences.
“I was maturing as a fighter,” Staropoli said. “I entered the UFC with a 7-1 record. It’s not like I had great experience, so I had to mature as a fighter inside the biggest organization of the world, facing the beasts that I had to face.
“I’m a different fighter with a different mindset today because of all those things I experienced. I’m someone that learns a lot from their mistakes and from defeats. Even though these three defeats were extremely painful, I was able to reach a level of mindset and maturity that I didn’t have. If I didn’t go through what I did, maybe I wouldn’t be here telling you this. I needed to go through this. I view things differently now. Two years ago I didn’t. It’s a completely different landscape. I’m thankful for everything I went through.”
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 May 17-23.
All the notable stats to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 32, which took place in Las Vegas, and saw Derrick Lewis knock out Aleksei Oleinik.
The UFC’s loaded August schedule continued on Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 32, which went down at UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streamed on ESPN+.
The UFC’s busiest heavyweight picked up another notable win in the headliner when [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) overcame the grappling prowess of [autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag] (59-14-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC) to net a second-round TKO and extend his current winning streak to three fights.
“The Black Beast” made UFC history with his finish, and for more on the numbers, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 32.
[autotag]Darren Stewart[/autotag], [autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag], [autotag]Andrew Sanchez[/autotag] and [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN+ 32 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN+ 32 drew an announced attendance of zero for a live gate of $0.
Betting favorites went 10-2 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 15-7 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:10:09.
Main card
Derrick Lewis
Lewis’ 15 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied with Junior Dos Santos for third most in divisional history behind Andrei Arlovski (18) and Frank Mir (16).
Lewis’ 11 stoppage victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied with Arlovski, Gabriel Gonzaga and Stefan Struve for second most in divisional history behind Mir (13),
Lewis’ 11 knockout victories in UFC competition are tied for second most in company history behind Vitor Belfort (12).
Lewis’ 11 knockout victories in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Lewis’ 11 knockout victories in UFC competition since 2014 are tied with Thiago Santos for most among active fighters in the organization.
Oleinik has suffered all four of his UFC stoppage losses by knockout.
[autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) was successful in his return to the middleweight division.
Weidman earned his first UFC victory where he failed to outland his opponent in strikes.
[autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag] (20-5-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) fell to 3-1-1 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in December 2017. He’s 4-1-1 in the weight class overall under the UFC banner.
Akhmedov suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Stewart (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) improved to 5-3 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November 2017.
[autotag]Maki Pitolo[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage.
Yana Kunitskaya
[autotag]Yana Kunitskaya[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) improved to 3-1 since she returned to the UFC women’s bantamweight division in October 2018.
Kunitskaya outlanded her opponent 209-to-30 in total strikes. The +179 margin is largest in UFC women’s bantamweight history.
Kunitskaya has earned all three of her UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Beneil Dariush[/autotag] (19-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) earned the eighth knockout in UFC history stemming from a spinning backfist.
Dariush’s four-fight stoppage streak in UFC competition is tied with Justin Gaethje and Francis Ngannou for second longest among active fighters on the roster behind Charles Oliveira (seven).
[autotag]Scott Holtzman[/autotag] (14-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with his knockout defeat.
Preliminary card
Tim Means
[autotag]Tim Means[/autotag] (30-12-1 MMA, 12-9 UFC) improved to 10-7 (with one no contest) since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in May 2014.
[autotag]Laureano Staropoli[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.
[autotag]Alexander Munoz[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
[autotag]Wellington Turman[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with his knockout defeat.
[autotag]Justin Jaynes[/autotag] (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with his submission defeat.
[autotag]Youssef Zalal[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Peter Barrett[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 32 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $162,000.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 32 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $162,000.
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+ 32 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card streamed ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN+ 32 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
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 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
A welterweight matchup between Tim Means and Laureano Staropoli is the latest addition to the UFC’s Aug. 8 lineup.
A welterweight banger is the latest addition to the UFC’s Aug. 8 event.
[autotag]Tim Means[/autotag](29-12-1 MMA, 11-9 UFC) will face [autotag]Laureano Staropoli[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in an event expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking Saturday, but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Means has split his last four appearances. After scoring a first-round submission over Thiago Alves last December, Means suffered a second-round submission loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 25 in February.
After picking up wins over Hector Aldana and Thiago Alves in his first two UFC bouts, Staropoli saw his seven-fight winning streak snapped at the hands of Muslim Salikhov last October in Singapore.
