UFC Fight Night 196 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Paulo Costa gets $6,000

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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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 19-25)

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 19-25:

Stiff jab caps off Amanda Lemos striking clinic in UFC 259 TKO win over Livinha Souza

Watch Amanda Lemos’ striking clinic end with a stiff jab and follow-up shots.

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] keeps winning.

Entering UFC 259, Lemos (9-1-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had victories by decision and submission under the promotional banner – and she added a TKO to her resume Saturday at the UFC Apex.

In the third preliminary card fight, Lemos dispatched former Invicta FC strawweight champion [autotag]Livinha Souza[/autotag] with punches at 3:39 of Round 1.

From beginning to end, Lemos put on a striking clinic. She dropped Lemos early in the round with a heavy overhand right. Souza (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) survived the attack that followed and worked her way back to her feet. However, she didn’t remain there for long.

Shortly thereafter, Lemos floored Souza with a stiff left jab. From there, minimal strikes were enough for referee Jason Herzog to jump in and wave off the fight.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 259 results include:

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UFC 259: Make your predictions for three title fights in Las Vegas

We want your predictions for UFC 259, which features title fights at light heavyweight, women’s featherweight and bantamweight.

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 259 event in Las Vegas.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 259 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 259 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

Livinha Souza felt cage rust but now ready to head to UFC’s ‘Fight Island’

Take a look inside Livinha Souza’s win over Ashley Yoder at UFC 252 in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Livinha Souza[/autotag] beat Ashley Yoder with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 252 in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Souza, who got back in the win column after a loss to Brianna Van Buren 13 months ago.

Result: Livinha Souza def. Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Updated records: Souza (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Yoder (7-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Key stat: Yoder actually won the overall striking battle 89-70, but Souza landed more significant strikes and had a takedown.

Souza on the fight’s key moment

“I felt the pace because I (haven’t) fought (since) last year in July. I came for the win. It’s a great feeling for me.”

Souza on persevering in training

“I had a lot of worries in the pandemic times, and this victory, this win, is significant to my team, to my coaches, to my family. I can only say thank you to Brazil, to Dana (White), to Sean Shelby, anyone at the UFC: Thank you for the care with us. UFC is the best organization.”

Souza on what she wants next

“I need to fight more in the UFC. I’m ready for anyone, anywhere, but my dream is to fight on the ‘Fight Island.’ If Dana (White) gives me a chance, I’ll be ready.”

To hear more from Souza, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

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UFC 252 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Daniel Cormier takes home $30k for final fight

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 252 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $201,000.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 252 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $201,000.

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 252 took place at UFC Apex. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC 252 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag]: $40,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag]: $30,000

[autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]John Dodson[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Vinc Pichel[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Felice Herrig[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Danny Chavez[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]TJ Brown[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Livinha Souza[/autotag]: $4,000
def.[autotag]Ashley Yoder[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Parker Porter[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Kai Kamaka[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Tony Kelley[/autotag]: $3,500

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:

Year-to-date total: $3,964,000
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $34,968,500

UFC 252: Livinha Souza post-fight interview

Livinha Souza talks to media after her UFC 252 victory

Livinha Souza talks to media after her UFC 252 victory