A USADA violation has wiped Marc-Andre Barriault’s first UFC win off the books.
It took [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] four tries to pick up his first UFC victory, but he finally secured it June 20 – or so he thought.
Wednesday, Barriault’s first promotional victory, earned against Oskar Piechota at UFC on ESPN 11, was overturned to a no contest by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) at its monthly meeting.
The NAC overturned the result due to a positive U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug test in which Barriault tested positive for ostarine, a “selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country,” according to USADA.
Barriault was suspended nine months, fined $2,100, and has to pay prosecution fees of $254.38, a commission official informed MMA Junkie.
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On Aug. 5, Barriault issued a statement to MMA Junkie. He denied any wrongdoing and was unsure of how ostarine entered his system.
You can read Barriault’s statement in full below:
Following a communication from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) last week, I wanted to clarify the current situation to all my fans, the medias and everybody involved in the sport of mixed martial arts.
I was notified last week that an in-competition sample that I provided to the NSAC the night of my last fight on June 20, 2020 was positive for an extremely low level (approximately 190 picograms or 190 parts per trillion) of the prohibited substance, Ostarine. First and foremost, I want to make things crystal clear, I did not intentionally use Ostarine, nor have I ever knowingly used any prohibited substance in my career. Since the beginning of my professional career, I have been tested 3 times by the Quebec athletic commission, and a total of 7 times under the UFC/USADA program and have always tested negative.
Since I found out about this last week, I have learned quite a bit about Ostarine, specifically that it is commonly found as a low-level contaminant in certain dietary supplements, often at levels that provide absolutely no performance enhancing benefit. I strongly believe that a supplement contaminant is the reason for my low level positive, and I am actively working with the UFC on reviewing and testing supplements that I have used prior to my June 20th fight, in the hope of identifying the culprit.
While I am extremely disappointed in this development, I am looking forward to finding a definitive explanation for my low-level positive test, to fully cooperating with the NSAC and to getting back to work in the Octagon soon.
Barriault, 30, will be eligible to return to action on March 20.
Marc-Andre Barriault doesn’t yet know what the NAC plans on doing with him, but he wants the public to know that he isn’t a cheater.
UFC middleweight [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] doesn’t yet know what the Nevada Athletic Commission plans on doing with his recent positive drug screen, but he wants the public to know that he isn’t a cheater.
Barriault (12-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) fought at UFC on ESPN 11 in June, picking up an impressive second-round TKO win over Oskar Piechota. However, it was recently revealed by the NAC that he failed a drug test associated with the event. Barriault said he was flagged for “an extremely low level” of ostarine, a “selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country,” according to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Barriault today had his temporary suspension extended by the Nevada Athletic Commission, which is expected to offer a full decision on his case in September. However, the Canadian athlete issued a statement insisting he has never “knowingly used any prohibited substance” and believes a supplement contaminant is to blame for the test result.
You can read Barriault’s statement in full below:
Following a communication from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) last week, I wanted to clarify the current situation to all my fans, the medias and everybody involved in the sport of mixed martial arts.
I was notified last week that an in-competition sample that I provided to the NSAC the night of my last fight on June 20, 2020 was positive for an extremely low level (approximately 190 picograms or 190 parts per trillion) of the prohibited substance, Ostarine. First and foremost, I want to make things crystal clear, I did not intentionally use Ostarine, nor have I ever knowingly used any prohibited substance in my career. Since the beginning of my professional career, I have been tested 3 times by the Quebec athletic commission, and a total of 7 times under the UFC/USADA program and have always tested negative.
Since I found out about this last week, I have learned quite a bit about Ostarine, specifically that it is commonly found as a low-level contaminant in certain dietary supplements, often at levels that provide absolutely no performance enhancing benefit. I strongly believe that a supplement contaminant is the reason for my low level positive, and I am actively working with the UFC on reviewing and testing supplements that I have used prior to my June 20th fight, in the hope of identifying the culprit.
While I am extremely disappointed in this development, I am looking forward to finding a definitive explanation for my low-level positive test, to fully cooperating with the NSAC and to getting back to work in the Octagon soon.
Ostarine is a substance certainly gaining familiarity to MMA fans. Rachael Ostovich, Ovince Saint Preux, Diego Sanchez and Sean O’Malley have all faced recent suspensions due to the substance, with investigations pointing to tainted supplements in each of the cases.
Take a look inside Marc-Andre Barriault’s TKO win over Oskar Piechota at UFC on ESPN 11 in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] beat Oskar Piechota with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 11 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Barriault, who snapped a three-fight skid for his first win in the UFC.
“I felt he was strong during the first round, so he hit me with a couple of good shots, but I stayed composed and I just worked the game plan. The game plan was just to let everything loose, be confident, just work the timing and let the hands go, so that’s what I did.”
Barriault on fighting for himself
“It means a lot man, just to liberate myself with everything going on right now. I did it for me, first of all, for my fans, for my team, for my family, for everybody. But for me, it’s a good feeling. It’s amazing, and of course I will enjoy it very good this summer.”
Barriault on what he wants next
“If the UFC gives me this type of guy, of opponent, I will put on a very good show. My past three fights, those guys were kind of, they taste my power right away so they just wrestle me. Right now, I want to fight, I want more, let’s go.”
To hear more from Barriault, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
Jim Miller walked away with a six-figure payday after UFC on ESPN 11.
[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] walked away with a six-figure payday after UFC on EPSN 11.
After choking out rising lightweight fighter [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] in the first round of their main card bout Saturday, Miller (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) pocketed $208,0000.
MMA Junkie today acquired a list of fighter salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, airing on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+.
Miller, 36, was not the only fighter to earn a six-figure paycheck at the event.
Headline victor [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] earned $180,000 for his unanimous decision victory over [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]. Co-headliner participant [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] took home $152,000 as a result of his back-and-forth brawl win over [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag]. [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] earned $100,000 for his unanimous decision victory against [autotag]Lyman Good[/autotag]. Former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger [autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] collected $126,000 for her unanimous decision win against [autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag].
The total disclosed pay for the 12-fight card was $1,655,000.
The full list of UFC on ESPN 10 salaries includes:
The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC on ESPN 11 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, UFC officials also handed out a “Fight of the Night” bonus to Emmett and Burgos – and two $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses to Jaynes and Miller.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 11, which saw Curtis Blaydes defeat Alexander Volkov in Las Vegas.
The UFC’s run of events continued Saturday with UFC on ESPN 11, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN/ESPN+.
The main event featured a historic performance from [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who beat [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (31-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC) by unanimous decision with the help of a record number of takedowns landed.
It was one of several notable happenings to occur on the card. For more on the numbers, check below for 55 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 11.
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General
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $178,500.
Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag], [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag], [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] and [autotag]Justin Jaynes[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 11 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN 11 drew an announced attendance of zero for a live gate of $0.
Betting favorites went 7-5 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 9-6 (currently 8-6) in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:32:32.
Main card
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Blaydes’ four-fight UFC winning streak in heavyweight competition is tied with Francis Ngannou and Augusto Sakai for the longest active streak in the division.
Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed set the single-fight record for a UFC heavyweight bout.
Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed are tied for the third most in a single UFC fight behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (21 at UFC 160) and Sean Sherk (16 at UFC 73).
Blaydes’ 59 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Volkov fell to 7-2 since his final Bellator bout in June 2015.
Volkov has suffered four of his seven career losses by decision.
Emmett (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) improved to 5-1 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October 2017.
Emmett has landed 10 knockdowns in his past six fights.
Emmett’s 10 knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Jeremy Stephens (11).
Burgos (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
[autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag]’s (11-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) eight victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (11).
Pennington’s total fight time of 3:07:33 in UFC women’s bantamweight competition is most in divisional history.
Pennington has earned six of her eight UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag]’s (9-6-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since February 2018.
Reneau has suffered all six of her career losses by decision.
[autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) improved to 7-1 in his past eight fights dating back to February 2017. His lone defeat came against Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 1.
Muhammad has earned 12 of his 17 career victories by decision. That includes six of his eight UFC wins.
[autotag]Lyman Good[/autotag] (21-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past six fights.
Good has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.
Miller’s (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) 21 victories in UFC competition are third most in company history behind Donald Cerrone (23) and Demian Maia (22).
Miller’s 10 submission victories in UFC competition are tied with Royce Gracie for third most in history behind Charles Oliveira (14) and Demian Maia (11).
Miller’s 43 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Preliminary card
[autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag] (35-20 MMA, 15-14 UFC) fell to 3-3 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Guida’s 54 takedowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (84) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (57).
[autotag]Tecia Torres[/autotag]’ (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) snapped her four-fight losing skid for her first victory since December 2017.
Torres’ seven victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10).
Torres has earned 10 of her 11 career victories by decision.
[autotag]Brianna Van Buren[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.
[autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since September 2018.
[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] (11-4-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has suffered four consecutive losses after starting his career on a 12-fight unbeaten streak.
Piechota has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.
[autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag]’s (8-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) five victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied with Valentina Shevchenko and Katlyn Chookagian for most in divisional history.
Robertson’s five stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Robertson’s four submission victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
[autotag]Cortney Casey[/autotag] (9-8 MMA, 4-7 UFC) fell to 1-1 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in May.
Casey fell to 2-4 in her past six fights since January 2017.
Casey has suffered both of her career stoppage losses by submission.
[autotag]Frank Camacho[/autotag] (22-9 MMA, 2-5 uFC) fell to 2-3 since he dropped to the UFC lightweight division in November 2017.
Camacho has suffered seven of his nine career losses by stoppage.
[autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) improved to 4-1 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in December 2017.
Murphy’s three-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Shevchenko (five).
Murphy’s four victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Shevchenko (five), Chookagian (five) and Robertson (five).
[autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag] (24-17 MMA, 3-5 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over her past eight fights.
Modafferi has suffered 13 of her 17 career losses by decision. That includes all five of her UFC defeats.
[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his five-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
UFC on ESPN 11 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $178,500.
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 on ESPN 11 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 11 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:
Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event.
While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.
See what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 11 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.
[autotag]Austin Hubbard[/autotag]: “At My Leisure (Freestyle)” by Steelo Bass
[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag]: “Pony” by Ginuwine
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The best facts and figures about UFC on ESPN 11, which features a Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov main event.
The UFC puts on its eighth card since the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 11, which takes place at the UFC Apex and airs on ESPN/ESPN+.
In the main event, heavyweight contenders [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (31-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will battle to see who moves one step closer to a title shot.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 70 pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 11.
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Main event
Curtis Blaydes
Blaydes’ three-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Francis Ngannou (four) and August Sakai (four).
Blaydes has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his eight UFC victories.
Blaydes absorbs 1.86 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Blaydes’ 45 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Blaydes has achieved 43:03 of top control time in UFC heavyweight competition, the second most in divisional history behind Randy Couture (51:19).
Blaydes completes 55.6 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Cheick Kongo (63.2 percent).
Blaydes’ takedown rate of 7.05 per 15 minutes of fighting is third highest in UFC history.
Blaydes’ 10 takedowns landed against Mark Hunt at UFC 221 tied the record for second most in a single UFC heavyweight fight behind Cain Velasquez’s 11 takedowns landed at UFC 155.
Blaydes’ three knockout victories stemming from elbow strikes in UFC competition are tied with Paul Felder for most in company history.
Alexander Volkov
Volkov is a former Bellator heavyweight champion.
Volkov is 7-1 since his final Bellator bout in June 2015.
Volkov’s average fight time of 15:00 in UFC heavyweight competition is tied for second longest in divisional history behind Blagoy Ivanov (17:00).
Volkov has earned 23 of his 31 career victories by stoppage.
Volkov lands 6.19 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the second highest rate in divisional history behind Cain Velasquez (6.48).
Volkov defends 59.5 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Volkov defends 82.8 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
Co-main event
Josh Emmett
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is 4-1 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October 2017.
Emmett has landed eight knockdowns in his past five fights.
Emmett’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Jeremy Stephens (11).
Emmett’s four knockdowns of Felipe Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118 are tied for third most in a UFC fight. Only Stephens (five) at UFC 215 and Forrest Petz (five) at UFC Fight Night 6 have scored more knockdowns in a fight.
Emmett is the only fighter in UFC history to land four knockdowns in a single round. He accomplished the feat against Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118.
Emmett defends 72 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
[autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) defends 90.9 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the second best rate in divisional history behind Jose Aldo (91 percent).
Burgos lands 7.09 significant strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Remaining main card
Raquel Pennington at UFC 246. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
[autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] (10-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) competes in her 13th UFC women’s bantamweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Pennington’s total fight time of 2:52:33 in UFC women’s bantamweight competition is most in divisional history.
Pennington’s seven victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (11).
Pennington’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (three).
Pennington is one of six fighters in UFC history to earn a bulldog-choke submission victory. She accomplished the feat against Ashlee-Evans Smith at UFC 181.
[autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag] (9-5-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC), 43, is the oldest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
Reneau competes in her 11th UFC women’s bantamweight bout, tied for the third most appearances in divisional history behind Pennington (12) and Nunes (12).
Reneau, at 40, became the oldest female fighter to earn a UFC victory when she defeated Sara McMann at UFC on FOX 28.
Reneau’s four stoppage victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Nunes (eight) and Rousey (six).
Reneau defends 65.2 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history behind Germaine de Randamie (66.5 percent) and Liz Carmouche (65.8 percent).
Reneau’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Rousey (three).
Reneau’s victory at the 4:54 mark of Round 3 against Talita Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 115 is the second latest stoppage in a three-round UFC women’s bantamweight fight behind Lauren Murphy’s win at 4:55 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night 83.
Reneau fought to the first draw in a women’s UFC fight when she met Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night 106.
Jim Miller
[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] (31-14 MMA, 20-13 UFC) competes in his 35th UFC bout, tied with Donald Cerrone for the most appearances in company history.
Miller’s total fight time of 5:21:47 in UFC lightweight competition is most in divisional history.
Miller’s 20 victories in UFC competition are tied with Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping for third most in company history behind Cerrone (23) and Demian Maia (22).
Miller’s 19 victories in UFC lightweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Miller’s 12 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Joe Lauzon (13).
Miller’s nine submission victories in UFC lightweight competition are most in divisional history.
Miller’s 42 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Miller’s 11 fight-night bonuses for UFC lightweight bouts are tied with Nate Diaz for third most in divisional history behind Cerrone (15) and Lauzon (15).
[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) makes his second UFC appearance in a 21-day stretch. He defeated Brok Weaver at UFC on ESPN 9 on May 30.
Preliminary card
Clay Guida
[autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag] (35-19 MMA, 15-13 UFC) is 3-2 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Guida’s 51 takedowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (84) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (57).
Guida has achieved 1:41:52 of control time in UFC lightweight competition, the most in divisional history. His 1:18:00 of top position time of also most in divisional history.
[autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] (24-10-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) is 1-5 (with one no contest) in his past seven fights dating back to November 2014.
[autotag]Tecia Torres[/autotag]’ (10-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) competes in her 12th UFC strawweight bout, the fourth most appearances in divisional history behind Angela Hill (15), Randa Markos (14) and Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13).
Torres’ four-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since December 2017.
Torres’ four-fight losing skid in UFC strawweight competition is tied with Kailin Curran for longest in divisional history.
[autotag]Marc Andre Barriault[/autotag]’s (11-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2018.
[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] (11-3-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career on a 12-fight unbeaten streak.
Cortney Casey
[autotag]Cortney Casey[/autotag] (9-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) makes her second UFC appearance in a 35-day stretch. She beat Mara Romero Borella at UFC on ESPN 8 on May 16.
[autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) competes in her seventh UFC women’s flyweight bout, tied with Katlyn Chookagian for the most appearances in divisional history.
Robertson’s average fight time of 5:49 in UFC women’s flyweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.
Robertson’s four victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Chookagian (five) and Valentina Shevchenko (five).
Robertson’s four stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Robertson’s three submission victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied with Montana De La Rosa for most in divisional history.
[autotag]Frank Camacho[/autotag] (22-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) is 2-2 since he dropped to the UFC lightweight division in November 2017.
Mexanne Modafferi
[autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag] (24-16 MMA, 3-4 UFC) competes in her seventh UFC women’s flyweight bout, tied with Chookagian for the most appearances in divisional history.
Modafferi’s average fight time of 15:35 in UFC women’s flyweight competition is longest in divisional history.
Modafferi has earned 34:09 of control time in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Modafferi has alternated wins and losses over her past seven fights. She won her most recent bout at UFC 246 in January.
[autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is 3-1 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in December 2017.
Murphy is one of five female fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a knee strike. She accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 5.
[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag] (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 25, is the youngest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
Check out the best highlights from this day in history with MMA Junkie’s “Combat Rewind.”
There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?
“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.
So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:
TKO 38: [autotag]David Daigneault[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Domenic Ruccolo[/autotag] – April 7, 2017
Pancrase – Truth 4: [autotag]Guy Mezger[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ryushi Yanagisawa[/autotag] – April 7, 1996
Gladiator Challenge 3: [autotag]Quinton Jackson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Dennis Henderson[/autotag] – April 7, 2001
Pancrase – Truth 4: [autotag]Manabu Yamada[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Leon van Dijk[/autotag] – April 7, 1996
Gladiator Challenge 3: [autotag]Tim Sylvia[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Gabe Beauperthuy[/autotag] – April 7, 2001
TKO 38: [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Yacine Bandoui[/autotag] – April 7, 2017
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