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UFC Fight Night 228 post-event facts: Michelle Waterson-Gomez TKO’d after 14 years

Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 228, including the end of Michelle Waterson-Gomez’s more than 14-year run without a TKO loss.

The UFC put a bow on its September schedule and a run of 17 straight weeks of events on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 228, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

After a card with a handful of highlights, the lightweight main event ended in disappointing fashion when Rafael Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered a knee injury that ended the fight prematurely, giving Mateusz Gamrot (23-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) the TKO victory.

For more on the numbers from the card, check out MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 228.

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UFC Fight Night 228 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Tim Means’ $21,000 leads card

UFC Fight Night 228 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 228 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $164,500.

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 228 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 228 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Michelle Waterson-Gomez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]A.J. Fletcher[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dan Argueta[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Tim Means[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fialho[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Cody Brundage[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jacob Malkoun[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Mohammed Usman[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jake Collier[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Mizuki Inoue[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hannah Goldy[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Montserrat Rendon[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tamires Vidal[/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 2281 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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $6,294,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $20,883,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 228.

UFC Fight Night 228 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

Check out what the UFC Fight Night 228 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event.

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 228 took place Saturday with 11 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex.

You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 228 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 228.

UFC Fight Night 228: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 228 odds between Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson-Gomez, with MMA picks and predictions.

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In a 3-round women’s strawweight bout on the main card, Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson-Gomez meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 228 — also known as UFC Vegas 79 — at UFC Apex. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s around the UFC Fight Night 228: Rodriguez vs. Waterson-Gomez odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims can be viewed on ESPN+ starting at 4 p.m. ET with the main card following on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET.

Records: Rodriguez (16-3-2) | Waterson-Gomez (18-11-0)

Rodriguez has dropped the past 2 fights, falling to Virna Jandiroba via unanimous decision at UFC 288 in May, while falling via KO/TKO in the 3rd round against Amanda Lemos in November 2022. The Brazilian fighter had won 4 straight fights prior to those setbacks, including 3 decision victories. Since arriving at the UFC level, Rodriguez has gone the distance in 9 of 11 fights.

Waterson-Gomez, a.k.a. “The Karate Hottie”, has dropped 3 straight fights, and 5 of the past 6 bouts. That includes a split-decision loss to Luana Pinheiro at UFC 287 in April in her return after having a child, as well as a submission loss to Lemos in July 2022.

Rodriguez has a 3-inch reach advantage and holds a 4.58-to-3.63 significant strikes landed per minute edge. If Waterson-Gomez has any advantage in this fight, it’s on the canvas. She has a 1.40 takedown average, and a 0.70 submission average, to just 0.17 in both categories for Rodriguez.

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UFC Fight Night 228: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:07 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Rodriguez -320 (bet $320 to win $100) | Waterson-Gomez +260 (bet $100 to win $260)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -380 | Under +270)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -310 | No +225)

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UFC Fight Night 228: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez picks and predictions

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

Rodriguez (-320) will cost you more than 3 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough return. Instead, you must get a little more specific.

Waterson-Gomez (+260) is skidding, with 3 straight setbacks, and losses in 5 of the past 6 fights. However, she makes the opposition work, regardless of the result, going the distance in 9 of the past 10 fights dating back to Dec. 2, 2017.

As such, playing METHOD OF VICTORY: RODRIGUEZ BY POINTS (-155) is not priced out of line. Both of these fighters tend to let the judges hash out the winner, and Rodriguez should do enough to wow them to get her arm raised.

Over/Under (O/U)

Over 2.5 Rounds (-380) and Yes: Will the fight go the distance (-310) are both way too expensive. Each of these fighters has had very few finishes in their UFC careers, and both of these props should be avoided. Focus on the method of victory instead.

AVOID.

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How Michelle Waterson-Gomez reignited love for MMA ahead of UFC Fight Night 228 return

Michelle Waterson-Gomez feels reinvigorated ahead of her UFC return.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Michelle Waterson-Gomez[/autotag]’s last showing left a sour taste in her mouth. It was one that caused the former Invicta FC champion to question her future in MMA.

Waterson-Gomez (18-11 MMA, 6-7 UFC) returns to the octagon this Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night 228. She takes on Marina Rodriguez (16-3-2 MMA, 6-3-2 UFC) in a rematch. “The Karate Hottie” enters the octagon on the heels of a three-fight losing streak, but many believe it should be off a win.

“I’m not going to lie when I say that it did take a real toll on me,” Waterson-Gomez said at the UFC Fight Night 228 media day when asked about her last fight. “I put a lot of energy into winning that fight, and to not get the outcome that I wanted, it was quite a let-down. I was numb for a while. …. You’re like, ‘Gosh, there’s so many things I could be doing with my life. Why am I still doing that.’

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In April, Waterson-Gomez lost a split decision to Brazil’s Luana Pinheiro at UFC 287 in Miami. Many, including 12 of the 17 reporters who rendered scores of the fight on MMA Decisions, scored the fight for Waterson-Gomez. The official result put her at 1-5 in her past six bouts, causing her to lose her love for fighting.

However, Waterson-Gomez was able to reignite that love again in the past few months, and a lot came from getting back to her roots.

“It just kind of came full circle for me in this fight camp,” Waterson-Gomez said. “I was just talking in another interview about the same thing. When I first signed with the UFC, and I was having my debut, I was just excited to come here and perform and win. I just wanted to show the world what I was capable of, and nothing else mattered. I think it’s like that in life.

“Like when you fall in love, it doesn’t matter what your parents say or think that it wasn’t meant to be, but you don’t care because you’re in love. But then you let all the noise get to you, and you let other opinions get to you. I just came to a point in my life where I don’t want the opinions of others dictate how I live my life. So I really just quieted a lot of that down. My camp was really quiet. I stayed away from social media quite a bit and I just listened to my heart.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 228.

UFC Fight Night 228 pre-event facts: Multiple names enter on 3-bout losing skids

The best facts and figures about UFC Fight Night 228, which features multiple fighters on three-fight losing skids.

The UFC closes its September schedule ahead of a rare off week on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 228, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and features a lineup that streams entirely on ESPN+.

Lightweight contenders clash in the main event. [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) will meet in a high-stakes lightweight bout scheduled for five rounds.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC Fight Night 228.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 14-20)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported 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 or officially announced by a promotion from Aug. 14-20.

UFC 287 post-event facts: Israel Adesanya makes history as two-time divisional champ

Check out the stats to come out of UFC 287, where Israel Adesanya made history by doing something no middleweight had ever done.

The UFC’s long-awaited return to Miami after more than two decades delivered a memorable moment with Israel Adesanya making history by reclaiming middleweight gold from Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 headliner at Kaseya Center.

Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) avenged his TKO loss to Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) from November with a highlight-reel second-round knockout in the main event to become the first two-time titleholder in the storied 185-pound division.

For more on the numbers behind Adesanya’s win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 287.

UFC 287 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Second-highest total of 2023

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 287 took home the second-highest UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout of the year thus far.

MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 287 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $274,500.

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 287 took place at Kaseya Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 287 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Rob Font[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Christian Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Raul Rosas Jr.[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Luana Pinheiro[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Michelle Waterson-Gomez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Loopy Godinez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Trey Ogden[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Steve Garcia[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Shayilan Nuerdanbieke[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jaqueline Amorim[/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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,045,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $16,564,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.

Luana Pinheiro def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC 287: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Luana Pinheiro’s split decision win over Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC 287 in Miami.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Luana Pinheiro[/autotag]’s split decision win over [autotag]Michelle Waterson-Gomez[/autotag] at UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miami. (Photos by Rich Storry, USA TODAY Sports)