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Former UFC champ Jan Blachowicz returns vs. Carlos Ulberg in London

Jan Blachowicz has been out since 2023 due to a shoulder injury, but he returns in a big fight at UFC London.

A big fight in the UFC light heavyweight division is headed to London.

Former champion [autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag] returns from a near-two-year layoff as he battles [autotag]Carlos Ulberg[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 255. Promotion officials announced the bout Tuesday. The event takes place March 22 at O2 Arena.

Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) has not competed since a loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 291 in July 2023. The bout was Pereira’s first at 205 in the UFC, and was a closely contested split decision win for “Poatan.” Blachowicz was supposed to compete at UFC 297 in January vs. Aleksandar Rakic, but withdrew due to a shoulder injury that required surgery.

Ulberg (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) competed less than three weeks ago at UFC Fight Night 248. He defeated Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous decision, which extended his winning streak to seven. Ulberg has not lost since his UFC debut, which was a TKO defeat to Kennedy Nzechukwu.

In addition to the light heavyweight contender fight, promotion officials also announced Tuesday a heavyweight bout between ranked fighters [autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag] (26-9 MMA, 13-8 UFC).

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 255 lineup includes:

  • Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
  • Mick Parkin vs. Marcin Tybura
  • Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
  • Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulayev

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 255.

Mick Parkin ready for top 15 and UFC headliners – if coaches say he is

Mick Parkin stayed unbeaten and got his first finish in the UFC when he took out Lukasz Brzeski in the first round at UFC 304.

MANCHESTER, England – [autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] beat Lukasz Brzeski with a first-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 304 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.

Take a look inside the fight with Parkin, who stayed unbeaten and got his first finish in the UFC.

UFC 304 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Leon Edwards, Tom Aspinall lead with $42,000

Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall fetched maximum $42,000 payouts under the Promotional Guidelines Compliance for entering UFC 304 with belts.

MANCHESTER, England – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 304 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $307,500.

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 304 took place at Co-op Live. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 304 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]King Green[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Christian Leroy Duncan[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Arnold Allen[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nathaniel Wood[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Bruna Brasil[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Caolan Loughran[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Muhammad Mokaev[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Manel Kape[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Preston Parsons[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marcin Prachnio[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Sam Patterson[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kiefer Crosbie[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Shauna Bannon[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Alice Ardelean[/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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $4,575,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $27,312,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 304.

UFC 304 bonuses: Paddy Pimblett double-dips for $200,000 in Manchester

The UFC handed out three bonuses after Saturday’s card, including a double dose of already doubled money to a highlight-reel winner.

The UFC handed out three bonuses after Saturday’s card, including a double dose of already doubled money to a highlight-reel winner.

After UFC 304, three fighters picked up an extra $100,000 instead of the customary $50K for their performances in Manchester, England – and one double-dipped. Check out the winners below.

Performance of the Night: Mick Parkin

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: Mick Parkin of England reacts to his victory against Kiefer Crosbie of Ireland in a heavyweight bout during the UFC 304 event at Co-op Live on July 27, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

Mick Parkin def. Lukasz Brzeski via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:23

[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) stayed unbeaten with the first finish of the night in front of his home fans. He shut the lights out on Lukasz Brzeski (10-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) in the first round for a big $100,000 bonus, which almost certainly dwarfs his fight pay.

Performance of the Night: Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall def. Curtis Blaydes, UFC 304 (via UFC)

Tom Aspinall def. Curtis Blaydes via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:00

[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) looked every bit the part of the best heavyweight in the world. He needed only one minute to take out Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in their rematch to retain the interim heavyweight title.

Performance of the Night: Paddy Pimblett

Mixed Martial Arts – UFC 304 – Manchester – Co-op Live, Manchester, Britain – July 28, 2024. Paddy Pimblett celebrates after winning his fight against Bobby Green by submission. REUTERS/John Sibley

Paddy Pimblett def. King Green via technical submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:22
It was a good week for [autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag] (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC). He signed a new contract earlier in the week. Then he put King Green (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1 UFC) to sleep in the first round with a finish that was enough for Dana White to give him a double-dose of bonus juice for $200,000. Sorry, Modestas Bukauskas. Sorry, Sam Patterson.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 304.

Mick Parkin def. Lukasz Brzeski at UFC 304: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Mick Parkin’s first-round knockout win over Lukasz Brzeski at UFC 304.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag]’s first-round knockout win over [autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag] at UFC 304 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. (Photos by Ben Roberts, Getty Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

UFC 304 video: Mick Parkin flattens Lukasz Brzeski for first-round knockout

Mick Parkin scored his first UFC finish at home.

MANCHESTER, England – [autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] scored his first UFC finish at home.

Parkin (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) connected with a big straight right that rocked Lukasz Brzeski (10-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC), and followed it with a flurry which sent him to the canvas at the 3:23 mark of Round 1 Saturday at Co-op Live.

Check out the replay of Parkin’s finish below (via X):

Parkin remained unbeaten after kicking off his octagon career with three-straight unanimous decision wins. He called for the 100K bonus which is in play for UFC 304.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 304 results include:

  • Mick Parkin def. Lukasz Brzeski via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:23
  • Shauna Bannon def. Alice Ardelean via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 304.

UFC 304’s Mick Parkin says he’s ‘loads better’ than Lukasz Brzeski, aims for first finish promotion

Undefeated heavyweight Mick Parkin will look to extend his unbeaten record at UFC 304 and pick up his first finish in the promotion.

MANCHESTER, England – UFC heavyweight [autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] gets the chance to add to his undefeated record on home soil, and is confident Lukasz Brzeski won’t spoil his party.

Parkin (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will share the octagon with Brzeski (10-4-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) on the prelims of UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) at Co-op Live in what will be his fourth appearance in the promotion.

England’s Parkin is thrilled to fight in front of a home crowd for the second time while in the UFC, and expects he will prevent Brzeski from building momentum while recording his first finish in the promotion.

“I think I’m loads better than him everywhere, like technically much better,” Parkin told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at the UFC 304 media day. “He’s aggressive, and he’s definitely tough, which could make for a hard, gritty fight. So, I won’t be surprised if it’s a harder fight than people are expecting, but can’t see him beating us.”

Parkin, a Dana White’s Contender Series veteran, has won his first three UFC bouts. Each win was a unanimous decision, which turned away Jamal Pogues, Caio Machado, and Mohammed Usman.

Brzeski will enter after securing his first victory in nearly four years. He took a decision over Valter Walker, his first win in the UFC after going 0-3 following a no contest in his DWCS appearance in 2021.

Check out Parkin’s full media day interview in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 304.

Unbeaten Mick Parkin wants spot on England card with interim UFC champ Tom Aspinall

Mick Parkin stayed unbeaten against Mohammed Usman in Las Vegas. Now he’d like to be on the UFC’s next card in England.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] beat Mohammed Usman with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 53 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Parkin, who stayed unbeaten and snapped Usman’s three-fight UFC winning streak, which was the best in the promotion going into the night.

UFC on ESPN 53 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Main event combines for $22,000

UFC on ESPN 53 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 on ESPN 53 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $148,000.

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 53 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 53 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Amanda Ribas[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Karl Williams[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Edmen Shahbazyan[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]AJ Dobson[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Payton Talbott[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Cameron Saaiman[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Youssef Zalal[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Fernando Padilla[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Luis Pajuelo[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Trey Ogden[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Kurt Holobaugh[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Julian Erosa[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cody Gibson[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jarno Errens[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Steven Nguyen[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Dariya Zheleznyakova[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Montserrat Rendon[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Andre Lima[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Igor Severino[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mohammed Usman[/autotag]: $4,500

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 $4,530; 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 $53,000 while title challengers get $53,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-53 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,669,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $24,406,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 53.

UFC on ESPN 53 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

Check out what the UFC on ESPN 53 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event.

LAS VEGAS – UFC on ESPN 53 took place Saturday with 13 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 53 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.