Tag: Modestas Bukauskas

Modestas Bukauskas likes the submission win at UFC 304, but loves he got to take his time

Former Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion Modestas Bukauskas now has won five of his past six.

MANCHESTER, England – [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag] beat Marcin Prachnio with a third-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 304 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.

Take a look inside the fight with Bukauskas, a former Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion who now has won five of his past six.

Modestas Bukauskas def. Marcin Prachnio

Mixed Martial Arts – UFC 304 – Manchester – Co-op Live, Manchester, Britain – July 28, 2024. Modestas Bukauskas celebrates performing a flip after winning his fight against Marcin Prachnio by submission. REUTERS/John Sibley

Result: Modestas Bukauskas def. Marcin Prachnio via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:12
Updated records: Bukauskas (16-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC), Prachnio (17-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)
Key stats: Prachnio outstruck Bukauskas 120-56, but it was all for nought when he tapped in the third.

Bukauskas on the fight’s key moment

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: Modestas Bukauskas of Lithuania tries to submit Marcin Prachnio of Poland in a light 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)

“First submission in the UFC – bloody crazy. It’s just something that was sort of given to me. It’s nice to add another submission onto the track record. I’m happy. I wanted to show more areas of my game, and tonight I got to do that. … He got exhausted trying to fight against me, trying to move away, and I found the finish. That’s one thing that I really wanted to do. I wanted to find the finish wherever it may have came from. In my head, I was kind of expecting it probably to come more from the from the standup area. But I’m happy that I was able to blend the arts together and show more of my skill set.”

Bukauskas on fighting in Manchester

Modestas Bukauskas def. Marcin Prachnio, UFC 304 (via UFC)

“I’m not rushing. At the end of the day, I felt it was a good performance against a very tough guy. I’m still learning, still getting better, and it’s just something to build upon. But definitely it was amazing to finally back at home, as well.”

Bukauskas on what he wants next

“As long as they clear me medically, I want to fight as early as possible – October, November, December, whatever it is. I’ll rest up. I’ll heal up. I’ll get straight back into training. I’m looking to get back in here and continue my rise to the top. This is my eighth fight in the UFC, and it’s something to build upon. I’m just going to keep going.”

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

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

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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.

Modestas Bukauskas def. Marcin Prachnio at UFC 304: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Modestas Bukauskas’ third-round submission win over Marcin Prachnio at UFC 304.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag]’ third-round submission win over [autotag]Marcin Prachnio[/autotag] at UFC 304 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. (Photos by Ben Roberts, Getty Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

UFC 304 video: Modestas Bukauskas resorts to ground game to finish game Marcin Prachnio

Modestas Bukauskas had to utilize his full arsenal to take out Marcin Prachnio at UFC 304.

MANCHESTER, England – [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag] had to utilize his full arsenal to take out Marcin Prachnio at UFC 304.

After a slugfest for two rounds, Bukauskas (16-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) was able to take Prachnio (17-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC) down and submit him with an arm-triangle choke at the 3:12 mark of Round 3 Saturday at Co-op Live.

Bukauskas proved to be the more technical fighter early, but Prachnio found success by luring him into a brawl. However, Bukauskas eventually used his superior grappling to secure the late finish.

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

Bukauskas was able to rebound from his past loss, and has now four of his past five. He is 2-1 since rejoining the UFC roster in 2023.

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

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

UFC 304 lineup in Manchester grows to 13 fights with addition of Conor McGregor teammate

The lineup is nearly complete for UFC 304, with 13 fights now booked after the addition of Conor McGregor teammate Kiefer Crosbie.

The lineup is nearly complete for UFC 304, which marks the promotion’s return to Manchester, England, after nearly eight years.

With two championship fights at the top of the bill in Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title and Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes for the interim heavyweight strap, the undercard for the July 27 event at Co-op Live (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) is fulling out.

There are now 13 matchups set after UFC officials announced a pair of prelims: [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) vs. [autotag]Marcin Prachnio[/autotag] (17-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) in the light heavyweight division, as well as Conor McGregor teammate [autotag]Kiefer Crosbie[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Sam Patterson[/autotag] (11-2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC).

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The latest UFC 304 lineup now includes:

  • Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – for welterweight title
  • Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes – for interim heavyweight title
  • Bobby Green vs. Paddy Pimblett
  • Manel Kape vs. Muhammad Mokaev
  • Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze
  • Daniel Pineda vs. Nathaniel Wood
  • Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons
  • Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira
  • Bruna Brasil vs. Molly McCann
  • Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Taveras
  • Lukasz Brzeski vs. Mick Parkin
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio
  • Kiefer Crosbie vs. Sam Patterson

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

UFC Fight Night 231 post-event facts: Jailton Almeida sets ground control time record

Check out all the facts from UFC Sao, which saw Jailton Almeida log a record amount of ground control time over Derrick Lewis in the main event.

The UFC’s return to Sao Paulo after more than four years proved to be a forgettable one on Saturday, with UFC Fight Night 231 seeing six of 10 bouts go the distance with three canceled fights in the 48 hours leading up.

One of the fights go to the scorecards was the main event, [autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag] (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) earned a lopsided but somewhat underwhelming unanimous decision over [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) to remain undefeated in heavyweight competition.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 231.

UFC Fight Night 231 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2023 total passes $7 million

UFC Fight Night 231 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

SAO PAULO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 231 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $145,000.

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 Fight Night 231 took place at Ginasio Do Ibirapuera in Brazil. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 231 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Rodrigo Nascimento[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Don’Tale Mayes[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Abus Magomedov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Elves Brener[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kaynan Kruschewsky[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Rinat Fakhretdinov[/autotag]: $4,500
vs. [autotag]Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Vitor Petrino[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Denise Gomes[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Eudarda Moura[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Montserrat Conejo[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Kaue Fernandes[/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 2311 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: $7,033,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $21,552,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 231.

Vitor Petrino def. Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night 231: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Vitor Petrino’s second-round knockout win over Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night 231 in Sao Paulo.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Vitor Petrino[/autotag]’s second-round knockout win over [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 231 at Ginasio Do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo. (Photos by Jason da Silva, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC Sao Paulo video: Vitor Petrino one-hit quits Modestas Bukauskas for brutal KO win

Check out this massive one-punch knockout from UFC Sao Paulo.

[autotag]Vitor Petrino[/autotag] has a knack for the knockout and he displayed that once again Saturday in his native Brazil.

In a light heavyweight bout on the UFC Fight Night 231 prelims, Petrino (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) one-punched former Cage Warriors champion [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) to win by knockout at 1:03 of Round 2. The event took place at Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo.

A left hook was the finishing blow and no follow-up shots were needed or attempted, as referee Marc Goddard swiftly waived off the fight.

With the win, Petrino remains undefeated and wins by knockout for the first time in the UFC. Bukauskas loses for the first time since he re-signed with the promotion in February. The loss snaps a four-fight winning streak.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 231 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 231.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 24-30)

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 July 24-30.