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UFC on ABC 2 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Venum era begins

UFC on ABC 2 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 ABC 2 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $182,500.

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 ABC 2 took place at the UFC Apex. The main card aired on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC on ABC 2 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Arnold Allen[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Julian Marquez[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Sam Alvey[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Nina Ansaroff[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Joe Solecki[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Scott Holtzman[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]John Makdessi[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jarjis Danho[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Yorgan De Castro[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Jack Shore[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hunter Azure[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Luis Saldana[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Jordan Griffin[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Da Un Jung[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]William Knight[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Impa Kasanganay/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Sasha Palatnikov[/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.

UFC on ABC 2: Nina Ansaroff vs. Mackenzie Dern odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ABC 2 fight between Nina Ansaroff and Mackenzie Dern, with MMA odds, picks, tips and predictions.

In a women’s strawweight bout on Saturday’s main card, Nina Ansaroff and Mackenzie Dern meet at UFC on ABC 2 – also known as UFC Vegas 23 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The early prelims kick off at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN+, the prelims start at noon ET on ESPN/ESPN+ and the main card begins at 3 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+. Below, we analyze the UFC on ABC 2 Ansaroff vs. Dern odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

UFC on ABC 2 Ansaroff vs. Dern Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:03 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Ansaroff -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Dern +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -185 | Under +155)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -155 | No +130)

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UFC on ABC 2 Ansaroff vs. Dern: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Records: Ansaroff 10-6 | Dern 10-1

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

Ansaroff (-140), who is sometimes listed as Nina Nunes, enters as the favorite. She is a bit on the ornery side after a unanimous-decision setback to Tatiana Suarez at UFC 238 last time out (June 8, 2019). In fact, this will be a “Battle of the Moms,” and the birth of her child is the reason she has been away from the octagon for so long.

DERN (+115) fought three times in 2020 since Ansaroff’s last fight, and she is a good value on the 2-way line at plus-money. Three of her past five fights have ended via submission wins, all in the first round.

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Over/Under (O/U)

Each of the past four fights for Ansaroff have ended up going the distance, and just one of her seven fights at the UFC level have ended via stoppage.

Dern’s last fight, Dec. 12, 2020 at UFC 256, ended up going the distance against Virna Jandiroba. Dern predicted this fight will finish by way of submission over Nunes, and I believe her. As such, take NO (+130): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? as it’s hard to envision Ansaroff going all the way after such a long layoff. UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (+155) is also a worthwhile play for a little added value.

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MacKenzie Dern aims to kick off 2021 UFC title run with finish of Nina Ansaroff

MacKenzie Dern’s 2021 kicks off Saturday at UFC on ABC 2 with a fight that could vault her into the top five with an impressive showing.

[autotag]MacKenzie Dern[/autotag] is ready to make a UFC title run in 2021.

Dern meets [autotag]Nina Ansaroff[/autotag] on Saturday’s UFC on ABC 2 main card looking to enter the upper echelon of the strawweight division.

The opportunity to enter the top five came after Dern notched three consecutive wins, most recently a unanimous decision over former Invicta FC 115-pound champion Virna Jandiroba last December at UFC 256.

In October 2019, Dern returned just four months after giving birth to her daughter and lost for the first time in her professional career against Amanda Ribas. However, the loss forced Dern to make some changes, including the addition of boxing coach Jason Parillo, which has helped her improve her striking.

Like Dern, Ansaroff also is making a relatively quick return after recently giving birth to her first child. Though it’s only been six months since Ansaroff had her daughter, she hasn’t competed since June 2019. Dern likes the mom vs. mom narrative heading into the fight, but from personal experience, she’s expecting the time off to have an impact on Ansaroff’s performance in some form.

“For sure,” Dern told MMA Junkie. “I don’t think it’ll be a deciding factor like to win or lose, but I definitely think timing-wise and even just confidence-wise, I think she can be the most confident person ever because I know what it’s like. When you have a baby, you feel like you’re Wonder Woman, you feel great. But you don’t know how much better you’re gonna be 20 months from now like myself, for example. My daughter, she’ll be 2 in June, so when I fought four months after pregnancy, I felt I 100 percent did the best I could with everything I could at the time.

“But I had no idea how much of a better athlete I’ll be 20 months later. So I have an idea of what she’s going through, and I think the timing too. To be back 100 percent, getting punched in the face with four-ounce gloves, it’s different. Just being in the ring, in the fight, you get that feeling back. So I think she’s such a dangerous person and if there’s any time to fight her, it’s now, and I’m proud of her. I’m proud that she’s back fighting and us two having this fight as moms.”

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While the time off could be a factor, Dern (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) knows she’s in for a tough fight with the gritty Ansaroff (10-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC). All of Dern’s stoppage wins have come by submission, and the grappling ace is eyeing another finish.

“I think it’s typical striker vs. grappler,” Dern said. “I prefer it like that. I think when it’s striker and grappler, the striker is way more fish out of the water, so it’s a little bit easier for me to throw a lot of submissions, attacks and things like that. Maybe they can defend one or two, but when they don’t have a really big background on the ground, you can end up catching them sooner or later. But Nina, she’s a little bit different than a regular striker because her takedown defense is so good. She has a really high takedown defense. She has good reflexes and things like that, so I’m hoping her timing is a little bit off on that, but I doubt it.

“No one goes into a fight unprepared, so I know she’s gonna be on point with her takedown defense, and that’s where Parillo Boxing comes in, just to have me meld everything together: my striking with my takedowns with my ground game. So I think the way to win this fight is the submission. I don’t want to go three rounds again like my last fight even though it was lots of fun. Like I said, I want to try and get to the belt soon, this year hopefully, so the less damage possible, the quicker I can get back into camp. I can keep climbing the rankings and try to get the belt. So I think a submission in the first round is the way to go.”

With the top of the strawweight division currently booked, a win over Ansaroff would place Dern in a pivotal position. She’s ready to make a run at the title and hopes she can cap off 2021 with the belt around her waist.

“I think one or two fights,” Dern said. “If I win and everything goes good, for me, the next fight I don’t know who it will be – Rose or Zhang Weili or Carla Esparza or Yan Xiaonan. There are a lot of things happening in the top five, but for me I feel ready. But I know for sure my coaches want maybe one or two more fights just to be ready to be the champ and not having surprises, show the part. Maybe I can be the champ because I have a lot of heart, and I work hard, but we want to be champ and everyone can see like, ‘OK, she’s meant to be champ.'”

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UFC champ Amanda Nunes announces forthcoming baby with partner Nina Ansaroff

Nina Ansaroff is pregnant and the UFC fighter, along with her partner, champ Amanda Nunes, are expecting their first child later this year.

[autotag]Nina Ansaroff[/autotag] is pregnant and the UFC strawweight, along with her partner, dual-champ [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag], are expecting their first child later this year.

Nunes, who holds the UFC women’s featherweight and bantamweight titles, took to social media Thursday and announced the expected September arrival of a baby girl, Raegan Ann Nunes.

“I wanna tell every single person on this planet that,” Nunes wrote on Instagram. “Raegan Ann Nunes will be here mid-September! I cannot wait to see her.”

MMA Junkie subsequently confirmed with Ansaroff that she is pregnant, but will not retire – which she’d previous mentioned as a possibility. Ansaroff said she will return to fighting “not too long after” giving birth.

The announcement puts a bow on a big day for Nunes in particular. Just hours prior, “The Lioness” was confirmed to put her 145-pound belt on the line in the UFC 250 co-main event May 9 in Sao Paulo. She meets Canadian challenger Felicia Spencer on the card.

Nunes (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) and Ansaroff (10-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) have publicly discussed the idea of having children for several years, and now the first one is on the way.

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