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Ailin Perez shrugs off Nora Cornolle’s callout at UFC 314

Ailin Perez shuts down Nora Cornolle’s callout at UFC 314 as she doesn’t see her deserving of the opportunity.

[autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag] called out [autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag], and now she has a response.

After her submission win at UFC 314 in Miami, Cornolle (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) took the microphone and let the world know that she wants Perez (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) next. Perez doesn’t think the French fighter is deserving of the opportunity, and she’s angling for higher-level opposition. But, if the UFC wants the bout, Perez sees it as an easy paycheck.

“My reaction to her callout, I saw she mentioned me a few times, she’s very needy and in need of a fight against someone with a name, so that’s why she wants to fight me,” Perez told Hablemos MMA in Spanish. “My opinion on Nora is that is easy money. She obviously doesn’t deserve to fight me, but if the UFC thinks she needs the fight, then I fight her.

“It would be an easy fight for me to make a return from my surgery, and we can even do it in France in front of her fans. That’s no problem.”

Although Cornolle finished her fight against Hailey Cowan in the second round, Perez was not impressed with what she saw that night – which makes her interest in the fight even less.

“I thought the fight was terrible because it was so boring,” Perez said. “The only thing that saved that fight was the submission because no one was paying attention to that fight. I was like half watching it on my phone on my way to the arena.”

Since losing her UFC debut in 2022, Perez has won five in a row, with her most recent win coming in January when she defeated veteran contender Karol Rosa to punch her ticket into the top-10 rankings of the UFC women’s bantamweight division.

Perez revealed in the same interview that she underwent shoulder surgery on Feb. 7 and has been recovering since. She’s just getting back to light training, and her doctors expect her to be ready to fight by September or October.

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Nora Cornolle pledges end to weight misses, calls out Ailin Perez after UFC 314

Nora Cornolle has two UFC stoppages – but both ineligible for bonuses because of weight misses.

MIAMI – [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag] beat Hailey Cowan with a second-round submission Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC 314 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

Take a look inside the fight with Cornolle, who has two UFC stoppages – but both ineligible for bonuses because of weight misses.

Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan

Result: Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:52
Updated records: Cornolle (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Cowan (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Key stats: Cornolle’s only two losses came to Jacqueline Cavalcanti – one before they were in the UFC and the other this past September.

Cornolle on the fight’s key moment

“I wanted to do more with my muay Thai, but any time it was about to go on the ground, I was prepared for ground-and-pound or any submission that would come my way.”

Cornolle on missing weight

“I was initially scheduled for UFC 315 (in May); then they had to move me. They offered Miami. … I had to make some changes, and I had some stuff that wasn’t under my control. I did my best. Everyone that followed me from the UFC staff can testify to that. … I needed a little more time that I didn’t have.”

Cornolle on what she wants next

“I actually like nothing (about a fight with Ailin Perez). I have to be honest: She improved some of her striking. It was sh*t before; now it’s less sh*t. I will be happy to compare my wrestling to hers, but I’m sure mine will be better. I called her out because of that conversation over the ranking. … I think she came into the ranking for absolutely no reason. She’s been ranked and she gained some places for no reason. She’s No. 7 and I’m 13.”

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

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 314.

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UFC 314 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Michael Chandler, Paddy Pimblett combine for $12,000

Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett combined for a $12,000 payout under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program at UFC 314.

MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 314 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $300,500.

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

The full UFC 314 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jean Silva[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Yair Rodriguez[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Patricio Freire[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Nikita Krylov[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Sean Woodson[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Julian Erosa[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Darren Elkins[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Michal Oleksiejczuk[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Sedriques Dumas[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Su Mudaerji[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Mitch Raposo[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Marco Tulio[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tresean Gore[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Hailey Cowan[/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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,579,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $33,597,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 314.

UFC 314 video: Nora Cornolle welcomes Hailey Cowan’s grappling invitation by tapping her out

Hailey Cowan’s decision to attempt a throw at UFC 314 ultimately led to her undoing.

[autotag]Hailey Cowan[/autotag] tried to drag [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag] to the ground in the UFC 314 opener Saturday – and she paid the price for it.

While Cowan (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was successful with her takedowns early, Cornolle (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) submitted her with a rear-naked choke after a botched throw attempt. The stoppage came at the 1:52 mark of Round 2 in their women’s bantamweight battle at Kaseya Center.

Cornolle missed weight by 1.5 pounds at Friday’s weigh-ins and later cited a health condition for the botch. After the fight, she called for a clash with Ailin Perez. The victory bounced her back from a split decision loss to Jacqueline Cavalcanti in September.

Cowan, who has been on the UFC roster since 2022 but seldom competed due to injuries and other misfortunes, loses in her first action since April 2023.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 314 results include:

  • Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:52

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 314.

Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan at UFC 314: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Nora Cornolle’s second-round submission win over Hailey Cowan at UFC 314.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]’s second-round submission win over [autotag]Hailey Cowan[/autotag] at UFC 314 at Kaseya Center in Miami. (Photos by Sam Navarro, USA Today Sports; MMA Junkie; UFC)

UFC Fight Night 243 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Renato Moicano’s $16,000 among top earners

UFC Fight Night 243 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500.

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 243 took place at Accor Arena in Paris. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 243 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Benoit Saint Denis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]William Gomis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Joanderson Brito[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Jousset[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gabriel Miranda[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Ivan Erslan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Oumar Sy[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Da Woon Jung[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Darya Zheleznyakova[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Taylor Lapilus[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Barez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jacqueline Cavalcanti[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Bolaji Oki[/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 2431 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: $5,895,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $28,632,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.

Germaine de Randamie announces UFC Fight Night 243 withdrawal; replacement found

Former UFC champion Germaine de Randamie has only competed once in the past four years.

Injuries have forced former UFC champion [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag] out her scheduled fight in Paris.

Thursday, de Randamie (10-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) revealed in an Instagram post that she broke a finger and a foot two weeks ago, leading to her withdrawal from UFC Fight Night 243 on Sept. 28.

“I’m so heartbroken to inform you that I had to pull out of my fight September 28th in Paris,” de Randamie wrote. “… We didn’t wanna take a risk and put one hell of a dogfight for you guys. I’m especially heartbroken because I’m coming close to the end of my fighting career and wanted to give this to my friends and family who planned to be attend in the arena. I had a plan but god decided differently this time. I will be back in the gym as soon as the doctor gives me green light. And I truly hope the UFC will give me my fight before the end of the year. Thank you for all your support and kind words. I will be back and do what I have planned to do. ‘Die with memories, not dreams.'”

de Randamie was scheduled to fight France’s [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a women’s bantamweight bout. Filling the void is [autotag]Jacqueline Cavalcanti[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC). Both fighters in the new matchup confirmed the booking on social media after an initial report by Ag. Fight.

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De Randamie, 40, has only competed once in a near four-year stretch. A former UFC women’s featherweight champion, de Randamie has only competed twice she lost the women’s featherweight title in December 2019 due to injuries and pregnancy.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 243 lineup includes:

  • Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
  • Joanderson Brito vs. William Gomis
  • Morgan Charriere vs. Gabriel Miranda
  • Brendan Allen vs. Nassourdine Imavov
  • Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Nora Cornolle
  • Matt Frevola vs. Fares Ziam
  • Bryan Battle vs. Kevin Jousset
  • Ion Cutelaba vs. Ivan Erslan
  • Ludovit Klein vs. Roosevelt Roberts
  • Da Woon Jung vs. Oumar Sy
  • Ailin Perez vs. Dariya Zhelezniakova
  • Victor Altamirano vs. Daniel Barez
  • Chris Duncan vs. Bolaji Oki

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.

Nora Cornolle gives her side of odd double weight miss with Melissa Mullins at UFC Fight Night 240

Nora Cornolle handed Melissa Mullins the first loss of her career at UFC Fight Night 240 in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag] beat Melissa Mullins with a second-round TKO Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 240 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Cornolle, who handed Mullins the first loss of her career.

UFC Fight Night 240 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2024 total passes $2 million

UFC Fight Night 240 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 240 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $162,500.

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

The full UFC Fight Night 240 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Chepe Mariscal[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Christos Giagos[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Charlie Campbell[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevor Peek[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Court McGee[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Valter Walker[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Norma Dumont[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Victor Hugo[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Pedro Falcao[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jean Matsumoto[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dan Argueta[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Cesar Almeida[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dylan Budka[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Melissa Mullins[/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 2401 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: $2,005,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $24,742,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 240.

UFC Fight Night 240 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

Check out what the UFC Fight Night 240 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event.

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 240 took place Saturday with 12 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 Fight Night 240 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 240.