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Oban Elliott shocked he was en route to split decision before KO at UFC 309

Oban Elliott beat Bassil Hafez was even on two scorecards and down two rounds on a third before his knockout at UFC 309.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag] beat Bassil Hafez with a third-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Take a look inside the fight with Elliott, who was even on two scorecards and down two rounds on a third before his finish.

Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez

Oban Elliott

Result: Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 0:40
Updated records: Elliott (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Hafez (9-5-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Key stats: Elliott outstruck Hafez 66-24.

Elliott on the fight’s key moment

Ò(Editors Note: Graphic Content, Blood)Ó Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Bassil Hafez (red gloves) fights Oban Elliott (blue gloves) in the welterweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

“It’s a mixture of happiness and relief. Not that I’ve put pressure on myself, but I know what I can do in the octagon and to go out and do it, regardless of the stage, to go out and get it done in Madison Square Garden like I dreamed of, that’ll live forever.”

Elliott on the scoring

Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Bassil Hafez (red gloves) fights Oban Elliott (blue gloves) in the welterweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

“I thought I was up 2-0. Did anybody not think I was two up? Stupid – 1-1. (It was) 2-0. That’s everybody in the room (thinks that). Stupid, that is, (that I was down 2-0 on one card). But hey, don’t leave it in the hands of the judges. I’ve done that loads lately. … But the right hand from god landed (against Hafez).”

Elliott on what he wants next

“Sky’s the limit here. I’m just going to keep going and keep going. I’m going to keep getting better every fight. Every time you do that walk, the weight cut, you improve as a man. I just fought a good guy there. Everyone was loving that battle. … Big respect to Bassil, but we’re still just scratching the surface. I’ve got a mental career planned out here and it’s just slowly starting to unfold in front of everybody else.”

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

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.

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UFC 309 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jon Jones leads card in potential final bout

Jon Jones’ $42,000 led the Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts for UFC 309 in New York.

NEW YORK – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 309 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $262,500.

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 309 took place at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 309 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag]: $42,000
[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Karine Silva[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Mauricio Ruffy[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]James Llontop[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Marcus McGhee[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]David Onama[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Roberto Romero[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Jhonata Diniz[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Mickey Gall[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Ramiz Brahimaj[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bassil Hafez[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Eduarda Moura[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Veronica Hardy[/autotag]: $6,000

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: $7,543,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $30,280,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.

Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez at UFC 309: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Oban Elliott’s third-round knockout win over Bassil Hafez at UFC 309.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag]’s third-round knockout win over [autotag]Bassil Hafez[/autotag] at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Brad Penner, Imagn Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

UFC 309 video: Oban Elliott brutally KOs Bassil Hafez for first octagon finish

Oban Elliott got the first finish at UFC 309 when he became the first fighter to put away Bassil Hafez in MMA competition.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag]’s first octagon finish was nothing short of electric.

Elliott (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) completed a perfect first year under the UFC banner Saturday at UFC 309 when he scored a vicious third-round knockout of [autotag]Bassil Hafez[/autotag] (9-5-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in their welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden.

After controlling the fight for the first two rounds, Elliott landed a huge punch on Hafez early in the final frame. Hafez went down and Elliott smashed him with multiple shots to put him in and out of consciousness at the 0:40 mark of Round 3.

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


After making his promotional debut in February, Elliott made it a 3-0 run and extended his winning streak to eight consecutive fights overall. To make it all the more impressive, he’s the first person to finish Hafez in MMA competition.

“We’re just getting started, ladies and gentleman,” Elliott said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 309 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.

Oban Elliott changes ‘infamous’ definition, wants spot on another big card after UFC 304

Former Cage Warriors standout Oban Elliott has won seven straight.

MANCHESTER, England – [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag] beat Preston Parsons with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 304 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.

Take a look inside the fight with Elliott, a former Cage Warriors standout who now has won seven straight.

Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 28: Oban Elliott of England celebrates his victory against Preston Parsons of the U.S. in a welterweight bout during the UFC 304 event at Co-op Live on July 28, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

Result: Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons unanimous unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27
Updated records: Elliott (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Parsons (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Key stats: Elliott stuffed eight of Parsons’ nine takedown attempts.

Elliott on the fight’s key moment

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: Preston Parsons of the U.S. works a submission on Oban Elliott of England in a welterweight bout during the UFC 304 event at Co-op Live on July 27, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

“(We prepared) wrestling off the bottom because that was his only way he’s going to get me. He can’t do much with me in the wrestling department. It was just kind of head down trying to catch some big shots. I knew that was going to happen. It takes two people to make an exciting fight. I just kept behind the jab. I can’t remember the saying, but something about the right hand, but the jab will take you around the world. So I just kept true to that.” (Most typically, the saying goes: The right hand can take you around the block, but a good jab will take you around the world.)

Elliott on going the distance

“I knew I was better than him on the feet. I saw the only area that we were maybe 50-50 in was the wrestling. I just had to fight a patient fight. It was kind of my fight to lose if I got overzealous. I hit him with some big shots – he had a good chin. I was looking to land big shots, but he was good at that inside kick. I just had to be smart in there. I’ve had the decision the last few fights. As long as I’m doubling my money and I’m keeping the f*cking 0 in the UFC (in my record), I don’t care. We’re all good.”

Elliott on what he wants next

“I came straight off the injury list for this fight, straight into camp – a 12-week camp. Now I’m going to be in August, so maybe if I take a month to fully refresh, it takes me to September. Then I know (Jon) Jones (vs. Stipe) Miocic is in November. If you put me on (UFC) 298 in the infamous Honda Center (in Anaheim, Calif.), if you put me on (UFC) 304 on the biggest U.K. card in history, why not chuck me on the Jon Jones card? You may as well. I’d love that – or the T-Mobile (Arena) in (Las) Vegas. I mean, that sounds good to me.”

To hear more from Elliott, 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:

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[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.

Oban Elliott def. Preston Parsons at UFC 304: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Oban Elliott’s unanimous decision win over Preston Parsons at UFC 304.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Preston Parsons[/autotag] at UFC 304 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. (Photos by Ben Roberts, Getty Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

UFC 304 adds Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons

At UFC 304, welterweights Oban Elliot and Preston Parsons will collide in a three-round bout.

UFC 304 has added a welterweight bout to its undercard.

Wales’ [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag] and Florida’s [autotag]Preston Parsons[/autotag] will collide July 27 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The event is headlined by a welterweight title bout between champion Leon Edwards and challenger Belal Muhammad.

A person with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Elliott posted a video to Instagram of himself signing the contract. MMA Orbit first reported the matchup.

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Elliott (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made his promotional debut at UFC 298 in February when he defeated Val Woodburn by unanimous decision. The victory came after a contract-earning performance vs. Kaik Brito on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Parsons (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has alternated losses and wins across four fights. He most recently competed in January when he defeated Matthew Semelsberger by unanimous decision.

With the addition, the UFC 304 lineup includes:

  • Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad
  • Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes
  • 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

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

Oban Elliott goes full WWE after capping off crazy UFC 298 fight week with debut win

Oban Elliott survived a big head kick to win his UFC debut against Val Woodburn at UFC 298.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag] beat Val Woodburn with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 298 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Take a look inside the fight with Elliott, who survived a big head kick to win his UFC debut.

UFC 298 medical suspensions: Henry Cejudo among 9 fighters suspended 180 days

Nine UFC 298 competitors are out a potential 180 days due to injuries sustained in their fights Saturday in Anaheim, Calif.

Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event in Anaheim, Calif. was not a good night to be a limb.

UFC 298 took place at Anaheim, Calif. and featured 12 bouts and 24 fighters. Nine of those fighters were handed six-month suspensions as a result of injuries sustained in their bouts. Eight of those potential injuries were deemed possible fractures.

Monday, California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive director Andy Foster, who oversaw the event, provided MMA Junkie with a full list of medical suspensions.

Scroll below to see how much time UFC 298 competitors will have to take off as a result of their bouts Saturday. It’s important to note fighters may return before the conclusion of their suspensions if they are cleared by a physician (unless denoted “no exception” or “mandatory”).