Tag: Poliana Botelho

Bellator signs UFC alum Poliana Botelho to multifight deal

Former UFC flyweight Poliana Botelho is the newest addition to the Bellator roster.

[autotag]Poliana Botelho[/autotag] is the newest member of the Bellator roster.

On Wednesday, the promotion announced that flyweight Botelho (9-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), a former UFC fighter, has signed an exclusive multifight contract with Bellator. News of the signing was first reported by Ag. Fight.

Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the promotion didn’t announce a debut date or opponent.

Botelho, 33, competed seven times for the UFC from October 2017 to June 2022 and compiled a 3-4 promotional record. She kicked off her UFC stint with back-to-back victories over Peal Gonzalez and Syuri Kondo before a loss to Cynthia Calvillo.

A bounce-back decision win against Lauren Mueller was followed by three consecutive losses to Gillian Robertson, Luana Carolina, and Karine Silva. The three-fight skid led to Botelho’s promotional departure.

In her first fight post-UFC departure, Botelho competed at Invicta FC 49 in September, when she defeated BKFC and “TUF 30” alumnus Helen Peralta by unanimous decision.

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Invicta FC 49: Best photos from Oklahoma

Check out these photos from Invicta FC 49 at Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Okla.

Check out these photos from Invicta FC 49 at Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Okla. which featured an atomweight title fight between Jillian DeCoursey and Jessica Delboni. (Photos by Dave Mandel, Invicta FC)

These 10 UFC veterans are in MMA and kickboxing action Sept. 28-Oct. 1

Check out which UFC veterans are competing in various promotions across the globe this week.

The UFC is back in action for another event at in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 211 featuring MacKenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan.

Outside of Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex, there are a number of veterans of the promotion competing across the globe in MMA and kickboxing. Whether they are trying to fight their way back to the big stage of the world MMA leader or solidify themselves as a staple of their current promotions, these UFC veterans will be looking to get their hand raised this weekend.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Photos: Invicta FC 49 official weigh-ins and faceoffs

Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 49 weigh-ins.

Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 49 official weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs in Hinton, Okla. (Photos courtesy of Dave Mandel, Invicta FC)

UFC Fight Night 207 video: Karine Silva taps Poliana Botelho with D’Arce choke

Karine Silva’s 11th career first-round stoppage was her most significant to date at UFC Fight Night 207.

[autotag]Karine Silva[/autotag]’s 11th career first-round stoppage was her most significant to date.

Silva (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made quick work of [autotag]Poliana Botelho[/autotag] (8-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in the opening round of their women’s flyweight bout on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 207, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

After landing a thumping punch that put her opponent on the canvas, Silva jumped on top and sliced through her opponent’s defense and into the D’Arce choke, which was just the second finish of its kind in women’s UFC history. It was in deep, too, because Botelho tapped with just five seconds left in the opening round.

Check out the replay of the submission below (via Twitter):

With the win, Silva’s perfect 100 percent finishing rate remained in tact. She’s finished the overwhelming majority of those inside the first round, proving herself to be a potential new threat at 125 pounds.

“The plan was to go in there and touch her a little bit and just go for it,” Silva said through an interpreter in her post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “I said it, ‘If I hit her, I’m going to hit her hard and I’m going to knock her down.'”

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 207 include:

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Feb. 7-13)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken 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 from Feb. 7-13.

Poliana Botelho vs. Ji Yeon Kim scrapped from UFC 270 on Jan. 22

The UFC 270 card has taken another hit.

The UFC 270 card has taken another hit.

[autotag]Poliana Botelho[/autotag] (8-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is out of her fight against [autotag]Ji Yeon Kim[/autotag] (9-4-2 MMA, 3-4 UFC) on Jan. 22 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. and as a result, the flyweight contest has been scrapped.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the canceled booking but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Botelho is 1-2 since moving back up to 125 pounds. The 33-year-old Brazilian picked up a unanimous decision win over Lauren Mueller at UFC 236, then suffered back-to-back losses to Gillian Robertson and Luana Carolina.

Kim would’ve also looked to snap a two-fight losing skid. The South Korean fighter has split her past six appearances and is coming off setbacks to Alexa Grasso, and most recently Molly McCann in a “Fight of the Night” effort.

The UFC 270 lineup now includes:

  • Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane
  • Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
  • Ilia Topuria vs. TBA
  • Greg Hardy vs. Aleksei Oleinik

Preliminary ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET

  • Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Cody Stamann
  • Tony Gravely vs. Saimon Oliveira
  • Andre Fialho vs. Michel Pereira

Preliminary ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET Edit Delete

  • Jack Della Maddalena vs. opponent TBA
  • Kay Hansen vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
  • Matt Frevola vs. Genaro Valdez
  • Wellington Turman vs. Rodolfo Vieira
  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Victor Henry

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UFC on ESPN 23 post-event facts: Jiri Prochazka’s KO of Dominick Reyes was historic

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 23, which saw Jiri Prochazka brutally knock out Dominick Reyes in Las Vegas.

The UFC’s busy May schedule kicked off on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+.

The main event of the night featured a knockout for the ages. [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] (28-3-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) landed just the third spinning back elbow knockout in UFC history when he flattened [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in the second round of their light heavyweight contender matchup, seemingly securing a title shot for himself.

For more on the numbers to come out of the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 40 post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 23.

UFC on ESPN 23 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Cub Swanson nets highest total

UFC on ESPN 23 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 23 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $146,500.

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 ESPN 23 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 23 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $6,000
vs. [autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Krzysztof Jotko[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili [/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Poliana Botelho[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Luana Pinheiro[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Randa Markos[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]TJ Brown[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kai Kamaka[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Loma Lookboonmee[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Andreas Michailidis[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]KB Bhullar[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Felipe Colares[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Luke Sanders[/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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $833,500
Program-to-date total: $833,500

UFC on ESPN 23: Poliana Botelho vs. Luana Carolina odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 23 fight between Poliana Botelho and Luana Carolina with MMA odds, picks, tips and predictions.

In a women’s flyweight bout on Saturday’s main card, Poliana Botelho and Luana Carolina meet at UFC on ESPN 23 – also known as UFC Vegas 25 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The prelims kick off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+, with the main card on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 23 Botelho vs. Carolina odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

UFC on ESPN 23 Botelho vs. Carolina: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:15 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Botelho -275 (bet $275 to win $100) | Carolina +230 (bet $100 to win $230)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -300 | Under +240)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -275 | No +210)

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UFC on ESPN 23 Botelho vs. Carolina: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Records: Botelho 8-3 | Carolina 6-2

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

I am really liking the upset opportunity here for CAROLINA (+210). She is an amazing value with a chance to more than double up. Sure, she is coming off a first-round submission loss to Ariane Lipski last time out July 18, 2020. That stings, and she’ll need to do better avoiding the takedown.

However, Botelho limps in with losses in two of her past three fights, and Carolina enjoys a two-inch reach advantage between the two. And Botelho isn’t known for her ground game. In fact, she has never won via submission, while getting tapped out by Cynthia Calvillo three fights ago Nov. 17, 2018.

Carolina also enjoy a 6.29-to-3.00 significant strikes landed per minute advantage.

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Over/Under (O/U)

The odd are overwhelmingly stacked in favor of this fight going the distance, and there is really no value here.

Yes (-275): Will the fight go the distance? is just a little too expensive, and Over 2.5 Rounds (-300) also makes no sense. The submission game is not really part of Botelho’s game, and Carolina will be leery of going to the canvas after getting tapped out last time. And we just haven’t seen a lot of evidence in recent fights which suggests a knockout. This fight is going the distance, but it’s just too expense to risk it.

AVOID, and place a small-unit wager on CAROLINA BY DECISION (+350) for a much better value.

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