UFC 311: Undefeated prospect Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos officially announced

UFC prospect Payton Talbott has a date and name for his return to the octagon.

[autotag]Payton Talbott[/autotag] has a name and date for his return to the octagon.

The undefeated UFC bantamweight prospect takes on veteran [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag] at UFC 311 – the promotion’s first pay-per-view of 2025, which is set to go down on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

UFC officially announced the fight Saturday. MMA Fighting was first to report the matchup.

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Talbott (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is coming off his quickest career win, a 19-second knockout of Yanis Ghemmouri at UFC 303 back in June. The 26-year-old fighter is regarded as one of the best prospects today at 125 pounds. Talbott has also won two back-to-back $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses in his last two performances.

On the other hand, his opponent, Barcelos (18-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC), is coming off a submission win over Cristian Quiñonez back in February. The win snapped a two-fight losing streak for the 37-year-old veteran, who’s 2-4 in his past six trips to the octagon.

The current UFC 311 lineup includes:

  • Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka
  • Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
  • Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
  • Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
  • Muin Gafurov vs. Rinya Nakamura
  • Bogdan Guskov vs. Johnny Walker
  • Ailin Perez vs. Karol Rosa
  • Sedriques Dumas vs. Zach Reese
  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Payton Talbott
  • Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 311.

UFC Fight Night 237 post-event facts: Yair Rodriguez hits unprecedented career slump

Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 237, which saw Yair Rodriguez hit the first losing skid of his career.

The UFC’s final event of February took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 237 at Mexico City Arena in Mexico.

A flyweight contender re-emerged in the main event, when replacement headliner [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) exacted revenge on former UFC champ [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (21-8-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) with a split decision victory in their rematch from November 2020.

For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 237.

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UFC Fight Night 237 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Headliners get combined $17,000

UFC Fight Night 237 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

MEXICO CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 237 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $135,500.

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 237 took place at Mexico City Arena. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 237 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Yair Rodriguez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Daniel Zellhuber[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Fransisco Prado[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Manuel Torres[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Cristian Quinonez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jesus Aguilar[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mateus Mendonca[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Edgar Chairez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Claudio Puelles[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ronaldo Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Denys Bondar[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Felipe dos Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Muhammad Naimov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Erik Silva[/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 2371 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: $1,228,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $23,935,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 237.

UFC Fight Night 237 video: Raoni Barcelos overcomes arm injury to submit Cristian Quinonez

Raoni Barcelos avoided a three-fight losing skid with a late submission of Cristian Quinonez at UFC Fight Night 237.

MEXICO CITY – [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag] got a much-needed win Saturday when he submitted [autotag]Cristian Quinonez[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 237.

After losing his past two fights, Barcelos (18-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was tasked with going into enemy territory at Mexico City Arena. He thrived in that environment, going back-and-forth with Quinonez (18-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) before locking in a rear-naked choke for the tap at the 2:04 mark of Round 3.

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

Barcelos revealed post-fight that he sustained a shoulder injury early in the fight. It was difficult for him, but he managed to thrive and get his hand raised for the first time since October 2022.

“I needed to win,” Barcelos said through an interpreter in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “It was a battle of overcoming. … During the rounds my coaches told me, ‘Finish the rounds with wrestling and finish the fight.'”

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 237 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 237.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Jan. 8-14)

There were 35 UFC 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.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Jan. 8-14.

UFC on ESPN 50 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jessica Andrade’s $21,000 tops card

UFC on ESPN 50 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 50 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $170,500.

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 50 took place at Bridgestone Arena. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 50 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Tatiana Suarez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Kennedy Nzechukwu[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Kyler Phillips[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Carlston Harris[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Jeremiah Wells[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Cody Durden[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sean Woodson[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dennis Buzukja[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Asu Almabaev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ode Osbourne[/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 $50,000 while title challengers get $50,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-50 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,222,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,811,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 50.

UFC on ESPN 50 play-by-play and live results

Check out live play-by-play and official results from UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville, Tenn.

UFC on ESPN 50 took place Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

In the main event, Cory Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) took on Rob Font (20-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) in a key bantamweight fight. In the co-feature, former women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (24-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) meets unbeaten contender Tatiana Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC).

Check out round-by-round updates below.

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

Kyler Phillips def. Raoni Barcelos at UFC on ESPN 50: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Kyler Phillips’ unanimous decision win over Raoni Barcelos at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Kyler Phillips[/autotag]’ unanimous decision win over [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 17-23)

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 17-23

Miles Johns injured, out of UFC on ESPN 46 bout vs. Raoni Barcelos

An injury to Miles Johns had led to one less fight on this weekend’s UFC event in Las Vegas.

UFC on ESPN 46 will proceed with one less bout.

According to an announcement from the promotion, [autotag]Miles Johns[/autotag] is injured, and has been forced out of his bantamweight bout against [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]. The fight has been canceled, and there will be no replacement opponent for Barcelos.

The event takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with the main card airing on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+.

Johns (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) would have competed for the first time in 2023. His last appearance was a unanimous decision victory over Vince Morales at UFC Fight Night 215 on Nov. 19, 2022.

“Sorry guys,” Johns wrote on Twitter. “F*cking sucks. Never felt more ready in my life. Going to get healed up and hoping to get this fight rebooked ASAP!”

Barcelos (17-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) was set to enter his second bout of the year, looking to rebound from a first-round finish against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night 217 on Jan. 14, 2023.

With the removal, the 13-fight UFC on ESPN 46 lineup now includes:

  • Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier
  • Joaquim Silva vs. Arman Tsarukyan
  • Christian Duncan vs. Armen Petrosyan
  • Lucas Almeida vs. Pat Sabatini
  • Nikolas Motta vs. Manuel Torres
  • Nicolas Dalby vs. Muslim Salikhov
  • Alessandro Costa vs. Jimmy Flick
  • Kyung Ho Kang vs. Cristian Quinonez
  • Denys Bondar vs. Carlos Hernandez
  • Felipe Bunes vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
  • Tereza Bleda vs. Gabriella Fernandes
  • Dan Argueta vs. Ronnie Lawrence
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Zac Pauga

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 46.