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Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez joins UFC 302 lineup in June

Ranked middleweights Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez will throw down this summer.

Ranked UFC middleweights [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] and [autotag]Anthony Hernandez[/autotag] will throw down in June.

Dolidze meets Hernandez on June 1 at UFC 302, which is expected to take place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from MMA Fighting.

Dolidze (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight losing skid after facing Marvin Vettori and Nassourdine Imavov. Prior to that, the Georgian fighter was a on a four-fight winning streak, including a TKO finish of Jack Hermansson.

Winner of his past five in a row, Hernandez (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is coming off back-to-back finishes of Edmen Shahbazyan and most recently a Performance of the Night submission over Roman Kopylov at UFC 298.

The current lineup for UFC 302 includes:

  • Jailton Almeida vs. Alexander Volkov
  • Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
  • Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
  • Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
  • Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  • Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 302.

UFC Fight Night 235 post-event facts: Randy Brown is on the rise

Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 235, which saw Randy Brown continue his run of success in the loaded welterweight division.

The UFC opened its four-event February schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 235, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) achieved his first octagon main event win to close out the card when he outworked [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) to a majority decision in their matchup of ranked UFC middleweights.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 235.

UFC Fight Night 235 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Drew Dober’s $21,000 tops card

UFC Fight Night 235 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 235 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 Fight Night 235 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 235 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Drew Dober[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Muslim Salikhov[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Natalia Silva[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Aliaskhab Khizriev[/autotag]: $4,000
vs. [autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Charlie Radtke[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gilbert Urbina[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Diana Belbita[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Charles Johnson[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Azat Maksum[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Themba Gorimbo[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Pete Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jeong Yeong Lee[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Blake Bilder[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Marquel Mederos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Landon Quinones[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jamal Pogues[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Thomas Petersen[/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 2351 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: $615,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $23,322,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 235.

UFC Fight Night 235 results: Nassourdine Imavov dominates gutsy Roman Dolidze, exchanges words with Chris Curtis

A second fight almost broke out in the middle of the UFC main event after Nassourdine Imavov fouled Roman Dolidze.

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag] successfully notched his first UFC main event win Saturday in a largely dominant performance that also featured some mid- and post-fight drama.

After five rounds of fighting, Imavov (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) defeated [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) by majority decision (49-44, 47-47, 48-46). The middleweight bout was the UFC Fight Night 235 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Dolidze survived an onslaught of attack late in Round 1. Imavov dropped him to the canvas, pounded away, grabbed the back and tried more ground-and-pound from there. At the end-of-round horn, Dolidze appeared to be a bit disoriented as he banged a stumbling U-turn back to his corner.

The second round and early parts of the third were a lot of clinching with each man controlling the position at different points. When they separated one minute in Round 3, both appeared to be tired.

Imavov’s right hand proved to be money, with two big ones landing on Dolidze’s dome during Round 3. Dolidze grabbed hold of Imavov and slowed the tempo for a bit, but Imavov landed another big right as soon as separation occurred.

An unusually heated moment occurred in Round 4 when Imavov grabbed hold of Dolidze’s back in the clinch. Dolidze put one hand on the canvas, which made him a grounded fighter, according to the Unified Rules of MMA.

Imavov kicked Dolidze in the head anyway – a foul. Referee Herb Dean called time. The foul, however, caused a reaction from Dolidze’s corner, which included fellow UFC fighter Chris Curtis. Imavov and Curtis fought in June. That bout was ruled a no contest due to a clash of heads.

As Imavov exchanged words through the cage with Curtis, he began to make a move toward his opponent’s corner. Dean intervened and dragged Imavov back tot he opposite corner before he tended to Dolidze, who ultimately gave the high-sign he was good to go.

The foul did not go unpunished. Dean deducted a point from Imavov.

Although he showed guts throughout the entirety of 25 minutes, Dolidze’s luck in the final five did not change. He hung in there with Imavov, but ultimately lost a unanimous decision.

While Imavov and Dolidze displayed great respect to one another after the fight, the drama involving Curtis continued. Curtis was seen reeling middle fingers up and down at Imavov, who also flipped the bird.

With the victory, Imavov finds a win for the first time in three attempts. His most recent two outings included a loss to Sean Strickland and the no contest vs. Curtis.

For Dolidze, the bout was his first promotional main event. He has now lost back-to-back fights. His previous outing was in March when he lost to Marvin Vettori.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 235 results include:

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Social media reacts to Nassourdine Imavov’s victory over Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night 235

The MMA community reacted to Nassourdine Imavov’s victory over Roman Dolidze in the UFC Fight Night 235 main event.

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag] is a main event winner for the first time after beating [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 235.

Imavov (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) rebounded from his no contest with Chris Curtis in June with a majority decision victory over Dolidze (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, moving him a notch higher up the ladder in the ever-evolving middleweight division.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Imavov’s victory over Dolidze at UFC Fight Night 235.

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UFC Fight Night 235 video: Roman Dolidze, Nassourdine Imavov make weight in Las Vegas

The main event for the UFC’s third show of the year is official after the headliners made weight Friday.

LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC’s third show of the year is official after the headliners made weight Friday.

Ahead of UFC Fight Night 235, which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and [autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) stepped on the scale at the official weigh-ins.

Check out the video from their trips to the scale above.

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UFC Fight Night 235 breakdown: How will Roman Dolidze’s grappling fare against Nassourdine Imavov?

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down UFC Fight Night 235 main event between Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov.

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for UFC Fight Night 235.

UFC Fight Night 235 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle action Feb. 2-4

Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC is in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 235.

The event at the UFC Apex features a middleweight bout between [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] and [autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag].

Many other combat sports events are taking place that feature several familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Feb. 2-4.

Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Roman Dolidze unconcerned about official rankings: ‘UFC will decide what they want to see’

Roman Dolidze is not putting too much stock in the rankings ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 235 main event.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] is not keeping a close look at the UFC’s official rankings, even though he’s about to headline his first event against a ranked opponent.

The UFC middleweight contender is unconcerned about his positioning in the division in terms of what it could mean for a potential title shot. Dolidze (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who fights Nassourdine Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 235 Saturday, doesn’t think being No. 1 in the division is necessary to get a shot at the belt.

“If you remember how Sean (Strickland) got his title shot, he fought Nassourdine after he fought some guy outside the top 15, and he got a title shot,” said at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 235 media day. “That’s why I don’t like to make predictions and conversations like this. It will be what it will be. I’m ready for anything. That’s all.

“In this organization, the rankings nowadays don’t do nothing. Look at Khamzat (Chimaev). Why is he in the top 15? Who did he fight? Why does he need to be here? Also, how they move some guys up and down. That’s why I don’t think rankings show anything. There is organization UFC, and UFC will decide what they want to see and what fights will sell more or less, and that’s more important, probably.”

Dolidze is currently ranked No. 8 in the UFC’s promotional rankings, with Imavov a few spots behind at No. 11. The Georgian doesn’t want to put a label on his matchup. He sees it as a big fight, but that’s as far as he will let his imagination go. What’s certain, if victorious, he would like to get someone higher in the rankings next.

“What do you want me to say? Big words and say it’s No. 1 contender fight? No, I’m not that guy,” Dolidze said. “I’m sure there’s going to be somebody here to start talking like that. It’s a good, interesting fight. I think after this fight we can get a top-five opponent – definitely, we deserve. Let’s see what will happen. what happens, no one knows.”

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Video: ‘UFC Fight Night 235: Dolidze vs. Imavov’ media day interviews

Before UFC Fight Night 235 on Saturday, watch as the main card athletes fighters speak to reporters at media day.

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 235, which takes place at the UFC Apex with a card that streams entirely on ESPN+, goes down Saturday.

Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day.

If you happened to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day.

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