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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.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Dec. 18-24)

All the 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 Dec. 18-24.

Yazmin Jauregui vs. Sam Hughes set for UFC’s February return to Mexico City

A homegrown prospect will be on the bill when the UFC returns to Mexico in two months.

The lineup for the UFC’s long-awaited return to Mexico in two months continues to build with the addition of a women’s strawweight bout featuring a home-grown prospect.

[autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will take on [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag] (8-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) at the UFC’s Fight Night event in Mexico City on Feb. 24. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup with people with knowledge of the booking following an initial report from UFC broadcast partner ESPN (via ESPN Deportes).

The UFC’s return to Mexico City will be its first visit to the country in about 4.5 years. The event takes place at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, which has hosted the promotion on five previous occasions in the past nine years. The event will stream on ESPN+.

Jauregui will fight in front of her home fans in Mexico for the first time in the UFC. The former Combate Global tournament winner won her first two UFC bouts in 2022 against Iasmin Lucindo and Istela Nunes.

But in July, Jauregui suffered her first pro loss when Denise Gomes knocked her out in just 20 seconds at UFC 290 in Las Vegas. Now she’ll be looking to rebound for the first time in her career, as well.

Hughes got back in the win column in April with a decision over Jaqueline Amorim at UFC 287. That put her back on the right track after a loss to Piera Rodriguez snapped a two-fight winning streak that came on the heels of losses in her first three fights in the UFC.

With the addition, the UFC Mexico City lineup now includes:

  • Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi
  • Yair Rodriguez vs. Brian Ortega
  • Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda
  • Victor Altamarino vs. Felipe dos Santos
  • Sam Hughes vs. Yazmin Jauregui

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 5-11)

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 June 5-11.

Sam Hughes says boyfriend hit big with an underdog bet on her at UFC 287

Sam Hughes handed Jaqueline Amorim, who was nearly a 3-1 favorite, the first loss of her career at UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

MIAMI – [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag] beat Jaqueline Amorim with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

Take a look inside the fight with Hughes, who handed Amorim – who was nearly a 3-1 favorite – the first loss of her career.

UFC 287 post-event facts: Israel Adesanya makes history as two-time divisional champ

Check out the stats to come out of UFC 287, where Israel Adesanya made history by doing something no middleweight had ever done.

The UFC’s long-awaited return to Miami after more than two decades delivered a memorable moment with Israel Adesanya making history by reclaiming middleweight gold from Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 headliner at Kaseya Center.

Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) avenged his TKO loss to Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) from November with a highlight-reel second-round knockout in the main event to become the first two-time titleholder in the storied 185-pound division.

For more on the numbers behind Adesanya’s win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 287.

UFC 287 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Second-highest total of 2023

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 287 took home the second-highest UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout of the year thus far.

MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 287 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $274,500.

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

The full UFC 287 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Rob Font[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Christian Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Raul Rosas Jr.[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Luana Pinheiro[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Michelle Waterson-Gomez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Loopy Godinez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Trey Ogden[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Steve Garcia[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Shayilan Nuerdanbieke[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jaqueline Amorim[/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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,045,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $16,564,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.

UFC 287 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

Check out what the UFC 287 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event.

MIAMI – UFC 287 took place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner and guest fighter interviews from Kaseya Center in Miami.

You can hear from all the UFC 287 winners and more by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.

Sam Hughes def. Jaqueline Amorim at UFC 287: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Sam Hughes’ unanimous decision win over Jaqueline Amorim at UFC 287 in Miami.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag]’ unanimous decision win over [autotag]Jaqueline Amorim[/autotag] at UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miami. (Photos by Rich Storry, USA TODAY Sports)

IBJJF, LFA champ Jaqueline Amorim set to debut at UFC 287 in Miami

Regarded as one of the top prospects in MMA, Jaqueline Amorim is set to debut at UFC 287 in April.

IBJJF champion [autotag]Jaqueline Amorim[/autotag] has her first UFC assignment since she joined the promotion in September.

Amorim (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make her first promotional appearance April 8 when she takes on [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag] (7-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) at UFC 287 in Miami. The event takes place at Miami-Dade Arena.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently confirmed it to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Ideas first reported the bout.

Amorim, 27, was the LFA women’s strawweight champion at the time of her UFC signing. She began on a combat sports path at a young age. By 22, Amorim won IBJJF, UAEJJF and CBJJ championships.

In 2020, Amorim pivoted to MMA during the COVID-19 pandemic. She went 5-0 en route to an LFA title shot in September when she submitted Ashley Nichols with a first-round armbar and became champion. Undefeated, Amorim has a 100 percent finishing rate with all first-round finishes.

Hughes, 30, will look to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Piera Rodriguez in October. The defeat snapped a two-fight winning streak that included victories over Istela Nunes and Elise Reed.

With the addition, the UFC 287 lineup includes:

  • Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
  • Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal
  • Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
  • Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Christian Rodriguez
  • Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez
  • Michael Chiesa vs. Li Jingliang
  • Gerald Meeerschaert vs. Joe Pyfer
  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis
  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Loopy Godinez
  • Luana Pinheiro vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  • Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Nikolas Motta
  • Steve Garcia vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
  • Jaqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.