Tag: Seungwoo Choi

Six fighters are looking at potential six-month medical suspensions after UFC on ESPN+ 23, including former champion [autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag], who lost in the main event.

Edgar’s (23-8-1 MMA, 17-8-1 UFC) first-round TKO defeat to [autotag]Chan Sung Jung[/autotag] (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in this past weekend’s featherweight headliner led to an orbital injury that resulted in a 180-day suspension for “The Answer,” unless he receives clearance from a specialist beforehand.

MMA Junkie today obtained the full medical suspension report from UFC on ESPN+ 23, which went down at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.

Check it out below.

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• Chan Sung Jung: 7-day mandatory rest
  def. Frankie Edgar: Suspended 180 days for right orbital injury (requires clearance from oral and maxillofacial doctor); 60 days mandatory rest and 45 days of no contact
• [autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
  def. [autotag]Aleksandar Rakic[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for left shin hematoma (requires clearance from primary care physician); 30 days mandatory rest
• [autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days no contact
  def. [autotag]Dooho Choi[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for TKO loss and left wrist injury (requires clearance from orthopedic doctor); 45 days mandatory rest and 30 days of no contact
• [autotag]Da Un Jung[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
  def. [autotag]Mike Rodriguez[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days (requires clearance form dentist); 45 days mandatory rest and 30 days of no contact
• [autotag]Jun Yong Park[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
  def. [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for nasal laceration; 21 days of no contact
• [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for left brow laceration; 21 days of no contact
  def. [autotag]Liu Pingyuan[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration; 21 days of no contact
• [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
  def. [autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days for right eyelid laceration and hard bout;; 30 days of no contact
• [autotag]Seungwoo Choi[/autotag]: $3,500
  def. [autotag]Suman Mokhtarian[/autotag]: $3,500
• [autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
  def. [autotag]Dong Hyun Ma[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
• [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for right shoulder pain; 21 days of no contact
  def. [autotag]Matt Schnell[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days for knockout loss; 30 days of no contact
• [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
  def. [autotag]Said Nurmagomedov[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for right knee pain; 21 days of no contact
• [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
  def. [autotag]Miranda Granger[/autotag]: 7-day mandatory rest
• [autotag]Heili Alateng[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for right foot injury (requires X-ray clearance); 30 days mandatory rest and 21 days of no contact
  def. [autotag]Ryan Benoit[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days for right foot injury (requires X-ray clearance); 30 days mandatory rest and 21 days of no contact

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BUSAN – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 23 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $121,000.

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 Saturday at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea. The entire card streamed ESPN+.

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

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[autotag]Chan Sung Jung[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Aleksandar Rakic[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Dooho Choi[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Da Un Jung[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Mike Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jun Yong Park[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Liu Pingyuan[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Seungwoo Choi[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Suman Mokhtarian[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Dong Hyun Ma[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Matt Schnell[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Said Nurmagomedov[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Miranda Granger[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Heili Alateng[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Ryan Benoit[/autotag]: $5,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

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 2019 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC on ESPN+ 23: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie” – $121,000
• “UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington” – $369,500
• “UFC on ESPN 7: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik” – $369,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 22: Blachowicz vs. Jacare” – $192,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 21: Zabit vs. Kattar” – $132,500
• “UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz” – $210,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 20: Maia vs. Askren” – $142,000
• “UFC on ESPN 6: Reyes vs. Weidman” – $153,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 19: Joanna vs. Waterson” – $174,000
• “UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya” – $174,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 18: Hermansson vs. Cannonier” – $149,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 17: Rodriguez vs. Stephens” – $128,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 16: Cowboy vs. Gaethje” – $151,000
• “UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier” – $221,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 15: Andrade vs. Zhang” – $149,000
• “UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2” – $219,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 14: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2” – $191,500
• “UFC on ESPN 5: Covington vs. Lawler” – $154,000
• “UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar” – $173,500
• “UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards” – $209,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 13: De Randamie vs. Ladd” – $131,000
• “UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos” – $283,500
• “UFC on ESPN 3: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos” – $162,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 12 Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie” – $95,500
• “UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes” – $304,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 11: Gustafsson vs. Smith” – $122,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 10: Dos Anjos vs. Lee” – $194,000
• “UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade” – $250,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 9: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy” – $156,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 8: Jacare vs. Hermansson” – $199,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 7: Overeem vs. Oleinik” – $111,500
• “UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2” – $253,500
• “UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs. Gaethje” – $159,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 6: Thompson vs. Pettis” – $152,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 5: Till vs. Masvidal” – $121,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 4: Lewis vs. Dos Santos” – $193,000
• “UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith” – $275,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 3: Blachowicz vs. Santos” – $164,500
• “UFC on ESPN 1: Ngannou vs. Velasquez” – $176,000
• “UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum” – $128,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 2: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2” – $176,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 1: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw” – $239,500

Year-to-date total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $31,004,500