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UFC Fight Night 211 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2022 total hits $6.5 million

UFC has paid out $6.5 million in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay to its athletes this year after UFC Fight Night 211.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 211 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $164,500.

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 211 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 211 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Francisco Trinaldo[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Mike Davis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Daniel Santos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Ilir Latifi[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Joaquim Silva[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jesse Ronson[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Krzysztof Jotko[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Chelsea Chandler[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Guido Cannetti[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Randy Costa[/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 2117 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2111 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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $6,491,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $12,658,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

UFC Fight Night 211 video: 10-to-1 favorite Sodiq Yusuff wins in 30 seconds, calls out ‘The Korean Zombie’

The oddsmakers heavily favored Sodiq Yusuff and Saturday he showed why.

UFC featherweight contender [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] looked every bit of a 10-to-1 favorite Saturday when he defeated promotional newcomer [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] in 30 seconds.

The second main card bout at UFC Fight Night 211 in Las Vegas, Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) utilized his clinch early on the charging Shainis (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Unable to escape Yusuff’s clutches, Shainis ate a variety of knees. Shainis shot for a takedown and Yusuff snatched his neck. With a tight grip, Yusuff pulled for a guillotine choke – and got the tap.

After the win, Yusuff called for a fight against “The Korean Zombie” [autotag]Chan Sung Jung[/autotag] (17-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC), who has not competed since an April title fight loss to Alexander Volkanovski.

Yusuff, 29, extends his winning streak to two. His only UFC loss to date came against Arnold Allen in April 2021. Meanwhile, Shainis, who took the fight on short notice, has a five-fight winning streak snapped.

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 211 include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

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UFC Fight Night 211 predictions: Four unanimous picks and two blowouts in Las Vegas

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 211 main card, which features Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan at strawweight.

Dern
vs.
Xiaonan		 Brown
vs.
Trinaldo		 Barcelos
vs.
Jones		 Shainis
vs.
Yusuff		 Castaneda
vs.
Santos		 Borschev
vs.
Davis
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
154-93		 dern2022
Dern
(77%)		 brown2022
Brown
(77%)		 barcelos2022
Barcelos
(80%)		 yusuff2022
Yusuff
(90%)		 castaneda2022
Castaneda
(76%)		 davis2022
Davis
(66%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
165-87
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
161-91		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
159-93
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 borschev2022
Borschev
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
157-95		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
156-96		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
155-97		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 borschev2022
Borschev
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
155-97		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 borschev2022
Borschev
Nolan King
@mma_kings
148-104		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
147-105
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
138-114		 dern2022
Dern		 brown2022
Brown		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
123-128		 dern2022
Dern		 trinaldo2022
Trinaldo		 barcelos2022
Barcelos		 yusuff2022
Yusuff		 castaneda2022
Castaneda		 davis2022
Davis

The UFC is back on its home turf after a week off, and a pair of women’s strawweight contenders headline the card.

UFC Fight Night 211 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at 115 pounds. Dern is a -240 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Xiaonan is +180. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Dern as one of four unanimous picks on the main card at 11-0.

The co-main event features [autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. [autotag]Francisco Trinaldo[/autotag] (28-8 MMA, 18-7 UFC) at welterweight. Brown is a -350 favorite, but he’s not unanimous. One of our pickers is taking Trinaldo to pull off the upset.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag] (13-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. Barcelos is a -260 favorite and one of our four unanimous picks.

UFC newcomer [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will have a tough task on his hands for his promotional debut when he meets [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at featherweight. Yusuff is the biggest favorite on the card at 11-1, and not surprisingly is a unanimous pick from our staff members.

Our fourth unanimous nod is [autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag] (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in his fight against [autotag]Daniel Santos[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), which will take place at a contracted 140-pound catchweight. Castaneda is the smallest favorite on the man card at -190, but he pitched an 11-0 shutout in the picks.

And to open the main card, we have our most contentious bout from a picks standpoint. [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Mike Davis[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at lightweight. Davis is a 2-1 favorite at the betting window and has a big 8-3 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Dern (77 percent), Brown (77 percent), Barcelos (80 percent), Yusuff (90 percent), Castaneda (76 percent) and Davis (66 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

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Don Shainis: Sodiq Yusuff a clean striker, but ‘I’m gonna make this ugly’

“I think he slows down, and I think I’m a grinder and I’m gonna make this ugly.”

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] is looking to break [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag].

Shainis (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his octagon debut against Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 211 main card, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Although Shainis’ past three wins came in Round 1, he’s looking to wear Yusuff out gradually.

“I think he’s a clean striker,” Shainis told reporters at the UFC Fight Night 211 media day on Wednesday. “I think he slows down, and I think I’m a grinder and I’m gonna make this ugly.”

He continued, “I’m coming out the woodwork. I’m coming out of left field, so no one knows what to expect from me. Everyone’s looking at my paper stats which don’t mean sh*t, and I’m coming out here and I’m coming to grind and get my hand raised.”

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Fighting a ranked opponent on short notice appears to be a no lose situation for Shainis, but the newcomer doesn’t necessarily look at it this way.

“You think I came here to lose? I didn’t put in 10 years’ worth of work to lose,” Shainis said. “Losing happens, one of us is gonna lose, but I didn’t come all this way just to come this way, so my stock doesn’t go down regardless. This is win-win for me, f*ck it, but I’m here to win, don’t get it twisted.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

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UFC Fight Night 211’s Sodiq Yusuff didn’t want prep ‘to go to waste’ after Giga Chikadze withdrew

“We put in a lot of work. I can’t let all that go to waste. I gotta get something at the end of the day.”

LAS VEGAS – Regardless of the opponent, [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] wanted to compete at all costs.

Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was originally scheduled to face Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night 210, but after Chikadze was forced out due to injury, he ended up drawing Don Shainis (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) two weeks later in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 211 card.

A rather anticlimactic change for Yusuff, who went from a top 10 ranked featherweight to a UFC newcomer. But the 29-year-old, who hasn’t competed since defeating Alex Caceres in March, wanted all that hard work to amount to something.

“I gotta go get my check,” Yusuff told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at the UFC Fight Night 211 media day on Wednesday. “To be honest, the pay was a big motivator, but outside of that too, I took the fight with Giga maybe four months in advance. It was a long time when I signed the fight and we put in a lot of work. I can’t let all that go to waste. I gotta get something at the end of the day.”

He continued, “There is no letdown. This is a very crazy game. I try not to underestimate anybody, so I treat this guy the same way I treat Giga, the same way I would treat anybody in there. Every single one of my fights, I try to look at it like this is for the belt, so it’s definitely not a letdown. Once we get the fight over and done with, then we can look into the future, but for now, this guy is the main priority.”

Shainis may be making his octagon debut, but that doesn’t change much for Yusuff, who says he always extensively studies film on his opponents.

“He’s a grinder,” Yusuff said. “He throws a lot of looping shots and he tries to get in there in your face and tries to grind you out. Like I said, everybody I fight, I’m a big believer in watching film. I’ll never be a guy that comes in there and be like let’s just wing it. Ever since I was an amateur, I’ve always been film studier.”

UFC Fight Night 211 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

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Sodiq Yusuff off UFC Fight Night 210, booked to face promotional newcomer Don Shainis on Oct. 1

Sodiq Yusuff won’t get to compete at UFC Fight Night 210, but has been booked two weeks later.

[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] won’t get to compete at UFC Fight Night 210, but has been booked two weeks later.

Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was scheduled to face Giga Chikadze on Saturday’s card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but the bout was scrapped when Chikadze withdrew due to injury.

Instead, Yusuff will meet promotional newcomer [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 211 on Oct. 1, promotion officials announced Tuesday.

Winner of seven of his past eight, Yusuff rebounded from his first octagon setback to Arnold Allen with a unanimous decision win over Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night 203 in March.

Shainis will enter his UFC debut on a five-fight winning streak with three straight knockouts. He currently holds the Cage Titans featherweight title and the FAC lightweight belt.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Oct. 1 includes:

  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan
  • Chris Daukaus vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
  • Brendan Allen vs. Krzysztof Jotko
  • Randy Brown vs. Francisco Trinaldo
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Aleksei Oleinik
  • Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
  • Guido Cannetti vs. Randy Costa
  • Chelsea Chandler vs. Julija Stoliarenko
  • John Castaneda vs. Daniel Santos
  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Rani Yahya
  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Trevin Jones
  • Jesse Ronson vs. Joaquim Silva
  • Mike Davis vs. TBA
  • Don Shainis vs. Sodiq Yusuff

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Giga Chikadze out of UFC Fight Night 210 co-main event vs. Sodiq Yusuff

UFC Fight Night 210 is in seek of a featherweight as Giga Chikadze is out of his co-main event slot opposite Sodiq Yusuff.

One half of the UFC Fight Night 210 co-main event is out.

[autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag] has withdrawn from his Sept. 17 bout vs. [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] scheduled for the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for undisclosed reasons. The promotion has not designated a replacement yet, but continues to actively seek one.

Multiple people with knowledge of the change recently informed MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Chikadze (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) comes off a unanimous decision loss to Calvin Kattar in January. The defeat snapped an unbeaten UFC run that included victories over Edson Barboza and Cub Swanson among others.

Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) most recently competed in March when he got back in the win columnn with a unanimous decision victory over Alex Caceres. Other key victories in the promotion include Andre Fili and Gabriel Benitez.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 210 lineup includes:

  • Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong
  • Sodiq Yusuff vs. TBA
  • Bill Algeo vs. Andre Fili
  • Chidi Njokuani vs. Gregory Rodrigues
  • Tanner Boser vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
  • Aspen Ladd vs. Sara McMann
  • Trey Ogden vs. Daniel Zellhuber
  • Nikolas Motta vs. Cameron VanCamp
  • Louis Cosce vs. Trevin Giles
  • Damon Jackson vs. Pat Sabatini
  • Denise Gomes vs. Loma Lookboonmee
  • Mariya Agapova vs. Gillian Robertson
  • Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Anthony Hernandez
  • Alen Amedovski vs. Joe Pyfer
  • Javid Basharat vs. Tony Gravely

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Giga Chikadze vs. Sodiq Yusuff added to UFC Fight Night on Sept. 17

Giga Chikadze books his return to the octagon.

[autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag] has an opponent and date for his return to the cage.

The UFC featherweight contender has been booked to take on [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] at a UFC Fight Night set to go down on Sept. 17. The location for the event hast yet to be announced.

The news of the matchup was announced by the promotion during Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 39 broadcast.

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Chikadze (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) is coming off his first professinal loss in the UFC. He last fought at UFC on ESPN 32 in January when he lost a unanimous decision to Calvin Kattar in the main event of the card. Prior to the loss, the 33-year-old was on a nine-fight winning streak, which included notable names such as Edson Barboza and Cub Swanson.

Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) recently got back to his wining ways, defeating veteran Alex Caceres in a decision back in March to bouce back from a loss to Arnold Allen in April 2021.

The latest lineup for UFC Fight Night on Sept. 17 now includes:

  • Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong
  • Giga Chikadze vs. Sodiq Yusuff
  • Chidi Njokuani vs. Gregory Rodrigues
  • Andre Fili vs. Lando Vannata
  • Sijara Eubanks vs. Maryna Moroz
  • Tanner Boser vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
  • Trey Ogden vs. Daniel Zellhuber
  • Nikolas Motta vs. Cameron VanCamp
  • Louis Cosce vs. Trevin Giles
  • Damon Jackson vs. Pat Sabatini
  • Diana Belbita vs. Loma Lookboonmee
  • Melissa Gatto vs. Gillian Robertson

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Sodiq Yusuff calls for fight against Bryce Mitchell: ‘I want to test myself against Arkansas’ finest’

Sodiq Yusuff knows exactly what he wants next following his win over Alex Caceres at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 203.

[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] wants a showdown against a fellow rising UFC featherweight contender.

The UFC featherweight took to the mic following his latest UFC win to put his name in the hat for a potential fight against [autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag], who’s coming off a big win over veteran Edson Barboza at UFC 272.

Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) defeated Alex Caceres in a unanimous decision win at Saturday’s UFCFight Night 203. It was his first fight back since his first UFC loss to Arnold Allen in early 2021 and dealing with long-haul COVID-19 symptoms.

“I’d like to stay super busy and I want to test myself against Arkansas finest,” Yusuff told Paul Felder in his in-cage interview. “I think me and Bryce would put on a really cool fight.”

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Just recently, Yusuff thought he was going to get booked against Mitchell, but to his surprise, the fight didn’t come to fruition. Ever since, the Nigerian fighter has been itching to face the dynamic grappler.

“Bryce put up a post a while ago asking for an opponent and I commented on it that I wanted to be his opponent and he liked it, so I thought I was going to get the fight with Bryce,” Yusuff said at the UFC Fight Night 203 post-fight press conference.  Then a week later, it was announced he was getting the fight with Edson (Barboza), so I was like, ‘Oh he just toyed with me.'”

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UFC Fight Night 203 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $7.5 million

The UFC paid out just shy of $200,000 to the athletes at UFC Fight Night 203 under its Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay program.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 203 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $198,000.

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 Fight Night 203 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 203 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Thiago Santos[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Drew Dober[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Bruno Silva[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Matthew Semelsberger[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]A.J. Fletcher[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]JJ Aldrich[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Javid Basharat[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kamuela Kirk[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Sabina Mazo[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Cody Brundage[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Dalcha Lungiambula[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Guido Cannetti[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kris Moutinho[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Azamat Murzakanov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tafon Nchukwi[/autotag]: $4,500

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 2037 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2031 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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,528,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $7,695,500