Tag: Terrance McKinney

UFC on ESPN 49 pre-event facts: Can 41-year-old Holly Holm secure another title shot?

The best facts and figures about UFC on ESPN 49, where the oldest female on the roster, Holly Holm, looks to make a case for a shot at gold.

Another Saturday, another offering from the UFC as this weekend sees UFC on ESPN 49 go down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire fight card airs on ESPN.

Women’s bantamweight contenders, keen to fight for the belt now that Amanda Nunes has retired, take center stage in the main event. Former UFC champion [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) meets the streaking [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) in a matchup with potential title stakes.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 49.

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Terrance McKinney looking for momentum, then spots on bigger UFC cards

Terrance McKinney isn’t quite sure he should be languishing on Fight Night cards inside the UFC Apex, but thinks he knows why.

[autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] isn’t quite sure he should be languishing on Fight Night cards inside the UFC Apex, but thinks he knows why.

McKinney (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) returns to action next month in a lightweight bout against Nazim Sadykhov (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Their placement on the UFC’s July 15 Fight Night card in Las Vegas isn’t finalized yet, but McKinney said there’s a reason he’ll be in the building.

“I’m thinking it’s because this card needs a little excitement,” McKinney recently told MMA Junkie Radio. “This is a good chance to win (a $50,000 bonus). So I’m actually happy I’m on this card, and I just have a little bit more flavor. When I’m in the Apex, I do a lot better. The cage is small and it just plays in my favor, so I’m not too mad about it.

“But the fans know, everyone knows, you know: I’m entertaining inside and outside the cage, so eventually they’re just going to have to start putting me on the right pay-per-view cards like I deserve. … I do belong on a pay-per-view and I’m going to look to show that come July 15.”

McKinney came up short against Sean Woodson in a 2019 Dana White’s Contender Series fight in his bid to get to the UFC. But after three straight wins, including two for LFA, the UFC brought him on board and he took out Matt Frevola in seven seconds in his promotional debut.

That’s not a typo: seven seconds.

After a win over Fares Ziam, McKinney took a short-notice follow-up and was put away by Drew Dober. And after a bounce-back first-round submission win over Erick Gonzalez in August 2022, he was knocked out by Ismael Bonfim in January.

So it’s been an up-and-down road for McKinney in the UFC, and a rebound against Sadykhov is of the utmost importance – especially given the 28-year-old’s ultimate goal.

“I always just live by: Why do it if you’re not going to be the best at it? Don’t waste your time. Don’t be lukewarm …,” McKinney said. “If you half-ass it, you’re going to get half-ass results. I’m looking for the belt and I’m just going to enjoy the journey and love the process. But the goal is to be ranked and then just start strategically picking my battles and get my way to the title.”

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 22-28)

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 May 22-28.

Terrance McKinney announces next UFC bout in cowboy-themed video

Yeehaw, popular UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney laced up his boots and threw on a hat for this theatrical fight announcement.

[autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] is back – and apparently [autotag]Nazim Sadykhov[/autotag] is on his “Wanted” poster.

On Monday, McKinney (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) announced his next bout will be July 15 vs. Sadykhov (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) as part of a UFC Fight Night card slated for the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The announcement came in an unorthodox video in which McKinney was dressed as a cowboy and fired dinosaur-shaped toy guns while he maneuvered throughout cow statues.

Sadykhov confirmed the booking on Twitter shortly thereafter. An additional person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

“I’m a Black man and I’m looking for a ‘Black Wolf,'” McKinney said in a reference to Sadykhov’s nickname.

Jokes aside, McKinney seeks to get back in the win column after a brutal flying knee knockout loss to Ismael Bonfim at UFC 283 in January. It was the second time in three fights he was finished with strikes. In his five UFC fights to date, McKinney has not yet gone the distance.

Longo and Weidman MMA’s Sadykhov has shown to be an explosive striker during his time in the international spotlight. Following a brutal knockout win to earn a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, Sadykhov finished Evan Elder via doctor stoppage due to a cut.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for July 15 includes:

  • Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
  • Walt Harris vs. Josh Parisian
  • Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ailin Perez
  • Azat Maksum vs. Tyson Nam
  • Jafel Filho vs. Juancamilo Ronderos
  • Chelsea Chandler vs. Norma Dumont
  • Carl Deaton III vs. Alexander Munoz
  • Ottman Azaitar vs. Francisco Prado
  • Evan Elder vs. Genaro Valdez
  • Viktoriya Dudakova vs. Istela Nunes
  • Albert Duraev vs. Jun Yong Park
  • Terrance McKinney vs. Nazim Sadykhov

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for the UFC Fight Night event July 15.

UFC 283 post-event facts: Jamahal Hill sets striking record in bloody title win

According to the numbers, Jamahal Hill delivered a record-setting beatdown of Glover Teixeira to claim gold at UFC 283.

The first numbered UFC event of 2023 proved to be a good one. Two new champions were crowned Saturday at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The main event of the organization’s return to Brazil after nearly three years saw [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) deliver a lopsided beatdown of [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag] (33-9 MMA, 16-7 UFC) to win a unanimous decision and claim the vacant light heavyweight champion.

In the co-headliner, [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (21-5-2 MMA, 9-2-2 UFC) proved to be the better man to [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (21-3-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) when he produced a sensational showing for the third-round doctor’s stoppage TKO to become undisputed flyweight champ and win their rivalry 2-1-1.

For more on the numbers behind both title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 283.

UFC 283 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $15 million

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 283 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,500.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 283 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,500.

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 283 took place at Jeunesse Arena in Brazil. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and ESPN+.

The full UFC 283 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Johnny Walker[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mauricio Rua[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Brunno Ferreira[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Thiago Moises[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Melquizael Costa[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Shamil Abdurakhimov[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Luan Lacerda[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Warlley Alves[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Josiane Nunes[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Saimon Oliveira[/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: $496,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $15,015,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 283.

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UFC 283 video: Ismael Bonfim faceplants Terrance McKinney with scintillating switch knee

Ismael Bonfim brought the violence at UFC 283 when he leaped through the air and connected on the dome of fan-favorite Terrance McKinney.

RIO DE JANEIRO – [autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag] shined when the lights were brightest.

In his promotional debut at UFC 283, Bonfim (19-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) served up a ridiculous flying knee, which knocked opponent [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) unconscious on the preliminary card at Jenuesse Arena on Saturday. The official time of the stoppage came at 2:17 of Round 2.

Bonfim, 27, impressed on Dana White’s Contender Series in September and carried that momentum into his first UFC bout. In Round 1, Bonfim showed off slick striking as he tagged McKinney on multiple occasions. McKinney hung tough and ended up on top when the fight hit the ground, but couldn’t muster up much offense.

In Round 2, Bonfim continued to pull away. After he knocked McKinney’s mouthpiece out with a punch, Bonfim leaped and landed a switch knee that drilled McKinney directly in the chin. McKinney was out on his feet and crashed awkwardly to the canvas on his neck.

When Bruce Buffer read the decision, McKinney was up and moving under his own power.

Bonfim’s victory came three fights before his brother, Gabriel Bonfim, debuts against Mounir Lazzez. The victory was his 13th in a row.

McKinney, 28, a highly popular lightweight, now falls to 1-2 in his most recent three. All five of his UFC bouts have ended inside the distance, with Saturday’s being the longest.

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Ismael Bonfim def. Terrance McKinney at UFC 283: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Ismael Bonfim’s knockout win over Terrance McKinney at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag]’s second-round knockout win over [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. (Photos by Jason da Silva, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC 283 pre-event facts: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno make history with fourth fight

Deiveson Figueiredo will become the first in history to face the same man four straight times when he meets Brandon Moreno at UFC 283.

The UFC returns to Brazil for the first time since March 2020 on Saturday with UFC 283, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and ESPN+.

A championship doubleheader will close out the promotion’s first numbered event of the year. In the main event, [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag] (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will attempt to decide a new light heavyweight champion when they meet for vacant gold.

The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see flyweight champion [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (21-2-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC) and interim titleholder [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (20-5-2 MMA, 8-2-2 UFC) meet once again in a historic contest. They will unify 125-pound gold in the fourth octagon meeting between them, which has never happened before in company history.

For more on the numbers behind both title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC 283.

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Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 31-Nov. 6)

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 from Oct. 31-Nov. 6.