Fresh Ink: Meet the 5 fighters the UFC signed in February 2024

Find out who joined the UFC in February and learn more about them here.

The UFC roster is bigger than ever – and it continues to expand.

Fresh faces appear on nearly every card, whether onboarded as short-notice opening fillers, “Dana White’s Contender Series” signees, or rare straight-up additions. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of the hustle and bustle of the mixed martial arts news beat, but here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got you covered.

“Fresh Ink” is your list of fighters added to the UFC roster the previous month and provides background on who they are and where they came from.

Check out the February 2024 list below.

UFC Fight Night 236 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Multiple veterans net max non-title money

UFC Fight Night 236 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 236 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $236,500.

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

The full UFC Fight Night 236 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Robert Bryczek[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brad Tavares[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Michael Johnson[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Darrius Flowers[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Rodolfo Vieira[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Armen Petrosyan[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Bolaji Oki[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tim Cuamba[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Loma Lookboonmee[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Bruna Brasil[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Marcin Prachnio[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Max Griffin[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Jeremiah Wells[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bogdan Guskov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Zac Pauga[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Hyder Amil[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Fernie Garcia[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
vs. [autotag]Aori Qileng[/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 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2361 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: $850,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $23,557,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 236.

Dana White’s Contender Series 60 results: Three fighters get UFC contracts; two denied

Season 7, Week 4 of Dana White’s Contender Series goes down Tuesday, and MMA Junkie will have live results from on-site at the UFC Apex.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene at Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 69 event.

Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions.

The fourth episode of Season 7 saw 10 fighters compete for their shot at a UFC contract. A welterweight contest between Mitch Ramirez (7-1) and Carlos Prates (17-6) served as the featured matchup of the five-bout lineup.

Also on the card was Yousri Belgaroui (5-3), a former Glory Kickboxing standout who competed against both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. He took on Marco Tulio Silva (9-2).

Full results of Dana White’s Contender Series 60 include:

  • Carlos Prates def. Mitch Ramirez via TKO (punch) – Round 2, 1:14
  • Marco Silva def. Yousri Belgaroui via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Tim Cuamba def. Mateo Vogel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Thomas Petersen def. Chandler Cole via submission (keylock) – Round 2, 1:08
  • Bolaji Oki def. Dylan Salvador via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:46

Continue reading below for more details about each fight.

Dana White’s Contender Series 60 weigh-in results: 10 UFC hopefuls on point – including Glory Kickboxing standout

Check out the results from the official Dana White’s Contender Series 60 fighter weigh-ins in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene at Monday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 60 fighter weigh-ins.

The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas and lasted less than 15 minutes. The UFC Apex hosts Tuesday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.

Ten fighters will vie for UFC contracts in their fights, including welterweights [autotag]Mitch Ramirez[/autotag] (7-0) and [autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag] (16-6), who headline the show.

Also on the card is [autotag]Yousri Belgaroui[/autotag] (5-2), a former Glory Kickboxing standout who competed against both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. He takes on [autotag]Marco Silva[/autotag] (9-1).

The full Dana White’s Contender Series 60 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Carlos Prates (170) vs. Mitch Ramirez (171)
  • Yousri Belgaroui (186) vs. Marco Silva (185.5)
  • Tim Cuamba (145.5) vs. Mateo Vogel (144.5)
  • Chandler Cole (264) vs. Thomas Petersen (264)
  • Bolaji Oki (156) vs. Dylan Salvador (155)

CFFC 99: Perez vs. Anderson live and official results

Keep up with the official results of CFFC 99: Perez vs. Anderson from the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Miss.

Cage Fury Fighting Championships returns Saturday evening for CFFC 99, and you can follow along with live and official results beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

The event takes place at the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Miss., with the main card airing live on UFC Fight Pass.

The main event of CFFC 99 is a bout between two undefeated featherweights DeAndre Anderson (4-0) and Jose Perez (4-0). In the co-main event, Khetag Pliev (5-1-1) takes on Nah-Shon Burrell (17-11) in a catchweight fight at 175 pounds.

The full official CFFC 99 results include:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 8 p.m. ET)

  • DeAndre Anderson def. Jose Perez via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:11
  • Nah-Shon Burrell def. Khetag Pliev via knockout (punch) – Round 3, 1:56
  • Da’Mon Blackshear def. Mateo Vogel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Tim Cuamba def. James Lyons via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)
  • Lydell Poag def. Stavros Moustakakis via TKO (elbows) – Round 1, 0:22
  • Ben Coyle def. Joseph Tran via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:59

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