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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 the promotions from Aug. 21-27.
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.
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.
Check out the best photos from Ignacio Bahamondes’ unanimous decision win over Trey Ogden at UFC 287 in Miami.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag]’ unanimous decision win over [autotag]Trey Ogden[/autotag] at UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miami. (Photos by Rich Storry, USA TODAY Sports)
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 March 27-April 2.
Ignacio Bahamondes will remain on UFC 287.
[autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag] will remain on UFC 287.
[autotag]Nikolas Motta[/autotag] has been forced out of the April 8 fight due to an injury and [autotag]Trey Ogden[/autotag] (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will step in on short notice to face Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in Miami.
Two people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Junkie of the new matchup Tuesday. They asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Since he lost his UFC debut to John Makdessi in April 2021, Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Bahamondes has won two straight: a spinning wheel kick knockout of Roosevelt Roberts, followed by his first career submission over Rong Zhu in February 2022.
Ogden has split his first two octagon appearances. After he was edged out by Jordan Leavitt in his UFC debut, Ogden rebounded with a unanimous decision win over Daniel Zellhuber this past September.
With the change, the UFC 287 lineup now includes:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.
A fight from the UFC on ESPN 43 preliminary card has been scrapped the day before the event.
SAN ANTONIO – A fight from the UFC on ESPN 43 preliminary card has been scrapped the day before the event.
The lightweight fight between [autotag]Trey Ogden[/autotag] (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and [autotag]Manuel Torres[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is off following a medical issue for Torres. UFC announcer Brendan Fitzgerald announced the fight’s removal from the card at the end of the UFC on ESPN 43 official weigh-ins.
UFC on ESPN 43 takes place Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
A UFC official told MMA Junkie Torres’ medical issue was not related to his weight cut. The card will proceed with 11 bouts.
The 28-year-old Torres, from Mexico, has won four straight fights. He earned a shot in the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021 with a first-round knockout. In his promotional debut in May 2022, he knocked out Frank Camacho in the first round.
Ogden came to the UFC in 2022 on the heels of a Fury FC lightweight title win in 2021. He dropped a split decision to Jordan Leavitt in his promotional debut, but bounced back this past September with a decision over Daniel Zellhuber.
It is not yet known if the UFC will keep the fight intact and move it to a future event or if the fighters will be rebooked against new opponents later.
With the cancellation, the UFC on ESPN 43 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4:30 p.m. ET)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.
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 Feb. 27-March 5.
Trey Ogden said he “realized pretty quick” that he could strike with previously unbeaten prospect Daniel Zellhuber, so that’s what he did.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Trey Ogden[/autotag] came up big as an underdog at UFC Fight Night 210.
Ogden (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) upset previously unbeaten prospect Daniel Zellhuber (12-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) this past Saturday at the UFC Apex, but what was more impressive is that he beat him at his own game.
“I realized pretty quick that I could strike with him,” Ogden told reporters, including MMA Junkie. “So I just said to myself I’m gonna strike until he gives me a reason not to, and he didn’t.”
He continued, “I’m pretty good at this stuff, so I’ve been training a very, very long time. That was my 21st pro fight, so I’m not that surprised that I could strike with him, but I’m a little surprised that I didn’t take him down, because I generally do that.”
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“Anyone at this level, but to take out an undefeated kid that – I think I was the biggest underdog on the card – but maybe I’ll finally get some respect,” Ogden said.
As for who’s next, Ogden won’t call anyone out but took issue with Paddy Pimblett mocking Jordan Leavitt, who defeated Ogden by split decision in April.
“It might sound cheesy to call him out, so I’m not really calling him out, but Paddy had my name all up in his mouth during his last fight week saying something about how his dead nan could finish Trey Ogden, and my name is not free,” Ogden said. “So when I see him, I’ll see him.”
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 210.
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Gillian Robertson’s name is all over the record books after another submission win at UFC Fight Night 210.
The UFC’s final event of September took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 210, which went down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and featured 13 fights on the docket.
The last of those fights was an important showdown in the bantamweight division. [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) delivered a fourth-round TKO of [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) after a bad cut forced a doctor’s stoppage, putting Sandhagen back on the winning track after consecutive losses.
For more ont he numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 210.
