Tag: Vinicius Salvador

UFC Fight Night 241 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $26 million

UFC Fight Night 241 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 241 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $158,500.

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

The full UFC Fight Night 241 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Khaos Williams[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Carlston Harris[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Themba Gorimbo[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Ramiz Brahimaj[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Luana Pinheiro[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Tom Nolan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victor Martinez[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Oumar Sy[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tuco Tokkos[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Melissa Gatto[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Tamires Vidal[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Abus Magomedov[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Warlley Alves[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Ariane Carnelossi[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Piera Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Heili Alateng[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kleydson Rodrigues[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Vanessa Demopoulos[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Emily Ducote[/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 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2411 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: $3,264,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $26,001,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 241.

UFC Fight Night 241 video: Adrian Yanez mauls Vinicius Salvador in first round

Adrian Yanez reentered the win column at UFC Fight Night 241 as he quickly overwhelmed Vinicius Salvador with punches.

[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] reentered the win column with a bang – or a series of them – at UFC Fight Night 241 on Saturday.

In a bantamweight bout on the main card, Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) finished opponent [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag] (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC with punches for a stoppage at 2:47 of Round 1.

A wicked counter righthand by Yanez marked the beginning of the end for Salvador at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Though Salvador did his best to try to survive, he was unable. Salvador was still conscious at the time of the stoppage, but absorbed too many unanswered blows from Yanez in the opinion of referee Chris Tognoni.

With the win, Yanez snaps a two-fight skid that included TKO defeats to Rob Font and Jonathan Martinez. Salvador loses his third fight in as many UFC tries since he signed with the promotion off Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2022.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 241 results include:

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Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador prediction, pick, start time, odds for UFC Fight Night 241

Adrian Yanez meets Vinicius Salvador on the UFC Fight Night 241 main card in Las Vegas. Who will stop their losing skid?

[autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] and [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag] meet Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night 241 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.  

Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador UFC Fight Night 241 preview

Yanez (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Salvador (14-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) meet in an exciting bantamweight scrap. … Yanez will be looking to right the ship after dropping two straight due to stoppages. After being signed to the promotion through Dana White’s Contender Series, Yanez won his first five UFC fights, stopping four of those opponents. … Salvador is also in need of a win, in fact, he’s looking for his first in the UFC. Another DWCS veteran, Salvador ended up on the wrong side of a pair of unanimous decisions to begin his UFC run.

Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador expert pick, prediction

Serving as a solid offering at bantamweight is a fight between Yanez and Salvador. Both men are looking to stop the bleeding of a two-fight losing skid, with Salvador coming up a division to do so.

A savvy southpaw striker, Salvador brings a ton of flamboyant techniques and slick counters to the table. The Brazilian fighter also carries some accolades in judo and jiu-jitsu, but primarily likes to sort things out on the feet.

Yanez, who also has an underrated ground game, will likely oblige Salvador standing.

Although I favor the more proven bantamweight in a firefight, it’s important to note that Yanez is 0-2 against UFC-level southpaws, showing some discomfort defensively and lacking a jab offensively.

I’ll still pick Yanez to win by decision, just don’t be surprised if we end up with a competitive striking fight.

Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador odds

The oddsmakers and the public are favoring the American, listing Yanez (-400) and Salvador (+300) via FanDuel. Yanez has been a favorite in all of his UFC bouts, amassing a record of 5-2. Salvador was a slight favorite in his UFC debut, and then a slight underdog in his second appearance. Both fights took place at flyweight.

Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador start time, how to watch

As the second fight on the main card, Yanez and Salvador are expected to make their walk to the octagon around 7:40 p.m. ET (4:40 p.m. PT). The fight streams live on ESPN+.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 241.

For more detailed analysis from Dan Tom, check out his weekly show, “The Protect Ya’ Neck Podcast.”

Adrian Yanez aims to make it a ‘beautiful disaster’ for Vinicius Salvador at UFC Fight Night 241

Adrian Yanez seeks violence at UFC Fight Night 241.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Adrian Yanez[/autotag] seeks violence at UFC Fight Night 241.

Yanez (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) will look to rebound when he faces [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on Saturday’s main card (ESPN+) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Yanez admits it took him a few moments to recognize Salvador’s name. After dropping two straight to Rob Font and Jonathan Martinez, the 30-year-old plans on having a flawless performance.

“I think it’s a fantastic matchup for me,” Yanez told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “All I’ve got to do is keep my base, stay technical, tactful, and just making sure that I make it a beautiful disaster for him – just make sure I hit him, and make sure that whenever I hit him, he feels it.

“I can’t get away from my base because I got away from it one too many times, and I’ve worked on that this whole camp – making sure I’ve got my base. Because again, for me, the way I look at this fight is as long as I stay tight and I stay clean, this should be an easy ‘dub.'”

You can watch the full media day in the video above.

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 241.

UFC Fight Night 241’s Vinicius Salvador guarantees first-round KO of Adrian Yanez: ‘Write it down’

Vinicius Salvador is 0-2 in the UFC, moving up a division and a big underdog, yet he sees a quick KO of Adrian Yanez at UFC Fight Night 241.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag] has leaned into the mental side of the fight game going into UFC Fight Night 241, and he thinks that’ll produce a spectacular result against Adrian Yanez.

After losing his first two UFC appearances by split decision in the flyweight division, Salvador (14-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was at a loss about how things have gone so wrong. He earned a contract for a nasty TKO win on Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2022, but his run on the big stage has been difficult to grasp.

That’s why Salvador made some adjustments for Saturday’s matchup with Yanez (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at the UFC Apex (ESPN+). The fight will happen at bantamweight, and Salvador said he’s done what’s necessary to get over the fact his UFC record could be flipped at 2-0 if a few minor breaks had gone his way.

“Coming off of two losses, after those I’ve been working a lot on my mental aspect,” Salvador told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at Wednesday’s media day. “Both of them being split decisions, it’s not something you expect, so you need to work on your mental side to get back in the game. I’m feeling ready now. I’m feeling 100 percent, and I went back to my origins, and I feel as good as I did when I came into Contender Series.”

Salvador’s spirits are boosted by his opportunity at UFC Fight Night 241. Yanez is coming off consecutive losses, as well, but he’s a far more known commodity in the company and has been ranked at 135 pounds.

One perspective could be that the UFC put this fight together to help Yanez get back on track, and the betting odds agree with that as he is currently a sizeable -380 favorite. Salvador, however, looks at it differently.

“I was actually really surprised UFC put me against him,” Salvador said. “He is someone. There’s a spot in the rankings with him and he’s in the pecking order in the division. What I think is the UFC did that to me because they trusted me. They put me against an opponent that is tough and hard to overcome. I cannot sleep on him. I have to be very grounded mentally and physically. I can’t leave any openings for anything because he’s a guy like me who likes to knock people out.”

Although both men have proven power when throwing strikes in the cage, Salvador, 27, said he only sees the result going one way.

“It’s going to be a knockout, rest assured,” Salvador said. He’s a tough guy. He can take a punch. But you know what? Write it down, first round, I’m going to knock him out.

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UFC 291 post-event facts: Justin Gaethje’s insane bonus streak continues

The best facts to come out of UFC 291, which saw Justin Gaethje add to his bonus run and Derrick Lewis retake the octagon knockout record.

UFC 291 arguably was the event of the year on paper coming in, and the fights lived up to the hype with nine finishes in 11 bouts at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

The main event delivered perhaps the best knockout of the year so far when [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) got revenge on [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] (29-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC) in their lightweight “BMF” title rematch courtesy of a brutal second-round head kick finish.

A number of historic feats occurred throughout the lineup. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 291.

UFC 291 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Poirier, Gaethje net $32,000 for ‘BMF’ title fight

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 291 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $271,500.

SALT LAKE CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 291 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $271,500.

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 291 took place at Delta Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 291 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Marcos Rogerio de Lima[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]CJ Vergara[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Roman Kopylov[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Claudio Ribeiro[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jake Matthews[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Darrius Flowers[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Uros Medic[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Matthew Semelsberger[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Priscila Cachoeira[/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 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: $5,051,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,640,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.

CJ Vergara def. Vinicius Salvador at UFC 291: Best photos

Check out the best photos from CJ Vergara’s unanimous decision win over Vinicius Salvador at UFC 291.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]CJ Vergara[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag] at UFC 291 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. (Photos by Jeffrey Swinger, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC 291 weigh-in results: Headliners set, but two fighters heavy in Salt Lake City

Check out the results from the official UFC 291 fighter weigh-ins in Salt Lake City.

MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 291 fighter weigh-ins, where two fighters missed their marks on the scale.

In the main event, former interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier (29-7 MMA, 21-6 UFC) and Justin Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meet for the “BMF” title. They were the first two fighters to come to the scale. Gaethje was 156 pounds without issue; Poirier was 155.

In the co-feature, former light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) takes on ex-middleweight champ Alex Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC), who is moving up from 185 pounds. Blachowicz was 205 on the nose; Pereira was 205.5.

Two fighters missed weight. [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/autotag] (14-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was 128.5 pounds for his flyweight bout against CJ Vergara (11-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) and was fined 20 percent of his show purse. And [autotag]Michel Pereira[/autotag] (28-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was 174 pounds for his welterweight bout against former title challenger Stephen Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC). If the matchup is approved at a catchweight, Pereira will be fined a percentage of his purse.

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The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Salt Lake City and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 291 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Dustin Poirier (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (156)
  • Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Alex Pereira (205.5)
  • Michel Pereira (174)* vs. Stephen Thompson (170.5)
  • Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Bobby Green (155.5)
  • Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Kevin Holland (169.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Gabriel Bonfim (170) vs. Trevin Giles (170)
  • Derrick Lewis (263.5) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (262)
  • Roman Kopylov (185) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (185.5)
  • Darrius Flowers (170.5) vs. Jake Matthews (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

  • Vinicius Salvador (128.5)** vs. CJ Vergara (125.5)
  • Uros Medic (170.5) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (169.5)
  • Priscila Cachoeira (125) vs. Miranda Maverick (125.5)

*Michel Pereira missed the welterweight limit. If the fight is approved at a catchweight, he is expected to be fined a percentage of his purse.
**Salvador missed the flyweight limit and was fined 20 percent of his show purse.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 8-15)

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 May 8-15.