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Macy Chiasson vs. Yana Santos added to UFC Fight Night on July 1

A women’s bantamweight matchup between Macy Chiasson and Yana Santos is the latest addition to July’s UFC Fight Night event.

A women’s bantamweight matchup between [autotag]Macy Chiasson[/autotag] and [autotag]Yana Santos[/autotag] is the latest addition to July’s UFC Fight Night event.

Chiasson (8-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Santos (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) are set to meet at UFC Fight Night on July 1, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Broadcast plans have not been revealed.

MMA Junkie verified the matchup with multiple people close to the situation, who requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

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Chiasson, 31, will look to bounce back from a rare upkick body shot knockout loss against Irene Aldana at UFC 279 in September. The Fortis MMA product is 2-2 in her past four fights but will look to begin another run toward title contention.

Santos, 33, enters the event on the first losing skid of her career. She’s dropped fights to Holly Holm and Aldana, but prior to that beat fellow contender Ketlen Vieira.

The latest lineup for UFC Fight Night on July 1 includes:

  • Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov
  • Kevin Lee vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
  • Melissa Gatto vs. Ariane Lipski
  • Khusein Askhabov vs. Joanderson Brito
  • Max Griffin vs. Michael Morales
  • Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Brunno Ferreira
  • Luana Carolina vs. Ivana Petrovic
  • Grant Dawson vs. Damir Ismagulov
  • Ismael Bonfim vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
  • Blagoy Ivanov vs. Alexandr Romanov
  • Macy Chiasson vs. Yana Santos

UFC on ESPN 43 medical suspensions: Cory Sandhagen faces more time off than Marlon Vera

Four fighters were given 180-day medical suspensions by the Texas commission after UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio.

Four fighters face 180-day medical suspensions as a result of UFC on ESPN 43 bouts, but headliners [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] and [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] are not among them.

UFC on ESPN 43 took place this past Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The event was overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which suspended all 20 fighters for medical reasons after their bouts, according to a list published Wednesday by the commission.

CJ Vergara, Daniel Pineda and Lucas Alexander all won their bouts, but walked away with 180-day suspensions, as did Steven Peterson, who lost his retirement bout to Alexander.

It’s important to note fighters can return sooner than the expiration date of their medical suspension should they receive proper medical clearance from a doctor. In addition, the TDLR does not list reasons for medical suspensions – just durations.

Scroll below to see the full list of UFC on ESPN 43 medical suspensions.

UFC on ESPN 43 post-event facts: Charles Oliveira’s longstanding record under threat

Charles Oliveira hasn’t competed at featherweight in six years, and someone is finally closing in on his record after UFC on ESPN 43.

The UFC made its return to Texas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 43, which took place at AT&T Center in San Antonio and, after a number of fight week fallouts, saw a 10-bout card unfold.

The most high-profile result came from the main event, where [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) proved his worth as a bantamweight contender with a split decision victory over the streaking [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (20-8-1 MMA, 14-7 UFC) after five rounds.

For more on the numbers behind Sandhagen’s win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 43.

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UFC on ESPN 43 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: ‘Chito’ tops card with $21k

UFC on ESPN 43 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

SAN ANTONIO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,000.

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 on ESPN 43 took place at AT&T Center. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 43 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Yana Santos[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Austin Lingo[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Andrea Lee[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Albert Duraev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Chidi Njokuani[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Tucker Lutz[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Lucas Alexander[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Steven Peterson[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Preston Parsons[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]CJ Vergara[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Vinicius Salvador[/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 $43,000 while title challengers get $43,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-43 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,771,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $16,290,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.

UFC on ESPN 43 play-by-play and live results

Get live play-by-play and official results from Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO – UFC on ESPN 43 took place Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card aired on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.

In the main event, Marlon Vera (20-8-1 MMA, 14-7 UFC) takes on Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) in a fight between bantamweight contenders. In the co-feature, former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) met Yana Santos (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC).

To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC on ESPN 43 discussion thread. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporter Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv ) on Twitter.

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

Twitter reacts to Holly Holm’s dominant victory over Yana Santos at UFC on ESPN 43

The MMA community had rave reviews for former champ Holly Holm after her dominant win over Yana Santos at UFC on ESPN 43.

[autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] got a much-needed win in her return to the octagon Saturday when she defeated [autotag]Yana Santos[/autotag] in the UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event.

Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC), a former women’s bantamweight champion, put herself back in the title mix at 135 pounds courtesy of a lopsided unanimous victory over (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Holm’s victory over Santos at UFC on ESPN 43.

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Holly Holm def. Yana Santos at UFC on ESPN 43: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Holly Holm’s unanimous decision win over Yana Santos at UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Yana Santos[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio. (Photos by Aaron Meullion, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC on ESPN 43: Holly Holm vs. Yana Santos odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 odds and lines between Holly Holm and Yana Santos, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a women’s bantamweight bout on the main card, Holly Holm and Yana Santos meet at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC on ESPN 43: Holm vs. Santos odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The fights are on ESPN/ESPN+, with the prelims beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. The main card, also on ESPN/ESPN+, begin at 7 p.m. ET.

Holm looks to avenge a split-decision loss against Ketlen Vieira last time out in the main even on May 21, 2022. Since her stunning KO/TKO of Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, “The Preacher’s Daughter” has been rather ordinary. She is just 4-6 in the past 10 fights, and she has just 1 finish June 17, 2017, against Bethe Correia.

Santos is also looking to rebound after a 1st-round KO/TKO loss to Irene Aldana on the UFC 264 card July 10, 2021. She hasn’t fought in nearly 2 full calendar years, 20 months to be exact, to give birth to a baby with husband Thiago Santos. It’s the 2nd time in her career she pressed the pause button for the birth of a child.

The southpaw Holm holds a 1-inch reach advantage, and 2-inch height advantage, while Santos has a 4.28-to-3.24 significant strikes landed per minute advantage. In addition, Santos is much more accurate at 72.04% on her significant strikes, as opposed to Holm at 48.44%.

Santos can also wow the judges with her takedown ability, posting a 1.53 takedown average, while managing a 53.33% takedown average accuracy percentage.

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UFC on ESPN 43: Holm vs. Santos odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:05 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Holm -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Santos +200 (bet $100 to win $200)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -290 | Under +220)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -230 | No +155)

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UFC on ESPN 43: Holm vs. Santos picks and predictions

Records: Holm (14-6-0) | Santos (14-6-0)

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

The veteran Holm (-250) will cost you 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive, especially for a bout between 2 fighters with identical records.

I do like Holm to get the victory, though, as it’s difficult for a fighter to come back from such a long layoff like Santos (+200) is doing. There is concern about cardio and stamina, especially against an active fighter like Holm.

I don’t think we’ll see a knockout in this one, and it’s likely HOLM ON POINTS (-118) is the most likely outcome.

Over/Under (O/U)

There is no value playing Yes (-230): Fight to go the distance, as you must risk nearly 2 1/2 times your potential return. In addition, Over 2.5 Rounds (-290) is a no-go, too.

PASS, and just stick to the method of victory play.

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UFC on ESPN 43 faceoff highlights video: Flyweight contenders separated as accusation hurled

Things got a little heated at the UFC on ESPN 43 faceoffs in San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO – The UFC on ESPN 43 ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday and the fighters went face to face one final time before Saturday’s event.

The weigh-ins took place Friday at AT&T Center. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on ESPN following a preliminary card on ESPN+.

Bantamweight contenders [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (20-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) and [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), as well as women’s bantamweights [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and [autotag]Yana Santos[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC), each got one final look at their opponents as the fighters have top billings as main and co-main event fights respectively.

The most heated faceoff of the 11 matchups on the card, however, belonged to flyweight contenders [autotag]Manel Kape[/autotag] (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and [autotag]Alex Perez[/autotag] (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who had to be separated by UFC president Dana White and other promotion officials.

Things got physical when Kape grabbed the back of Perez’s neck, which was returned with a shove. Kape then could be heard accusing Perez of having “snitches” watch his training camp before he was ushered off stage by security.

Watch the video above to see the athletes from all 11 scheduled matchups face off.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.

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UFC on ESPN 43 faceoff video: Holly Holm, Yana Santos remain respectful

Holly Holm gets one last look at Yana Santos ahead of her UFC return in San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO – Former UFC champion [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] faced off for the final time [autotag]Yana Santos[/autotag] on Friday at UFC on ESPN 43 ceremonial weigh-ins.

Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) makes her first appearance in almost a year as he takes on Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at UFC on ESPN 43. The card takes place Saturday at AT&T Center with the main card on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.

Holm, 41, was accompanied Friday by longtime coach Mike Winklejohn, of Jackson Wink. Meanwhile, Santos (nee Kunitskaya) was joined on stage by her husband, former UFC middleweight title challenger Thiago Santos, and her 11-month-old daughter.

Watch the final faceoff between Holm and Santos in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.

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