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USA Today
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UFC on ABC 8 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Curtis Blaydes among $16,000 earners
BAKU – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ABC 8 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $155,000. 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 ABC 8 takes place Saturday at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC on ABC 8 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Khalil Rountree Jr.: $16,000 def. Jamahal Hill: $11,000 Rafael Fiziev: $11,000 def. Ignacio Bahamondes: $6,000 Curtis Blaydes: $16,000 def. Rizvan Kuniev: $4,000 Myktybek Orolbai: $4,500 def. Tofiq Musaev: $4,000 Nazim Sadykhov: $4,500 def. Nikolas Motta: $6,000 Muhammad Naimov: $6,000 vs. Bogdan Grad: $4,000 Seokhyeon Ko: $4,000 def. Oban Elliott: $4,500 JunYong Park: $11,000 def. Ismail Naurdiev: $6,000 Daria Zhelezniakova: $4,000 def. Melissa Mullins: $4,500 Klaudia Sygula: $4,000 def. Irina Alekseeva: $4,000 Tagir Ulanbekov: $6,000 def. Azat Maksum: $4,000 Mohammed Usman: $6,000 def. Hamdy Abdelwahab: $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 $7,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $17,000; 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 20-40 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,378,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,395,500 UFC on ABC 8 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum. UFC on ABC 8 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay:
USA Today
15-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 69 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 'TUF' winners take home $21,000
UFC on ESPN 69 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 'TUF' winners take home $21,000 UFC on ESPN 69 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: ATLANTA – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 69 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $260,500. 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 on ESPN 69 took place at the State Farm Arena. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 69 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Kamaru Usman: $16,000 def. Joaquin Buckley: $16,000 Rose Namajunas: $16,000 def. Miranda Maverick: $11,000 Edmen Shahbazyan: $11,000 def. Andre Petroski: $11,000 Raoni Barcelos: $11,000 def. Cody Garbrandt: $16,000 Mansur Abdul-Malik: $4,000 def. Cody Brundage: $11,000 Alonzo Menifield: $11,000 def. Oumar Sy: $4,000 Rodolfo Bellato: $4,000 vs. Paul Craig: $16,000 Michael Chiesa: $21,000 def. Court McGee: $21,000 Malcolm Wellmaker: $4,000 def. Kris Moutinho: $4,000 Jose Ochoa: $4,000 def. Cody Durden: $11,000 Ricky Simon: $11,000 vs. Cameron Smotherman: $4,000 Phil Rowe: $6,000 def. Angela Loosa: $6,000 Jamey-Lyn Horth: $4,500 def. Vanessa Demopoulos: $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 $4,690; 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 $32,000 while title challengers get $42,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-69 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,223,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,240,500
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 316 post-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili, Kayla Harrison make history in title wins
UFC 316 post-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili, Kayla Harrison make history in title wins UFC 316 took place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and it proved to be one of the most meaningful events of the year with two championship fights closing the show. Both results were definitive, too, with Merab Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) submitting Sean O'Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in the main event to defend his bantamweight championship for the second time, while in the co-headliner Kayla Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) captured the women's bantamweight strap with a submission of Julianna Peña (11-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC). For more on the numbers to come out of the title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC 316. Event stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $320,500. Dvalishvili, Harrison, JooSang Yoo and Kevin Holland earned $50,000 UFC 316 fight-night bonuses. Debuting fighters went 2-2 on the card. UFC 316 drew an announced attendance of 17,343 for a live gate of $6,501,177. Betting favorites went 10-3 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 13-6 in UFC headliners this year. Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:33:34. Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O'Malley Dvalishvili's 13-fight UFC winning streak is the second-longest active streak in the company behind Islam Makhachev (15). Dvalishvili's 13-fight UFC winning streak is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in company history behind Anderson Silva (16), Kamaru Usman (15) and Makhachev (15). Dvalishvili's 12-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division. Dvalishvili's 12-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest streak in divisional history. Dvalishvili has landed 97 takedowns in UFC competition, the most in company history. O'Malley suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn't earned a victory since March 2024. O'Malley has suffered two of his three career losses by decision. Kayla Harrison def. Julianna Peña Harrison became the second fighter in history to win a UFC championship and Olympic gold medal. Henry Cejudo also accomplished the feat. Harrison became the seventh undisputed UFC women's bantamweight champion. Harrison has earned 14 of her 19 career victories by stoppage. She has earned both of her UFC stoppage victories by submission. Harrison's two submission victories in UFC women's bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (three). Peña became the third fighter in history to have two UFC championship reigns and no title defenses. Randy Couture and Carla Esparza also experienced the dubious feat. Peña has suffered three of her four UFC losses by submission. Joe Pyfer def. Kelvin Gastelum Joe Pyfer (14-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) earned just the second decision victory of his career. Kelvin Gastelum (18-10 MMA, 13-10 UFC) has suffered seven of his 10 career losses by decision. Mario Bautista def. Patchy Mix Mario Bautista's (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) eight-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Dvalishvili (12). Bautista has earned six of his 10 UFC victories by decision. Patchy Mix (20-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision. Kevin Holland def. Vicente Luque Kevin Holland (28-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC) improved to 6-3 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in March 2022. Holland has earned 23 of his 28 career victories by stoppage. Vicente Luque (23-11-1 MMA, 16-7 UFC) fell to 2-4 in his past six fights dating back to April 2022. Joshua Van def. Bruno Silva Joshua Van's (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Alexandre Pantoja (seven). Van has earned nine of his 13 career victories by stoppage. Bruno Silva (14-7-2 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has suffered five of his eight career losses by stoppage. Azamat Murzakanov def. Brendson Ribeiro Azamat Murzakanov's (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Carlos Ulberg (eight). Murzakanov has earned 12 of his 15 of his career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his five UFC wins. Brendson Ribeiro (17-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered six of his eight career losses by stoppage. Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Serghei Spivac Waldo Cortes-Acosta's (14-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is the longest active streak in the division. Cortes-Acosta has earned five of his seven UFC victories by decision. JooSang Yoo def. Jeka Saragih JooSang Yoo's (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) 28-second knockout marked the fourth fastest finish by any debuting featherweight in UFC history. Jeka Saragih (14-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage. Quillan Salkilld def. Yanal Ashmouz Yanal Ashmouz (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision. MarQuel Mederos def. Mark Choinski MarQuel Mederos (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision. Mark Choinski (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UFC 316 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program passes $34 million
UFC 316 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program passes $34 million NEWARK, N.J. – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 316 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $320,500. 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 316 took place at Prudential Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 316 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Merab Dvalishvili: $42,000 def. Sean O'Malley: $32,000 Kayla Harrison: $32,000 def. Julianna Peña: $42,000 Joe Pyfer: $6,000 def. Kelvin Gastelum: $21,000 Mario Bautista: $11,000 def. Patchy Mix: $4,000 Kevin Holland: $21,000 def. Vicente Luque: $21,000 Waldo Cortes-Acosta: $6,000 def. Serghei Spivac: $11,000 Joshua Van: $6,000 def. Bruno Silva: $6,000 Azamat Murzakanov: $4,500 def. Brendson Ribeiro: $4,500 Wang Cong: $4,500 def. Ariane da Silva: $11,000 Andreas Gustafsson: $4,000 def. Khaos Williams: $6,000 Joo Sang Yoo: $4,000 def. Jeka Saragih: $4,500 Quillan Salkilld: $4,000 def. Yanal Ashmouz: $4,500 MarQuel Mederos: $4,000 def. Mark Choinski: $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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,223,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,240,500
USA Today
01-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 68 post-event facts: Women get Fight of the Night after eight-month drought
UFC on ESPN 68 post-event facts: Women get Fight of the Night after eight-month drought The UFC's final event of May was one it will soon want to forget with UFC on ESPN 68 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas being struck by disaster in more ways than one. After multiple cancellations leading into fight night, the original main event between Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber was called off due to a medical issue on Barber's side, leaving the card with just nine bouts. There were still some notable results to come out of the chaotic evening. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 68. Event stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $121,500. Debuting fighters went 0-1 at the event. Ramiz Brahimaj, Jordan Leavitt, Alice Ardelean and Rayanne dos Santos earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 68 fight-night bonuses. Ardelean and dos Santos are the first females to get Fight of the Night since September 2024. The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC on ESPN 68, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate. Betting favorites went 6-3 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 12-6 in UFC headliners this year. Total fight time for the nine-bout card was 1:36:45. Mateusz Gamrot def. Ludovit Klein Mateusz Gamrot (25-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has completed 49 takedowns in UFC lightweight competition, the most among active fighters in the weight class. Ludovit Klein (23-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) has suffered two of his three UFC losses by decision. Ramiz Brahimaj def. Billy Ray Goff Brahimaj (12-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned all 12 of his career victories by stoppage. Billy Ray Goff (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career. Dustin Jacoby def. Bruno Lopes Dustin Jacoby (21-9-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) improved to 9-5-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in October 2020. Bruno Lopes (14-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by knockout. Ketlen Vieira def. Macy Chiasson Ketlen Vieira (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has earned eight of her nine UFC victories by decision. Macy Chiasson (10-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has suffered two of her four career losses by decision. Zachary Reese def. Dusko Todorovic Dusko Todorovic (12-6 MMA, 3-6 UFC) fell to 2-6 in his past eight fights after starting his career on a 11-fight winning streak. Allan Nascimento def. Jafel Filho Allan Nascimento (21-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned two of his three UFC victories by decision. Jordan Leavitt def. Kurt Holobaugh Leavitt (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned four of his five UFC victories by stoppage. Leavitt has earned seven of his nine career stoppage victories by submission. Bolaji Oki def. Michael Aswell Bolaji Oki (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by Michael Aswell (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision. Alice Ardelean def. Rayanne dos Santos Dos Santos' (14-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn't earned a victory since May 2023. Dos Santos has suffered seven of her nine career losses by decision. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
