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3 days ago
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UFC on ESPN 70 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Derrick Lewis among leaders
NASHVILLE – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 70 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $204,500. 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 70 took place at Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 70 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Derrick Lewis: $21,000 def. Tallison Teixeira: $4,000 Stephen Thompson: $21,000 def. Gabriel Bonfim: $6,000 Steve Garcia: $6,000 def. Calvin Kattar: $11,000 Morgan Charriere: $4,500 def. Nate Landwehr: $6,000 Vitor Petrino: $6,000 def. Austen Lane: $6,000 Tuco Tokkos: $4,000 def. Junior Tafa: $6,000 Chris Curtis: $11,000 def. Max Griffin: $16,000 Jake Matthews: $21,000 def. Chidi Njokuani: $6,000 Eduarda Moura: $4,500 def. Lauren Murphy: $11,000 Valter Walker: $4,500 def. Kennedy Nzechukwu: $11,000 Mike Davis: $6,000 def. Mitch Ramirez: $4,000 Fatima Kline: $4,000 def. Melissa Martinez: $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: $3,676,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,694,000
USA Today
3 days ago
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UFC on ESPN 70 video: Mike Davis swarms Mitch Ramirez for TKO after flying knee
Mike Davis returned to the win column with an impressive finish of Mitch Ramirez. The lightweight bout was the second preliminary fight at UFC on ESPN 70 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Davis (12-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), who went back to the drawing board after his last fight, showed improvements across the board leading up to a TKO finish of Ramirez (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at 4:08 of Round 2. The first round was one-way traffic from Davis, as he quickly got the fight to the ground and latched on to Ramirez's back for a majority of the round while hunting for a rear-naked choke. In Round 2, striking was the path both fighters chose. Although Davis took his share of strikes from Ramirez, he kept engaging, and started to pull away as the round wore on. Once he got Ramirez close to the fence, Davis jumped forward with a flying knee that landed clean, and the flurry of punches that followed dropped Ramirez for the finish. Check out video of the stoppage below (via X): Davis bounces back into the win column after a decision loss to Fares Ziam in February. In preparation for this fight, he added more muscle to his frame in order not to get overpowered by lightweight opposition – a move that worked out very well against Ramirez. Up-to-the-minute UFC On ESPN 70 results
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4 days ago
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UFC on ESPN 70 predictions: Can Derrick Lewis upset Tallison Teixeira in Nashville?
The UFC is back in 'Music City' for the first time in two years with heavyweights at the top of the ticket. UFC on ESPN 70 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below. Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos Austen Lane vs. Vitor Petrino Morgan Charriere vs. Nate Landwehr Steve Garcia vs. Calvin Kattar Gabriel Bonfim vs. Stephen Thompson Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira Individual staff member picks, main card Readers 92–57: Teixeira (50.1%), Bonfim (67%), Garcia (62%), Charriere (59%), Petrino (89%), Tafa (74%) Preliminary card picks Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
USA Today
4 days ago
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UFC on ESPN 70 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight
UFC on ESPN 70 (ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 70 takes place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. In the headliner, former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) takes on prospect Tallison Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC. Gabriel Bonfim (17-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (17-8-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC) meet in the co-feature. Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 9 p.m. ET for the main card on ESPN. UFC on ESPN 70 lineup MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
USA Today
5 days ago
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- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 70 weigh-in results
Official weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 70 take place Friday, and you can get all the results here. The weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The nearby Bridgestone Arena hosts Saturday's event (ESPN, ESPN+). Among those weighing in are former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) and prospect Tallison Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who meet in the main event, and Gabriel Bonfim (17-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (17-8-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC), who fight in the co-feature. The full UFC on ESPN 70 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
