UFC Fight Night 237 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay for Mexico

[ MEXICO CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 237 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $135,500. 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 237 … Read more

Yair Rodriguez in tough spot

[ Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has earned 10 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his eight UFC wins. Ortega’s seven stoppage victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (11). Ortega’s four submission victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second-most … Read more

UFC Fight Night 237 pre-event facts: Can Brian Ortega avoid fourth loss in five fights?

[ The UFC returns to Mexico for the seventh time in its history on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 237, which takes place at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City and streams on ESPN+. The main event will see former champion Brandon Moreno (21-7-2 MMA, 9-3-2 UFC) take on Brandon Royval (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) … Read more

How loss to Dan Hooker put Claudio Puelles in a ready to die mentality

[ Growth can sometimes be painful, and that’s certainly been the case for UFC lightweight Claudio Puelles. Not long ago, the Peruvian fighter was carrying plenty of hype, with many in MMA keeping tabs on his rise through what historically has been one of the toughest divisions in the sport. That all came to a … Read more

Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Jan. 8-14)

[ 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. … Read more