[ LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 238 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $133,500. 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 238 … Read more
[ Shamil Gaziev tasted defeat for the first time Saturday at UFC Fight Night 238. The aftertaste, however, has left redemption on his palate. Following his main event loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Gaziev (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) released a statement on X in which he voiced motivation to … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-238-post-event-facts-umar-nurmagomedov-on-rise-bantamweight-books March 3, 2024 12:10 pm ET The UFC opened its March schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 238, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main event saw Jairzinho Rozenstruik … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-238-twitter-x-reacts-jairzinho-rozenstruik-vs-shamil-gaziev-tko-referee-stoppage-eye Jairzinho Rozenstruik once again found main event triumph on Saturday when he handed Shamil Gaziev his first career setback at UFC Fight Night 238. Rozenstruik (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) proved he’s still a dangerous … Read more
[ One-half of the UFC Fight Night 238 main event apparently had an eye issue between rounds, and referee Marc Goddard sensed something was up. A conversation ensued, clouded by a language barrier, but Goddard maneuvered through it and waved off the fight between the fourth and fifth rounds to give Jairzinho Rozenstruik (14-5 MMA, … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/03/ufc-fight-night-238-las-vegas-jairzinho-rozenstruik-vs-shamil-gaziev-make-weight-video Ken Hathaway and Matt Erickson March 1, 2024 12:30 pm ET LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC’s return to its Las Vegas home base is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-veterans-in-mma-and-bareknuckle-mma-action-march-1-3 February 29, 2024 10:30 am ET This week, the UFC returns to its home base in Las Vegas. The event at the UFC Apex features a heavyweight clash between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev. … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS – Shamil Gaziev officially arrived in the UFC cage in December, and this past week he arrived in a big way on X. A relative unknown to many fight fans, Gaziev (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) finds himself in a main event for his sophomore promotional outing – a rarity that’s garnered criticism … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-238-media-day-live-stream-video February 28, 2024 1:50 pm ET LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 238, which takes place at the UFC Apex with a card that streams entirely on ESPN+, goes down Saturday. Before fight night … Read more
[ Alex Perez Alex Perez’s (23-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) average fight time of 4:45 in UFC flyweight competition is second-shortest in divisional history behind Daniel Lacerda (4:19). Perez lands 5.24 significant strikes per minute in UFC flyweight competition, tied for the third-highest rate in divisional history behind CJ Vergara (5.92) and John Lineker (5.43). Perez … Read more
