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UFC reveals 2025 ‘Debut of the Year’ nominees

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:30:55 +0000

The UFC revealed their 2025 nominees for ‘Debut of the Year.’ The nominees included: Malcolm Wellmaker for his first-round knockout of Cameron Saaiman at UFC on ESPN 66 in April, Quillan Salkilld for his 19-second TKO win over Anshul Jubli at UFC 312 in February, Ateba Gautier for his first-round knockout of Jose Medina at UFC on ESPN 64 in March, and Bia Mesquita for her second-round submission win over Irina Alekseeva at UFC Fight Night 261 in October, Do you agree with the fight promotion’s choices? You can vote in the Community tab on the UFC YouTube channel , on other UFC social channels or by visiting ufc.com/vote! UFC 2025 Debut of the Year Nominees

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Malcolm Wellmaker reacts to fans calling for him to fight Sean O’Malley: ‘People want to see me fight those household names now’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Malcolm Wellmaker has already made quite a name for himself in the UFC with three blistering knockouts to start his career with the promotion, including a stunning first-round finish over Kris Moutinho in his most recent outing in June. The undefeated prospect demolished Moutinho inside three minutes to improve his overall record to 10-0 but that win also got him a lot of attention he didn’t necessarily expect.

Malcolm Wellmaker reacts to fans calling for him to fight Sean O’Malley: ‘People want to see me fight those household names now’ – MMA Fighting

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (Feb. 3-9)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:02:14 +0000

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.

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UFC on ESPN 53 post-event facts: Igor Severino bites his way into UFC record books

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 17:30:27 +0000

UFC on ESPN 53 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and the headliner saw an ex-champion return to form. Rose Namajunas (12-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) snapped her two-fight losing skid with a unanimous decision win over Amanda Ribas (12-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in their women’s flyweight bout, but that wasn’t the result that captured the most headlines. There was first-ever fight outcome on the prelims, and for more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 53. * * * *

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UFC on ESPN 53 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Main event combines for $22,000

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:05:06 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 53 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $148,000. 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 53 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 53 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Rose Namajunas : $11,000 def. Amanda Ribas : $11,000 Karl Williams : $4,000 def.

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UFC on ESPN 53′s Cameron Saaiman reflects on first pro loss: ‘It was a tough pill to swallow’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:37:39 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Cameron Saaiman enters UFC on ESPN 53 on the heels of his first professional defeat. Saaiman (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) looks to bounce back Saturday from a decision loss to Christian Rodriguez back in October by defeating fellow prospect Payton Talbott (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on the main card of UFC on ESPN 53 . “It was a tough pill to swallow,” Saaiman said at Wednesday’s media day. “Obviously, after that fight, I really thought I did enough to walk away with the win. Obviously, the judges didn’t think that.

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Video: ‘UFC on ESPN 53: Ribas vs. Namajunas’ media day interviews

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:29:06 +0000

LAS VEGAS — UFC on ESPN 53 , which takes place at the UFC Apex with a main card on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+, goes down Saturday. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card are scheduled to speak to reporters Wednesday at media day, and MMA Junkie will have a live stream beginning at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. If you happen to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 53

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Video: ‘UFC on ESPN 53: Ribas vs. Namajunas’ media day live stream (3 p.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:40:40 +0000

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UFC adds Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott to March 23 lineup

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:07:12 +0000

Rising bantamweight prospects will square off in March. Cameron Saaiman (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on Payton Talbott (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event March 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media after an initial report by MMA Fighting . Saaiman, a training partner of UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, suffered his first-career setback this past October to Christian Rodriguez. Prior to that, the 23-year-old Dana White’s Contender Series graduate won his first three UFC fights, two by finish. Talbott, also a DWCS graduate, impressed in his octagon debut when he notched his first-career submission of Nick Aguirre at UFC Fight Night 232 .

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UFC Fight Night 230 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $21 million

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:27:05 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 230 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $167,500. 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 230 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC Fight Night 230 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Edson Barboza : $21,000 def

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