UFC on ESPN +8 took place at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday night. Mike Perry and Alex Oliveira entertained winning the Fight of the Night. The two welterweights entertained inside and outside of the Octagon as the two danced their way down the aisle prior to the fight. Perry won the decision […]
Vargas tops payouts for Matchroom Boxing-DAZN event Friday night
The California Athletic Commission disclosed purses for Friday night’s Matchroom Boxing/DAZN event at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The new champion, Juan Francisco Estrada reportedly received $200,000 while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai received $500,000. Estrada dominated the rematch between the two flyweights. Other purses, per ESPN’s Dan Rafael: Daniel Roman: $200,000 TJ Doheny: $230,000 Jessie Vargas: […]
Jon Fitch reflects upon his start in MMA in book featuring personal journals
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with Jon Fitch about his upcoming fight this Saturday with Rory MacDonald in addition to a book he released late last year about his time starting out in MMA. The book, Falling Upwards/Death by Ego, Fitch draws upon journals he has kept throughout the years which included his […]
Munhoz fined for exiting cage after Garbrandt KO at UFC 235
UFC bantamweight Pedro Munhoz was fined $2,5000 by the Nevada Athletic Commission after he exited the cage in celebrating his win against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235 last month. He will also have to pay $327.06 in prosecution fees prior to obtaining another license to fight. He’s scheduled to meet Aljamain Sterling at UFC 238 […]
USADA announces sanctions for four UFC fighters for Ostarine
USADA announced that four UFC athletes have accepted six-month sanctions for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for trace amounts of ostarine “consistent with supplement contamination.” Via USADA release: USADA has resolved the following cases, after conducting a thorough investigation and finding no evidence of intentional use, consistent with other supplement contamination cases: Augusto Mendes, 36, […]