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Five Biggest Takeaways From UFC 219

UFC 219 closed out the year for the world’s leading MMA promotion, and while their weren’t many finishes to speak of, fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Cris “Cyborg” turned in stellar if not career-defining performances. From Nurmagomedov’s absolute domination of Edson Barboza to what could have been Carlos Condit’s last fight, let’s break down what […]

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UFC 219 closed out the year for the world’s leading MMA promotion, and while their weren’t many finishes to speak of, fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Cris “Cyborg” turned in stellar if not career-defining performances.

From Nurmagomedov’s absolute domination of Edson Barboza to what could have been Carlos Condit’s last fight, let’s break down what we’re left with after another night of fights.

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5. Carla Esparza Isn’t Done At The Top

Former women’s flyweight champion Carla Esparza may be several years removed from being a title holder, but on Saturday she proved she’s still a top contender at 115 pounds.

”The Cookie Monster” took the fight to Cynthia Carrillo, who entered the bout as the prohibitive favorite. Esparza used her wrestling and savvy veteran know-how to get past Carrillo, who was clearly the bigger fighter between the two.

And Esparza holds a submission win over the current women’s flyweight champ Rose Namajunas from back in 2014, and with the woman who brutally took the belt from Esparza out of the picture for now, any victory could put her in the title mix at 115 pounds.

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UFC 219 Athlete Outfitting Pay Takes 2017 Sponsorship Close to $6.3 Million

UFC 219 saw fighters share a combined total of $172,500 for their efforts at Saturday night’s event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg took the lion’s share of that figure following her bout ag…

UFC 219 saw fighters share a combined total of $172,500 for their efforts at Saturday night’s event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg took the lion’s share of that figure following her bout against Holly Holm in the main event. Cyborg bagged a maximum payout of $40,000 as […]

UFC 219 Main Card Salaries: Cyborg & Holm Receive Big Paydays

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the UFC 219 main card salaries on fight night, and the expectation is that the full salaries will be released later this week. As seen in the main event of the show, Cris Cyborg successfully retained her UFC women’s featherweight title against former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm […]

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the UFC 219 main card salaries on fight night, and the expectation is that the full salaries will be released later this week.

As seen in the main event of the show, Cris Cyborg successfully retained her UFC women’s featherweight title against former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm by unanimous decision.

Cyborg earned $500,000 while Holm picked up a cool $300,000. Neither fight had a win bonus.

Moving along to the co-main event, Khabib Nurmagomedov picked up a dominant decision victory over Edson Barboza.

Nurmagomedov earned $80,000 to show and with the win, he got another $80,000. Barboza got $75,000, and if he were to win that fight, he would’ve earned another $75,000.

Fast forwarding to the rest of the card. Dan Hooker earned $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win) by locking a guillotine choke to defeat Marc Diakiese, who was paid $24,000.

UFC 219 took place on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Here are the full salaires:

Cris Cyborg: $500,000 to show (no win bonus)
Holly Holm: $300,000 to show (no win bonus)
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $80,000 to show ($80,000 to win)
Edson Barboza: $75,000 to show ($75,000 to win)
Dan Hooker: $24,000 to show ($24,000 to win)
Marc Diakiese: $24,000 to show ($24,000 to win)
Cynthia Calvillo: $41,00 to show ($41,000 to win)
Carla Esparza: $36,000 to show ($36,000 to win)
Carlos Condit: $115,000 to show ($115,000 to win)
Neil Magny: $70,000 to show ($70,000 to win)

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Cris Cyborg May Move into Boxing if the UFC Can’t Find Her an Opponent

Cris Cyborg claimed the biggest win of her UFC career to date against former bantamweight champion Holly Holm on UFC 219’s main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night The bout was Cyborg’s first defense of her featherwei…

Cris Cyborg claimed the biggest win of her UFC career to date against former bantamweight champion Holly Holm on UFC 219’s main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night The bout was Cyborg’s first defense of her featherweight crown since beating Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 in July. If the UFC […]

UFC 219 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Cris Cyborg Tops Everyone

UFC 219 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC 219 took place on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 at […]

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UFC 219 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

UFC 219 took place on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Cris Cyborg vs. Holly Holm for the UFC female featherweight title served as the headliner while Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Edson Barboza in a lightweight bout served as the co-main event. Rounding out the five bout card was Dan Hooker vs. Marc Diakiese in a lightweight bout, Carla Esparza vs. Cynthia Calvillo in a women’s strawweight bout, and Carlos Condit vs. Neil Magny in a welterweight bout.

The full payouts include:

Cris Cyborg: $40,000
Holly Holm: $30,000

Khabib Nurmagomedov: $5,000
def. Edson Barboza: $15,000

Dan Hooker: $5,000
def. Marc Diakiese: $2,500

Carla Esparza: $5,000
def. Cynthia Calvillo: $2,500

Neil Magny: $15,000
def. Carlos Condit: $15,000

Michal Oleksiejczuk: $2,500
def. Khalil Rountree: $5,000

Myles Jury: $5,000
def. Rick Glenn: $2,500

Marvin Vettori: $2,500
vs. Omari Akhmedov: $5,000

Matheus Nicolau: $2,500
def. Louis Smolka: $5,000

Tim Elliott: $5,000
def. Mark De La Rosa: $2,500

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UFC 219: Cris Cyborg Declares ‘I’m Still The Champion’

It was billed as her toughest test to date, but Cris Cyborg still came through with a passing grade. Cyborg successfully defended her UFC female featherweight title with a convincing decision win over Holly Holm Saturday night in the main event of UFC …

It was billed as her toughest test to date, but Cris Cyborg still came through with a passing grade. Cyborg successfully defended her UFC female featherweight title with a convincing decision win over Holly Holm Saturday night in the main event of UFC 219. The Brazilian had no trouble out-striking the striker and former world […]