Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 250 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,500. 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 250 took place at
Nassourdine Imavov sees a shot at gold in his near future. In the UFC Fight Night 250 main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) recorded the biggest moment of his career thus far by knocking out former middleweight champ Israel Adesanya early in the second round. “I feel
UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell has broken his silence in the wake of controversy stemming from pro-Adolf Hitler comments he recently made on the premiere episode of his own podcast. “I’m sorry I sounded insensitive,” Mitchell wrote in an Instagram post Saturday. “I definitely was not trying to offend anybody, but I know I did. I
Israel Adesanya is in uncharted territory for his combat sports career. The former UFC middleweight champion had never lost three consecutive fights across his lengthy kickboxing and MMA journey. After a knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Fight Night 250 main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that’s the exact position Adesanya (24-5 MMA,
Israel Adesanya has lost three fights in a row, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost the faith of UFC CEO Dana White. Following the UFC Fight Night 250 main event in which Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) was finished by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) punches, White praised the former UFC middleweight champion “I
(This story was updated to add new information.) The UFC typically gives out four bonuses after each event. Barring special occasions, and unless otherwise noted, the bonuses are $50,000 each. Check out all the 2025 bonus winners below. Fighters are listed alphabetically. The list will be updated following each UFC event. (Updated through UFC Fight
(This story was updated to add new information.) Take a look at the 2025 betting upsets in the UFC. For an underdog to be included on this list, the favorite had to be a consensus minimum of -150 across major sportsbooks. That will keep the list from being populated with truly minor upsets from betting
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card, but once again passed over a fighter who always finishes his wins. Left off the list was Terrance McKinney, who had a first-round TKO of Damir Hadzovic on the prelims for his 12th straight first-round finish in his wins. Six of those have come in the
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Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/gallery/ufc-saudi-arabia-official-scorecards-photos February 1, 2025 3:00 pm ET Check out the official scorecards from all 11 fights at UFC Fight Night 250 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Be sure to visit the MMA Junkie Instagram
UFC Fight Night 250 took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live round-by-round coverage and official results throughout the event. UFC Fight Night 250 (ESPN+) took place at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya tried to snap a two-fight skid when he took on Nassourdine Imavov in the main event.
