LAS VEGAS – Roman Kopylov doesn’t really get all the hubbub. While opponent Chris Curtis and many viewers didn’t agree with Mark Smith’s stoppage of their fight Saturday at UFC Fight Night 249, Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) doesn’t see the ending as all that controversial. “I think that everything was fair,” Kopylov told MMA
Day: January 12, 2025
The UFC’s in-cage product got off to a strong start in 2025 on Saturday, with UFC Fight Night 249 seeing nine of 14 fights end inside the distance, including a number of brutal knockouts. It was submission that led the way in the main event, however, with Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) putting on
Abdul Razak Alhassan exited the cage at UFC Fight Night 249 still a bit woozy Saturday after he suffered a scary knockout loss to Cesar Almeida. The knockout sequence, which is already being billed as a potential Knockout of the Year contender just one show into the promotion’s 2025 schedule, saw Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7
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. Cesar Almeida Cesar Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan, UFC Fight Night 249
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 249 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500. 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 249 took
Check out these photos from the fights at UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Fight and venue photos courtesy of the UFC via Getty Images) joe-solecki-ufc-fight-night-249-weigh-ins nurullo-aliev-ufc-fight-night-249-weigh-ins nurullo-aliev-vs-joe-solecki-ufc-fight-night-249-faceoff Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki, UFC Fight Night 249 0 (via UFC) Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki, UFC Fight Night 249 3
There was plenty of competition for post-fight bonus awards at UFC Fight Night 249 – no question about it. In 14 fights at the promotion’s first event of 2025, there were nine finishes. Four of those nine came on the preliminary card at the UFC Apex, and all four were by fighters who won in the
Roman Kopylov walked away from UFC Fight Night 249 a winner, but wore the sacrifice it took to become victorious on his face. As shown by UFC CEO Dana White on a pair of Instagram story posts Saturday, Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered a gnarly laceration across his right eyebrow that required at least
LAS VEGAS – In a world in which everyone is chomping at the bit for a UFC title opportunity, Mackenzie Dern is taking her time. Following her UFC Fight Night 249 win Saturday, Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) reaffirmed what she’d said pre-fight. She thinks another fight should come before a title opportunity. “I think
LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 249 took place Saturday with 14 bouts on the lineup. MMA Junkie has you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 249 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA
Puna Soriano snatched a victory Saturday at UFC Fight Night 249 – and also snatched the consciousness of opponent Uros Medic. In the main card opener at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Soriano (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) blasted Medic (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) with a violent punching combination for a stoppage at the 0:31