UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley (also known as UFC on ESPN 69) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 14, 2025, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Background The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to Atlanta and first since UFC 236 in April 2019.
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman and Joaquin Buckley headlined the event.
A light heavyweight bout between Alonzo Menifield and Oumar Sy took place for this event. They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady in March but Sy had to withdraw due to an injury.
A light heavyweight bout between Paul Craig and former interim LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Rodolfo Bellato took place at this event. They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales one month prior, but the bout was cancelled during the event as a result of Bellato having a herpes infection.
A women's flyweight bout between former LFA Women's Flyweight Champion Jamey-Lyn Horth and Tereza Bledá was scheduled for this event. However, Bledá withdrew from the fight due to a staph infection and was replaced by former LFA Women's Strawweight Champion Vanessa Demopoulos.
Ricky Simón was scheduled to face Charles Jourdain in a bantamweight bout at this event. However, Jourdain withdrew during fight week due to an eye injury and was replaced by Cameron Smotherman.
Results
Bonus awards The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. Fight of the Night: Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley Performance of the Night: Malcolm Wellmaker and Jose Ochoa
Reported payout The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. The amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points, or additional earnings.
Kamaru Usman: $300,000 (no win bonus) def. Joaquin Buckley: $150,000 Rose Namajunas: $500,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus) def. Miranda Maverick: $125,000 Edmen Shabazyan: $186,000 (includes $93,000 win bonus) def. Andre Petroski: $100,000 Raoni Barcelos: $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus) def. Cody Garbrandt: $275,000 Mansur Abdul-Malik: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Cody Brundage: $65,000 Alonzo Menifield: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus) def. Oumar Sy: $26,000 Paul Craig: $125,000 vs. Rodolfo Bellato: $12,000 Michael Chiesa: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Court McGee: $83,000 Malcolm Wellmaker: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Kris Moutinho: $14,000 Jose Ochoa: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Cody Durden: $63,000 Ricky Simón: $166,000 (includes $83,000 win bonus) def. Cameron Smotherman: $14,000 Phil Rowe: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Ange Loosa: $30,000 Jamey-Lyn Horth: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Vanessa Demopoulos: $65,000
Aftermath On July 23, 2025, in response to an appeal filed by Cody Brundage, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission (GAEC) overturned the initial technical decision loss originally attributed to Brundage following a headbutt that rendered him unable to continue. The bout against Mansur Abdul-Malik was subsequently declared a majority draw, in accordance with GAEC regulations which prohibit scoring incomplete rounds. The judges' scores for the two completed rounds were 19–19, 19–19, and 18–20.
See also 2025 in UFC List of current UFC fighters List of UFC events
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