UFC Events

Introduction UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 47. As the 200th numbered Fight Night in UFC history, the card carried a milestone status. The main event was a top-10 middleweight bout between Jack ‘The Joker’ Hermansson and Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland, with both fighters looking to climb toward the title picture. Strickland won by split decision (49-46, 47-48, 49-46) in a five-round jab clin

Introduction UFC Fight Night 199: Lewis vs. Daukaus took place on December 18, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 45. It was the final UFC card of 2021, and it delivered a fitting end to the year: Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis knocked out rising contender Chris Daukaus at 3:36 of round one, setting the all-time UFC record for most knockouts in a career. The co-main delivered its own statement: Belal Muhammad dominated Stephen Thompson with a lopsided unanimou

Introduction UFC Fight Night 198: Vieira vs. Tate took place on November 20, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 43. The bantamweight main event featured Ketlen Vieira, the unbeaten-in-UFC Brazilian contender, against former UFC and Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate in the second fight of Tate’s comeback run. The card was notable for an unusual statistic: 10 out of 11 fights went to the judges’ scorecards. Vieira won a unanimous decision (48-

Introduction UFC Fight Night 197: Holloway vs. Rodríguez took place on November 13, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 42. The card delivered one of the most anticipated non-title fights of the year: Max Holloway, the former UFC Featherweight Champion and one of the sport’s most volume-based strikers, against Yair Rodriguez, the Mexican featherweight making his return after two years away. Both fighters entered ranked in the top five of the 145-lb division. Hol

Introduction UFC Fight Night 196: Costa vs. Vettori took place on October 23, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 41. The main event was the most chaotic booking of the year: originally a middleweight contest, Paulo Costa arrived at fight week refusing to cut to 185 lbs, triggering days of negotiation that ended with a last-minute shift to light heavyweight (205 lbs). Marvin Vettori accepted every change thrown at him. The fight itself delivered despite the dram

Introduction UFC Fight Night 195: Ladd vs. Dumont took place on October 16, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 40. The card went through significant main event changes before settling on a women’s featherweight bout: Norma Dumont vs. Aspen Ladd. Ladd, originally scheduled to fight at bantamweight the previous week but having missed weight and been pulled from that event, stepped up to 145 lbs on short notice to replace an injured Holly Holm. Dumont won a clear

Introduction UFC Fight Night 194: Dern vs. Rodriguez took place on October 9, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 39. The strawweight main event was a title-eliminator in all but name: Mackenzie Dern, riding a four-fight win streak and ranked #4, against Marina Rodriguez, ranked #6 and on a two-fight run of her own. Both women had legitimate arguments for the next strawweight title shot. Rodriguez dominated the striking game across five rounds and won a unanimou

Introduction UFC Fight Night 193: Santos vs. Walker took place on October 2, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 38. The light heavyweight main event featured Thiago Santos, fighting his way back from a three-fight losing streak that included a close split decision loss to Jon Jones for the title, against Johnny Walker, who had been on his own turbulent run. Santos won a tight five-round decision (48-47 x3) in a fight that generated less action than expected giv

Introduction UFC Fight Night 192: Smith vs. Spann took place on September 18, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 37. The light heavyweight main event brought back one of the UFC’s most compelling rivalries in the making: Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith, looking to continue his winning run, against Ryan ‘Superman’ Spann, who had previously beaten Smith in October 2020. Smith won emphatically in round one, dropping Spann twice with left hooks before taking his back and

Introduction UFC Fight Night 191: Brunson vs. Till took place on September 4, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 36. The card’s main event pitted Derek Brunson, on a five-fight win streak and calling out Israel Adesanya, against Darren Till, the polarising English welterweight-turned-middleweight who had last fought in October 2020 and was widely considered one of the most dangerous strikers at 185 lbs. Brunson’s wrestling overwhelmed Till, submitting him with

Introduction UFC Fight Night 190: Gane vs. Volkov took place on June 26, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 30. It was Ciryl Gane’s second consecutive UFC main event and his most significant test to date: former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov, a dangerous and experienced striker with the tools to expose technical weaknesses. Gane was 8-0 entering the fight. Gane delivered another comprehensive five-round performance, winning all three scorecards

Introduction UFC Fight Night 189: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai took place on June 5, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 28. The heavyweight main event saw Jairzinho Rozenstruik, looking to bounce back from his comprehensive loss to Ciryl Gane, take on Brazilian contender Augusto Sakai, who himself had been beaten by Overeem in 2020 and was fighting his way back into contention. Rozenstruik delivered one of the most dramatic finishes of his career: a buzzer-beating TKO

Introduction UFC Fight Night 188: Font vs. Garbrandt took place on May 22, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 27. It was also the first UFC event held under the new Venum apparel partnership, replacing the Reebok deal that had run since 2015. The bantamweight main event featured Rob Font, the number-three ranked contender, against former champion Cody Garbrandt making his comeback after over two years away. Font delivered one of the most comprehensive performan

Introduction UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad took place on March 13, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 21. The card was headlined by one of the most anticipated welterweight bouts of early 2021: Leon Edwards, returning after over 600 days away due to the pandemic, facing Belal Muhammad in a match originally intended to be Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev — a fight that had been cancelled three times due to COVID-19. The main event ended controversially: a

Introduction UFC Fight Night 186: Rozenstruik vs. Gane took place on February 27, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 20. The heavyweight main event featured a fascinating contrast in styles: Jairzinho Rozenstruik, the powerful Surinamese knockout artist entering unbeaten in his last five, against Ciryl Gane, the undefeated French heavyweight phenomenon who was just 7-0 and making his first UFC main event appearance. Gane delivered one of the most technically do

Introduction UFC Fight Night 185: Blaydes vs. Lewis took place on February 20, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 19. The heavyweight main event was one of the most compelling style clashes the division could offer: Curtis Blaydes, the UFC’s all-time leader in heavyweight takedowns and one of the most dangerous top contenders in the division, against Derrick Lewis, the all-time UFC heavyweight knockout leader, whose entire strategy was built around surviving to l

Introduction UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov took place on February 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 18 and the UFC’s first Las Vegas event of the new year. The heavyweight main event pitted Alistair Overeem, on a run that seemed to be building toward one final title shot, against the towering Alexander Volkov, who had been steadily establishing himself as one of the most dangerous contenders in the division. Volkov TKO’d Overeem in round two to an

Introduction UFC Fight Night 183: Thompson vs. Neal was the UFC’s final event of 2020, taking place on December 19 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 17. Originally headlined by Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev, both men tested positive for COVID-19 and were removed, leaving the promotion scrambling for a new main event just weeks out. The welterweight clash between Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Geoff Neal filled the gap. Thompson outclassed Neal across five roun

Introduction UFC Fight Night 182: Felder vs. dos Anjos took place on November 14, 2020 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 14. The card was built around a lightweight main event that came together less than a week before fight night: Islam Makhachev pulled out, and veteran Paul Felder — who was working as a colour commentator — stepped off headset and into the Octagon on short notice to face former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Dos Anjos returned to ligh

Introduction UFC Fight Night 181: Hall vs. Silva took place on October 31, 2020 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 12, the first UFC event ever held on Halloween. The card was headlined by a genuinely emotional main event: Uriah Hall facing Anderson Silva, the greatest middleweight champion in UFC history, in what was widely acknowledged — and later confirmed — to be The Spider’s final fight in the organisation. Hall, who had idolised Silva throughout his career, st