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 Introduction UFC Fight Night 236: Hermansson vs. Pyfer took place on February 10, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 86. The middleweight main event was a classic veteran-versus-prospect clash: longtime contender Jack Hermansson against Dana White’s Contender Series alum Joe Pyfer, who had generated significant hype with his explosive knockout power. Hermansson proved that experience still matters, outworking Pyfer over five rounds for a unanimous decision (48-47 x3). The co-main eve

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 235: Dolidze vs. Imavov took place on February 3, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 85. The middleweight main event featured No. 8-ranked Roman Dolidze against No. 11-ranked Nassourdine Imavov in a five-round bout with significant ranking implications. Imavov won by majority decision (49-44, 47-47, 48-46) in a fight marred by his point deduction in round four for an illegal soccer kick. The undercard delivered better action: Randy Brown earned a PoN with

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 took place on January 13, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 84 — and served as the first UFC Fight Night of 2024. The light heavyweight main event was a rematch between former title challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker, whose first meeting at UFC 294 in October 2023 ended in a controversial no contest after Ankalaev landed an illegal knee. There was no controversy this time. Ankalaev stalked Walker patiently before det

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 233: Song vs. Gutiérrez took place on December 9, 2023 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 83 — and served as the final Fight Night card of 2023. The bantamweight main event featured No. 7-ranked Song Yadong against No. 15-ranked Chris Gutiérrez. The card was originally planned for Shanghai, China — what would have been the UFC’s second visit to the city — but was relocated to the Apex in November for undisclosed reasons. Song dominated with a shutout unanimous

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 232: Allen vs. Craig took place on November 18, 2023 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 82. The middleweight main event featured No. 10-ranked Brendan Allen, riding a six-fight winning streak, against No. 13-ranked Paul Craig. Allen had been on a tear through the middleweight division and was looking to cement his status as a legitimate top-ten contender. Allen dominated Craig on the ground and submitted him with a rear-naked choke at just 0:38 of round three.

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 231: Almeida vs. Lewis took place on November 4, 2023 at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil — the UFC’s ninth visit to São Paulo and first since November 2019. The heavyweight main event featured No. 9-ranked Jailton Almeida, unbeaten in the UFC, against No. 10-ranked Derrick Lewis, who was originally scheduled to face Curtis Blaydes before Blaydes withdrew. Almeida dominated from start to finish, earning a lopsided unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-4

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 230: Yusuff vs. Barboza took place on October 14, 2023 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 81. The featherweight main event was a five-round clash between No. 11-ranked Sodiq Yusuff and No. 13-ranked Edson Barboza, with both fighters looking to climb the division’s rankings. What unfolded was one of the greatest comebacks of the year. Yusuff battered Barboza in round one and looked seconds away from a finish. But the 37-year-old Brazilian legend survived, found

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 229: Dawson vs. Green took place on October 7, 2023 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 80. The lightweight main event featured No. 10-ranked Grant Dawson, who had not lost since April 2016, against unranked veteran Bobby Green. It was supposed to be Dawson’s coronation as a legitimate contender. Instead, Green produced one of the most shocking finishes of 2023. Green knocked Dawson out cold with his first left hand just 33 seconds into round one — the biggest

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 228: Fiziev vs. Gamrot took place on September 23, 2023 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 79. The lightweight main event featured No. 6-ranked Rafael Fiziev against No. 7-ranked Mateusz Gamrot in a crucial contender bout, with the winner positioning themselves for a top-five matchup. The fight ended anticlimactically when Fiziev tore his ACL while planting to throw a kick early in round two, giving Gamrot the TKO victory at 2:03. The undercard delivered bette

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 227: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 — also known as Noche UFC — took place on September 16, 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, celebrating Mexican Independence Day. The women’s flyweight championship rematch between champion Alexa Grasso and former long-reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko headlined a stacked card in front of 18,766 fans. The main event was an instant classic that ended in a rare split draw (48-47, 47-48, 47-47) — allowing Grasso to retain her cham

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 226: Gane vs. Spivac took place on September 2, 2023 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France — the UFC’s second visit to France and first since the country’s much-anticipated debut at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa (FN 209) in September 2022. Former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane headlined in front of his home crowd in his first fight since losing to Jon Jones at UFC 285. Gane was flawless, stuffing every takedown attempt and pummeling Serghei Spivac with an

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 225: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie took place on August 26, 2023 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore — the UFC’s sixth visit to Singapore and first since UFC 275 in June 2022. The featherweight main event was a dream matchup between former champion Max Holloway and fan favourite Chan Sung Jung, ‘The Korean Zombie.’ Holloway delivered another spectacular knockout, stopping Jung with a devastating overhand right at 0:23 of round three after two roun