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 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 clinic, negating all eight

 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 unanimous decision (30-25, 30-2

 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 (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in th

 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. Holloway won a unanimous d

 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 drama. Vettori outpointed C

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 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 unanimous decision (49-

 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 unanimous decision (49-46 x3).

 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 given both fighters’ reput

 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 submitting him with a

 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 a rear-naked choke in r

 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 and going 9-0 to secur