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UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick — Aug 25, 2018, Lincoln Nebraska. 3rd UFC Nebraska; 1st in Lincoln. Gaethje R1 KO of Vick PoN (first UFC win after 0-3 start; Vick 5-fight streak snapped). Sandhagen UFC DEBUT FotN (future BW interim champion!). Eryk Anders head kick KO PoN. Figueiredo 3rd consecutive UFC win (future FW champion!). 596k viewers. 6,409 attendance.

UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleinik — September 15, 2018, Moscow Russia. FIRST UFC IN RUSSIA (21st country). 22,603 attendance — 6th highest in UFC history! $1.84M gate. Oleinik RNC of Hunt R1 PoN (Hunt’s first sub loss since 2010 — 2,912 days!). Blachowicz arm-triangle FotN (4-win streak; future LHW champion!). Ankalaev UFC DEBUT KO PoN (future LHW title challenger!). Petr Yan 2nd win. MERAB DVALISHVILI FIRST UFC WIN (future BW champion!).

UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick — August 25, 2018, Lincoln Nebraska. 1st UFC in Lincoln; 3rd in Nebraska. Gaethje R1 KO of Vick PoN (Vick’s 5-win streak snapped; Gaethje comeback from 3 UFC losses!). CORY SANDHAGEN UFC DEBUT FotN (future BW #1 contender!). Eryk Anders head kick KO PoN. Figueiredo 3rd UFC win (future FW champion!). Barberena TKO Ellenberger. 596k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith — July 22, 2018, Hamburg Germany. 2nd UFC Hamburg. Smith SHORT NOTICE R1 elbow KO of Shogun PoN (Shogun on 3-win streak; Smith 2-0 LHW; called out Gustafsson). Anderson dominated Teixeira UD. Zawada/Roberts FotN (German vs. English). Bermudez PoN. Rakic prelim win. 492k viewers. Attendance: 7,798.

UFC Fight Night 133: dos Santos vs. Ivanov — July 14, 2018, Boise Idaho. FIRST UFC IN IDAHO — SOLD OUT 5,648! JDS def. Ivanov UD (JDS returned from 13-month USADA provisional suspension). Chad Mendes returned from 2-YEAR USADA suspension PoN. Volkanovski def. Elkins (future FW champion!). Barcelos/Holobaugh FotN. Niko Price hammerfist PoN. 754k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards — June 23, 2018, Singapore. 3rd UFC Singapore; Fight Pass exclusive. Edwards UD of Cerrone (6th consecutive win). OSP straight armbar PoN. PETR YAN UFC DEBUT (future BW champion!). Song Yadong 2nd consecutive UFC PoN. Young/Dy FotN. 6,419 attendance.

UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes — June 1, 2018, Utica NY. 1st UFC in Utica. Back-to-back with Liverpool (5 days). Friday night card. 5,063 attendance; $322,825 gate. Moraes 33-SECOND R1 head kick KO of Rivera PoN (Rivera 20-fight win streak snapped!). Gillespie sub PoN. Saunders TKO Ellenberger PoN. Wood PoN. Belal Muhammad prelim win (future WW champion!). 517k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till — May 27, 2018, Liverpool. 1st UFC in Liverpool. Till missed weight 3.5 lbs but won CONTROVERSIAL UD (48-47, 49-46x2). Thompson said judges influenced by home crowd. 4 PoN no FotN: Allen guillotine, Silva, Stewart, Breese. Molly McCann’s UFC debut LOSS (future crowd favourite). $1.3M gate. 8,520 attendance.

UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman — May 19, 2018, Santiago Chile. FIRST UFC IN CHILE; first South America outside Brazil! 11,082 fans; 1.14M peak viewers. Usman 9th consecutive UFC win — DOMINATED Maia (0/15 takedowns; 49-46, 50-45). Suarez RNC of Grasso R1 (TUF winner; undefeated). Reyes R1 KO Cannonier (future LHW title challenger!). Pantoja def. Moreno 2 (future FLW champions!). Lee/Hardy FotN; Benitez PoN; Puelles PoN.

UFC Fight Night 128: Barboza vs. Lee — April 21, 2018, Atlantic City. 9th UFC in AC (first since 2014). 956k viewers. Lee beat Barboza (157 lb weight miss). Edgar co-main win over Swanson. Dan Hooker def. Jim Miller (future top LW). Sterling def. Johns (future BW champion). Simon/Dvalishvili FotN (guillotine R3). Bahadurzada PoN; Branch PoN. Attendance: 9,541.

UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs. Volkov — March 17, 2018 (St. Patrick’s Day), London. Fight Pass exclusive. 16,274 fans; $2.03M gate! Volkov R4 KO of Werdum PoN (Werdum won R1-2; Volkov’s biggest win; 6th consecutive UFC win). Blachowicz revenge UD of Manuwa FotN. Paul Craig LAST-SECOND sub of Ankalaev PoN (4 seconds left in R3!). Leon Edwards building career. Haqparast cancelled (eye infection).

UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros — February 18, 2018, Austin TX. 3rd UFC in Austin. 893k viewers (1.07M peak). Cerrone snapped 3-fight losing streak R1 TKO of Medeiros (3 knockdowns; brawl). Lewis R3 KO Tybura PoN. Millender knee KO Alves PoN. Davis/Peterson FotN (587 combined strike attempts!). Geoff Neal UFC DEBUT. Attendance: 10,502.