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UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson — March 18, 2017, London O2 Arena. Fight Pass exclusive. Attendance 15,761, gate $2M+. Manuwa R1 left hook KO of Anderson PoN. Nelson guillotine PoN. Vera head kick PoN (Pickett’s retirement fight; placed gloves on canvas). Diakiese 30-second KO PoN. Arnold Allen UFC debut. Leon Edwards early career. No FotN.

UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum — March 11, 2017, Fortaleza Brazil sell-out 14,069. Gastelum TKO’d Belfort R1 PoN → OVERTURNED TO NO CONTEST (THC positive above WADA threshold). Barboza flying knee PoN. Paulo Costa UFC DEBUT TKO PoN. Prazeres north-south choke PoN. No FotN. Shogun Rua co-main TKO. Kevin Lee sub. 946k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson — March 18, 2017, London O2 (Fight Pass exclusive). $2M+ gate. Manuwa KO’d Anderson R1 PoN. Nelson guillotine PoN. Vera TKO’d Pickett in his RETIREMENT FIGHT PoN. Diakiese 30-sec KO PoN. No FotN (2nd consecutive). Leon Edwards early career. Arnold Allen UFC debut. Attendance: 15,761.

UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum — March 11, 2017, Fortaleza. Gastelum TKO’d Belfort R1 → OVERTURNED TO NO CONTEST (marijuana above WADA threshold). No Fight of the Night. Barboza flying knee PoN. Paulo Costa’s UFC DEBUT TKO PoN (future MW champion!). Prazeres PoN. Shogun TKO. Attendance: 14,069. 946k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne — February 19, 2017, Halifax. Lewis KO’d Browne R2 FotN after being badly hurt by body kicks in R1 (6th consecutive win). Hendricks’ MW debut. Tucker UFC debut. Felder step-in elbow PoN. Santos PoN. Markos upsets Esparza. Attendance: 8,123. Gate: CAD $783,825.

UFC Fight Night 104: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie — February 4, 2017, Houston (Super Bowl LI weekend!). Jung returned after 3.5 years of South Korean military service and KO’d Bermudez R1 PoN. Andrade/Hill FotN. Fortuna PoN. Oezdemir UFC debut (future LHW title challenger). THREE marijuana positives — two No Contests. 1.15M viewers. Attendance: 8,119.

UFC Fight Night 103: Rodriguez vs. Penn — January 15, 2017, Phoenix. BJ Penn return after 2.5 years — 1.6M peak viewers. Rodriguez UD win (7th consecutive, 7-0 UFC) PoN. Oleinik sub PoN. Saenz/Mendes FotN. Marlon Vera UFC debut. Lauzon co-main win. Attendance: 11,589. Gate: $913,373.

UFC Fight Night 102: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov — December 9, 2016, Albany, NY. Friday Fight Pass exclusive. First UFC in Albany. Lewis TKO’d Abdurakhimov R4 (5th win). Ngannou’s R1 kimura PoN (‘Just 4 years ago he didn’t know what MMA was’). Villante/Safarov FotN. Burgos UFC debut (ponytail cut between rounds!). Josh Samman’s original booking. Attendance: 6,216.

UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson — November 27, 2016, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. Whittaker’s head kick TKO of Brunson R1, 4:07 (FotN + PoN = $100k double). Volkanovski’s UFC debut TKO (future UFC FW champion). Kyle Noke retires in Octagon. Tyson Pedro PoN RNC (same 4:07 time). 13,721 attendance. AUD 2.2M gate.

UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 — November 19, 2016, São Paulo. The 100th UFC Fight Night milestone. Bader TKO’d Nogueira R3. Kamaru Usman’s early WW win (future UFC WW champion). Gadelha cements SBW #1 contendership. No FotN (3rd straight). 4 PoN: Almeida, Ferreira, Antigulov, Munhoz. Gustafsson/Nogueira cancelled for 3rd time. Attendance: 9,028.

UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 — November 19, 2016, Belfast. Fight Pass exclusive. 2nd UFC in Northern Ireland (9 years after UFC 72). Mousasi TKO’d Hall R1, 4:37 (revenge for flying knee loss). No FotN. 4 PoN: Alhassan debut, Lee, Marshman, Ledet. Ian McCall scratched at weigh-ins (weight cut illness). Volkov early career. Attendance: 7,222.

UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson — November 5, 2016, Mexico City. TUF Latin America 3 Finale. Ferguson UD over dos Anjos (47-48x3) FotN — 9th consecutive LW win, UFC record. Alexa Grasso’s UFC debut UD win (future UFC SBW champion!). Lamas guillotine PoN. Silva de Andrade spinning kick PoN. Martin Bravo wins TUF LA3 title. Attendance: 11,460.