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UFC Fight Night 50: Jacaré vs. Mousasi 2 — September 5, 2014, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut. Ronaldo Jacaré Souza submitted Gegard Mousasi by guillotine choke in round one of their rematch. Ben Rothwell shocked the world with a R1 KO of Alistair Overeem. Matt Mitrione KO'd Derrick Lewis in 41 seconds. Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Chiesa earned Fight of the Night. TV: 911,000 avg viewers.

UFC Fight Night 49: Henderson vs. dos Anjos — August 23, 2014, BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rafael dos Anjos KO'd Benson Henderson with a straight left in round one — a defining statement win that put RDA directly in the UFC lightweight title picture. Ben Saunders completed the first omoplata submission finish in UFC history. Thales Leites' shocking KO of Carmont. Max Holloway continued his run. No Fight of the Night — four Performance of Night bonuses.

UFC Fight Night 48: Bisping vs. Le — August 23, 2014, CotaiArena, Macau. Michael Bisping TKO'd Cung Le in round four, then immediately called out Luke Rockhold who was in attendance — the start of a famous feud. Tyron Woodley's breakthrough R1 KO of Dong Hyun Kim. Colby Covington's UFC debut. Broadcast exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Attendance: 7,022. No Fight of the Night awarded — four Performance of Night bonuses.

UFC Fight Night 47: Bader vs. St. Preux — August 16, 2014, Cross Insurance Center, Bangor, Maine. The first UFC event in Maine, chosen by Dana White due to his personal ties to the state. Ryan Bader defeated Ovince Saint Preux by unanimous decision. Ross Pearson KO'd Gray Maynard. Tim Boetsch (Maine native) earned Performance of the Night. Alan Jouban's UFC debut earned Fight of the Night. Attendance: 5,329. Gate: $321,470. TV: 735,000 viewers.

UFC Fight Night 46: McGregor vs. Brandão — July 19, 2014, The O2 Arena, Dublin, Ireland. The first UFC event ever in Ireland, sold out in 60 seconds. Conor McGregor TKO'd Diego Brandão in round one to a deafening hometown crowd. McGregor and Neil Seery earned Performance of the Night bonuses. Cathal Pendred's Fight of the Night withheld after Mike King failed a drug test. Broadcast on UFC Fight Pass (US) and 3e Network (Ireland, 340k peak).

UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller — July 16, 2014, Revel Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Donald Cerrone KO’d Jim Miller with a head kick in round two for his fourth consecutive bonus-winning performance and UFC/WEC record 12th finish. Edson Barboza’s R1 liver kick KO of Dunham. Aljamain Sterling’s early career debut win. Claudia Gadelha’s 115lb bout — one of the UFC’s first-ever women’s strawweight fights. The Revel Casino closed 6 weeks after this event.

UFC Fight Night 44: Swanson vs. Stephens — June 28, 2014, AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas. Cub Swanson defeated Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision in a five-round featherweight war. Ray Borg scored the fastest submission in flyweight history. Aleksei Oleinik’s UFC debut. One of two UFC events held on June 28, 2014 (the other being FN43 in Auckland). Attendance: 9,227. Gate: $728,358.

UFC Fight Night 43: Te Huna vs. Marquardt — June 28, 2014, Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. The first UFC event ever in New Zealand. Nate Marquardt submitted James Te Huna in round one. Charles Oliveira’s anaconda/Peruvian necktie combination won Sherdog’s Submission of the Year 2014. Dan Hooker’s UFC debut on home soil. Jake Matthews’ UFC debut. Robert Whittaker still at welterweight. Attendance: 8,089.

UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov — June 7, 2014, Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Benson Henderson submitted Rustam Khabilov in round four. Diego Sanchez vs. Ross Pearson was named Sherdog’s Robbery of the Year 2014. Jason High shoved the referee after his loss to Rafael dos Anjos and received a one-year suspension. Attendance: 8,775. Gate: $697,901. TV: 1.217M viewers.

UFC Fight Night 41: Munoz vs. Mousasi — May 31, 2014, O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany. The first UFC event ever held in Germany. Gegard Mousasi TKO’d Mark Muñoz in round one for quick redemption after the Machida loss. Sean Strickland’s early UFC welterweight career. German fighters Nick Hein and Peter Sobotta in front of home crowds. Broadcast exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.

UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva — May 10, 2014, U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio. Matt Brown TKO’d Erick Silva in round three in a fight Sherdog named Round of the Year for 2014. Brown earned both Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night — $100,000 total. Kyoji Horiguchi’s early UFC career. Matt Brown’s seventh consecutive UFC win. Second UFC event in Cincinnati.

UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira vs. Nelson — April 11, 2014, du Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Roy Nelson KO’d the legendary Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira in round one with his signature overhand right. Only the second UFC event ever in Abu Dhabi (after UFC 112 in 2010) and the first at du Arena on Yas Island. Broadcast exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.