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UFC Fight Night 80: Namajunas vs. VanZant was a mixed martial arts event held on December 10, 2015 at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a women's strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and Rose Namajunas.
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The fifth Challengers episode took place on November 20, 2009 at the Kansas City Memory Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.
Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani took place on August 25, 2017, at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. The main event featured former Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov versus Chidi Njokuani. It was originally scheduled as a welterweight bout, but Njokuani missed weight so the bout was contested at a catchweight of 175 pounds.
UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held on July 5, 2014, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on June 4, 2016 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. After numerous opponents were forced to withdraw from the main event against Middleweight Champion, Luke Rockhold, the Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Michael Bisping accepted the fight. This fight was a rematch as the two met previously in November 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, with Rockhold winning via submission in the second round.
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on April 13, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured a bout between the former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber and long time bantamweight contender Scott Jorgensen.
UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs. Duffee was a mixed martial arts event held on July 15, 2015 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir and touted prospect Todd Duffee.
Submission Underground 12 took place Sunday, March 29, 2020 with 9 fights in Portland, Oregon.
Submission Underground 26 takes place on August 13, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.
UFC on Fox 21: Maia vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts event held on August 27, 2016 at at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The event was headlined by a welterweight contest between former WEC Welterweight Champion and former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit and former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia.
The submission grappling event created by Chael Sonnen, Submission Underground, returns for its 19th event and the final for 2020 with a barn burner of jiu-jitsu matches from Oregon. The line-up is peppered with UFC fighters including Donald Cerrone, Rafael dos Anjos, Felicia Spencer and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson amongst former fighters and Bellator standouts.
Submission Underground 16 took place Sunday, July 12, 2020 with 10 fights in Portland, Oregon.
Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The eight Challengers episode took place on May 21, 2010, at the Rose Garden at Portland, Oregon.
Submission Underground 9 took place Sunday, July 7, 2019 with 6 fights at Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon.
UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader was a mixed martial arts event held on January 30, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was headlined by a potential UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title eliminator bout between Anthony Johnson and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir winner Ryan Bader.
