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UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 29, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between former champion Jon Jones and former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson headlined this event.

UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 15, 2020 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. A light heavyweight rematch between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson and former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz served as the event headliner in a possible title eliminator.

UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic was a mixed martial arts event held on May 14, 2016, at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Fabrício Werdum and top contender Stipe Miocic served as the main event.

UFC Fight Night 77: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 was a mixed martial arts event held on November 7, 2015, at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. The event was headlined by a middleweight trilogy bout between longtime multi-divisional contenders and champions Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. Henderson defeated Belfort in their first encounter in 2006 at Pride 32 via unanimous decision. Belfort defeated Henderson in their second encounter in 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 via first round knockout.

UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II was a mixed martial arts event held on December 6, 2014 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event was a Welterweight championship rematch between champion Johny Hendricks and number one contender Robbie Lawler. Their first fight at UFC 171 ended in a unanimous decision victory in favor of the reigning champion. The Co-main event featured was a Lightweight Championship bout, which also served as the coaches bout for The Ultimate Fighter Season 20, as current champion Anthony Pettis made his first title defense against Gilbert Melendez.

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held on March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on September 5, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Demetrious Johnson and top contender John Dodson would headline the event. Their first fight at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson ended in a unanimous decision victory for Johnson.

UFC Fight Night 102: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 9, 2016, at Times Union Center in Albany, New York. A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Shamil Abdurakhimov served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 128: Barboza vs. Lee was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A lightweight bout between Edson Barboza and former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee served as the event headliner.

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 2, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. A welterweight bout between Jorge Masvidal and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger and The Ultimate Fighter 5 lightweight winner Nate Diaz headlined the event. After his UFC 241 win against former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, Diaz proclaimed himself the "baddest motherfucker in the game" and issued a challenge to Masvidal. When the fight was scheduled, Dana White announced that a celebratory "baddest motherfucker" belt, embossed "BMF," would be awarded to the winner.

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 4, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2018, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and Anthony Smith headlined the event.

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on July 6, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a third bout between former UFC Lightweight Champions Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn. The two previously met at UFC 112 and again at UFC 118 with Edgar winning both fights via unanimous decision. Also featured on the card were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn in middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.

Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 16, 2023, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States. A Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Vadim Nemkov and Yoel Romero headlined the event. The co-main event, a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Sergio Pettis and the current Bellator Featherweight Champion Patrício Pitbull (also former Bellator Lightweight Champion) took place.

UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 18, 2017, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson headlined the event.

Bellator Champions Series: Belfast was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on March 22, 2024, at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship bout for the vacant title between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson and Karl Moore headlined the event.

UFC on Fox 15: Machida vs. Rockhold was a mixed martial arts event held on April 18, 2015, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was the sixth event that the UFC has hosted in Newark, New Jersey and was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.

Nemkov vs. Davis

Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson (Light Heavyweight) Patricky Pitbull vs. Usman Nurmagomedov (Lightweight) Daniel Weichel vs. Timur Khizriev (Featherweight) Tyrell Fortune vs. Daniel James (Heavyweight) Roman Faraldo vs. Levan Chokheli (Welterweight)